W. R. Ward

William Reginald Ward (1925 – 2010) was a British historian.

William Reginald Ward

FBA
Born1925
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Died2010
NationalityBritish
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
EraMiddle Ages
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineReligious History
Main interestsJohn Wesley

He was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire to Primitive Methodist parents.[1] He studied at Oxford, where he met his future wife, Barbara. He taught at Ruskin College whilst working on his PhD.

Initially, Ward concentrated his studies on eighteenth century British history but the bulk of his work concerned religious history. He was one of the co-editors on the definitive, scholarly edition of John Wesley's works.[2]

He was a Member of the Chetham Society, serving as a Member of Council (1964-2010), Secretary (1964–84), President (1984–92), and Vice-President (1993-2010).[3] He was also President of the Ecclesiastical History Society (1970–71).[4]

Works
  • Georgian Oxford: University Politics in the Eighteenth Century (Clarendon Press, 1958).
  • Victorian Oxford (Routledge, 1965).
  • Religion & Society in England: 1790-1850 (HarperCollins, 1972).
  • The Protestant Evangelical Awakening (Cambridge University Press, 1992).
  • Christianity under the Ancien Régime, 1648-1789 (Cambridge University Press, 1999).
  • Early Evangelicalism: A Global Intellectual History, 1670-1789 (Cambridge University Press, 2006).

Notes
  1. Andrew Chandler, ‘Nachruf/Obituary: W. Reginald Ward (1925-2010)’, Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte, Vol. 23, No. 2, Zwishen Aufbruch und Anpassung – Kirchenreform im 20. Jahrhundert / Departures and Adaptions – Church Reform in the 20. Century (2010), p. 360.
  2. Chandler, p. 360.
  3. "Chetham Society: Officers and Council" (PDF). Chetham Society. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  4. Past Presidents - Ecclesiastical History Society
Professional and academic associations
Preceded by
Walter Ullmann		 President of the Ecclesiastical History Society
1970–71		 Succeeded by
William Hugh Clifford Frend
Preceded by
John Smith Roskell		 President of the Chetham Society
1984–92		 Succeeded by
Paul H. W. Booth
Preceded by
George Henry Tupling		 Vice-President of the Chetham Society
1993–2010		 Succeeded by
Henry D. Rack
Preceded by
John Flitcroft		 Secretary of the Chetham Society
1964–84		 Succeeded by
Henry D. Rack
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