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The Reverend
John Hughes
Born
John Mark David Hughes

13 December 1978
Exeter, England
Died29 June 2014 (2014-06-30) (aged 35)
Cambridgeshire, England
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity (Anglican)
ChurchChurch of England
Ordained
  • 2005 (deacon)
  • 2006 (priest)
Offices held
Dean of Chapel of Jesus College, Cambridge
Academic background
Alma mater
Doctoral advisorCatherine Pickstock
Other advisorsOliver O'Donovan
Academic work
DisciplineTheology
Sub-disciplinePhilosophical theology
School or tradition
InstitutionsJesus College, Cambridge
Notable studentsElizabeth Bruenig[2]

John Mark David Hughes (13 December 1978 – 29 June 2014) was a British Anglican theologian and Dean of Chapel and Chaplain at Jesus College, Cambridge.[3][4] He is known for his works on philosophy of religion.[5][6][7][8][9]

Hughes was born in 1978 in Exeter, England.[10][11] He was ordained as a deacon of the Church of England in 2005 and as a priest in 2006.[3]

He was killed in a car crash in Cambridgeshire in 2014, aged 35.[3][12] The John Hughes Arts Festival, founded by college students in 2014 in memory of Hughes, provides a broad programme of arts events.[13]

Books

  • The End of Work: Theological Critiques of Capitalism. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing. 2007. ISBN 978-1-4051-5893-0.
  • Graced Life: The Writings of John Hughes (1979–2014). Edited by Bullimore, Matthew. London: SCM Press. 2016. ISBN 978-0-334-05447-4.

References

  1. ^ a b Milbank, John; Pickstock, Catherine (31 July 2014). "The Work of Forgiveness: Memorial Tribute to John Hughes". ABC. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. ^ Bruenig, Elizabeth (1 March 2015). "Fear of a Radical Pope". The New Republic. New York. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Davison, Andrew (11 July 2014). "Obituary: The Revd Dr John Mark David Hughes". Church Times. London. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  4. ^ "The Rev Dr John Hughes". The Times. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  5. ^ Mei, Todd S. (1 January 2010). "John Hughes, The End of Work: Theological Critiques of Capitalism (Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2007), pp. xii + 247, £20.99, ISBN 978-1-4051-5893-0 (pbk)". International Journal of Public Theology. 4 (3): 373–374. doi:10.1163/156973210X510910. ISSN 1569-7320. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Review: The End of Work" (PDF). Retrieved 5 February 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ Pound, Marcus (24 February 2010). "Book Review: John Hughes, The End of Work: Theological Critiques of Capitalism (Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2007). xii + 247 pp. £20.99 (pb), ISBN 978-1-4051-5893-0". Studies in Christian Ethics. 23 (1): 106–109. doi:10.1177/09539468100230010906.
  8. ^ "The End of Work: Theological Critiques of Capitalism". Times Higher Education (THE). 21 February 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  9. ^ Penkett, Luke (2017). "Graced Life: The Writings of John Hughes. Edited by Matthew Bullimore. Pp. xl, 200, London: SCM Press, 2016, £30.00 ePUB £30.00". The Heythrop Journal. 58 (5): 854. doi:10.1111/heyj.12701. ISSN 1468-2265.
  10. ^ Soskice, Janet (10 October 2014). "John Hughes Memorial Address". Cambridge, England: Jesus College, Cambridge. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  11. ^ "The Burial: John Mark David Hughes" (PDF). Exeter, England: St Michael and All Angels Church, Mount Dinham, Exeter. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  12. ^ Gledhill, Ruth (30 June 2014). "Leading CofE Academic in Fatal Car Accident". Christianity Today. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  13. ^ "JHAF - Illuminate". Archived from the original on 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2019-02-05.


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