Paul Dafydd Jones, Ph.D.
(Harvard University), Assistant Professor; Western Religious Thought.
Office: 103 Halsey Annex
434-982-2283
email: pdj5c@virginia.edu
(UVa instructor ID # c468)
Christian theology and philosophy of religion in the West. Special interests in Christology, the doctrine of God, and theological method; nineteenth- and twentieth-century Protestant thought (particularly Karl Barth); political, liberationist, and constructive theology.

Education:

  • Ph.D. Harvard University (Committee on the Study of Religion)
  • A.M. Harvard University
  • M.Div. The Divinity School, Harvard University
  • M.A. Oxford University (Theology)

Courses:

Fall, 2006:

  • RELC 309: Christianity and Protest
  • RELC514: The Theology of John Calvin

Spring 2007

  • Elements of Christian Thought
  • Friedrich Schleiermacher

Fall 2007

  • Political Theology
  • The Theology of Karl Barth

Spring 2008

  • Elements of Christian Thought
  • The Identity of Jesus Christ

Publications, Awards, and Activities

Scholarly activity

Books

  • "A Radiant Yes":  Christology in Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics. London: Continuum/T. & T. Clark, 2008 (forthcoming)

Articles & Essays

  • ‘Karl Barth’ in History of Western Philosophy of Religion, vol. 5, ed. Graham Oppy and Nick Trakakis. Chesham, U.K.: Acumen Publishing (forthcoming)
  • ‘The Heart of the Matter: Karl Barth’s Christological Exegesis’ in Thy Word is Truth: Karl Barth on Scripture, ed. George Hunsinger (forthcoming, volume provisionally entitled)
  • ‘Karl Barth on Gethsemane,’ International Journal of Systematic Theology 9:2 (2007): 148–171
  • ‘Jesus Christ and the Transformation of English Society: The ‘Subversive Conservatism’ of Frederick Denison Maurice,’ Harvard Theological Review 96:3, 2003
  • Job and the Disruption of Identity: Reading Beyond Barth by Susannah Ticciati.’ Review in Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies, 2007
  • 'Liberation Theology and "democratic futures" (by way of Karl Barth and Friedrich Schleiermacher)' (under review)

Reviews

  • Protestant Theology and the Making of the Modern German University by Thomas Albert Howard.’ Review for Journal of the American Academy of Religion (forthcoming)
  • Liberal Theology: A Radical Vision by Peter Hodgson.’ Review for Journal of the American Academy of Religion (forthcoming)

Presentations

  • 'Friedrich Schleiermacher and Postliberalism: Rereading the “Introduction” of The Christian Faith.' American Academy of Religion meeting in San Diego, Schleiermacher Group, November 2007 (in preparation)
  • ‘The Heart of the Matter: Karl Barth’s Christological Exegesis,’ Barth Conference 2006, Princeton Theological Seminary, May 2006
  • ‘Karl Barth on Gethsemane,’ American Academy of Religion meeting in San Antonio, under the auspices of the Karl Barth Society of North America, November 2004