The Rt Revd Nicholas Roderick Holtam
Curriculum Vitae
Born: 8th August 1954, Launton, near Bicester, Oxfordshire.
Baptised: 31st October 1954 at St Mary the Virgin, Launton.
Confirmed: 4th May 1967 at St Andrew's, Enfield, Middlesex.
Ordained Deacon: 30th September 1979 by the Bishop of London in St Paul’s Cathedral
Ordained Priest: 28th September 1980 by the Bishop of Stepney in St Mary’s Islington.
Married: 24th July 1981 to Helen Harris at Ratcliffe Preparatory Meeting (Society of Friends), Toynbee Hall, London, E.1.
Education
1965-72 Latymer Grammar School, Edmonton, London, N9
1972-5 Collingwood College, Durham University
1975: B.A. in Geography
1976-8 King's College, London University
1978: B.D., A.K.C.
1978-9 Westcott House, Cambridge
1979: Examinations of the Cambridge Federation of Theological Colleges
1989 M.A. in Theology, Durham University
2005 Fellow of King’s College London
2005 Durham University: Hon DCL
Employment
1979-83 Assistant Curate, St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, London
U.P.A. parish with a multi-racial residential population of 22,000.
1983-87 Tutor, Lincoln Theological College
1988-95 Vicar of Christ and St John's with St Luke's, Isle of Dogs, London
In addition:
1988-95 Member of Stepney Area Synod
1988-93 Helped to organize an annual Urban Studies Pastoral Studies Unit with the Urban
Learning Foundation for Lincoln Theological College
1990-91 Chair of Tower Hamlets Deanery Committee for Social Responsibility
1991- 95 External Examiner in Ethics for The Cambridge Federation of Theological Colleges
1992- 2001 A.B.M./Ministerial Division Education Selector of candidates for ordination training
1993-95 Co-opted member of Deanery Synod Standing Committee
1993-95 Stepney Area Bishop's Council
1995 – 2011 Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
2007 Member of Bishop’s Council, Diocese of London
2008 Member of London Diocesan Synod
In addition:
1997 Chaplain to The Farmers Club, 3 Whitehall Court, SW1
2000- 2005 Lay member of Ethics Committee, Foundation for Psychotherapy and Counselling
2003 Director of The Grubb Institute of Behavioural Studies
2003 - 2007 Trustee and member of the Executive Committee of Inclusive Church
2008 Trustee of the National Churches Trust.
Occasional contributor to courses run by the Communications Unit at Church House, Diocese of London in-service training for new incumbents and post ordination training, and clergy training in Worcester and Salisbury Dioceses, the Diocese of the Highveld (South Africa) and Province of Hong Kong.
Occasional lecturer at The National Gallery, London.
The international dimension of St Martin’s has given considerable experience of the world-wide Church, particularly of the Anglican Communion. Mostly this is through people coming to St Martin’s but as Vicar I have visited South Africa, Hong Kong, India and the USA.
Publications
Besides frequent parish magazine articles, leaflets and study guides:
Reviews in Christian, Theology, Modern Churchman, Journal of Theological Studies, The Church Times and The Franciscan.
"American Fundamentalism Observed", Christian vol 6 no1, 1980, pp72-3.
"No-one comes to the Father except by me", Christian vol 6 no3 1981, pp 20-31.
"Some thoughts on the way Christian Ethics might be taught against the background of our multifaith society", in K Cracknell and C Lamb (eds) Theology on Full Alert, B.C.C. 1986, pp81-83.
"Developing Appropriate Marriage Preparation", Lincoln Theological College Fellowship Newsletter, no 162, 1987, pp6-43.
"Antenatal Diagnosis and the Termination of Pregnancy - What the Churches have to Say", Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease, Dis 11 Suppl.1,1988, pp 111-119.
"On raising the level of moral debate" in A Beck and R Hunt (eds) Speaking Love's Name: Homosexuality - Some Catholic and Socialist Reflection, The Jubilee Group,1988, pp 49-55.
Thinking About Marriage, Mowbray, 1990, a leaflet for parish use.
With L.Green, I.Hamilton and R Sainsbury Land, Money and Power: An Advent Study Course, London Churches Docklands Group, 1990, 10 pages.
"Gently Forward on the Isle of Dogs", Church and Race, March-May 1994 vol 9 No 1,pp 3-4.
“Homosexuality: clearing a middle path”, The Church Times, 11th July 1997 p.8
With Sue Mayo, Learning from the Conflict: Reflections on the Struggle Against the British National Party on The Isle of Dogs, 1993-4, The Jubilee Group 1998 pp25,
“Christ our story of stories”, Christian 1998/4 pp 13ff
Five “Prayer for the Week”, The Church Times Nov/Dec 2003, republished in Rachel Boulding (ed) The Church Times Book of 100 Best Prayers, Canterbury Press, March 2006
“The Poor are always with you – a sideways view of London”, based on a lecture given at Gresham College November 2003 and published in different versions in The Church Times January 2004, Justice Reflections, issue 5 2004, and Crucible July-September 2004.
“A Room with a View: The Aspiration of a Parish Church”, The Twentieth Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture, published by The Dean’s Office, King’s College London, an extract of which appeared in The Church Times 13th May 2005. It was republished by Justice Reflections.
“Christianity and Homosexuality”, in Christianity: The Complete Guide edited by John Bowden, Continuum, 2005.
“The Touchstones of Good Religion”, in Contact: practical theology and pastoral care, No 152, pp 26-30, 2007
“Gordon R Dunstan”, article for Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2007.
A Room with a View – Ministry with the world at your door, SPCK May 2008, 160pp
The Art of Worship – Paintings, Prayers and Readings for Meditation, National Gallery London and Yale University Press, July 2011
Frequent broadcasts, mainly of worship on BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service, Pause for Thought on Radio 2 and three Songs of Praise for BBC 1 (about Dick Sheppard, the Renewal of St Martin’s, and Trafalgar Square).
Recreation
Family, theatre, museums, walking, cycling, reading and writing.
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