Dr. Pui Ip

Biography

Pui Him Ip is the Director of Tutorial Programmes at the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, an Affiliated Lecturer at the Faculty of Divinity, and a Research Associate at St Edmund's College. He has served as a Visiting Lecturer in Patristics at the Department of Theology & Religious Studies at King's College London during the academic year 2022-23. Ip has held a departmental lecturer position and tutored in theology at Christ Church, University of Oxford since 2019. He completed his PhD in Theology at the University of Cambridge under the supervision of Rowan Williams, focusing on divine simplicity in the ante-Nicene period, particularly in relation to Origen of Alexandria. His education includes a distinguished MA in Philosophy and Christian Theology from Heythrop College, University of London, and an MSci in Theoretical Physics from Imperial College London. Ip's research interests span Patristic Philosophy, Theology, and Natural Philosophy, with significant work on the thought of Origen. He has published extensively, including monographs and peer-reviewed articles, focusing on topics like divine simplicity and early Christian philosophy, and has participated in various academic conferences. Ip also engages in graduate teaching and supervision in areas connecting early Christian philosophy and modern science, alongside natural philosophy in early Christians.

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