Joy Carroll Wallis

Joy Carroll Wallis[1] is an English clergywoman who was a vicar in London for ten years, then one of the first women ordained a priest of the Church of England in 1994.[2]

In 1997 Carroll married American theologian and writer Jim Wallis.[3] They have two sons, Luke and Jack.[4]

Wallis was adviser, inspiration and role model for Richard Curtis' television series The Vicar of Dibley.[4] Her book, Beneath the Cassock: the Real-life Vicar of Dibley[5] describes her life as a vicar. She later wrote another autobiography, The Woman Behind the Collar.[6] After moving to the United States, she was licensed as a priest of the Episcopal Church.[4]

Publications[edit]

  • "The Importance of The Vicar of Dibley"[7]
  • Carroll, Joy (2002). Beneath the Cassock: The Real-life Vicar of Dibley. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 0007122071. OCLC 50783852.
  • Wallis, Joy Carroll (2004). The Woman Behind the Collar: The Pioneering Journey of an Episcopal Priest. New York City: Crossroad. ISBN 0824522656. OCLC 53814103.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Joy Carroll Wallis". Joy Carroll Wallis web site. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. ^ Carroll-Wallis, Joy (August 2004). "The Modern Woman Priest". Sojourners. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Pioneer female Anglican priest, Rev. Joy Carroll Wallis, to speak at Goshen College Commencement April 29". Goshen College. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Alumni Profiles: Joy Carroll". University of St Mark & St John. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  5. ^ Carroll, Joy (2002). Beneath the Cassock: The real-life Vicar of Dibley. Harper-Collins. ISBN 0-00-712207-1.
  6. ^ Carroll Wallis, Joy (2002). The Woman Behind the Collar. New York: Crossroad Publishing Company. ISBN 9780824522650.
  7. ^ Carrol Wallis, Joy. "The importance of the "Vicar of Dibley"". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2013.