Andrew Davison

Andrew Davison is the Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford. He writes on Christian theology, often in relation to science, philosophy, or the pastoral life of the church. A priest and preacher, he is widely respected for the clarity of his writing, which reaches a broad audience through newspapers and popular journals as well as books that have become standard works in their fields.

Among Andrew's most recent books are Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine (2023) and Participation in God (2019). The former explores the significance of life beyond Earth for Christian belief, and was described in Church Times as 'a magnificently fair, informative, trustworthy, and mind-expanding work of theology, surely a modern classic in the field'.

Participation in God sets out an encompassing vision of the Christian faith in terms of sharing in God and sharing from God. It was described in the journal Modern Theology as ‘a magnificent gift to teachers and students of Christian theology, preachers of the faith, spiritual directors of the faithful, and specialists requiring a systematic theology of participation.’

On prayer, liturgy, and sacramental theology, his Why Sacraments? (2013) is used around the world as an introduction to that topic, while his Blessing (2014) is accessible yet also the most extensive theological treatment of the subject in English.

His The Love of Wisdom (2013) is an introduction to philosophy for anyone interested in theology. It is widely used as a textbook in the United States.

Other books include collaborations: Care for the Dying, with physician Sioned Evans, For the Parish, with theologian Alison Milbank, Promise the Earth with the engineer Julian Allwood, and the edited collection Imaginative Apologetics. Since 2010, Andrew has been working with educationalist and opera critic Sarah Lenton on her acclaimed series Creative Ideas for Children's Worship.

From 2022–2024 Andrew was the Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Science and Theology at the Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton.