St Hilda Professor of Catholic Social Thought & Practice

The St Hilda Professor of Catholic Social Thought & Practice is a professorship or chair in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University. The chair is named after the St Hilda and was established in 2014, following a £2 million endowment being raised from various catholic organisations[1][2] The holder of the St Hilda chair, alongside academic work, undertakes outreach work in Catholic Social Teaching. [3] The position is one of many within the Centre for Catholic Studies (CCS) which was established in 2007. This is the first such teaching and research centre in Catholic theology located within a British University.[4] [5] The CCS is affiliated with the Centre for Social Thought and Practice which is a national network of likeminded groups.[6]

The current St Hilda chair is Prof Anna Rowlands, who took up the appointment in 2017.[7] In 2023 she was seconded to the Holy See to assist with the management of the Synod which will meet in Rome in 2023 and 2024.[8] She is a frequent commentator on religious matters.[9]

List of St Hilda Professors

• Mark Gerard Hayes (2014 to 2016)[10]
• Anna Rowlands (2017 to present)[11]

See also

• Durham University
• Van Mildert Professor of Divinity
• Lightfoot Professor of Divinity
• Bede Professor of Catholic Theology

References

1. "St Hilda Chair in Catholic Social Thought and Practice". ccstp.org.uk. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
2. "St Hilda Chair in Catholic Social Thought and Practice established at Durham University". Independent Catholic News. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
3. "Job Details: The St Hilda Chair/Reader/Senior Lecturer in Catholic Social Thought" (PDF). kuleuven.be. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
4. "Centre for Catholic Studies". Durham University. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
5. "Catholic Social Thought and Practice". Durham University. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
6. "About the Centre". Centre for Catholic Social Thought and Practice. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
7. "Durham University announces new St Hilda Chair". Independent Catholic News. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
8. "Durham University theologian seconded to process that will shape future of Catholic Church". Durham University. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
9. "The worldwide Catholic Church's plea to the Pope – give us better homilies". The Tablet. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
10. Estelle Daniel (12 March 2020). "Obituary". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
11. "Staff Profile Professor Anna Rowlands". Durham University. Retrieved 13 October 2023.