The Rev. Dr. David Smith, Pastoral Vicar at Emmanuel, will be on study leave at Merton College in
Oxford, England from July 6 to July 26.
This year’s recipient of the Spencer family faculty incentive grant, Dr. Smith has enrolled in a course entitled “The History and Architecture of Oxford” taught by Christopher Day. The course description says, “Oxford has its origins in a settlement associated with a religious house founded by St. Frideswide in the 8th century.
The history of Oxford provides a fascinating study since at most periods the great movements of English history were acted out within its confines; medieval monasticism, the Reformation, the English Civil War, the development of English art, literature and science, the grandeur of the 18th century, the self-confident world of the Victorians, and the 20th century technological revolution have all left solid memorials in the city and its environs.”
Dr. Smith plan's to write his research paper on "The Oxford Movement of 1833-1841 and its effect on the American Anglican Church.”