Dr Donald WOOD

Dr Donald WOOD The University of Aberdeen School of Divinity, History & Philosophy Lecturer work +44 (0)1224 272620 pref d.wood@abdn.ac.uk pref School of Divinity, History and Philosophy, King's College, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen. AB24 3UB

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Biography

A childhood split between my native California and Japan, where my parents undertook missionary service, found a certain coherence in the reading of books. This led first to undergraduate studies in English literature, and latterly to the cultivation of theological interests, which I pursued first at Fuller Theological Seminary and then at Oxford University. I have been teaching systematic theology in Aberdeen since 2005.

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Research Interests

In the most general terms, my research focuses on central issues in Christian dogmatics and on the more recent history of Christian theology in the West. I have a particular interest in the doctrine of scripture, and I am working towards developing an account of the transformation of that doctrine in modern theology. I also have an ongoing interest in the theology of Karl Barth: Following on from earlier work on Barth's theology of scriptural interpretation, I currently am working particularly on Barth's writing from the 1920s, looking at his exegetical and historical work, as well as some neglected themes in his dogmatics.

 

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Teaching Responsibilities

I currently offer an introductory course in Christian doctrine as well as seminars on creation and eschatology and on the doctrine of scripture. I lead a postgraduate seminar on the use of the Bible in Christian theology.

In recent years, I have taught a module on the nature and authority of scripture in the Reformed tradition as part of the Aberdeen/Pittsburgh Theological Seminary DMin programme. And I have coordinated and/or taught on several other undergraduate courses, including seminars on Scottish theology, modern Christian doctrine, and christology and soteriology.

I also coordinate, with my New Testament colleague Dr Tomas Bokedal, a postgraduate seminar in hermeneutics.

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Admin Responsibilities

School Director of Teaching and Learning
Programme Coordinator, MTh in Systematic Theology

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Publications

Contributions to Journals

Articles

• Wood, D. (2012). 'Maker of Heaven and Earth'. International Journal of Systematic Theology, vol 14, no. 4, pp. 381-395.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2400.2012.00658.x
• Wood, D. (2005). 'Ich Sah mit Staunen: Reflections on the Theological Substance of Barth's Early Hermeneutics'. Scottish Journal of Theology, vol 58, no. 2, pp. 184-198.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1017/S0036930605000980
• Wood, D. (2002). 'The Place of Theology in Theological Hermeneutics'. International Journal of Systematic Theology, vol 4, no. 2, pp. 156-171.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1111/1463-1652.00078

Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings

Chapters

• Wood, D. (2012). 'This Ability: Barth on the Concrete Freedom of Human Life'. B Brock & J Swinton (eds), in: Disability in the Christian Tradition: A Reader. Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., Cambridge.

Books and Reports

Books

• Wood, D. (2007). 'Barth's Theology of Interpretation'. Barth Studies, Ashgate, Farnham, United Kingdom.

Contributions to Specialist Publications

Reviews of Books, Films and Articles

• Wood, D. (2011). 'A Response to Christopher Morse, The Difference Heaven Makes: Rehearing the Gospel as News'. p. 71-75, Theology Today.

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