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- 1997 - 2000 (Creation)
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Reverend Douglas Torr was born and educated in Johannesburg. He holds a B.A. Honours degree in Church History from Rhodes University, an M.A. from the University of Natal, and is currently working on a doctorate with Unisa. Reverend Torr was ordained as a priest in the Anglican Diocese in Johannesburg in 1990.
He has served the diocese in the following capacities:
Chaplain to St. Joseph's Children's Home
Rector of St. Luke's Bosmont church
Priest in charge of St. Margaret's Noordgesig church
Priest in charge of St. Mary's Cathedral
Rector of St. Mary's, Jeppe
Priest in charge of St. John the Divine in Belgravia
During his terms as a priest for the last 10 years he was also employed part-time as coordinator of Diocesan Social Responsibility. Reverend Torr's other involvements include: "BIG"- Basic Income Grant, Independent Electoral Commission and South African Council of Churches.
Having being a conscientious objector, and having being prosecuted for this stand, he remains committed to working with a wide variety of peace and justice issues.
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The papers contain various materials relating to Reverend Torr's involvement with different organizations. The papers illustrate some of the important issues of social security and basic income grant in South Africa, church assistance with the problems of fighting poverty, unemployment, HIV, social transformation and security, as well as peace campaigns and reconciliation. The collection was donated to Historical Papers by Reverend Douglas Torr in 2007.
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Copyright Historical Papers Research Archive, The Library, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Alternate title: Torr, Rev. Douglas