Brian Leftow is the Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion at Oriel College, Oxford, succeeding Richard Swinburne, who retired in 2002. Leftow's research interests include metaphysics, medieval philosophy, and philosophical theology. He is a graduate of Grove City College, and earned his M.A and Ph.D. at Yale University. Before occupying the Nolloth chair at the University of Oxford, Leftow taught at Fordham University.