Canon Nicholas Sagovsky, the Canon Theologian, is the author of many books and articles on theology, ecumenism and social justice.
He has contributed vigorously to the debate on key social justice issues such as benefit levels, debt, the community charge, the nature of capitalism and asylum.
After graduating at Oxford he worked at the Mayflower Centre, Canning Town, and as a teacher at Scott Lidgett Comprehensive School in Bermondsey. Then, after ordination, he was curate at St Gabriel’s, Heaton, before moving to Cambridge for graduate studies.
He was appointed Vice Principal and Director of Studies at Edinburgh Theological College, and later Dean and Director of Studies in Theology at Clare College, Cambridge. More recently he was William Leech Professor in Applied Christian Theology at Newcastle University and then Professor of Theology and public Life at Liverpool Hope University College.
Recent publications by Nicholas Sagovsky include The Unity We have and the Unity We Seek (T&T Clark) and Ecumenism, Christian Origins and the Practice of Communion (Cambridge University Press).
He is married to Ruth and they have one son and one daughter.
Bodies in which Canon Sagovsky has a prominent role
Member of some Church bodies eg Inter-Anglican Doctrinal Commission, Working
Party on mutual expectations between Church and Anglican Institutes of Higher
Education.
Trustee of Buttle Trust (distributing money to neediest children).
Close links with Zacchaeus 2000 Trust (Z2K) - pressing for minimum incomes
relating to actual cost of living for poorest. Sometimes write for them.
Visiting Professor at Liverpool Hope University College (soon to be university).
Churches Refuge Network - member of steering group.