(Church Times) Professors Andrew Davison and Luke Bretherton to hold Regius chairs at Oxford University

THE appointment of two new Oxford Regius Professors and Canons of Christ Church was announced from Downing Street on Thursday.

The Starbridge Professor of Theology and Natural Sciences in the University of Cambridge, the Revd Dr Andrew Davison, has been appointed Oxford’s Regius Professor of Divinity: one of the oldest chairs in the university, established by King Henry VIII….

The Robert E. Cushman Distinguished Professor of Moral and Political Theology at Duke University, in the US, Dr Luke Bretherton, is to be the Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology. He is also currently Senior Fellow at the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke.

His predecessor at Christ Church, the Revd Professor Nigel Biggar, retired in 2022.

His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of two new Regius Professorships at Christ Church. We look forward to welcoming Professor Luke Bretherton and The Revd Professor Andrew Davison in the coming months! #MuChChLove
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— Christ Church (@ChCh_Oxford) June 13, 2024