James Atkinson (27 April 1914 – 30 July 2011) was a Church of England priest and academic specialising in Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation.
He was Professor of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield from 1967 to 1979, Canon Theologian of Sheffield Cathedral from 1970 to 1993, and Director of the Centre for Reformation Studies in Sheffield from 1983 to 2006.