The Resume

(April 13, 1909-March 31, 1997)
Born in Bridge of Allan, United Kingdom
Episcopal priest and author
Possibly the greatest expert of the twentieth century on Patristics/the early Christian Church
Attended the University of Glasgow and Oxford
Books include; 'The Oxford Dictionary of Popes,' 'Early Christian Creeds,' 'The Athanasian Creed,' 'Golden Mouth: The Story of John Chrysostom - ascetic, preacher, bishop'
Full name: John Norman Davidson Kelly

Why he might be annoying:

Introverted and never married, he had almost no life outside of academia.
He never served as a pastor, spending almost his entire priestly career as a teacher.
To remain an Episcopalian, he had to disregard what the early Church taught about the authority of the Church and the Papacy.

Why he might not be annoying:

In addition to his work in Patristics, he wrote several well received works on the letters of the New Testament.
He taught at Oxford for over thirty years.
He oversaw the admission of women to Oxford.
He ticks off protestant fundamentalists who don't know or care who the Church Fathers were.
His works in Patristics show how far modern Christian theology has strayed from its early roots in areas like; the sacraments, church organization, and the interpretation of scripture.

Credit: tom_jeffords

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Adults Who Probably Died a Virgin
• Alien Heads
• Bad Hair - Male
• Don't Look at Me, I'm Not in My Profile Picture
• Egg Heads
• I am an Episcopalian
• I am Known by My Initials
• I Attended Oxford
• I Died in 1997 (Ranked: 87)
• I Earned a Doctorate
• I was Cremated
• I was Home Schooled
• Long Names
• Look at My Book Cover
• Look at My Cape
• Profiles 27501-27750 (Ranked: 27564)
• Teachers
• Tom Jefford's Profiles [Series 03]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 238 Votes: 52.10% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 23 Votes: 8.70% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 184 Votes: 51.09% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 16 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 47 Votes: 44.68% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 90 Votes: 45.56% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 236 Votes: 56.36% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 157 Votes: 64.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 213 Votes: 57.28% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 167 Votes: 49.70% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 240 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 68 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 40.91% Annoying