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Edward Jarvis FRAS FRHistS (born 1975) is a British author of religious history, politics and theology, and an Anglican clergyman.[1] His books address previously underresearched topics such as the Independent Sacramental Movement and aspects of the introduction of Christianity in Southeast Asia, specifically in Vietnam, Myanmar (Burma), Malaysia, and Singapore.[2] [3]
Edward Jarvis was born in Kingston upon Hull, England, in 1975, to an English father and an Italian mother.[4] His great-grandfather was the Italian film actor Umberto Sclanizza. Jarvis attended Malet Lambert School before studying theology and religious studies at Trinity & All Saints College, Logos Institute of Theology, and York St John University.
Jarvis wrote the first biographies of Brazilian bishop Carlos Duarte Costa and the Vietnamese archbishop Ngô Đình Thục, brother of President Ngô Đình Diệm.[5] [6] [7] He has contributed to periodicals of church and society interest.[8] [9] In 2021, 2022, and 2024 he produced three volumes on the history, theology, and sociology of the Anglican Churches in Southeast Asia.[10] [11] [12]
Jarvis was elected a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society (FRAS) in 2019.[13] He was previously a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute.[14] In 2021 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS).[15] He is a member of Sion College and the Society of the Faith.
. God, Land & Freedom: The True Story of ICAB. 29 August 2019. Edward Jarvis (author). 2018. The Apocryphile Press. Berkeley CA. 9781947826908.
. Sede Vacante: The Life and Legacy of Archbishop Thuc. 29 August 2019. Edward Jarvis (author). 2018. The Apocryphile Press. Berkeley CA. 9781949643022.
. Carlos Duarte Costa: Testament of a Socialist Bishop. 28 February 2020. Edward Jarvis (author). 2019. The Apocryphile Press. Berkeley CA. 9781949643237.
. The Anglican Church in Burma: From Colonial Past to Global Future. 30 June 2022. Edward Jarvis (author). 2021. Penn State University Press. University Park PA. 9780271091563.
. The Anglican Church in Malaysia: Evolving Concepts, Challenging Contexts, Emerging Subtexts. 30 June 2022. Edward Jarvis (author). 2022. Palgrave Macmillan. London. 9783031115967.
. Divided over Hitler: The Rise and Ruin of the Aristocratic Schulenburg Family. 17 March 2023. Edward Jarvis (author). 2023. McFarland. Jefferson, North Carolina. 9781476691893.
. The Anglican Church in Singapore: Mission and Multiculture, Renewal and Realignment. 21 March 2024. Edward Jarvis (author). 2024. Lexington Books/Fortress Academic. Lanham, Maryland. 9781978716988.