Simon Oliver (priest)
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The Reverend Canon Professor Simon Oliver |
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| Van Mildert Professor of Divinity, Durham University |
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| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Durham |
| In office | September 2015 to present |
| Predecessor | Mark McIntosh |
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| Ordination | 1998 (deacon) 1999 (priest) |
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| Birth name | Simon Andrew Oliver |
| Born | 2 October 1971 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
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Simon Andrew Oliver (born 2 October 1971) is a British Anglican, priest, theologian and academic. He was formerly Associate Professor of Philosophical Theology at the University of Nottingham, he is now the Van Mildert Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham. Oliver is also on staff with the Centre for Theology and Philosophy.
Oliver was born on 2 October 1971. He studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at Mansfield College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1993; as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree in 1998. In 1995, he matriculated into Westcott House, Cambridge, an Anglican theological college in the Liberal Catholic tradition, to train for Holy Orders. During this time, he also studied theology at Peterhouse, Cambridge, graduating with a further BA degree in 1997; as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Cantab) degree in 2000.
Having left theological college in 1998, Oliver continued his studies, undertaking postgraduate studies at Peterhouse. His doctoral supervisor was , and his doctoral thesis was titled "The God of motion: theological physics from Plato to Newton with a particular emphasis on the work of St. Thomas Aquinas". He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 2003.
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