Author: <span>Andrew Goddard</span>

Biggar, Nigel – Profile

Nigel Biggar, an ordained Anglican priest, is Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at Christ Church, Oxford University where he is also Director of the McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics & Public Life.. He was previously Professor of Theology & Ethics at Trinity College, Dublin.  He is best known for his writing on Barth’s ethics and the ethics of euthanasia. Websites on Biggar [link-library settings=’2′ categorylistoverride=”551″] Posts on Biggar on this site           [link-library-addlink …

Bonhoeffer’s Poetry – Wannenwetsch, Northcott and O’Donovan articles

A friend recently emailed a copy of Bonhoeffer’s poem “Who Am I?” which reminded me that there had been a conference in Oxford on Bonhoeffer’s poems a few years ago.  A quick search revealed that the papers have now been published and even better two of them by Michael Northcott (on “Who Am I?”) and by Oliver O’Donovan (on “Past”) – and also the introduction by Bernd Wannenwetsch – are fully available on Google Books. …

Brueggemann, Walter – Profile

  Walter Brueggemann is one of the most creative, provocative and practical Old Testament theologians of recent decades.  His numerous commentaries on Old Testament books (including Genesis, Isaiah and Jeremiah), as well as a major Theology of the Old Testament and other contributions to biblical and theological studies are always full on insights into the biblical text and its message for us today. He has also contributed in the areas of biblical theology and hermeneutics and …

Begbie, Jeremy – Profile

Jeremy Begbie, an ordained Anglican, is Thomas A. Langford Research Professor of Theology at Duke University where he is also Director of Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts.  He has previously held posts at St Andrew’s University and at Ridley Hall, Cambridge.  His area of speciality is Christian doctrine and particularly Christianity and music and the arts. My Library at LibraryThing Websites on Begbie [link-library settings=’2′ categorylistoverride=”456″] Posts on Begbie on this site        

Banner, Michael – Profile

Michael Banner, an ordained Anglican priest, is Dean of Trinity College, Cambridge, He has served as Director of the ESRC Genomics Research Program and F.D. Maurice Professor of Moral and Social Theology at King’s College, London. He has been active on various government commissions, chairing a MAFF Committee of Enquiry on the Ethics of Emerging Technologies in the Breeding of Farm Animals (1993-5) and the Department of Health’s CJD Incidents Panel (2000-3). From 1998 to …