Theo Hobson | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 50–51) |
| Occupation | Theologian |
| Nationality | British |
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| Period | 2002–present |
| Subject | Theology |
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Theo Hobson (born 1972) is a British theologian and author.
Theo Hobson | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 50–51) |
| Occupation | Theologian |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | |
| Period | 2002–present |
| Subject | Theology |
| Website | |
| www | |
Theo Hobson (born 1972) is a British theologian and author.
He was educated at St Paul's School in London; he read English literature at the University of York, then theology at the University of Cambridge, where he was a member of Hughes Hall. He focused on the strongest voices of the Protestant tradition: Martin Luther, Søren Kierkegaard, and Karl Barth. His PhD thesis became the basis of his first book, The Rhetorical Word: Protestant Theology and the Rhetoric of Authority (2002), a study of the role of authoritative rhetoric in Protestantism.
He gradually turned his attention to ecclesiology. His next book was Against Establishment: An Anglican Polemic (2003). In this book he announced that the Church of England was doomed, and that he considered himself a "post-Anglican". His third book is Anarchy, Church and Utopia: Rowan Williams on the Church (2005), a critique of the archbishop's ecclesiology and perhaps of all ecclesiology. He has written for various journals and newspapers including The Guardian , The Times , The Spectator , and The Tablet .
His principal interests are the relationship between Protestantism and secularism, which he believes is more positive than is generally understood; the relationship between theology and literature; and the post-ecclesial renewal of worship. He thinks that large-scale carnival-style celebration must replace church worship. He lives in Harlesden, London, and is married with two children. [1]
Hobson has argued that although there is an instinctive mistrust of spectacle in the Protestant church, Catholic-style theatricality is an essential part of religion. [2]
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