Timothy Foster Sedgwick (born 1947) is an American
Episcopal ethicist. In addition to being the
Clinton S. Quin Professor of
Christian Ethics at
Virginia Theological Seminary
Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS), formally the Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia, is an Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. It is the largest and second-oldest such accredited se ...
, he has served since 2007 as Vice President and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs.
Sedgwick received his AB from
Albion College
Albion College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Albion, Michigan. The college was founded in 1835 and its undergraduate population was approximately 1,500 students as of Fall 2021 ...
and his MA and PhD from
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private university, private research university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provide ...
. Following his doctorate he taught undergraduates at
Denison University,
Marshall University
Marshall University is a public university, public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, chief justice of the Uni ...
, and
Blackburn College and then for 19 years taught Christian ethics at
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary.
He has served the ''
Anglican Theological Review'' as book review editor, board member, and president of the board and as a member of the board of directors for the
Society of Christian Ethics. In the
Episcopal Church he serves on the Advisory Board for the
College for Bishops and on the Anglican–Roman Catholic Theological Consultation in the USA (ARC-USA) bilateral discussion, which recently completed a six-year study on moral theology.
Previously he served on the Task Force on End-of-Life Issues, the Task Force on Ethics and the New Genetics, the Committee on Sexual Exploitation, the delegation to the governing Board of the National Council of Churches in Christ, the General Board of Examining Chaplains, the Council for the Development of Ministry (where he served as vice-chairperson), the
Total Ministry Task Force, and the Task Force on Lay Professionals.
Sedgwick is married to Martha W. Sedgwick and has two grown daughters.
Books published
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See also
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List of Virginia Theological Seminary people
References
External links
Timothy F. Sedgwick’s faculty home page Virginia Theological Seminary
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20th-century American Episcopalians
20th-century American philosophers
21st-century American Episcopalians
21st-century American philosophers
Albion College alumni
American academic administrators
American Episcopal theologians
American ethicists
Anglican philosophers
Blackburn College (Illinois)
Christian ethicists
Denison University faculty
Living people
Marshall University faculty
Vanderbilt University alumni
1947 births
Virginia Theological Seminary faculty