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Elizabeth Burns (other)
Elizabeth Burns may refer to: *Elizabeth Burns (philosopher), British philosopher *Elizabeth Burns (poet) Elizabeth Burns (1957–2015) was an English poet and creative writing teacher. Early life and education Elizabeth Burns was born on 14 December 1957, in Wisbech, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire. Her mother Muriel (Hayward) was from Bristol and her ... (1957–2015), English poet * Elizabeth 'Betty' Burns (1791–1873), Scottish social figure {{hndis, Burns, Elizabeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Burns (philosopher)
Elizabeth Denise Burns is a British philosopher of religion and academic. She was dean of undergraduate studies at Heythrop College, University of London, from 2003 to 2008, and lectures in philosophy of religion. Career She has a Bachelor of Divinity (BD), specialising in philosophy of religion and ethics, from King's College London. She has a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree from Queens' College, Cambridge, where her research focused on Don Cupitt and Iris Murdoch. Her doctoral thesis was titled "The ontology of quasi-theism: a study of two twentieth century reinterpretations of the Christian faith" and was completed in 1995. She was a lecturer in religious studies at Suffolk College, Ipswich, from 1992 until she came to Heythrop in 1999. From 2000 to 2003 she was the course director for the University of London BD for External Students. She was promoted to reader in philosophy of religion in 2017. She currently teaches an intercollegiate philosophy of religion course fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Burns (poet)
Elizabeth Burns (1957–2015) was an English poet and creative writing teacher. Early life and education Elizabeth Burns was born on 14 December 1957, in Wisbech, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire. Her mother Muriel (Hayward) was from Bristol and her father, David Grieve Burns from Kirkcaldy. Burns spent her early life in Scotland, educated at Corstorphine Primary School and Craigmount High in Edinburgh. Between 1976 and 1980 she studied English Language and Literature at the University of St. Andrews, graduating with an MA. In her twenties, living in Edinburgh, she was a leading member of the First of May Bookshop collective in Edinburgh as well as an early member of the Pomegranate women's writing group. She spent much of her later life in Lancaster, teaching and writing, and died in August 2015 aged 57. Poetry The central themes of Elizabeth Burns's work are around 'making what was invisible, visible through words and images' often delicately poised moments of home life, musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |