David F. Ford

David F. Ford
OBE
Born
David Frank Ford

(1948-01-23) 23 January 1948 (age 76)
Dublin, Ireland
SpouseDeborah Ford
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisBiblical Narrative and the Theological Method of Karl Barth in the "Church Dogmatics" (1977)
Doctoral advisor
Academic work
DisciplineTheology
School or traditionAnglicanism
Institutions
Main interests

David Frank Ford OBE (born 23 January 1948) is an Anglican public theologian.[1] He was the Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge, beginning in 1991. He is now an Emeritus Regius Professor of Divinity. His research interests include political theology, ecumenical theology, Christian theologians and theologies, theology and poetry, the shaping of universities and of the field of theology and religious studies within universities, hermeneutics, and interfaith theology and relations.[2] He is the founding director of the Cambridge Inter-Faith Programme and a co-founder of the Society for Scriptural Reasoning.

  1. ^ Cunningham, David S. (3 May 2003). "The Practical Theology of David F. Ford". The Christian Century: 30–37. Archived from the original on 2 November 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  2. ^ "David Ford Profile". University of Cambridge. 2010. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.