Dr Michael Laffin
MA (Claremont Graduate University), MA (Talbot School of Theology), PhD (University of Aberdeen)
Lecturer
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King's College, KCF 11
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University of Aberdeen
School of Divinity, History, Philosophy and Art History
King's College
Aberdeen, AB24 3UB
Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art HistoryBiography
My interests in ethics, politics, and theology go back to my undergraduate days, when I was a political science major. I subsequently earned a Master’s degree in politics (Claremont Graduate University) and a Master’s degree in theology (Talbot School of Theology), before combining the two interests in a thesis on political theology, for which I was awarded a PhD in theological ethics from the University of Aberdeen.
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Research Overview
My research focuses on ethics and political theology. I’ve recently published a book on the political theology of Martin Luther. Additional research interests include Augustine’s political thought and Augustinianism, genealogical critique in ethical inquiry, and the history of political philosophy (especially ancient and early modern).
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
DR1089/2089: EXPLORING THE TRADITION OF WESTERN ETHICS
PH1522: HOW SHOULD ONE LIVE?
PH304/404H: ANCIENT ETHICS
PH304/404M: NIETZSCHE AND PHILOSOPHY AFTER THE DEATH OF GOD
DR551Q: GREAT THINKERS IN THEOLOGICAL ETHICS
DR552T: CREATION AND CHRISTIAN ETHICS
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Politics as Preservation
The Expository Times, vol. 132, no. 12, pp. 564-565Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/00145246211025685
Book Review: Michael P. Jensen, Theological Anthropology and the Great Literary Genres: Understanding the Human Story
Studies in Christian Ethics, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 400-403Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/09539468211010425f
The Conscience and Political Agency in Martin Luther and Hannah Arendt
Political Theology, vol. 21, no. 8, pp. 705-722Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1462317X.2020.1824058
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Freedom from Reality: The Diabolical Character of Modern Liberty by Schindler, D. C. ( Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2017), ix + 486 pp.
Modern Theology, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 822-824Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/moth.12545
Editor(s): Mark Labberton. Still Evangelical? Insiders Reconsider Political, Social, and Theological Meaning. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, January 2018.
Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of ReligionContributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and ArticlesW. Bradford Littlejohn, The Peril and Promise of Christian Liberty: Richard Hooker, the Puritans, and Protestant Political Theology, Emory University Studies in Law and Religion (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2017)
Studies in Christian Ethics, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 560Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and ArticlesBabel, Tyranny and Totality: Reading Genesis 11 with Luther
Studies in Christian Ethics, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 408-421Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Promise of Martin Luther's Political Theology: Freeing Luther from the Modern Political Narrative
Bloomsbury T&T Clark, London and New York. 272 pagesBooks and Reports: Books