PhD (Durham) MA (Honorary) (Oxford) BA (Durham) BA (Reading)
Richard spent over eight years as a Chartered Accountant. He was ordained into the ministry of the Church of England in 1994 and served on the General Synod. He was in the pastoral ministry for over 10 years before being appointed Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, where he served until becoming the Director of the Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics in 2012.
Research Interests
Reformation Studies
History of Evangelicalism
Evangelical Revival
16th-19th century Church History
Evangelicals and social reform
Anglicanism
Economic and social thought and theology
Recent Publications
Books
Reviving the Heart. Oxford: Lion Hudson, 2012.
A Passionate Faith. Oxford: Monarch, 2012.
Shaftesbury, the great reformer. Oxford: Lion Hudson, 2010.
Anglican and Evangelical? London: Continuum,2010 (reprinted), 2007 (first published)
Books (joint authored)
Heaven on Earth? London: Bloomsbury/T&T Clark, forthcoming 2015 (with Professor Simon Lee)
Edited volumes
‘Evangelicals and Poverty’ in From Poverty to Shalom: a biblical perspective on caring for the poor. forthcoming, USA