Elizabeth Livingstone | |
|---|---|
| Born | Elizabeth Anne Livingstone (1929-07-07)7 July 1929 |
| Died | 1 January 2023(2023-01-01) (aged 93) Iffley, United Kingdom |
| Other names | E. A. Livingstone |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Theology |
| Sub-discipline | Patristics |
| School or tradition | Anglicanism |
Elizabeth Anne LivingstoneMBE (7 July 1929 – 1 January 2023), also known asE. A. Livingstone, was an EnglishAnglican theologian, who specialised inpatristics.
Livingstone held aMaster of Arts degree from theUniversity of Oxford and aLambethDoctorate of Divinity.[1]
Livingstone was co-editor withFrank Leslie Cross of the first edition ofThe Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church in 1957 and continued as editor of later editions after Cross's death in 1968.[2] She is also the editor ofThe Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church.[3]
Following Cross's death, Livingstone, previously his assistant, organised theOxford International Conferences on Patristic Studies from 1969 to 1995, and also edited the record of the proceedings published asStudia Patristica.[2][3] She was originally assigned a committee of 26 scholars to assist her in the editorial work, but her work was so effective that by the next edition, only 20 scholars remained. In subsequent conferences, no mention is made of editorial assistants.[4]
Elizabeth Livingstone died on 1 January 2023, at the age of 93.[5]
In the1986 New Year Honours, Livingstone was appointed aMember of the Order of the British Empire for "services to Patristic Studies".[6] She was one of four people to be awarded thePresident's Medal of theBritish Academy in 2015.[7][8]
Livingstone was an Honorary Fellow ofSt Stephen's House, Oxford.[1]
