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Roy Clements (born 1946 in London) is a British author and former Christian minister. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform clergy functions such as teaching of beliefs He was a leading figure within Britain's Evangelical Christian movement for more than two decades until he resigned from his pastoral ministry in 1999, having revealed that he is gay. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Biography

Roy Clements grew up in the East End of London and earned a Ph. D. in Chemical Physics, before working for UCCF (University Colleges Christian Fellowship) in Nairobi and serving as pastor of Nairobi Baptist Church in Kenya. Nairobi (naɪˈroʊbɪ is the capital and largest city of Kenya. [5] He returned to the UK in 1979 when he became pastor of Eden Baptist Church, Cambridge, where he developed a highly successful ministry to students. The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England [6] Over a period of some twenty years, he gained a reputation within the international Christian movement as an accomplished preacher and teacher. [5] Until 1999 he served on the boards of a number of leading evangelical organisations, including the management council of the Evangelical Alliance, which represents more than a million British Christians across 30 denominations. The Evangelical Alliance (EA is a London -based charitable organization founded in 1846 with a claimed representation of over 1000000 evangelical [1] His ministry within British evangelicalism ended in 1999 after he left his wife and began a relationship with another man. Since then, Clements suggests he has become a significant new voice within the British gay Christian movement.

List of works

Theology books and biblical commentaries

Since publicly acknowledging his sexuality in 1999, his books have become difficult to obtain. [7] [8] [9]

Jubilee Centre papers

Clements published a number of papers with Cambridge Papers, a non-profit quarterly publication of the Jubilee Centre, a Cambridge-based centre for contemporary theological reflection which he helped to found. The Jubilee Centre is a Christian Social reform Think tank based in the United Kingdom which exists to study disseminate and apply the biblical These papers include: "Can Tolerance become the Enemy of Christian Freedom?" (an examination of pluralism in two papers); "Officiously to Keep Alive" (a two-part examination of euthanasia); "Demons and the Mind" (a two-part study of mental illness in the Bible); and "Expository Preaching in a Postmodern World". [10]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Benton, John. "Roy Clements Walks Out", Evangelicals Now, 1999-11. Evangelicals Now is a monthly Evangelical Christian newpsaper based in Surrey, England. Retrieved on 2008-08-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital  
  2. ^ Benton, John. "The Commentary - Roy Clements", Evangelicals Now, 1999-11. Evangelicals Now is a monthly Evangelical Christian newpsaper based in Surrey, England. Retrieved on 2008-08-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital  
  3. ^ Benfold, Gary. "When a good man falls", Evangelicals Now, 1999-11. Evangelicals Now is a monthly Evangelical Christian newpsaper based in Surrey, England. Retrieved on 2008-08-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital  
  4. ^ Combe, Victoria. "Preacher quits over his relationship with male worshipper", Daily Telegraph, 1999-09-30. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Retrieved on 2008-08-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital  
  5. ^ a b The Roy Clements Story. Christian Herald, quoted by John Mark Ministries. Retrieved on 2007-08-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital
  6. ^ Beynon, Graham. History Of Eden Baptist Church. Eden Baptist Church Website. Retrieved on 2007-08-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital  “This approach, along with his exceptional preaching gifts, continued to grow the church, and particularly the involvement with the university, so that today, over 200 students regularly attend Eden”
  7. ^ Bates, Stephen. "No room in the church: archbishop finds himself cast out by evangelicals", The Guardian, 2003-09-20. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Retrieved on 2007-08-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital  "It took nearly 20 years for Mr Clements to come out as gay. When he did so four years ago, he was immediately cast out. His books and tapes were unceremoniously removed from church bookshops. " 
  8. ^ Excellent writing on homosexuality in the Christian blogsphere. Paul Whiting (2005-09-01). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Retrieved on 2007-08-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital  “After this news came out, Intervarsity Press and Crossway Books in England immediately stopped publishing his books and withdrew their back catalog of his titles. Most Christian retail outlets in the UK followed suit by refusing to sell his books. ”
  9. ^ Publications. Roy Clements' web site. Retrieved on 2007-08-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital  “In 1999, he publicly acknowledged for the first time his homosexual orientation. As a result, some publishers and bookshops have refused to carry his books any longer, even though they carry the endorsement of leading Christian theologians and preachers”
  10. ^ Publication List. Roy Clements' web site. Retrieved on 2007-08-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital

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