Background

Stephens, William Peter was born on May 16, 1934 in Penzance, Cornwall, England. Son of Alfred Cyril William Joseph and Jennie Eudora (Trewavas) Stephens.

Education

Bachelor, University Cambridge, England, 1955. Master of Arts, University Cambridge, England, 1959. Bachelor's Degree, University Cambridge, England, 1971.

Doctor in Religious Sciences, University Strasbourg, France, 1967.

Career

Assistant tutor, Hartley Victoria College, Manchester, England, 1958-1961; Ranmoor chair church history, Hartley Victoria College, Manchester, England, 1971-1973; minister, university chaplain, Methodist Church, U. Nottingham, England, 1961-1965; minister, Methodist Church, Croydon, England, 1967-1971; Randles chair in historical and systematic theology, Wesley College, Bristol, England, 1973-1980; research fellow, Queen's College, Birmingham, England, 1980-1981; lecturer church history, Queen's College, Birmingham, England, 1981-1986; professor church history, U. Aberdeen, Scotland, since 1986. Dean faculty divinity U. Aberdeen, 1987-1989, provost faculty divinity,1989-1990. Secretary European Affairs Committee, Methodist Church in Britain, 1972-1981, chairman, 1987-1987.

Member committee Conference European Churches, 1974-1992. Member of commission Lutheran World Federation, World Methodist Council, 1981-1984. Fernley Hartley lecturer Methodist Church Britain, 1972, Victoria College, 1982.

James A. Gray lecturer Duke U., Durham, N.c., 1976. Member World Methodist Council and Orthodox (Ecumenical Patriarchate) Commission, 1994-1996.

Achievements

• William Peter Stephens has been listed as a noteworthy Church history educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Theology of Huldrych Zwingli

    (This is the first comprehensive study of Zwingli's theolo...)

  • Zwingli: An Introduction to His Thought

    (This book, by a leading Reformation scholar, is the only ...)

  • The Theology of Huldrych Zwingli by Stephens, W. P. (1988) Paperback
  • The Holy Spirit in the Theology of Martin Bucer
  • The Theology of Huldrych Zwingli by W. P. Stephens (1988-03-10)
  • Zwingli: An Introduction to His Thought by Stephens, W. P. (1994) Paperback

Membership

Member Bristol City Council, 1976-1983. Governor Lawrence Weston School, Sea Mills School, Bristol, 1976-1980. Chairman Withington World Development Group, Manchester, 1972-1973.

Founding chairman Croydon Anti-Apartheid Group, 1970-1971. Member Society Reformation Studies (president since 1995).

Connections

Father:

Alfred Cyril William Joseph Stephens

Mother:

Jennie Eudora (Trewavas) Stephens