Brian Davies (philosopher)


Brian Evan Anthony Davies is a British philosopher, Roman Catholic priest, and friar. He is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Fordham University, and author of An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion, now in its third English edition, which has been translated into five languages.

Education

Brian Davies studied theology at the University of Bristol and undertook graduate studies at King's College London.

Teaching

He spent the period 1982–95 at the University of Oxford. Throughout those years he was lecturer in theology and philosophy at Blackfriars, Oxford. Davies was also Tutor in Theology, St Benet's Hall and a member of the Faculty of Theology ; Regent of Studies of the English Dominican Province ; University Research Lecturer ; and member of the Sub-Faculty of Philosophy.
In 1994 Davies was appointed Regent of Blackfriars and, as a Head of House, received the degree of Master of Arts by Special Decree by the University of Oxford. In 1995 he took up his current appointment at Fordham University. He held Visiting Professorships at the Beda College, Rome, Fordham University, and Candler School of Theology, Emory University.

Publications

Writing

Some of Davies's publications include:
He has also contributed:
Davies has edited:
Davies also edits the Outstanding Christian Thinkers series, having overseen the publication of twenty-eight volumes, and of the Great Medieval Thinkers, published by Oxford University Press. He was Book Reviews Editor for New Blackfriars and a member of the editorial board for Religious Studies. He is now Associate European Editor for the International Philosophical Quarterly.
As literary executor for the late Herbert McCabe, Davies edited and published five volumes of work that McCabe left at the time of his death: God Still Matters ; God, Christ and Us ; The Good Life: Ethics and the Pursuit of Happiness ; Faith Within Reason ; and On Aquinas.