Oxford Friend is Quaker chaplain
Historian Suzan Meryem Rosita Kalayci is thought to be the first Quaker chaplain of a University of Oxford college
An Oxford Friend has become what is thought to be the first Quaker chaplain of a University of Oxford college.
Historian Suzan Meryem Rosita Kalayci was unveiled as the Chaplain of St Hilda’s College on 20 August. She has also been made the inaugural director of the college’s multi-faith space The Sanctuary, set up last year to cater for its increasingly diverse community. The Oxford Quaker told the Friend that St Hilda’s College’s move from having a specifically Christian chapel to a multifaith space is ‘bold and emancipatory. It is a first in the history of the university and an important step toward thinking about the role of faith in a higher institution in the twenty-first century.’ She added that her appointment is ‘a testimony to the incredible work Britain Yearly Meeting has done for interfaith relations in Britain and the role Oxford Meeting has played in promoting interfaith dialogue’.
Suzan Meryem Rosita Kalayci’s research focuses on silences, with a book to be published by Degruyter next year. She will be working with Tas Cooper, the Quaker Chaplain of Oxford University.
Comments
It seems unlikely that Suzan was *unveiled*.
This is what we do to inanimate objects, like statues.
“It was announced that Suzan is to be the Chaplain…” would have been clearer.
By PaulH on 24th September 2020 - 9:20
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