The Author

Mark Hamill currently lectures on Primary Religious Education at Liverpool Hope University. His current research interest concerns the death of Christ in R.E. text books.

Mark is a member of the Association of R.E. Inspectors, Advisers and Consultants.

Born in Northern Ireland and educated as a Catholic, Mark currently worships at Lymm Baptist Church, Cheshire.

• 1996-2000: Advisory teacher for Religious Education, employed by the Christians in Schools Trust, Stockport.
• 1991-1996: Full-time teacher in primary schools in Cheshire and Bolton.
• 1990-1991: P.G.C.E., University of Manchester.
• 1986-1990: Self-employed writer and theatre director.
• 1982-1985: B.A. Drama and Theatre Studies, Royal Holloway College, University of London.