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Giles Anthony Fraser〔 (born 27 November 1964〔"(Fraser, Rev. Canon Dr Giles Anthony )", ''Who's Who''〕) is a priest of the Church of England and a journalist. He is currently the parish priest at St Mary's, Newington, near the Elephant and Castle, London, and writes a weekly Saturday column for ''The Guardian'', as well as appearing frequently on BBC Radio 4. He is a regular contributor on ''Thought for the Day'' and a panellist on ''The Moral Maze''. He is visiting professor in the anthropology department at the London School of Economics. He was previously Canon Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral and director of the St Paul’s Institute from 2009 until his resignation in October 2011. As Canon Chancellor, Fraser was a residentiary canon with special responsibility for contemporary ethics and engagement with the City of London as a financial centre. ==Life and career== Fraser's father was Jewish and his mother from a Christian background, and Fraser himself was circumcised according to Jewish tradition. He was educated at a fee-paying Christian school (Uppingham) and became a Christian.〔http://www.thejc.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-features/the-anglican-priest-who-had-a-bris〕 He has been involved in social and political advocacy and according to the ''Daily Telegraph'' "would be the first to admit that he is fond of the sound of his own voice". From 2004 to 2013, he had a weekly column in the ''Church Times''.〔('Goodbye: I am letting anger drop' ), Church Times, 8 February 2013〕 Since 2009, he has been an honorary canon of the Diocese of Sefwi-Wiawso. Fraser attended Newcastle University, Ripon College Cuddesdon and the University of Lancaster where he received his PhD in 1999 entitled: ''Holy Nietzsche experiments in redemption''. He was ordained as a deacon in 1993 and as a priest in 1994, serving as the curate of All Saints in Streetly from 1993 to 1997.〔 From 1997 to 2006, he was a chaplain and then a lecturer in philosophy at Wadham College, Oxford. He is the author or co-author of several books and is a specialist on the writings of the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Fraser has lectured on moral leadership for the British Army at the Defence Academy at Shrivenham. From 2000 to 2009, he was the Team Rector of St Mary’s Putney, where he campaigned to raise the profile of the Putney Debates (1647). Fraser was the founder of Inclusive Church and campaigns for lesbian and gay inclusion within the church. He was voted Stonewall Hero of the Year in 2012. In October 2011, Occupy London based their protest outside St Paul's. Fraser said that he was happy for people to "exercise their right to protest peacefully" outside the cathedral. Fraser resigned as he could not sanction any policy of the chapter of St Paul's to use force to remove the protesters. Fraser has said that it was "a huge matter of regret to leave" St Paul's. "But not for one moment have I thought that I did the wrong thing."〔Thornton, Ed (12 October 2012) ("Still preocuppied by Occupy" ), Church Times〕 In July 2013, Fraser was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Edge Hill University.〔http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/news/2013/07/high-profile-church-leader-given-honorary-award/〕 In September 2015, Fraser was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by The Open University for Public Services.〔http://www.open.ac.uk/students/ceremonies/honorary-degrees〕〔http://www.open.ac.uk/students/ceremonies/files/ceremonies/file/2015%20directory.pdf〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Giles Fraser」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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