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.
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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
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