19 Facts About Paul Fiddes

Paul Stuart Fiddes was born on 30 April 1947 and is an English Baptist theologian and novelist.

Paul Fiddes quickly changed his course and ended up with a Double First in English Language and Literature and Theology.

Paul Fiddes completed his doctoral thesis in 1975, "The Hiddenness of Wisdom in the Old Testament and later Judaism" at Regent's Park College while undergoing ministerial formation.

Paul Fiddes has taught at Regent's since 1972, primarily as Research Fellow in Old Testament and Hebrew, Fellow in Christian Doctrine, Principal, Professorial Research Fellow and Director of Research and Senior Research Fellow.

Paul Fiddes was ordained as a minister in the Baptist Union of Great Britain in 1972, and has extensive ecumenical concerns, including being a Canon Emeritus of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford and Prebendary of St Endellion in North Cornwall.

Paul Fiddes was appointed Principal of Regent's Park in 1989 and was awarded the Title of Distinction of Professor of Systematic Theology in the University of Oxford in 2002.

In 2004 Paul Fiddes was elected an Honorary Fellow of St Peter's, on which occasion he was described as being "recognised internationally as one of the leading scholars in the fields of theology and literature".

Paul Fiddes was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2020.

Paul Fiddes is currently Director of the Project for Love and Religion, editing and contributing to the "Studies of Love in Religion" series.

Paul Fiddes is a member of the editorial board of Ecclesiology: The Journal for Ministry, Mission and Unity and Ecclesial Practices.

Paul Fiddes is a consultant editor for Studies in Baptist History and Thought, published by Paternoster Press, and a series editor of New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies.

Paul Fiddes has served as a member of ecumenical study commissions for the British Council of Churches and its successor Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, Chairman of the Doctrine and Worship Committee of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, Convenor of the Division for Theology and Education of the European Baptist Federation, Chair of the Baptist Doctrine and Inter-Church Cooperation Study Commission of the Baptist World Alliance.

Paul Fiddes is an Ecumenical Representative to the General Synod of the Church of England.

Paul Fiddes was a keynote speaker at "The Power of the Word: Poetry, Theology and Life", a conference held jointly between Heythrop College and the Institute of English Studies.

Paul Fiddes was a keynote speaker at the 2010 Biennial Conference of the International Society for Religion, Literature and Culture, St Catherine's College, Oxford on the topic "Attending to the Other: Critical Theory and Spiritual Practice".

Paul Fiddes published a novel, A Unicorn Dies: A Novel of Mystery and Ideas in 2018.

Paul Fiddes is the sole author of over 12 academic books, one novel, and more than 128 articles, book chapters, and published lectures.

Paul Fiddes has written five books as a joint author and is additionally the editor or co-editor of 12 books.

Paul Fiddes's work is published by some of the world's leading publishers, including Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, University of Wales Press, Mercer University Press, Sheffield Academic Press, Blackwell, Ashgate, Springer, Liturgical Press, Paternoster, Eerdmans, SPCK, SCM, DLT, and Marshall Pickering.