Simon Oliver (priest)
The Reverend Canon Professor Simon Oliver | |
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Van Mildert Professor of Divinity, Durham University | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of Durham |
In office | September 2015 to present |
Predecessor | Mark McIntosh |
Other posts |
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Orders | |
Ordination |
1998 (deacon) 1999 (priest) |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Simon Andrew Oliver |
Born | 2 October 1971 |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Alma mater |
Simon Andrew Oliver (born 2 October 1971) is a British Anglican, priest, theologian and academic. He was formerly Associate Professor of Philosophical Theology at the University of Nottingham,[1] he is now the Van Mildert Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham.[2] Oliver is also on staff with the Centre for Theology and Philosophy.[3]
Early life and education
Oliver was born on 2 October 1971. He studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at Mansfield College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1993; as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree in 1998.[4][5] In 1995, he matriculated into Westcott House, Cambridge, an Anglican theological college in the Liberal Catholic tradition, to train for Holy Orders.[5] During this time, he also studied theology at Peterhouse, Cambridge, graduating with a further BA degree in 1997;[4][5] as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Cantab) degree in 2000.[5]
Having left theological college in 1998, Oliver continued his studies, undertaking postgraduate studies at Peterhouse.[5] His doctoral supervisor was Catherine Pickstock,[1] and his doctoral thesis was titled "The God of motion: theological physics from Plato to Newton with a particular emphasis on the work of St. Thomas Aquinas".[6] He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 2003.[5]
Ordained ministry and academic career
Oliver was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1998 and as a priest in 1999 for the Diocese of Ely.[2][5] From 1998 to 2001, he served his curacy as a non-stipendiary minister at All Saints, Teversham and St Andrew's Church, Cherry Hinton.[5] From 2001 to 2004, he was the chaplain of Hertford College, Oxford.[4][5] In 2005, he joined the University of Wales, Lampeter as a lecturer in theology.[5] He was promoted to senior lecturer in 2006.[5]
In 2009, Oliver moved to the University of Nottingham where he had been appointed Associate Professor of Philosophical Theology.[2][7] In November 2010, it was announced that he had been additionally appointed Canon Theologian of Southwell Minster; he was installed during a service at the minster on 13 February 2011.[8] He became Head of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Nottingham in 2013.[4]
In February 2015, it was announced that Oliver would be the next Van Mildert Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham.[2] He moved to Durham to take up the appointment in September 2015.[4] As such, he also became a Residentiary Canon of Durham Cathedral.[9][10] He will give the 2017 Stanton Lectures at the University of Cambridge; the series with be titled "Creation's Ends: Teleology, Ethics and the Natural".[11]
Views
Oliver is a notable member of the theological sensibility known as Radical Orthodoxy.[12] He organised the 2013 Centre for Theology and Philosophy conference: The Soul, held at St Anne's College, Oxford.[13]
Personal life
Oliver is married and has two sons.[10]
Selected works
- Oliver, Simon (2005). Philosophy, God and Motion. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0415360456.
- Oliver, Simon; Warrier, Maya, eds. (2008). Theology and Religious Studies: An Exploration of Disciplinary Boundaries. London: T & T Clark. ISBN 978-0567032362.
- Milbank, John; Oliver, Simon, eds. (2008). The Radical Orthodoxy Reader. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0415425124.
- Oliver, Simon; Kilby, Karen; O'Loughlin, Tom, eds. (2012). Faithful Reading: New Essays in Theology in Honour of Fergus Kerr, OP. London: T & T Clark. ISBN 978-0567644039.
References
- 1 2 "Simon Oliver". Department of Theology and Religious Studies. University of Nottingham. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 "Two new Canon Professors appointed". Department of Theology and Religion. University of Durham. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ↑ "Staff". Centre of Theology and Philosophy. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Profiles: Professor Simon Oliver". Department of Theology and Religion. Durham University. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Simon Andrew Oliver". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 17 April 2017. (subscription required)
- ↑ Oliver, Simon Andrew (2003). "The God of motion : theological physics from Plato to Newton with a particular emphasis on the work of St. Thomas Aquinas". E-Thesis Online Service. The British Library Board. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ↑ "FELLOWS". The Centre for Theology & Community. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ↑ "University of Nottingham professor appointed as Canon Theologian". The Nottingham Post. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ↑ "Who's Who on the Cathedral Chapter". Durham Cathedral. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- 1 2 Oliver, Simon (4 October 2015). "SERMON: Receiving the kingdom as a child". Durham Cathedral. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ↑ "Stanton Lecture 2017: Creation’s Ends: Teleology, Ethics and the Natural". Faculty of Divinity. University of Cambridge. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ↑ Milbank, John; Oliver, Simon, eds. (2008). The Radical Orthodoxy Reader. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0415425124.
- ↑ "The Soul". Centre of Theology and Philosophy. Retrieved 17 April 2017.