Maggi Dawn

Maggi Eleanor Dawn (born 1959 and remains a professor in the Department of Theology and Religion. Previously she was associate professor of theology and literature and associate dean of Marquand Chapel at Yale Divinity School.

Life and career Dawn's first career was as a singer-songwriter. She has recorded five albums of her own songs, with her album Elements (1996) exploring biblical images of God.

Dawn took up the study of theology after her career as a singer-songwriter. From 1993 to 1996, she read theology and religious studies at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and trained for ordination at Ridley Hall, Cambridge: she graduated with a first class honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree and a certificate in theology for ministry (CTM). As per tradition, her BA was later promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Cantab) degree. She later recounted how she was given a leaflet on her first day of theological college that said "A woman's place is not at the altar but in the kitchen; put on an apron and get back to where you belong." her PhD was awarded in 2002 for a doctoral thesis titled "Confessions of an inquiring spirit: a study of the relationship between form and content in the written theology of S. T. Coleridge".

Dawn was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in July 1999 and as a priest in July 2000. She took up the post in September 2019, and was also made a professor in the University of Durham's Department of Theology and Religion. She has also held permission to officiate in the Diocese of Durham since 2021. She has been described as a post-evangelical. The Christian Century, and the Bible Reading Fellowship, and has appeared on BBC religion programs including Prayer for the Day.

Personal life Dawn married the Dean of Durham, Andrew Tremlett, in April 2022. She was previously married to Andy Cross.