David Gwyn Nicholls (1936–1996) was an English

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priest, theologian, and Caribbean studies scholar who authored more than one hundred publications in the fields of

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and Caribbean studies.

Biography

Born on 3 June 1936 in

Woking Woking ( ) is a town and borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in northwest Surrey, England, around from central London. It appears in Domesday Book as ''Wochinges'' and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settlement o ...

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, David Nicholls was educated at Woking Grammar School (1947–54), the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

(1954–57, Lash Prize 1956, BScEcon in government (first-class honours) 1957,

Gladstone Prize The Gladstone Prize is an annual prize awarded by the Royal Historical Society to debut authors for a history book published in Britain on any topic which is not primarily British history. The prize is named in honour of William Ewart Gladstone an ...

1957),

King's College, Cambridge King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, the college lies beside the River Cam and faces out onto King's Parade in the centre of the city ...

(1957–60,

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in history 1972),

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(Henry Fellow 1960–66, STM 1962), and

Chichester Theological College Chichester Theological College (1838–1994) was an Anglican theological college for the Diocese of Chichester in Sussex, England. Its churchmanship was high church and Anglo-Catholic. History Chichester Theological College college was foun ...

(1961–62, ordained deacon 1962, priest 1963). He incepted as a

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of the

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by special decree (1973) and was awarded the degree of

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by leave of the Faculties of History and Social Studies (1991). Before studying for ordination, he was tutor at the

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and the

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(1958–60). He was assistant chaplain to the

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(1962–66), a tutor at the

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and

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(1963–65), Lecturer in Government at the

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(1966–73), Visiting Research Fellow at the

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, London (1970–71), Official Fellow, Chaplain, and Tutor of

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(1973–78), a Senior Member of

St Antony's College, Oxford St Antony's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1950 as the result of the gift of French merchant Sir Antonin Besse of Aden, St Antony's specialises in international relations, economic ...

(1976–96), Priest-in-charge, and later Vicar, of

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(1978–96), and

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at the

(1985–86). The David Nicholls Memorial Library at

Regent's Park College, Oxford Regent's Park College (known colloquially within the university as Regent's) is a permanent private hall of the University of Oxford, situated in central Oxford, just off St Giles', Oxford, St Giles'. Founded in 1810, the college moved to it ...

, is named in his memory. David Nicholls was married to Gillian Sleigh from 1968 until his death in

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on 13 June 1996. Although they had no children, their household was augmented by a

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called

William Paley William Paley (July 174325 May 1805) was an English clergyman, Christian apologist, philosopher, and utilitarian. He is best known for his natural theology exposition of the teleological argument for the existence of God in his work ''Natural T ...

, named after the philosopher.

Publications

Politics and theology

;Thesis *David Nicholls, ''Authority in Church and State: Aspects of the Thought of J.N. Figgis and his Contemporaries'' (

thesis, 1962) ;Books as sole author *David Nicholls, ''Church and State in Britain Since 1820'' (London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1967) *David Nicholls, ''Three Varieties of Pluralism'' (London: Macmillan, 1974) *David Nicholls, ''The Pluralist State: the political ideas of J.N. Figgis and his contemporaries'' (London: Macmillan, 1975; 2nd edn, Basingstoke: Macmillan in association with

, 1994) *David Nicholls, ''Deity and Domination: Images of God and the State in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries'' (London: Routledge, 1989) *David Nicholls, ''God and Government in an Age of Reason'' (London: Routledge, 1995) ;Book as co-editor and contributor *David Nicholls and

Fergus Kerr Fergus Gordon Thomson Kerr (born 16 July 1931) is a Scottish Roman Catholic priest of the English Dominican province. He has published significantly on a wide range of subjects, but is famous particularly for his work on Ludwig Wittgenstein an ...

, eds, ''

John Henry Newman John Henry Newman (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English theologian, academic, intellectual, philosopher, polymath, historian, writer, scholar and poet, first as an Anglican ministry, Anglican priest and later as a Catholi ...

: Reason, Rhetoric and Romanticism'' (Bristol: Bristol Press, 1991), and 'Individualism and the Appeal to Authority', ibid. ;Contributions in books *David Nicholls, '

Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four non-conse ...

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and the Politics of Pluralism' and '

and the Anglican Critics of

', in James D. Bastable, ed., ''

and

: Centennial Essays'' (Dublin: Veritas Publications, 1978) *David Nicholls, 'The Politics of Dr Norman', in

Kenneth Leech Kenneth Leech (15 June 1939 – 12 September 2015), also known as Ken Leech, was an English Anglican priest and Christian socialist in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. Life and career Leech was born into a secular working-class family in Ashton-und ...

, ed., ''Christianity Reinterpreted'' (London: n.p., 1979) *David Nicholls, 'Stepping out of Babylon: Sin, Salvation & Social Transformation in Christian Tradition' and 'Great Expectations: Christian Hope and

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Hope', in

and

Rowan Williams Rowan Douglas Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, (born 14 June 1950) is a Welsh Anglican bishop, theologian and poet. He was the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, a position he held from December 2002 to December 2012. Previously the Bish ...

, eds, ''Essays Catholic and Radical: a Jubilee Group Symposium for the 150th Anniversary of the Beginning of the

Oxford Movement The Oxford Movement was a movement of high church members of the Church of England which began in the 1830s and eventually developed into Anglo-Catholicism. The movement, whose original devotees were mostly associated with the University of O ...

1833-1983'' (London: Bowerdean Press, 1983) *David Nicholls, 'Two Tendencies in Anglo-Catholic Political Theology', in

Geoffrey Rowell Douglas Geoffrey Rowell (; 13 February 1943 – 11 June 2017) was an Anglican bishop, who served as Bishop of Basingstoke and then as the third Bishop in Europe until his retirement on 8 November 2013. Following his retirement he ministered as an ...

, ed., ''Tradition Renewed: the

Conference Papers'' (London: Darton, Longman, & Todd; Allison Park, Pennsylvania: Pickwick, 1986) *David Nicholls, 'Christianity and Politics', in Robert Morgan, ed., ''The Religion of the Incarnation: Anglican Essays in Commemoration of Lux Mundi'' (Bristol: Bristol Classical Press, 1989) *David Nicholls, 'The Invisible Hand: Providence and the Market', in

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and Paul Morris, eds, ''The Values of the Enterprise Culture'' (London: Routledge, 1991) *David Nicholls, ''Prayer, Petition and Political Power'', in Mart Bax and E. Koster, eds, ''Power and Prayer: Essays on Politics and Religion'' (Amsterdam: Free University Press, 1994) *David Nicholls, 'Grace', in Paul Barry Clarke and

Andrew Linzey Andrew Linzey (born 2 February 1952) is an English Anglican priest, theologian, and prominent figure in Christian vegetarianism. He is a member of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oxford, and held the world's first academic post in Et ...

, eds, ''Dictionary of Ethics, Theology and Society'' (London: Routledge, 1996) ;Articles in journals *David Nicholls, 'A Short and Easy Method with Mr Cowling', ''Cambridge Journal'' (February 1960) *David Nicholls, 'Authority and the Development of Doctrine', ''Theology'' (April 1960) *David Nicholls, '

on Liberty and Democracy', ''Review of Politics'' 23:3 (1961), 401-9 *David Nicholls, 'Positive Liberty, 1880-1914', ''American Political Science Review'' 56:1 (1962), 114-28 *David Nicholls, '

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Anglican Critics', ''Anglican Theological Review'' 47:4 (1965), 377-94 *David Nicholls, 'What is Liberal Protestantism?', ''Theology'' (November 1965) *David Nicholls, 'Developing Doctrines and Changing Beliefs', ''Scottish Journal of Theology'' 19:3 (1966), 280-92 *David Nicholls, 'The Totalitarianism of

Thomas Arnold Thomas Arnold (13 June 1795 – 12 June 1842) was an English educator and historian. He was an early supporter of the Broad Church Anglican movement. As headmaster of Rugby School from 1828 to 1841, he introduced several reforms that were wide ...

', ''Review of Politics'' 29:4 (1967), 518-26 *David Nicholls, 'Few are Chosen: Some Reflections on the Politics of

A.J. Balfour Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, (, ; 25 July 184819 March 1930), also known as Lord Balfour, was a British Conservative statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905. As foreign secretary in the L ...

', ''Review of Politics'' 30:1 (1968), 33-42 *David Nicholls, 'Modifications and Movements', ''Journal of Theological Studies'' 25:2 (1974), 393-417 *David Nicholls, 'A Comment on "Consent"', ''Political Studies'' 27:1 (1979), 120-24 *David Nicholls, 'Images of God and the State', ''Theological Studies'' 42:2 (1981), 195-215 *David Nicholls, 'Fractions', ''Crucible'' (January 1982) *David Nicholls, 'Divine Analogy: the Theological Politics of

John Donne John Donne ( ; 22 January 1572 – 31 March 1631) was an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a recusant family, who later became a clergy, cleric in the Church of England. Under royal patronage, he was made Dean of St Paul's ...

', ''Political Studies'' 32:4 (1984) *David Nicholls, ' William Temple and the Welfare State', ''Crucible'' (1984) *David Nicholls, 'Deity and Domination', ''New Blackfriars'' (January–February 1985) *David Nicholls, 'Conscience and Authority in the Thought of W.G. Ward', ''Heythrop Journal'' (October 1985) *David Nicholls, 'Images of God in Liberation Theology', ''Third World Book Review'' 1:4-5 (1985) *David Nicholls, 'Federal Politics and Finite God: Images of God in US Theology', ''Modern Theology'' 4:4 (1988) *David Nicholls, 'The Political Theology of

', ''Theological Studies'' 49:1 (1988) *David Nicholls, 'Politics and the

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', ''Political Quarterly'' (April 1990) *David Nicholls, 'Trinity and Conflict', ''Theology'' (January–February 1993) *David Nicholls, 'Addressing God as Ruler: Prayer and Petition', ''British Journal of Sociology'' 44:1 (1993) *David Nicholls, ' Parson Malthus: Process and Providence', ''Anglican Theological Review'' (1995) *David Nicholls, 'Scepticism and Sovereignty: the Significance of Lamennais', ''New Blackfriars'' (April–May 1996) ;Jubilee Group pamphlets *David Nicholls, ''Principalities and Powers'' (London: Jubilee Group, 1979) *David Nicholls, ''A Great Mystery: Reflections on the Lichfield Report'' (London: Jubilee Group, 1981) *David Nicholls, ''Fractions: Christian Reflections on Foreign Aid'' (London: Jubilee Group, 1982) *David Nicholls and

, ''Politics and Theological Identity: Two Anglican Essays'' (London: Jubilee Group, 1984) *David Nicholls, ''God and Government'' (Croydon: Jubilee Group, 1992) ;Series as general editor *''Faith and the Future'' (9 vols, Oxford: Blackwell, 1983)

Caribbean studies

;Books as sole author *David Nicholls, ''From

Dessalines Dessalines ( ht, Desalin) wrongly referred to as ''Marchand-Dessalines'' ( ht, Machan Desalin), is a commune in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is named after Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ru ...

Duvalier Duvalier is a French and Haitian surname, and may refer to: * François Duvalier (1907–1971), nicknamed "Papa Doc", President of Haiti 1957–71 * Jean-Claude Duvalier Jean-Claude Duvalier (; 3 July 19514 October 2014), nicknamed "Baby Doc" ( h ...

: Race, Colour and National Independence in Haiti'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1980; 2nd edn, Warwick University Caribbean Studies, Basingstoke: Macmillan Caribbean, 1988; 3rd edn, Warwick University Caribbean Studies, London: Macmillan Caribbean, 1996; rev. edn, New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1996) *David Nicholls, ''Economic Dependence and Political Autonomy: the Haitian Experience'' (Occasional Paper Series, McGill University Centre for Developing-Area Studies 9, Montreal: McGill University Centre for Developing-Area Studies, 1974) *David Nicholls, ''Haiti in Caribbean Context: Ethnicity, Economy and Revolt'' (Basingstoke: Macmillan in association with

, 1985) ;Contributions in books *David Nicholls, Appendix to F. Duvalier & L. Denis, ''Die Klassenfrage in der Geschichte Haitis'' (Dortmund, 1970), pp. 102–9 *David Nicholls, 'Caste, Class and Colour in Haiti', in Cohn Clarke, ed., ''Caribbean Social Relations'' (Monograph series, Centre for Latin-American Studies,

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8, Liverpool: Centre for Latin-American Studies,

, 1978), pp. 4–16 *David Nicholls, 'Rural Protest and Peasant Revolt in Haiti, 1804-1869', in Malcolm Cross and Arnaud, eds, ''Peasants, Plantations and Rural Communities in the Caribbean'' (Guildford: Department of Sociology,

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; Leiden: Royal Institute of Linguistics and Anthropology, 1979) *David Nicholls, 'Past and Present in Haitian Politics', in Charles Foster and Albert Valdman, eds, ''Haiti—Today and Tomorrow: An Interdisciplinary Study'' (Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, 1984) *David Nicholls, 'Cultural Dualism and Political Domination in Haiti', in Paul Sutton, ed., ''Dual Legacies in the Contemporary Caribbean'' (London: Frank Cass, 1986) *David Nicholls, 'Haiti, ''c''. 1870-1930', in Leslie Bethell, ed., ''The Cambridge History of Latin America'', vol. 5 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986; Spanish edn, Barcelona: Editorial Critica, 1992) *David Nicholls, 'Haiti and the Dominican Republic', in Simon Collier, Harold Blakemore, and Thomas E. Skidmore, eds, ''The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985; 2nd edn, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992) *David Nicholls, 'Haiti: Race, Slavery and Independence', in Léonie J. Archer, ed., ''Slavery and Other Forms of Unfree Labour'' (History Workshop Series, London: Routledge, 1988) *David Nicholls, 'Haiti', in A. Lowenthal, ed., ''Latin American and Caribbean Contemporary Record 1986-7'' (1989) *David Nicholls, 'Haiti: 1930 to present', in Leslie Bethell, ed., ''The Cambridge History of Latin America'', vol. 7 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990) *David Nicholls, 'Lebanese of the Antilles', in Albert Hourani and Nadim Shehadi, eds, ''The Lebanese in the World: a Century of Emigration'' (Oxford: Centre for Lebanese Studies; London: I.B. Tauris, 1992) *David Nicholls, 'Sultanism in Haiti?', in H.E. Chehabi and Juan J. Linz, eds, ''Sultanistic Regimes'' (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998) ;Articles in journals *David Nicholls, 'On controlling the Colonels', ''Hemisphere Report'' (July 1970) *David Nicholls, 'Religion and Politics in Haiti', ''Canadian Journal of Political Science'' 3:3 (1970), 400-14 *David Nicholls, 'Embryo-politics in Haiti', ''Government and Opposition'' 6:1 (1971), 75-85 *David Nicholls, 'East Indians and Black Power in Trinidad', ''Race'' 12:4 (1971) 443-60 *David Nicholls, 'Biology and Politics in Haiti', ''Race'' 13:2 (1971), 203-14 *David Nicholls (published under pseudonym), 'Dynastic Republicanism in Haiti', ''Political Quarterly'' 44:1 (1973), 77-84 *David Nicholls, 'A Work of Combat: Mulatto Historians and the Haitian Past, ''Journal of Interamerican Studies'' 16:1 (1974), 15-38 *David Nicholls, 'Ideology and Political Protest in Haiti, 1930-46', ''Journal of Contemporary History'' 9:4 (1974), 3-26 *David Nicholls, 'Idéologie et mouvements politiques en Haïiti, 1915-1946', ''Annales, Economies, Sociétés, Civilisations'' 30:4 (1975), 654-79 *David Nicholls, 'Poorest country of the Western World', ''The Geographical Magazine'' 50:1 (1977), 47-54 *David Nicholls, 'Race, couleur et indépendance en Haïti, 1804-1825', ''Revue d’Histoire Moderne et Contemporaine'' 25 (1978), 177-212 *David Nicholls, 'The Wisdom of Salomon: myth or reality?', ''Journal of Interamerican Studies'', 20:4 (1978), 377-392 *David Nicholls, 'Prosperous State of Unrest', ''The Geographical Magazine'' 51:8 (1979), 555-59 *David Nicholls, 'No Hawkers and Pedlars, Levantines in the Caribbean', ''Ethnic and Racial Studies'' 4:4 (1981), 415-31 *David Nicholls (published under pseudonym), 'Haiti's Dynastic Despotism', ''Caribbean Review'' 13:1 (1984) *David Nicholls, 'No More Duvalier but Still Divided', ''

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'' (10 February 1985) *David Nicholls, 'The Haitian Predicament' (

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, 1986) *David Nicholls, 'The "Syrians" of Jamaica', ''The Jamaican Historical Review'' 15 (1986) *David Nicholls, 'Haiti: the Rise and Fall of Duvalierism', ''Third World Quarterly'' 8:4 (1986), 1239-1252 *David Nicholls, 'Pompée Valentin Vastey: Royalist and Revolutionary', ''Revista de Historia de América'' 109 (1990) and ''Jahrbuch für Geschichte von Staat, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft Lateinamerikas'' 28 (1991)

Sources and further information

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