1. Jane Alison Shaw was born on 1963 and is a British historian of religion, Anglican priest and academic.
23 Facts About Jane Shaw
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Jane Shaw is principal of Harris Manchester College, Oxford, Professor of the History of Religion, and pro-vice-chancellor at the University of Oxford.
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Jane Shaw grew up in Norwich, England, on the grounds of the Great Hospital, a medieval hospital with its own chapel and cloisters where her father was master.
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Jane Shaw studied modern history at University of Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985.
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Jane Shaw went on to study theology at Harvard University, graduating with a Master of Divinity degree in 1988.
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Jane Shaw completed a PhD in history at the University of California, Berkeley in 1994.
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Jane Shaw has received honorary doctorates from the Episcopal Divinity School and Colgate University.
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Jane Shaw was a fellow of Regent's Park College, Oxford from 1994 to 2001.
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Jane Shaw served her curacy at University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford, as a non-stipendiary minister between 1997 and 2001.
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Jane Shaw was made an honorary canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford in 2005, and served as canon theologian of Salisbury Cathedral from 2007 to 2012.
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In 2010, Jane Shaw left Oxford to take up the position of Dean of Grace Cathedral, San Francisco.
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In February 2018, Jane Shaw was announced as the next principal of Harris Manchester College, Oxford.
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Jane Shaw took up the appointment on 1 October 2018.
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Jane Shaw is additionally Professor of the History of Religion in the Faculty of Theology and Religion, and a pro-vice-chancellor without portfolio of the University of Oxford.
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Jane Shaw took up the position of chair of the board of the Pitt Rivers Museum in 2022, and chair of the management board of the Rothermere American Institute in 2020.
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Jane Shaw has held appointments as an honorary chaplain and honorary canon of Christ Church, Oxford, director of the Oxford University Summer Programme in Theology, and canon theologian of Salisbury Cathedral.
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Jane Shaw served as a governor of a British boys' public school, Winchester College.
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Jane Shaw's academic writing focuses on modern religion, the arts, gender, and the impact of technology on society.
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Jane Shaw writes for the Financial Times and Prospect magazine.
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Jane Shaw has combined the work of a church historian with active participation in the life of the Anglican churches and campaigning for the ordination of women to the priesthood and the episcopate.
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Jane Shaw served as vice-chair of WATCH Women and the Church.
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Jane Shaw regularly writes for The Times and the Guardian on issues pertaining to politics, religion, and the arts.
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Jane Shaw was an original member of a thinktank, the Chicago Consultation, advocating for LGBT Christians, and she has worked with V-Day on behalf of women who are victims of violence.