David Wilkinson (theologian)

David Wilkinson
Born	(1963-05-16) 16 May 1963
Nationality	British
Occupation	Theological college principle
Title	Principal of St John's College, University of Durham

Academic background
Alma mater	Cambridge University
Academic work
Discipline	astrophysics, theology
Institutions	University of Liverpool (chaplin), University of Durham

David Wilkinson, FRAS (born 16 May 1963^[1]) is a British minister, theologian, astrophysicist and academic. He is the current Principal of St John's College, Durham, and a professor in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University.^[2] He is the author of several books on the relationship between science and religion,^[3]^[4] and a regular contributor to Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4.^[5] He has a PhD in astrophysics and is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Prior to his arrival at Durham in 1999, he was a student at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge^[6] and a chaplain at the University of Liverpool.

Selected bibliography

... (1993). God, the big bang, and Stephen Hawking. Tunbridge Wells, England: Monarch. ISBN 9781854242075.
... (1997). Alone in the universe?: aliens, the X-files & God. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 9780830819386.
with Frost, Rob (1999). A new start?: hopes and dreams for the new millennium. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 9780340713891.
... (2002). The message of creation: encountering the Lord of the universe. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 9780830824052.
with Barton, Stephen (2009). Reading Genesis after Darwin. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195383362.
... (2010). Christian eschatology and the physical universe. London: T & T Clark. ISBN 9780567045461.
... (2013). Science, religion, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-1996-8020-7.
... (2015). When I pray what does God do. Oxford, UK: Monarch. ISBN 978-0-8572-1604-5.

... (2002). "The Art of Apologetics in the 21st Century". Anvil. 19: 5–17.
... (2008). "(2008). Dawkins, the Simpsons and God: Public Theology and Pop Culture". Epworth Review. 35 (4): 6–20.
... (2009). "The Work of a Friend: Theology in the Light of the Origin of Species". Epworth Review. 36 (2): 45–65.
... (2009). "Christian Apologetics in a Post-Christian Culture". Catalyst. 35 (2): 1–3.

↑ "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014. the Rev Prof David Wilkinson, Principal of St John's College, University of Durham, 50
↑ "St John's College". St John's College. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
↑ "Theology and Religion Department Staff". Durham University. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
↑ Tallentire, Mark (16 September 2013). "Is God an alien? Science, religion and the search for extraterrestrial life". Durham Times. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
↑ "Thought for the Day". BBC. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
↑ "Engaging with awe". Fitzwilliam College. Retrieved 2014-02-23.

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 9090259 SUDOC: 148129056

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