Professor Dr. James Eglinton

Biography

James Eglinton is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh, specializing in Reformed Theology. He holds degrees in Law (LLB Hons.) from the University of Aberdeen and Theology (BTh Dist.) from the University of Glasgow, and he earned his PhD under the supervision of Professor David Fergusson at the University of Edinburgh. His research primarily focuses on neo-Calvinism and the theological contributions of Herman Bavinck, contributing to an understanding of how Reformed Christianity has evolved in various international contexts. He has published multiple monographs, including 'Trinity Organism' and 'Bavinck: Critical Biography,' which won the History Biography Book of the Year Prize from the Gospel Coalition in 2020. Eglinton also actively engages in public theology, contributing articles to national and international media and serving on editorial advisory boards for theological journals. He is involved in ongoing research projects, particularly one that examines the relationship between theological ethics and bilingualism, supported by the John Templeton Foundation, as well as contributing to knowledge exchange initiatives within religious studies.

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