Stewart Sutherland, Baron Sutherland of Houndwood

Stewart Ross Sutherland, Baron Sutherland of Houndwood (born February 25, 1941 in Aberdeen , Scotland , † January 29, 2018 ) was a British academic, professor, public servant and since 2001 a member of the House of Lords .

Early years

Little is currently known about Sutherland's childhood and parentage. He received his education at the Woodside School and at the Robert Gordon's College in Aberdeen , then went to the University of Aberdeen , where he received his Master of Arts in Philosophy with honors in 1963 . After attending Corpus Christi College in Cambridge , he completed his studies there in 1965 with a Master of Arts in philosophy of religion .

Professional career

His professional career began with his first position as an assistant professor at Bangor University in Bangor , Wales , 1965–1968. In 1968 he was appointed professor at the University of Stirling , which he remained until he became an associate professor at the same university in 1972. 1976–1977 Sutherland worked as a lecturer at the University of Stirling and then moved to King's College in London, where he was professor of history and the philosophy of religion from 1977–1985. In 1981 he became vice rector of King's College , 1985–1990 he was rector of the college.

Sutherland was appointed Vice Chancellor of the University of London in 1990 , which he remained until 1994. From 1993 to 2000 he served on the Science and Technology Council and from 1994-1996 chaired the Committee on Appeal Court Procedure for Scotland. In 1994 he became Rector and Vice Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh (until 2002). Sutherland was 1995-2001 member of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Council for the financing of higher education), 1997-1999 chairman of the Royal Commission on Long Term Care of the Elderly (Royal Commission for Long Term Care of the Elderly ), at the time appointed by the Blair -Government, and 2002-2008 Head of Gresham College .

Sutherland began writing books when he was appointed Professor of History and Philosophy of Religion at King's College , London . The articles he wrote for journals are numerous. In addition to the national honors, he has received ten honorary awards from various universities in Europe and the United States .

Honors and memberships

• 1992 - Elected member of the British Academy
• 1995 - knighted as a Knight Bachelor (March 14, 1995)
• 2001 - Life Peer Elevation as Baron Sutherland of Houndwood , of Houndwood in the Scottish Borders (June 29, 2001)
• 2002 - Senior Fellow of the School of Advanced Study
• 2002 - Presidency of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
• 2002 - Knight of the Thistle (November 30, 2002)
• 2004 - Fellow of Birkbeck, University of London
• 2005 - Member of the editorial board of Encyclopædia Britannica

Works

• Atheism and the Rejection of God - Contemporary Philosophy and the "Brothers Karamazov" . Blackwell Publishers , Cambridge 1977, ISBN 0-631-17500-8 (English).
• Faith and Ambiguity . SCM Press , Norwich 1984, ISBN 0-334-02003-4 (English).
• God, Jesus and Belief: The Legacy of Theism . Blackwell Publishers , Cambridge 1984, ISBN 0-631-13548-0 (English).
• World's Religions . GK Hall , Boston 1988, ISBN 0-8161-8978-1 (English).
• together with TA Roberts : Religion, Reason and the Self: Essays in Honor of Hywel D. Lewis . University of Wales Press , Cardiff 1989, ISBN 0-7083-1042-7 (English).
• together with Brian Hebblethwaite : The Philosophical Frontiers of Christian Theology: Essays presented to DM Mackinnon . Cambridge University Press , Cambridge 2009, ISBN 0-521-10968-X (English).

literature

• Keith Ward: Stewart Ross Sutherland, February 25, 1941 - January 29, 2018 . In: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the British Academy . tape XVII , 2018, p. 247-262 ( thebritishacademy.ac.uk [PDF]).

Web links

• Lord Sutherland of Houndwood . Birkbeck, University of London,accessed October 29, 2012. 
• Lord Sutherland of Houndwood . Encyclopedia Britannica,accessed October 29, 2012. 
• The Rt Hon the Lord Sutherland of Houndwood, KT . Debrett's,accessed October 29, 2012. 
• Stewart Sutherland . The Royal Institution of Great Britain,accessed October 29, 2012. 
• Lord Sutherland of Houndwood KT FBA - Past lectures . Gresham College,accessed October 29, 2012(some of his lectures can be followed on video on this website). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lord Sutherland of Houndwood . Birkbeck, University of London , accessed October 29, 2012 .  
2. ^ The Rt Hon the Lord Sutherland of Houndwood, KT . (No longer available online.) Debrett's , formerly in the original ; accessed on October 29, 2012 (English).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
3. ↑ Lord Sutherland of Houndwood . Parliament of UK , accessed October 29, 2012 .  
4. ^ Fellows: Lord Stewart Sutherland. British Academy, accessed August 3, 2020 .