Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology
The Regius Professorship of Moral and Pastoral Theology, together with the Regius Professorship of Ecclesiastical History, was founded at the University of Oxford by an act of Parliament in 1840, and first filled in 1842. The act attached the chair to the fourth canonry at Christ Church from the next vacancy, which occurred in 1849: as such, the holder must be an Anglican priest or a priest of a church in communion with the Church of England.[1] The initial title, Regius Professor of Pastoral Theology, was expanded for the appointment of K. E. Kirk in 1933. The professor is a member of the Chapter of Christ Church.
List of Regius Professors
[edit]- 1842–1873: Charles Atmore Ogilvie
- 1873–1885: Edward King
- 1885–1892: Francis Paget[2]
- 1892–1903: Robert Campbell Moberly[3]
- 1903–1933: Robert Lawrence Ottley
- 1933–1938: Kenneth Kirk
- 1938–1944: Leonard Hodgson
- 1945–1948: Robert Mortimer
- 1949–1971: V. A. Demant
- 1972–1980: Peter Baelz[4]
- 1982–2006: Oliver O'Donovan[5]
- 2007–2022: Nigel Biggar[6]
- 2024–present: Luke Bretherton[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology". Pathways. Church of England. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Francis Paget". theodora. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Robert Campbell Moberly". theodora. 22 September 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ Hugh Melinsky (31 March 2000). "Peter Baelz | News". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Divinity home | School of Divinity". Div.ed.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Regius Professorship of Moral and Pastoral Theology". Oxford University Gazette (Notices). Oxford University. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "New Regius Professors appointed in the Faculty of Theology and Religion | University of Oxford". www.ox.ac.uk. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
