Alister McGrath

Alister Edgar McGrath (Belfast, 23. 1. 1953. – ), britanski teolog, svećenik, naučnik, historičar, pisac i akademik.

Alister McGrath
Rođenje	Alister Edgar McGrath 23. 1. 1953. (1953-01-23) Belfast, Sj. Irska, UK
Državljanstvo	britansko
Alma mater	Univerzitet u Oxfordu
Zanimanje	teolog, svećenik, naučnik, historičar, pisac, akademik
Vjeroispovijest	anglikanstvo
Suprug/a	Joanna Collicutt
Djeca	2

Biografija

McGrath je rođen 1953. u sjevernoirskom gradu Belfastu i odrastao je u Downpatricku gdje je pohađao školu Down. U septembru 1966. upisao se na Metodistički koledž u Belfastu i fokusirao se na učenje matematike, fizike i kemije. Godine 1971. započinje studij kemije na Koledž Wadham pri Univerzitetu u Oxfordu i završava ga 1975. godine, a potom odlazi na Koledž Linacre i počinje s istraživanjem molekularne biofizike na oksfordskom odsjeku biokemije pod vodstvom profesora Georgea Radde. Iako je odrastao kao ateist, McGrath tokom univerzitetskih dana počinje iskazivati interes za religijom i konvertira na kršćanstvo. Godine 1976. dobiva postdiplomsku stipendiju i paralelno pohađa doktorski studij biofizike na Koledž Merton odnosno diplomski studij teologije, te završava oba 1978. godine.

Nakon stjecanja prvog doktorata McGrath odlazi predavati na Koledžu St John pri Univerzitetu u Cambridgeu, gdje istovremeno nastavlja studij teologije na Westcottu odnosno pripremu zaređenja za svećenika Engleske Crkve. Đakonom je postao u septembru 1980. i služi kao kapelan u crkvi sv. Leonarda u Wollatonu (Nottingham), a anglikanskim svećenikom postao je godinu dana kasnije u Southwell Minsteru. Godine 1983. postavljen je za predavača na oksfordskom Koledžu Wycliffe Hall, te istovremeno postaje članom Oksfordskog teološkog fakulteta. Jesenski semestar 1990. proveo je radeći kao profesor na američkom Univerzitetu Drew u Madisonu.

Godine 1993. McGrath je izabran za univerzitetskog istraživačkog predavača teologije na Univerzitetu u Oxfordu, dok istovremeno (od 1993. do 1996. godine) radi i kao istraživački profesor teologije na kanadskom Koledžu Regent u Vancouveru. Za ravnatelja Wycliffe Halla izabran je 1995. godine, a 1999. dobiva titulu profesora historijske teologije Univerziteta u Oxfordu. Na temelju istraživanja historijske i sistematske teologije godine 2001. dobiva drugi doktorat. Iste godine bio je jedan od osnivača Međunarodnog društva za nauku i religiju (ISSR). U septembru 2008. postao je čelnik Centra za teologiju, religiju i kulturu na Kraljevskom koledžu u Londonu. Godine 2013. na temelju istraživanja odnosa religije i nauke i prirodne teologije McGrath dobiva svoj treći oksfordski doktorat. Tri dodatna počasna doktorata dobio je od Teološkog sjemeništa u Virginiji (1996), Teološkog koledža u Belfastu (2005), te Koledža Wycliffe pri Univerzitetu u Torontu (2007). Od 2014. radi kao profesor na londonskom Koledžu Gresham.

Opus

Djelomična lista McGrathovih monografija:

• Understanding the Trinity, Grand Rapids: Academie Books, 1988, ISBN 9780310296805
• Understanding Doctrine: Its Relevance and Purpose for Today, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992, ISBN 9780310479512
• Bridge-building: Effective Christian Apologetics, Leicester: InterVarsity Press, 1992, ISBN 9780851109695
• Intellectuals Don't Need God & Other Modern Myths, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993, ISBN 9780310590910
• The Renewal of Anglicanism, Harrisburg: Morehouse, 1993, ISBN 9780819216038
• A Life of John Calvin, Oxford; Cambridge, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 1993, ISBN 9780631189473
• A Passion for Truth: The Intellectual Coherence of Evangelicalism, Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1996, ISBN 9780830818662
• Iustitia Dei, Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998, ISBN 9780511003103
• Science and Religion: An Introduction, Oxford; Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 1998, ISBN 9780631208426
• Historical Theology: An Introduction to the History of Christian Thought, Oxford; Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 1998, ISBN 9780631208440
• I Believe: Exploring the Apostles' Creed, Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1998, ISBN 9780830819461
• T. F. Torrance: An Intellectual Biography, Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1999, ISBN 9780567086839
• The Journey: A Pilgrim in the Lands of the Spirit, New York: Doubleday, 2000, ISBN 9780385495882
• Christian Theology: An Introduction, Oxford; Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 2001, ISBN 9780631225287
• The Christian Theology Reader, Oxford; Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 2001, ISBN 9780631206378 (sadrži primarne izvore iz Christian Theology)
• In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture, New York: Anchor Books, 2001, ISBN 9780385722162
• Glimpsing the Face of God: The Search for Meaning in the Universe, Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2001, ISBN 9780802839800
• The Reenchantment of Nature: The Denial of Religion and the Ecological Crisis, New York: Doubleday, 2002, ISBN 9780385500593
• Knowing Christ, New York: Galilee, 2002, ISBN 9780385503167
• A Scientific Theology, 3. vol., Edinburgh; New York: T & T Clark, 2003, ISBN 9780567083494
• A Brief History of Heaven, Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 2003, ISBN 9780631233541
• The Intellectual Origins of the European Reformation, Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 2003, ISBN 9780631229391
• The Twilight of Atheism: The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World, New York: Doubleday, 2004, ISBN 9780385500616
• Dawkins' God: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life, Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 2005, ISBN 9781405125390
• Christianity's Dangerous Idea: The Protestant Revolution from the Sixteenth to the Twenty-First Century, New York: HarperOne, 2007, ISBN 9780060822132
• The Dawkins Delusion? Atheist Fundamentalism and the denial of the divine, London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 2007, ISBN 9780281059270
• The Open Secret: A New Vision for Natural Theology, Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 2008, ISBN 9781405126915
• A Fine-Tuned Universe: The Quest for God in Science and Theology, Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2009, ISBN 9780664233105
• Heresy: A History of Defending the Truth, New York: HarperOne, 2009, ISBN 9780060822149
• Mere Theology: Christian Faith and the Discipleship of the Mind, London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 2010, ISBN 9780281062096
• Chosen Ones, Grand Rapids: Zonderkidz, 2010, ISBN 9780310718123
• Surprised by Meaning: Science, Faith, and How We Make Sense of Things, Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2011, ISBN 9780664236922
• Why God Won't Go Away: Engaging with the New Atheism, London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 2011, ISBN 9780281063871
• Flight of the Outcasts, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011, ISBN 9780310718130
• Darkness Shall Fall, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011, ISBN 9780310718147
• Reformation Thought: An Introduction, Malden, Massachusetts; Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012, ISBN 9780470672815
• Darwinism and the Divine: Evolutionary Thought and Natural Theology, Malden, Massachusetts; Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011, ISBN 9781444333435
• The Intellectual World of C. S. Lewis, Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013, ISBN 9780470672792
• C. S. Lewis: A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2013, ISBN 9781444745528
• The Big Question: Why We Can’t Stop Talking About Science, Faith, and God, New York: St. Martin's Press, 2015, ISBN 9781250077929

Literatura

• (en) Chung, S. W. (ur.): Alister E. McGrath and Evangelical Theology: A Dynamic Engagement, Carlisle: Paternoster, 2003, ISBN 9780801026393
• (en) Keating, James F.: "The Natural Sciences as an Ancilla Theologiae Nova: Alister E. McGrath's A Scientific Theology", The Thomist 69, 2005, str. 127-152, ISSN 0040-6325
• (en) Myers, Benjamin: "Alister McGrath's Scientific Theology", Reformed Theological Review 64, 2005, str. 15-34, ISSN 0034-3072
• (en) Shipway, Brad: "The Theological Application of Bhaskar's Stratified Reality: The Scientific Theology of A. E. McGrath", Journal of Critical Realism 3, 2004, str. 191-203, ISSN 1572-5138

Vanjske veze

• (en) Službene stranice Alistera McGratha
• (en) Alister McGrath, University of Oxford
• (en) Alister McGrath Arhivirano 2016-01-15 na Wayback Machine-u, Wiley
• (en) Alister McGrath Arhivirano 2016-03-06 na Wayback Machine-u, RZIM Europe
• (en) Alister McGrath Arhivirano 2015-10-01 na Wayback Machine-u, Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion