Revd Professor Alister E. McGrath, MA, DPhil, DD, FRSA
Professor of Theology, Ministry and Education; and Head of the Centre for Theology, Religion and Culture, King’s College, London. Nationality: British Married, with two adult children. Date of birth: 23 January 1953.
Education Down High School, Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, 1957-65 Methodist College, Belfast, 1965-71 Wadham College, Oxford, 1971-75 Linacre College, Oxford, 1975-76 Merton College, Oxford, 1976-78 St John’s College, Cambridge, 1978-80, undertaking theological research Westcott House, Cambridge, 1978-80, training for ministry in the Church of England.
Degrees BA, First Class Honours, Final Honour School of Natural Philosophy (Chemistry), Oxford University, 1975. MA, Oxford University, 1978. DPhil, Oxford University 1978, for research in molecular biophysics, under the supervision of Professor Sir George Radda, FRS. BA, First Class Honours, Final Honour School of Theology, Oxford University, 1978. BD, Oxford University, 1983, for research in historical theology. DD, Oxford University, 2001, for research in historical and systematic theology.
Honorary degrees: DD, honoris causa, 1996, Virginia Theological Seminary DD, honoris causa, 2005, Union Theological Seminary, Belfast DD, honoris causa, 2007, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto.
Academic distinctions Open Major Scholarship, Wadham College, Oxford, 1971-5 EPA Cephalosporin Research Studentship, Linacre College, Oxford, 1975-6 Senior Scholarship, Merton College, Oxford, 1976-8 Visiting Short-Term Fellowship, European Molecular Biology Organization, held at the University of Utrecht, June – August 1976. Liddon Theological Studentship, Oxford University, 1977 Denyer and Johnson Prize in Theology, Oxford University, 1978 Naden Studentship in Divinity, St John’s College, Cambridge, 1978-80 Denyer and Johnson Travelling Scholarships, Oxford University, 1989 and 1991.
Other distinctions Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (FRSA), 2005.
Posts held 1980-83 Curate, St Leonards Parish Church, Wollaton, Nottingham. 1983-1995 Lecturer in historical and systematic theology, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford; member of the Oxford University Faculty of Theology 1990 Ezra Squire Tipple Visiting Professorship of Historical Theology, Drew University, Madison, New Jersey, Fall Semester. 1993-9 Also University Research Lecturer in Theology, Oxford University 1993-7 Also Research Professor of Theology, Regent College, Vancouver, Canada 1995-2004 Principal, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford 1999-2008 Professor of Historical Theology, Oxford University [titular professorship awarded following the 1998-9 "Recognition of Distinction" exercise]. 2004-6 Director, Oxford Centre for Evangelism and Apologetics 2006- President, Oxford Centre for Evangelism and Apologetics 2006- Senior Research Fellow, Harris Manchester College, Oxford 2008- Professor of Theology, Ministry and Education; and Head of the Centre for Theology, Religion and Culture, King’s College, London.
Major Endowed Academic Lecture Series 1990 Bampton Lectures, Oxford University 1992 Anderson Lectures, McGill University, Montreal, Canada 2008 Riddell Lectures, University of Newcastle 2009 Gifford Lectures, University of Aberdeen. 2009 Hulsean Lectures, University of Cambridge.
Membership of Learned and Professional Societies Founder member, International Society for the Study of Science and Religion Member, American Academy of Religion Fellow, Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce.
Education Down High School, Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, 1957-65 Methodist College, Belfast, 1965-71 Wadham College, Oxford, 1971-75 Linacre College, Oxford, 1975-76 Merton College, Oxford, 1976-78 St John’s College, Cambridge, 1978-80, undertaking theological research Westcott House, Cambridge, 1978-80, training for ministry in the Church of England.
Degrees BA, First Class Honours, Final Honour School of Natural Philosophy (Chemistry), Oxford University, 1975. MA, Oxford University, 1978. DPhil, Oxford University 1978, for research in molecular biophysics, under the supervision of Professor Sir George Radda, FRS. BA, First Class Honours, Final Honour School of Theology, Oxford University, 1978. BD, Oxford University, 1983, for research in historical theology. DD, Oxford University, 2001, for research in historical and systematic theology.
Honorary degrees: DD, honoris causa, 1996, Virginia Theological Seminary DD, honoris causa, 2005, Union Theological Seminary, Belfast DD, honoris causa, 2007, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto.
Academic distinctions Open Major Scholarship, Wadham College, Oxford, 1971-5 EPA Cephalosporin Research Studentship, Linacre College, Oxford, 1975-6 Senior Scholarship, Merton College, Oxford, 1976-8 Visiting Short-Term Fellowship, European Molecular Biology Organization, held at the University of Utrecht, June – August 1976. Liddon Theological Studentship, Oxford University, 1977 Denyer and Johnson Prize in Theology, Oxford University, 1978 Naden Studentship in Divinity, St John’s College, Cambridge, 1978-80 Denyer and Johnson Travelling Scholarships, Oxford University, 1989 and 1991.
Other distinctions Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (FRSA), 2005.
Posts held 1980-83 Curate, St Leonards Parish Church, Wollaton, Nottingham. 1983-1995 Lecturer in historical and systematic theology, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford; member of the Oxford University Faculty of Theology 1990 Ezra Squire Tipple Visiting Professorship of Historical Theology, Drew University, Madison, New Jersey, Fall Semester. 1993-9 Also University Research Lecturer in Theology, Oxford University 1993-7 Also Research Professor of Theology, Regent College, Vancouver, Canada 1995-2004 Principal, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford 1999-2008 Professor of Historical Theology, Oxford University [titular professorship awarded following the 1998-9 "Recognition of Distinction" exercise]. 2004-6 Director, Oxford Centre for Evangelism and Apologetics 2006- President, Oxford Centre for Evangelism and Apologetics 2006- Senior Research Fellow, Harris Manchester College, Oxford 2008- Professor of Theology, Ministry and Education; and Head of the Centre for Theology, Religion and Culture, King’s College, London.
Major Endowed Academic Lecture Series 1990 Bampton Lectures, Oxford University 1992 Anderson Lectures, McGill University, Montreal, Canada 2008 Riddell Lectures, University of Newcastle 2009 Gifford Lectures, University of Aberdeen. 2009 Hulsean Lectures, University of Cambridge.
Membership of Learned and Professional Societies Founder member, International Society for the Study of Science and Religion Member, American Academy of Religion Fellow, Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce.
