John Thomson

John Thomson is the Bishop of Selby. Before this he was Director of Ministry in Sheffield Diocese, a vicar in Doncaster, a theological educator in South Africa and a youth chaplain in Sheffield. His published works include The Ecclesiology of Stanley Hauerwas: A Christian Theology of Liberation (Ashgate, 2003), Church on Edge? Practising Christian Ministry Today (DLT, 2004), DOXA: A Discipleship Course (DLT, 2007) and Living Holiness: Stanley Hauerwas and the Church (Epworth, 2010). Sharing Friendship: Exploring Anglican Character, Vocation, Witness and Mission (Ashgate, 2015) is forthcoming. He has lived in central and southern Africa for over 16 years and in Yorkshire for 25 years.