Aidan Nichols
Aidan Nichols OP (born September 17, 1948 in Lytham St Annes ) is an English Catholic theologian .
Life
John Christopher Nichols graduated from Christ Church (Oxford) with honors in modern history . He entered the Dominican Order in 1970 and took the order name Aidan. He spent the next seven years at Blackfriars, Oxford . During this time he was ordained a priest on July 7, 1976. He then moved to Edinburgh , where he was a Catholic chaplain at the University of Edinburgh. In 1986 he received his doctorate in Edinburgh. Between 1983 and 1991 he was a lecturer in dogmatics and ecumenics at the Angelicum . In 1990 he received a licentiate in sacred theology from the Angelicum. In 2005 he became the Robert Randall Distinguished Professor in Christian Culture at Providence College .
Fonts (selection)
- Wisdom from above. A primer in the theology of father Sergei Bulgakov . Leominster 2005, ISBN 0-85244-642-X .
- The thought of Benedict XVI. An introduction to the theology of Joseph Ratzinger . London 2005, ISBN 0-86012-407-X .
- Divine fruitfulness. A guide to Balthasar ’s theology beyond the trilogy . Washington, DC 2007, ISBN 0-8132-1481-5 .
- GK Chesterton , theologian . London 2009, ISBN 978-0-232-52776-6 .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nichols, Aidan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nichols, John Christopher |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English Catholic theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lytham St Annes |