Mary Grey
English Roman Catholic theologian and writer, and a member of the Balfour Project Steering Group
| Mary Grey
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| Born | Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham |
| Occupation | Theologian and writer |
| Known for | Ecofeminist liberation theology; co-founding Wells for India; Steering Group of the Balfour Project |
| Spouse(s) | Nicholas Grey |
| Education | University of Oxford (MA, Classics); University of Louvain (doctorate in theology) |
Mary C. Grey is an English Roman Catholic theologian and writer who was a member of the Steering Group of the Balfour Project, now the Britain Palestine Project.[1][2] Gresham College describes her as "an ecofeminist liberation theologian". It says she was D. J. James Professor of Pastoral Theology at the University of Wales, Lampeter, Professor of Contemporary Theology at the University of Southampton (based at La Sainte Union, 1993–97), and before that Professor of Feminism and Christianity at the Catholic University of Nijmegen, and that she edited the journal Ecotheology for ten years.[3]
Life and career
According to her publisher, Sacristy Press, Grey was born in Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham. She took an MA in Classics at Oxford and taught Classics at FCJ Convent in Middlesbrough before taking a doctorate in theology at the University of Louvain, Belgium. She later held academic posts including Visiting Professor at St Mary's University College, Twickenham.[4] Gresham College describes her as a professorial research fellow at St Mary's.[3] In 1987 she and her husband, Dr Nicholas Grey, co-founded the NGO Wells for India.[4]
Her books include Sacred Longings: Ecofeminist Theology and Globalisation (SCM, 2003), The Unheard Scream – the Struggles of Dalit Women in India (New Delhi, 2004), and Pursuing the Dream – a Jewish-Christian Conversation, written with Rabbi Dan Cohn-Sherbok (Darton, Longman and Todd, 2005).[3] She has written a trilogy: The Advent of Peace (SPCK, 2010), The Resurrection of Peace (SPCK, 2012) and The Spirit of Peace: Pentecost and Affliction in the Middle East (Sacristy Press, 2015).[4]
Palestine and the Balfour Project
Sacristy Press's 2015 author biography describes Grey as "an activist for social justice in areas including the Holy Land (as a trustee of Living Stones of the Holy Lands), and as a core member of the Balfour Project".[4] The archived 2013 "About" page of the Balfour Project lists "Professor Mary Grey, Theologian, writer and activist" on its Steering Group, with Mary Embleton, Imad Karam, Peter Riddell, Monica Spooner, Roger Spooner and Stephen Sizer.[1] At the project's first conference, on 2 November 2012, she spoke on "The Road to Balfour – Key players and events".[5] At its annual conference on 31 October 2015, at St Chad's College, Durham University, she opened proceedings as "Emeritus Professor of Theology, author, and member of the Balfour Project Steering Group".[2]
The Balfour Project registered as a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation on 12 January 2017. It was renamed the Britain Palestine Project on 19 February 2025.[6]
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Balfour Project, About The Balfour Project, archived by the Internet Archive on 1 August 2013, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Britain Palestine Project, Britain and Palestine: past history & future role Britain Palestine Project, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Gresham College, Professor Mary Grey Gresham College, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Sacristy Press, Book Launch: Spirit of peace in the Middle East Sacristy Press, 27 February 2015, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Britain Palestine Project, Britain in Palestine, Papers Britain Palestine Project, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Britain Palestine Project (SC047090) Scottish Charity Register, accessed 20 October 2026.