Edward Shotter | |
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.jpg) Shotter in 2016 | |
| Born | (1933-06-29)29 June 1933 |
| Died | 3 July 2019(2019-07-03) (aged 86) |
| Education | Humberstone Foundation School Durham University |
| Occupation | Priest |
| Religion | Anglican |
| Ordained | 1961 |
Offices held | Dean of Rochester |
Edward Frank Shotter (29 June 1933 – 3 July 2019) was anAnglican priest.
Shotter was educated atHumberstone Foundation School. He studied architecture for some time atDurham University, before completing a theology degree atSt David's College, Lampeter, followed by further training atSt Stephen's House, Oxford.[1][2] He wasordained in 1961.[3][4] He began his ministry as acurate at St Peter'sPlymouth, after which he was intercollegiate secretary of theStudent Christian Movement. From 1966 to 1989, he was director of studies at theLondon Medical Group and was appointedDean of Rochester, a post he held until retirement in 2003.[5]
Shotter is most notable for founding the London Medical Group in the mid-1960s. This was a forum for the discussion of the ethical issues of medicine and grew out of his work with the Student Christian Movement, the Diocese of London, and the London Medical Deaneries. This group was widely exported to other UK medical schools. The group, its activities, and members presaged the Society for the Study of Medical Ethics, later the Institute of Medical Ethics, which set up theJournal of Medical Ethics. Despite being involved with the LMG and its descendant organisations for over four decades, he never lectured on any particular medical ethical topic. He only ever chaired two meetings of the LMG, once because of the last-minute cancellation of the arranged chair.[6] Ensuring that LMG was not seen as a 'chaplaincy exercise' was important to its success; Shotter ensured its impartiality and the even-handed representation of all parties in debates.[7]
On 9 December 2016, Shotter was presented with theHastings Center'sHenry Knowles Beecher Award for 2017.[8][9]
He died on 3 July 2019, four days after his 86th birthday.[10][1]
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| Preceded by | Dean of Rochester 1989–2003 | Succeeded by |
