Paul D. Murray is a British theologian. He is currently Professor of Systematic Theology at Durham University's Department of Theology and Religion, and he is the founding Dean-Director of Durham's Centre for Catholic Studies (CCS), the only established academic unit dedicated to Catholic studies located within a British public institution.[1][2] A prolific author and editor, he was Treasurer of the Society for the Study of Theology (2003–2005), President of the Catholic Theological Association of Great Britain (2012–2014) and he has also worked with the American Academy of Religion, the world's largest scholarly organisation in the field. He was an editor of Concilium International from 2006 to 2011.[3] Since 2011 and 2012 respectively he has collaborated with the Holy See in Anglican-Roman Catholic dialogue and on the Vatican's Justice and Peace committee.[4][5]