Simon Oliver (priest)

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,[4] he is now the Van Mildert Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham.[5] Oliver is also on staff with the Centre of Theology and Philosophy.[6]

The Reverend Canon

Simon Oliver
Born
Simon Andrew Oliver

(1971-10-02) 2 October 1971
NationalityBritish
TitleVan Mildert Professor of Divinity
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisThe God of Motion (2003)
Doctoral advisorCatherine Pickstock
Influences
Academic work
DisciplineTheology
Sub-discipline
School or traditionRadical orthodoxy
Institutions
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity (Anglican)
ChurchChurch of England
Ordained
  • 1998 (deacon)
  • 1999 (priest)
Offices held

Early life and education

Oliver was born on 2 October 1971. He studied philosophy, politics and economics 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.[7][8] In 1995, he matriculated into Westcott House, Cambridge, an Anglican theological college in the Liberal Catholic tradition, to train for Holy Orders.[8] During this time, he also studied theology at Peterhouse, Cambridge, graduating with a further BA degree in 1997;[7][8] as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Cantab) degree in 2000.[8]

Having left theological college in 1998, Oliver continued his studies, undertaking postgraduate studies at Peterhouse.[8] His doctoral supervisor was Catherine Pickstock,[4][2] 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.[9] He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 2003.[8]

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.[5][8] From 1998 to 2001, he served his curacy as a non-stipendiary minister at All Saints, Teversham and St Andrew's Church, Cherry Hinton.[8] From 2001 to 2004, he was the chaplain of Hertford College, Oxford.[7][8] In 2005, he joined the University of Wales, Lampeter, as a lecturer in theology.[8] He was promoted to senior lecturer in 2006.[8]

In 2009, Oliver moved to the University of Nottingham where he had been appointed Associate Professor of Philosophical Theology.[5][10] 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.[11] He became Head of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Nottingham in 2013.[7]

In February 2015, it was announced that Oliver would be the next Van Mildert Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham.[5] He moved to Durham to take up the appointment in September 2015.[7] As such, he also became a Residentiary Canon of Durham Cathedral,[12][13] and was installed during Evensong on 20 September 2015.[14] 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".[15]

Views

Oliver is a notable member of the theological sensibility known as radical orthodoxy.[16] He organised the 2013 Centre for Theology and Philosophy conference: The Soul, held at St Anne's College, Oxford.[17]

Personal life

Oliver is married and has two sons.[13]

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. Mohamed, Feisal G. (2011). Milton and the Post-Secular Present: Ethics, Politics, Terrorism. Stanford, California: Stanford University. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8047-8073-5.
  2. Shortt, Rupert (2005). God's Advocates: Christian Thinkers in Conversation. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-8028-3084-5.
  3. Oliver, Simon (2017). Creation: A Guide for the Perplexed. London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark. p. x. ISBN 978-0-567-65611-7.
  4. "Simon Oliver". Department of Theology and Religious Studies. University of Nottingham. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  5. "Two new Canon Professors appointed". Department of Theology and Religion. University of Durham. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  6. "Staff". Centre of Theology and Philosophy. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  7. "Profiles: Professor Simon Oliver". Department of Theology and Religion. Durham University. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  8. "Simon Andrew Oliver". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  9. 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.
  10. "FELLOWS". The Centre for Theology & Community. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  11. "University of Nottingham professor appointed as Canon Theologian". The Nottingham Post. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  12. "Who's Who on the Cathedral Chapter". Durham Cathedral. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  13. Oliver, Simon (4 October 2015). "SERMON: Receiving the kingdom as a child". Durham Cathedral. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  14. "Special Service - Installation of Chapter member and Canon Residentiary". Durham Cathedral. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  15. "Stanton Lecture 2017: Creation's Ends: Teleology, Ethics and the Natural". Faculty of Divinity. University of Cambridge. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  16. Milbank, John; Oliver, Simon, eds. (2008). The Radical Orthodoxy Reader. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0415425124.
  17. "The Soul". Centre of Theology and Philosophy. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Mark McIntosh		 Van Mildert Professor of Divinity
2015–present		 Incumbent
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