The Lightfoot Professor of Divinity is a professorship or chair in the Department of Theology and Religion at
Durham University. The chair is named after the former
Bishop of Durham
The Bishop of Durham is the Anglican bishop responsible for the Diocese of Durham in the Province of York. The diocese is one of the oldest in England and its bishop is a member of the House of Lords. Paul Butler has been the Bishop of Durha ...
J. B. Lightfoot. The current holder is
John M. G. Barclay.
Lightfoot Professor of Divinity
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Stanley Lawrence Greenslade
Stanley Lawrence Greenslade, FBA (14 May 1905 – 8 December 1977) was an English theologian, ecclesiastical historian and clergyman. He held the Regius Professorship of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Oxford from 1959 to 1972.
Early ...
(1943–1950)
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Hugh Turner (1950–1958)
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Christopher Evans (1959–1962)
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R. P. C. Hanson (1962–1964)
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Douglas Rawlinson Jones
Douglas may refer to:
People
* Douglas (given name)
* Douglas (surname)
Animals
*Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking
*Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil W ...
, Old Testament (1964–1985)
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James D. G. Dunn, New Testament (1990–2003)
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John M. G. Barclay, New Testament (2003–present)
See also
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Bede Professor of Catholic Theology
The Bede Professor of Catholic Theology is a professorship or chair in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University. The chair is named after the Venerable Bede and is the first such post at a secular British University. The chair ...
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Van Mildert Professor of Divinity
References
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