Terence Copley

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Terence Copley is a British academic and author. Terence Copley is Professor of Educational Studies (Religious Education) at the University of Oxford, England and also Emeritus Professor of Religious Education at the University of Exeter, England[1][2][3][4].

He was Professor of Religious Education at the University of Exeter from 1997 until 2007[5]. Before that, he was a Religious Education teacher and then deputy headteacher of a comprehensive school. He is a well-known speaker at academic conferences and teacher training provision.

His writings cover the history of Religious Education and 'spiritual development' in state-maintained schools in England and Wales and methods of teaching biblical narrative in primary and secondary schools. Copley has also published a biography of Thomas Arnold in which he challenged T. W. Bamford's long standing interpretation of Arnold, set forth in Bamford's writings in the 1960s and 70s, and instead upheld the more favourable view of Arnold's legacy put forth by Archer[citation needed] in the 1920s.

Copley is a significant Christian educationist who argues that a process of secular indoctrination is occurring in British society in which vocal secularists are using the media to exclude religion from the public square. By contrast, Copley argues for religious values to be instilled in young people through state-maintained schooling. His work includes the BIBLOS project on teaching the Bible in a secular environment[6]. As well as writing for academics`and teachers, he has written a number of books for children[7].

He has a Methodist background but has been a Quaker for many decades[5].

[edit] Bibliography

  • About the Bible; SCM, 1990. ISBN 0564057258
  • A bedside book for RE teachers ; London : S.C.M. Press, 1975. ISBN 0334000947 (with Donald Easton)
  • The Bible: The Story Of The Book; Bible Society, 1990. ISBN 0564058351
  • Black Tom : Arnold of Rugby : the myth and the man, London : Continuum, 2002.ISBN 0826457231
  • Blood and Fire (Mysteries);Norwich : Religious and Moral Education Press,1996. ISBN 1851751084
  • Clues and choices, Old Testament : a closer look at six Bible stories; Norwich: Religious and Moral Education Press, 1995. ISBN 0900274972
  • Doves in the Rat Race: Christian Life-style Today; Epworth Press, 1989. ISBN 0716204584
  • Echo of angels : the first report of the Biblos Project; Exeter : Biblos Project, School of Education, University of Exeter, c1998. ISBN 0850681944
  • First School Religious Education with Gil Copley; SCM, 1978. ISBN 0334004810
  • Indoctrination, Education and God: the struggle for the mind SPCK, 2005. ISBN 028105682X
  • The Judas mystery; Norwich : Religious and Moral Education Press, 1997. ISBN 1851751092
  • The lost self; [Norwich] : RMEP, c1997. Series: Mystery for you to solve ISBN 1851751211
  • The Man Who Never Forgot: The Story of Simon Wiesenthal; Series: Faith in Action; Norwich : Religious and Moral Education Press,2007. ISBN 1851753370
  • The missing minister; Norwich : RMEP, 1995. ISBN 1851750568
  • Mysterious encounters : theme: encounter; Norwich : Religious and Moral Education Press, c2003. ISBN 1851752846
  • Onward, Christian parents!; London : Church House, 1986. ISBN 0715104357
  • R.E. being served? : successful strategy and tactics for the school R.E. Department; London : CIO, 1985. ISBN 0715190334
  • RE futures / edited by Terence Copley ; sponsored by the St Gabriel's Trust. Derby : PCfRE, [c1998]
  • Religious education 7-11: developing primary teaching skills ; London : Routledge, 1994.Series: Curriculum in primary practice series. ISBN 0415101255
  • Religious Education Teacher's Christmas Carol; Church House, 1994 . ISBN 0715148117
  • Skills challenge : game-based activities for developing and assessing skills in religious education / Terence Copley and Adrian Brown. Norwich : Religious and Moral Education Press : 1992. ISBN 0900274565
  • Skills challenge two : game-based activities for developing and assessing skills in religious education / Terence Copley and Adrian Brown. Norwich : Religious and Moral Education Press, 1995. ISBN 1851750347
  • Spiritual development in the state school : a perspective on worship and spirituality in the education system of England and Wales; Exeter : University of Exeter Press, 2000. ISBN 0859896005 (cased) ISBN 0859896013
  • Splashes of god-light: Bible Stories Retold by Jews and Christians / editors, Terence Copley ... [et al.]. Swindon : Bible Society, 1997. ISBN 0564040568
  • The stolen statue; Norwich : RMEP, 1995. ISBN 1851750576
  • Sudden Death at the Vicarage (Mysteries); Norwich : RMEP,1994. ISBN 0900274999
  • Teaching religion : fifty years of religious education in England and Wales; Exeter : University of Exeter Press, 1997. ISBN 0859894894 (cased) ISBN 0859895106 (pbk.)
  • Teaching religion : fifty years of religious education in England and Wales; Exeter : University of Exeter Press, 1997. ISBN 0859894894 (cased) ISBN 0859895106 (pbk.)
  • What They Never Told You About Religious Education SCM, 1974. ISBN 0334017734 (with Donald Easton)
  • Worship, worries and winners : worship in the secondary school after the 1988 Act; London : National Society, 1989. ISBN 071514782X
  • The writing on the wall; Norwich : Religious and Moral Education Press, 1994. ISBN 1851750193

[edit] References

  1. ^ Oxford University - Faculty of Theology: Staff Profile of Terence Copley, including his research interests and major publications.
  2. ^ Harris Manchester College, Oxford- Staff Profile.
  3. ^ Exeter University -School of Education & Lifelong Learning - Staff Profile (with portrait and bibliography).
  4. ^ RE Online News item on Copley's appointment at Oxford.
  5. ^ a b Guardian interview/Profile: Education Guardian 10 July 2007: "The possibility of God: Religious studies is enjoying a boom. But in a multicultural society, what is it now for?" Victoria Neumark reports
  6. ^ BIBLOS Website
  7. ^ Religious & Moral Education Press: Search Find a Book under "Copley"