Austin Farrer

The Reverend

Austin Farrer

FBA
The Reverend; Austin Farrer; FBA
Born	Austin Marsden Farrer; 1 October 1904; Hampstead, London, England
Died	29 December 1968 (aged 64); Oxford, England
Office	Warden of Keble College, Oxford (1960–1968)
Spouse	Katharine Farrer (m. 1937)
Ecclesiastical career
Religion	Christianity (Anglican)
Church	Church of England
Ordained	1928 (deacon); 1929 (priest);
Academic background
Alma mater	Balliol College, Oxford; Ripon College Cuddesdon;
Influences	Thomas Aquinas; John Macmurray;
Academic work
Discipline	Philosophy; theology; biblical studies;
Sub-discipline	Metaphysics; New Testament studies; philosophical theology;
School or tradition	Anglo-Catholicism; neo-Thomism;
Institutions	St Edmund Hall, Oxford; Trinity College, Oxford; Keble College, Oxford;
Doctoral students	Geddes MacGregor
Notable students	Michael Goulder; Donald M. MacKinnon;
Notable ideas	Farrer hypothesis
Influenced	H. E. J. Cowdrey; Michael Goulder; Basil Mitchell;

Austin Marsden Farrer FBA (1 October 1904 – 29 December 1968) was an English Anglican philosopher, theologian, and biblical scholar. His activity in philosophy, theology, and spirituality led many to consider him one of the greatest figures of 20th-century Anglicanism. He served as Warden of Keble College, Oxford, from 1960 to 1968.

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