David Efird
David Hampton Efird (May 18, 1974 - January 9, 2020) was an American philosopher and Anglican priest. As an academic, he specialised in the philosophy of language and the philosophy of religion.
The Reverend David Efird | |
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| Born | David Hampton Efird May 18, 1974 Raleigh, North Carolina, USA |
| Died | 9 January 2020 (aged 45) York, England United Kingdom |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Philosopher, academic and clergyman |
| Title | Senior lecturer in Philosophy |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Duke University Princeton Theological Seminary University of Edinburgh University of Oxford |
| Thesis | 'Unfenced existence (2002) |
| Doctoral advisor | Timothy Williamson |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Philosophy |
| Sub-discipline | Philosophy of religion Philosophy of language Metaphysics Social epistemology Theological ethics Philosophical theology |
| Institutions | University of York Vanbrugh College, York James College, York |
Efird worked at the University of York from 2002. He was a lecturer between 2002 and 2007, and was a senior lecturer from 2007 until his death. He was head of two of York's colleges: Provost of Vanbrugh College, York from 2008 to 2013, and Principal of James College, York from 2013 to 2020.
Efird was a Church of England priest. He was ordained a deacon in 2010 and to the priesthood in 2011. He was a Minor Canon of York Minster, where he served his curacy. He later served as an assistant curate of the Parish of St. Mary Bishophill, an Anglo-Catholic parish in the City of York.
Efird died suddenly on January 9, 2020, in York, United Kingdom, aged 45.