John Hughes (theologian)
John Mark David Hughes (13 December 1978 – 29 June 2014) was a British Anglican theologian and Dean of Chapel and Chaplain at Jesus College, Cambridge. He is known for his works on philosophy of religion.
The Reverend John Hughes | |
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| Born | John Mark David Hughes 13 December 1978 Exeter, England |
| Died | 29 June 2014 (aged 35) Cambridgeshire, England |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Church | Church of England |
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Offices held | Dean of Chapel of Jesus College, Cambridge |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater |
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| Doctoral advisor | Catherine Pickstock |
| Other advisors | Oliver O'Donovan |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Theology |
| Sub-discipline | Philosophical theology |
| School or tradition | |
| Institutions | Jesus College, Cambridge |
| Notable students | Elizabeth Bruenig |
Hughes was born in 1978 in Exeter, England. He was ordained as a deacon of the Church of England in 2005 and as a priest in 2006.
He was killed in a car crash in Cambridgeshire in 2014, aged 35. The John Hughes Arts Festival, founded by college students in 2014 in memory of Hughes, provides a broad programme of arts events.
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