David F. Ford

David F. Ford is professor of divinity at the University of Cambridge.

Articles by David F. Ford

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Faith seeking wisdom

How my mind has changed

Nov 18, 2010 by David F. Ford

Two inseparable, inexhaustible themes have fascinated me more and more: love and the Holy Spirit.

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British theology: Movements and churches

A web of conversations

Apr 19, 2000 by David F. Ford

Having surveyed in previous articles the variety of theological conversations in Britain—ranging across patristics, history, philosophy, biblical interpretation, literature and the arts, the natural and social sciences, ethics and politics, and other religions—it probably occurred to some readers to ask: But what about the classic topics of Christian theology?

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British theology after a trauma: Divisions and conversations

After positivism

Apr 12, 2000 by David F. Ford

If there was one intellectual development in living memory that separates the “grandparent” from the “parent” generation of British theology, it was the rise of logical positivism and analytical philosophy.

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Theological wisdom, British style

Integrating theology and religious studies

Apr 05, 2000 by David F. Ford

Some years ago when I encountered theologian George Lindbeck of Yale Divinity School, he asked me about the Gifford Lectures which had been written by my doctoral supervisor, Donald MacKinnon. At the time, Lindbeck was planning a course on MacKinnon. Within a year or so theologian David Tracy of Chicago gave a paper in which MacKinnon was one of the featured theologians.