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Edward (Ted) Rogers (4 January 1909 – 27 October 1997) was a Methodist Presbyter and President of the Methodist Church. During the mid-twentith cneury he as prominatent figure through his ecumenical work and work for the Methodist Church in the field of social responsibility.

Rogers delivered the 1957 Becly Lectures "God's Business".

Life
Rogers was born in Fleetwood on 4 January 1909 to Edward Eccles Rogers and Margaret Broadbent. Orphaned by the age of 10, he was raised by his grandmother, a Primitive Methodist.

Rogers was educated at Baines School in Poulton-le-Fylde and then entered the Honours School of Economics and Political Science of the University of Manchester, gaining a BA in 1930 and the MA in 1930. While doing research at the Bank of England he handled coins from the biblical age and was inspired to pursue ordination in the Primitive Methodist Church. He entered Hartley College. There he edited the College Magazine.

A busy career in the church followed, until retirement in

In retirement Rogers continued to pursue his interests in community development. He was a Founding Chairman of the AVEC trust and served int this role 1976-1988 trustee and Chaor of the Trustess of

Rogers's second marriage to Lucy Howlett was in 1979

He died on 27 October 1997.

Ecumenical Involvement
Rogers participated in numerous ecumenical meetings and projects.

At the World Council of Churches conference "Christian  Action in  Rapid Social Change: Dilemmas and Opportunities" held in Thessalonica, Greece (25 July to 2 August 1959), Rogers chaired Group III, 'Christian Responsibility in Political Action in Rapid Social Change'.

William Ainslie Memorial Lecture

Books

 * 1948. First Easter: A Play in Three Acts. London: Epworth Press.
 * 1950. The Economics of Communism. Beckly Pamphlets. London: The Epworth Press.
 * 1951. A Commentary on Communism. London: Epworth Press. https://archive.org/details/commentaryoncomm0000roge
 * 1954. Programme for Peace. Epworth Press: London.
 * 1954. Using Leisure Well. Beckly Pamphlets, Third Series. London: Epworth Press.
 * 1957. God's Business: A Study in the Relationship between Economics and Theology. London: Epworth Press.
 * 1959. That They Might Have Life. Great Neck, NY: Channel Press. https://archive.org/details/thattheymighthav0000roge
 * 1960. Who Cares for the Refugee? Beckly Pamphlets, Fifth Series. London: Epworth Press.
 * 1964. Living Standards: A Christian Looks at the World's Poverty. London: SCM Press.
 * 1965. Poverty on a Small Planet: A Christian Looks at Living Standards. New York: Macmillan. https://archive.org/details/povertyonsmallpl00roge
 * 1973. Plundered Planet: A Christian Contribution to the Current Debate on a World Crisis. Nutfield: Denholm House Press.
 * 1978. Thinking about Human Rights. Guildford: Lutterworth Educational. https://archive.org/details/thinkingabouthum0000roge

Essays in edited volumes

 * 1952. The Economics of Communism. In: M. Edwards, ed. Communism. London: Epworth Press.p.??-??
 * 1964. International Affairs. In: D.S. Hubery, ed. The Christian in the Modern World: A Symposium of Christian Thought. London: Chester House Publication.p.??
 * 1966a. Advertising. In: A.W. Hastings and E. Hastings, eds. Important Moral Issues. Edinburgh: T&T Clark.pp.89-96?
 * 1966b. Christians and Political Responsibility. In: Z.K. Matthews, ed. Responsible Government in a Revolutionary Age, The Church and Society Series. New York: Association Press.pp.361–371.
 * 1966c. Gambling. In: A.W. Hastings and E. Hastings, eds. Important Moral Issues. Edinburgh: T&T Clark.pp.63-70?
 * 1968. Diakonia: Der Christ in der Gesellschaft. In: C.E. Sommer, ed. Der Methodismus, Die Kirchen der Welt. Stuttgart: Evangelisches Verlagswerk.pp.308–317.
 * British Broadcasting Corporation, Simon, G., Häring, B., Williams, H., Evans, S. and Preston, R., 1966. Politics of the Kingdom. In: Politics of the Kingdom. Six Broadcast Sermons on the Moral Law, Its Basis in the Gospel, and Its Applications in Contemporary Life. London.p.42-51.