Who was John Gladwin? Explain about his death?
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However, that type of survival is not exactly what the Brandt Commission, ... John and I can reassure each other that 'normal life will be resumed as soon as possible' ... They see a world which is 'arming itself to death'.
Gladwin was born on 30 May 1942 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England.He was educated at Hertford Grammar School and Churchill College, Cambridge (BA 1965, MA 1968).His ministerial training was at Cranmer Hall, Durham (Diploma in Theology 1969)
He was ordained deacon in 1967, priest in 1968, and bishop in 1994.
He was Provost of Sheffield from 1988 to 1994 and Bishop of Guildford from 1994 to 2004 when he was appointed to be Bishop of Chelmsford.He was a member of the House of Lords from 1999 until his retirement in 2009.
Christian engagement with public affairs has been a constant theme throughout his ministry. For six years he was Director of the Shaftesbury Project on Christian Involvement in Society, before becoming Secretary of the Church of England's Board for Social Responsibility. He was chair of the Ministry Division of the Church of England until 2006.
His work with Christian Aid has taken him around the world, where he has seen at first hand the work of many Christians who are committed to working alongside the world's most needy people. He served as chair for 10 years, being succeeded in June 2008 by Anne Owers