Dr Benjamin Fulford
Deputy Head
Biography
Dr. Ben Fulford is Deputy Head of Humanities, Cultures and Environment in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Chester, where he is also Associate Professor of Christian Theology. He provides oversight of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Theology and Religious Studies as part of the leadership team of the School, leading an interdisciplinary team to deliver high quality, engaging teaching and supervision in a supportive and friendly learning community, informed by excellent research and scholarship. Dr. Fulford is a scholar of ancient and modern Christian theology. He teaches modules in theology, philosophy of religion and ethics and supervises doctoral students working in historical, modern and practical theology.
Teaching and Supervision
Dr Fulford teaches undergraduate modules on Christian theology, ethics, the concept of God, and responses to evil and has taught a range of subjects in historical and systematic theology. He has supervised doctoral students working on topics such as 'The significance of Gefühl for the development of Karl Barth's Theological Anthropology 1909–1938', 'Working with God: the practice of connecting Christian faith with everyday life'; and the usefulness of George Lindbeck's 'Postliberal' approach to doctrine for resolving contemporary Christian controversies.
Research and Knowledge Exchange
Dr. Fulford's research has focused on the theological interpretation of the Bible, early Christian theology and biblical interpretation, and post-liberal theology and ethics. He is a leading scholar of the fourth-century bishop, Gregory of Nazianzus and the twentieth century American theologian, Hans Frei. Together with Dr Hannah Ewence, he co-leads a project researching and developing modes of public engagement with the relationship between sacred spaces and British imperial history, which includes a partnership with Chester Cathedral. He also has research interests in theological anthropology, theology and sexuality, political theology, trinitarian theology and Christology. Dr Fulford is a member of the Faith and Order Commission of the Church of England and a past Assistant Secretary of the Society for the Study of Theology with oversight of its Theology and Race initiative.