John Milbank

John Milbank
Milbank in October 2014
Born	Alasdair John Milbank 1952 Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England
Occupation	Professor, theologian, philosopher
Nationality	English
Education	Oxford, Cambridge, Birmingham universities
Alma mater	Oxford University
Genre	Theology, continental philosophy, postmodern philosophy, political philosophy, political theology, social theory
Notable works	Theology and Social Theory

Alasdair John Milbank (born 1952) is an Anglican Christian theologian and was the Research Professor of Religion, Politics and Ethics at the University of Nottingham, where he also directs the Centre of Theology and Philosophy. Milbank previously taught at the University of Virginia and before that at the University of Cambridge and the University of Lancaster. He is also chairman of the trustees of the ResPublica think tank.

Milbank is known as the founder of the movement known as Radical Orthodoxy, which has attracted international attention in both religion and politics. His work crosses disciplinary boundaries, integrating subjects such as systematic theology, social theory, ethics, aesthetics, philosophy, political theory and political theology. He first gained recognition after publishing Theology and Social Theory in 1990, which laid the theoretical foundations for the movement which later became known as Radical Orthodoxy. In recent years he has collaborated on three books with philosopher Slavoj Žižek and Creston Davis, entitled Theology and the Political: The New Debate (2005), The Monstrosity of Christ: Paradox or Dialectic (2009), and Paul's New Moment: Continental Philosophy and the Future of Christian Theology (2010). Milbank delivered the Stanton Lectures at Cambridge in 2011.

Milbank was educated in Britain, studying at both Oxford University and Cambridge University. During his time at Cambridge he studied under Rowan Williams. He then received his PhD degree from the University of Birmingham. His dissertation was on the work of Giambattista Vico under the supervision of Leon Pompa. Cambridge University awarded him a senior Doctor of Divinity degree in recognition of published work in 1998. He is married to Alison Milbank, also a lecturer at the University of Nottingham. They have two children.