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15 Facts About Susan Gillingham

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Susan E Gillingham was born on 1951 and is a British theologian, academic, and Anglican deacon.

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Susan Gillingham has been Fellow and Tutor in theology at Worcester College, Oxford since 1995, and was Professor of the Hebrew Bible at the University of Oxford from 2014 to 2019.

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Susan Gillingham is the first British woman to have been awarded a Doctor of Divinity degree by the University of Oxford.

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Susan Gillingham studied theology at St John's College, Nottingham, an Anglican theological college, where she was its first female student.

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Susan Gillingham undertook postgraduate study at the University of Exeter and graduated with a Master of Arts degree in 1980.

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Susan Gillingham then undertook postgraduate research at Keble College, Oxford, and graduated from the University of Oxford with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1987.

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Susan Gillingham has written a number of books about the Psalms and two books about biblical studies.

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In 1995, Susan Gillingham was elected a Fellow and Tutor in theology at Worcester College, Oxford.

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Susan Gillingham was later promoted to Reader in Old Testament.

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Susan Gillingham retired in 2019 and was granted the title of professor emeritus in the Faculty of Theology and Religion and became a senior research fellow at Worcester College.

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Susan Gillingham is an active member of the Church of England.

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Susan Gillingham began her ministry as a Licensed Lay Minister.

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Susan Gillingham was ordained to the permanent diaconate on 30 June 2018.

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Susan Gillingham is attached to St Barnabas Church, Oxford, and Worcester College Chapel.

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On 1 August 2015, Susan Gillingham was awarded a Doctor of Divinity degree by the University of Oxford.