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Personal profile
Biography
Fiona Ellis is Professor of Philosophy, and Director of the Centre for Practical Philosophy, Theology, and Religion. She is President of the British Society for Philosophy of Religion, and has directed several funded projects on the topics of love, desire, religious understanding, and naturalism.
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.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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A Metaphysics of Spiritual Experience
Ellis, F., 10 Feb 2023, In: Religious Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
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Love and Desire in Nietzsche and Levinas
Ellis, F., 2023, Love: The History of a Concept. Oxford University Press (OUP), (Oxford Philosophical Concepts ).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Naturalism, God, and Honest to God
Ellis, F., 28 Mar 2023, (Accepted/In press) Theology. SAGE Publications Sage UK: London, EnglandResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Naturalism, Supernaturalism, and the Question of God
Ellis, F., 10 Feb 2023, In: Topoi An International Review of Philosophy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
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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
Activities
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European Society of Philosophy of Religion: Human Nature
Fiona Ellis (Keynote/plenary speaker)
1 Sept 2024 → 3 Sept 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an academic event › Participation in academic conference
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The Future of the Giffords
Fiona Ellis (Keynote/plenary speaker)
19 Apr 2023 → 22 Apr 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an academic event › Participation in academic workshop, seminar, course
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How the Light Gets In Festival Hay on Wye May 2023
Fiona Ellis (Advisor)
26 May 2023 → 30 May 2023Activity: Public engagement and outreach › Public speaking engagements
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Honest to God Conference
Fiona Ellis (Advisor)
18 Mar 2023Activity: Public engagement and outreach › Public speaking engagements