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, namely the Independent Sacramental Movement and the introduction of Christianity in Southeast Asia, particularly in Vietnam, Myanmar (Burma), and Malaysia.^[2][3][4]

Early life and education

Edward Jarvis was born in Kingston upon Hull, England, in 1975, to an English father and an Italian mother.^[5] His great-grandfather was the Italian film actor Umberto Sclanizza. He is a first cousin (five times removed) of travel writer, novelist, and biblical translator George Borrow and a distant cousin of Colonel Sir Weston Jarvis, an MP and Chair of the Royal Empire Society.^[6] Jarvis attended the Malet Lambert School before studying theology and religious studies at Trinity & All Saints College, Logos Institute of Theology, and York St John University.

Work

Jarvis authored the first ever biographies of Brazilian bishop Carlos Duarte Costa and the Vietnamese archbishop Ngô Đình Thục, brother of President Ngô Đình Diệm.^[7][8][9] He has contributed to periodicals of church and society interest.^[10][11] In 2021 and 2022 he produced two volumes on the history and theology of the Anglican Churches in Southeast Asia.^[12][13][14]

Honours

Jarvis was elected a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society (FRAS) in 2019.^[15] He was previously a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute.^[16] In 2021 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS).^[17] He is a member of Sion College and the Society of the Faith.

Selected bibliography

• Jarvis, Edward (2018). God, Land & Freedom: The True Story of ICAB. Berkeley CA: The Apocryphile Press. ISBN 9781947826908. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
• Jarvis, Edward (2018). Sede Vacante: The Life and Legacy of Archbishop Thuc. Berkeley CA: The Apocryphile Press. ISBN 9781949643022. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
• Jarvis, Edward (2019). Carlos Duarte Costa: Testament of a Socialist Bishop. Berkeley CA: The Apocryphile Press. ISBN 9781949643237. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
• Jarvis, Edward (2021). The Anglican Church in Burma: From Colonial Past to Global Future. University Park PA: Penn State University Press. ISBN 9780271091563. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
• Jarvis, Edward (2022). The Anglican Church in Malaysia: Evolving Concepts, Challenging Contexts, Emerging Subtexts. London: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9783031115967. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
• Jarvis, Edward (2023). Divided over Hitler: The Rise and Ruin of the Aristocratic Schulenburg Family. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 9781476691893. Retrieved 17 March 2023.