Professor Paul Fiddes FBA

Modern theology; doctrine in the context of ideas of wisdom and suffering; the relation of theology to the philosophy and creative arts of late-modern culture, particularly in interface with literature

Fellow type: UK Fellow
Year elected: 2020
Subjects: Religion
Sections: Theology and Religious Studies
Website: https://www.theology.ox.ac.uk/people/professor-paul-fiddes

Current post

University of Oxford Professor of Systematic Theology

2007 -

Regent’s Park College, University of Oxford Director of Research

2007 -

Past appointments

Regent’s Park College, University of Oxford Principal

1989 - 2007

St Peter’s College, University of Oxford Lecturer in Theology

1979 - 1985

Regent’s Park College, University of Oxford Fellow in Christian Doctrine

1975 - 1989

Other Fellows of the British Academy

Professor Dr Claudia Rapp FBA

Cultural, religious and social history of Late Antiquity and Byzantium

Professor Anna Sapir Abulafia FBA

Interactions between Christians and Jews in the Middle Ages within the broad context of 12th and 13th-century theological and ecclesiastical developments; the place of Jews and Muslims in canon law

Revd Professor Sarah Coakley FBA

Historical and systematic theology; philosophy of religion; theology and the biological sciences ('natural theology'); theology and the social sciences; gender, 'race', and religion

Sign up to our email newsletters

Join our mailing list to explore the ideas and impact of the British Academy. Get updates on research, funding, policy, international collaborations, and events that bring the humanities and social sciences to life.