Dr erik routley biography
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Erik Routley
English Congregationalist and hymnologist (1917–1982)
Erik Reginald Routley (ROWT-lee; 31 October 1917, Brighton, UK – 8 October 1982, Nashville TN) was an EnglishCongregational churchman, theologian and musician and prominent hymnologist.
Dr erik routley biography
Career
His nearly 40 books on theological thought and music of the Christian church are renowned. Raised in Brighton in a Congregational family, he spent his formative years at Lancing College in West Sussex.
In 1936 he received an exhibition to Magdalen College, Oxford and afterward ministerial training at Mansfield College, Oxford. Ordained in 1943, Routley held pastorates in Wednesbury and Dartford before returning to Mansfield in 1948 as Chaplain, Lecturer, Librarian and Director of Music.
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In 1953, he was named to the Mackennal Chair of History. It was during these years that he became visible as an historian and hymn expert. He was also Chaplain of the Oxford Congregationalist Society and left a significant positive