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Edition 53 (2023) Winner
Paul Stuart Fiddes
ポール・スチュアート・フィッデス
Pōru Suchuāto Fiddesu
Aliases:
Paul S. Fiddes / Paul Fiddes
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-04-30 （England）
- Nationality
- English, British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Baptist
- Residence History
- Oxford, England
Career
- Occupations
- theologian, novelist, Professor of Systematic Theology, Baptist minister, Principal
- Active Years
- 1965-2024
- Affiliations
- Regent's Park College, Oxford, University of Oxford Faculty of Theology and Religion
- Memberships
- Baptist Union of Great Britain, European Baptist Federation, Baptist World Alliance
- Influenced By
- Jürgen Moltmann, Eberhard Jüngel
- Influenced
- Contemporary Baptist theologians
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's College, Oxford | — | English Language and Literature / Theology | BA Hons, MA | 1965-1972 | United Kingdom |
| Regent's Park College, Oxford | — | Theology | DPhil | 1972-1975 | United Kingdom |
| Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen | — | Theology | — | 1976 | Germany |
| University of Oxford | — | — | DD | — | United Kingdom |
St Peter's College, Oxford
English Language and Literature / Theology
Degree:
BA Hons, MA
Period:
1965-1972
Year of Graduation:
1972
Country:
United Kingdom
Initially studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE), then changed to English Language and Literature and Theology.
Regent's Park College, Oxford
Theology
Degree:
DPhil
Period:
1972-1975
Year of Graduation:
1975
Country:
United Kingdom
Doctoral thesis: 'The Hiddenness of Wisdom in the Old Testament and later Judaism'.
Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
Theology
Period:
1976
Country:
Germany
Post-doctoral studies, attending seminars by Jürgen Moltmann and Eberhard Jüngel.
University of Oxford
Degree:
DD
Year of Graduation:
2004
Country:
United Kingdom
Honorary Doctor of Divinity
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Fellow of the British Academy | — | — | British Academy | Fellow |
| 2004 | Doctor of Divinity (Hon) | — | — | University of Bucharest | Honorary degree |
| 2004 | Honorary Fellow | — | — | St Peter's College, Oxford | Honorary Fellow |
| 2012 | Ecumenical Prebendary | — | — | St Endellion | Appointed |
| 2012 | Honorary Ecumenical Canon | — | — | Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford | Appointed |
Fellow of the British Academy
2020
Organization:
British Academy
Result:
Fellow
Doctor of Divinity (Hon)
2004
Organization:
University of Bucharest
Result:
Honorary degree
Honorary Fellow
2004
Organization:
St Peter's College, Oxford
Result:
Honorary Fellow
Ecumenical Prebendary
2012
Organization:
St Endellion
Result:
Appointed
Honorary Ecumenical Canon
2012
Organization:
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Result:
Appointed
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Creative Suffering of God
1988 Theological monographA major theological work exploring the concept of God's creative suffering in relation to the world.
God's sufferingCreativityTrinity
A Unicorn Dies: A Novel of Mystery and Ideas
2018 Mystery novelA novel of mystery and ideas featuring the quest of protagonist Giles.
MysteryIdeasReligion
Participating in God: A Pastoral Doctrine of the Trinity
2000 Theological monographA pastoral doctrine of the Trinity emphasizing participation.
TrinityParticipationPastoral
Seeing the World and Knowing God: Hebrew Wisdom and Christian Doctrine in a Late-Modern Context
2013 Theological monographExplores Hebrew wisdom and Christian doctrine in a late-modern context.
Wisdom literatureContemporary theology
Bibliography
- The Creative Suffering of God (1988)
- Past Event and Present Salvation: The Christian Idea of Atonement (1989)
- Freedom and Limit: A Dialogue between Literature and Christian Doctrine (1991)
- The Promised End: Eschatology in Theology and Literature (2000)
- Participating in God: A Pastoral Doctrine of the Trinity (2000)
- Tracks and Traces: Baptist Identity in Church and Theology (2003)
- Seeing the World and Knowing God (2013)
- Charles Williams and C.S. Lewis: Friends in Co-Inherence (2021)
- Iris Murdoch and the Others: A Writer in Dialogue with Theology (2021)
- More Things in Heaven and Earth: Shakespeare, Theology, and the Interplay of Texts (2022)
- A Unicorn Dies: A Novel of Mystery and Ideas (2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Relational theologyDialogue between literature and theologyNarrative approach
- Recurring Motifs
- God's loveSuffering and creativityHidden wisdomParticipation in the Trinity
Legacy
Recognized as one of the leading contemporary Baptist theologians and scholars in theology and literature, known for works like The Creative Suffering of God.
Academic Societies
- British Academy
Trivia
- Ordained as a Baptist minister in 1972.
- Delivered the Bampton Lectures at Oxford.
- Published a mystery novel in 2018 as a novelist.