David Fergusson (theologian)
David Alexander Syme Fergusson OBE QHC FRSE FBA DD (born 3 August 1956) is a Scottish theologian and Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge.[1][2]
Biography[]
Fergusson was Assistant Minister at St Nicholas Parish Church, Lanark, 1983-1984 and Associate Minister at St Mungo's Parish Church, Cumbernauld, 1984–1986.
In 1985, he was appointed a lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. In 1990, he was appointed Professor of Systematic Theology at the University of Aberdeen, before moving to Edinburgh to take up the position of the Chair of Divinity in 2000. He has held this post at New College in the University of Edinburgh until 2021.[3] In April 2021, he was appointed Regius Chair of Divinity, the oldest professorship of the University of Cambridge.[2]
Fergusson is a Fellow of the British Academy (elected 2013), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and was an associate director of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues. He delivered the Cunningham Lectures in Edinburgh in 1996, the Bampton Lectures in Oxford in 2001, the Gifford Lectures at the University of Glasgow in 2008 and the Warfield Lectures at Princeton Theological Seminary in 2009. He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity by the University of Aberdeen (2014).
He was installed as a personal chaplain to the Queen in November 2015[4] and was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to education, the arts, and the Church of Scotland.[5] From 2008 to 2018, he served as Principal of New College. In July 2019 the Queen appointed him as Dean of the Chapel Royal in Scotland and Dean of the Order of the Thistle.[6]
References[]
- ^ Fergusson, David (24 March 2021). "Professor David Fergusson". divinity.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Scotland, The Church of (12 November 2020). "Church of Scotland theologian appointed Regius Chair of Divinity at Cambridge University". The Church of Scotland. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge. "Regius Professorship of Divinity – Faculty of Divinity". Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "University principal appointed chaplain to the Queen". 19 June 2017. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Page B12 | Supplement 61608, 11 June 2016 | London Gazette | The Gazette". thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ Scotland, The Church of (3 July 2019). "By royal appointment: theologian takes up new roles". The Church of Scotland. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
External links[]
- Profile at the University of Cambridge website
- David Fergusson biographical notes on Gifford Lectures website
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