15 Facts About Douglas Davies

Douglas Davies is Professor in the Study of Religion at the University of Durham.

Douglas Davies studied anthropology at St John's College, Durham, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1969.

Douglas Davies studied for a Master of Letters research degree in Mormonism at St Peter's College, Oxford and the Oxford Institute of Social Anthropology under the supervision of Bryan R Wilson; he completed the degree in 1972.

Douglas Davies undertook research in meaning and salvation at the University of Nottingham, completing his Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1980.

In 1974, Douglas Davies joined the University of Nottingham as a lecturer in theology.

Douglas Davies was promoted to senior lecturer in 1990, and appointed Professor of Religious Studies in 1993.

Douglas Davies was Head of the Department of Theology from 2002 to 2005, and has served as Director of the Centre for Death and Life Studies since 2007.

Douglas Davies has published a large number of articles on death, and contemporary Christianity.

Douglas Davies has been involved with various editorial boards and conferences, including the 'Editorial Board of Mortality' and the 'British Sociological; Association Religion Group'.

Douglas Davies was guest speaker at both the Scandinavian Sociological Society Conference in 2004 and the International Cremation Federation Conference in Barcelona, 2003.

Douglas Davies teaches 'Ritual, Symbolism and Belief' to those studying a taught master's degree in theology.

Douglas Davies is a member of the Senior Common Room of St Chad's College Durham.

Douglas Davies was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1975 and as a priest in 1976.

In 2009, Douglas Davies was elected an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences : the academicians were renamed as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences in 2014.

In July 2017, Douglas Davies was elected a Fellow of the British Academy, the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.