Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Fiona Ellis is Professor of Philosophy, and Director of the Centre for Practical Philosophy, Theology, and Religion. She worked at Heythrop College for 12 years, and has been Director of the Centre for Philosophy of Religion since 2010. Before Heythrop she had lectureships at Wadham College, Oxford, and Queen's College, Oxford, and did her graduate work (BPhil and DPhil) at Oxford University under the supervision of Professor David Wiggins and Professor Paul Snowdon.
Her research interests are in philosophy of religion (broadly construed), the relation between philosophy and theology, philosophical idealism, naturalism, the philosophy of love and desire, and the meaning of life. Her latest research project was The Quest for God: Towards a Theology of Desire which she directed with co-directors Clare Carlisle and John Cottingham. It was funded by the Templeton Religion Trust. Most recently she was a member of the REF sub-panel for Theology and Religious Studies. She is currently working on a monograph entitled The End of Desire: Meaning, Nihilism, and God. In 2023 she will be President of the British Society for Philosophy of Religion.
Network
Projects
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Liberal Naturalism and God
Ellis, F., 15 Mar 2022, The Routledge Handbook of Liberal Naturalism. De Caro, M. & Macarthur, D. (eds.). Routledge, 9 p. (routledge handbooks).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Meaning, desire, and God: an expansive naturalist approach
Ellis, F., 16 Feb 2022, In: International Journal of Philosophy and Theology. 82, 4-5, p. 310-322 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Love and the Limits of Platonic Desire
Ellis, F., 1 Sep 2021, Love as Common Ground: Essays on Love in Religion. Fiddes, P. (ed.). Lanham: Lexington BooksResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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'Naturalism, Supernaturalism, and our Concern for Nature'
Ellis, F., 2021, Cambridge Companion to Religion, Nature, and Environment in the West. Hampton, A. (ed.). Cambridge University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Nietzsche and Levinas on Love and Desire
Ellis, F., 2021, Love: The History of a Concept. Oxford University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Activities
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naturalism, modernity, and civilisation international research network NMCIRN (External organisation)
Fiona Ellis (Member) & Fiona Ellis (Chair)
30 Jan 2022 → 1 Nov 2024Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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God and the Book of Nature
Fiona Ellis (Keynote/plenary speaker)
8 May 2022 → 9 May 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an academic event › Participation in academic workshop, seminar, course
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The British Society for the Philosophy of Religion (External organisation)
Fiona Ellis (Chair)
1 Nov 2022 → 30 Oct 2024Activity: Membership › Membership of board
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Living Theology 2022
Fiona Ellis (Presenter)
8 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2022Activity: Public engagement and outreach › Workshop and other training
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Love and the Limits of Platonic Desire
Fiona Ellis (Presenter)
27 Jan 2022Activity: Public engagement and outreach › Public speaking engagements