James Atkinson (27 April 1914 – 30 July 2011) was an English Anglican priest, biblical scholar, and theologian specialising in Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation.
[5] He was the eldest of three sons born to Nicholas Ridley Atkinson, a civil engineer with the Tynemouth Improvement Commission, and his wife Margaret.
[5] One of his brothers was Sir Robert Atkinson, a decorated Royal Navy officer and businessman.
The other brother died during the Second World War, in March 1943, when the merchant ship on which he was serving was torpedoed and sank.
[5] He continued his studies at the University of Durham and completed a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1939.