John M. Hull
John Hull | |
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| Born | John Martin Hull 22 April 1935 Corryong, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 28 July 2015 (aged 80) Birmingham, England, U.K. |
| Education | General arts, education, theology |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne, University of Cambridge, University of Birmingham |
| Occupations | Professor of Religious Education at University of Birmingham; later Honorary Professor of Practical Theology in The Queen's Foundation, Birmingham |
| Years active | In higher education: 1966–2015 |
| Known for | Modern approach to RE in schools Editor of BJRE, 1971 to 1996 Co-founder of ISREV, 1978, and its General Secretary until 2010 Writings on blindness and disability Training future CofE & Methodist ministers in prophetic witness |
| Title | Emeritus Professor of Religious Education |
| Awards | Litt.D. (Cambridge) for work on RE Hon. D.Theol. (Frankfurt) Dr. H.C. (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) Festschrift Education, Religion, & Society |
| Website | www |
John Martin Hull (22 April 1935 – 28 July 2015) was Emeritus Professor of Religious Education at the University of Birmingham. He was the author of a number of books and many articles in the fields of religious education, practical theology and disability. The latter interest arose from his experiences, and personal and theological reflections, on becoming blind in mid-career. He edited the British Journal of Religious Education for 25 years, and co-founded the International Seminar on Religious Education and Values, of which he was general secretary for 32 years, and president emeritus at the time of his death. After retirement he pursued a further interest as Honorary Professor of Practical Theology at the Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education, Birmingham, England.