Edward Jarvis (author)
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2023 (priest)
Edward Jarvis | |
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| Born | |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Church | Church of the Province of Myanmar (Anglican Communion) |
| Ordained | 2022 (deacon) 2023 (priest) |
Congregations served | St George and St Ethelbert's Church, East Ham, St Martin's Church, Plaistow |
Offices held | Assisting minister |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | World Christianity, Church history, Interfaith dialogue |
Edward Jarvis FRAS FRHistS (born 1975) is a British author of religious history, politics and theology, and an Anglican clergyman.[1] His books address previously underresearched topics such as the Independent Sacramental Movement and aspects of the introduction of Christianity in Southeast Asia, specifically in Vietnam, Myanmar (Burma), Malaysia, and Singapore.[2][3]
Edward Jarvis was born in Kingston upon Hull, England, in 1975, to an English father and an Italian mother.[4] His great-grandfather was the Italian film actor Umberto Sclanizza. Jarvis attended Malet Lambert School before studying theology and religious studies at Trinity & All Saints College, Logos Institute of Theology, and York St John University.
Work
Jarvis wrote the first biographies of Brazilian bishop Carlos Duarte Costa and the Vietnamese archbishop Ngô Đình Thục, brother of President Ngô Đình Diệm.[5][6][7] He has contributed to periodicals of church and society interest.[8][9] In 2021, 2022, and 2024 he produced three volumes on the history, theology, and sociology of the Anglican Churches in Southeast Asia.[10][11][12]
Honours
Jarvis was elected a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society (FRAS) in 2019.[13] He was previously a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute.[14] In 2021 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS).[15] He is a member of Sion College and the Society of the Faith.
