David Efird
David Hampton Efird (May 18, 1974 – January 9, 2020) was an American philosopher and Anglicanpriest. As an academic, he specialised in the philosophy of language and the philosophy of religion.
Efird worked at the University of York from 2002. He was a lecturer between 2002 and 2007, and was a senior lecturer from 2007 until his death. He was head of two of York's colleges: Provost of Vanbrugh College, York from 2008 to 2013, and Principal of James College, York from 2013 to 2020.
Efird was a Church of England priest. He was ordained a deacon in 2010 and to the priesthood in 2011. He was a Minor Canon of York Minster, where he served his curacy. He later served as an assistant curate of the Parish of St. Mary Bishophill, an Anglo-Catholic parish in the City of York.
Efird died suddenly on January 9, 2020, in York, United Kingdom, aged 45.[1]
Early life and education
Efird was born on May 18, 1974, in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. He studied at Duke University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (AB) degree in 1995. He then studied theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, a seminary associated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), and graduated with a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree in 1998.[2] Having moved to the United Kingdom, he studied at the University of Edinburgh and graduated with a Master of Science (MSc) degree in 1999.[3] He then undertook postgraduate research at the University of Oxford under the supervision of Professor Timothy Williamson.[4] He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree in 2002.[2] His doctoral thesis was titled "Unfenced existence: the logic and metaphysics of necessary beings".[4][5]
Career
Academic career
في عام 2002، انضم إيفيرد إلى جامعة يورك (في يورك ، إنجلترا ) كمحاضر في الفلسفة . رُقّي إلى محاضر أول في عام 2007. [ 3 ] درّس الميتافيزيقا ، ونظرية المعرفة الاجتماعية ، والأخلاق اللاهوتية ، واللاهوت الفلسفي . [ 6 ]
شارك إيفيرد في قيادة اثنتين من كليات يورك ، كما شغل منصب رئيس كلية مرتين. فمن عام ٢٠٠٣ إلى عام ٢٠٠٨، كان عميدًا لكلية فانبروغ في يورك . ومن عام ٢٠٠٨ إلى عام ٢٠١٣، شغل منصب رئيس كلية فانبروغ. [ ٧ ] ومن عام ٢٠١٣ إلى عام ٢٠١٧، شغل منصب مدير كلية جيمس في يورك . [ ٦ ]
الخدمة الكهنوتية
في عام ٢٠٠٨، بدأ إيفيرد تدريبه الكهنوتي في دورة يوركشاير للخدمة الكهنوتية . رُسِمَ شماسًا في كنيسة إنجلترا عام ٢٠١٠. [ ٢ ] وفي ١٩ يونيو ٢٠١١، رُسِمَ كاهنًا على يد جون سينتامو ، رئيس أساقفة يورك ، خلال قداس في كاتدرائية يورك . [ ٨ ] [ ٩ ] من عام ٢٠١٠ إلى عام ٢٠١٣، خدم في كاتدرائية يورك، حيث كان أيضًا نائبًا للكاهن ( نوع من أنواع القساوسة الصغار ). [ ٢ ] [ ٧ ] من عام ٢٠١٣ وحتى وفاته، كان كاهنًا غير متفرغ ومساعدًا للكاهن في رعية سانت ماري بيشوب هيل ، وهي رعية أنجلو-كاثوليكية في مدينة يورك . تضم الرعية كنيسة سانت ماري وكنيسة سانت كليمنت. [ ٢ ] [ ٣ ]
مراجع
- ↑ "نعي ديفيد هامبتون إيفيرد" . Legacy.com . تم الاطلاع عليه بتاريخ 16 يناير 2020 .
- 12345"David Hampton Efird". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- 1234"David Efird". Department of Philosophy. University of York. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- 12Efird, David (2002). "Unfenced existence". Oxford University Research Archive. University of Oxford. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑"Unfenced existence: the logic and metaphysics of necessary beings". E-Thesis Online Service. The British Library Board. 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- 12"David Effird". James College. University of York. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- 12"Rev'd Dr David Efird". Vanbrugh College. University of York. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑"Sixteen Made Priests in York Minster". Archbishop of York. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑"Sixteen Made Priests in York Minster". Diocese of York. Church of England. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
External links
- David Efird's page at York
- The journal Mind
- 1974 births
- 2020 deaths
- People from Raleigh, North Carolina
- Duke University alumni
- Princeton Theological Seminary alumni
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- American philosophers of language
- 21st-century English Anglican priests
- American philosophers of religion
- Academics of the University of York
- Christians from North Carolina
- American expatriates in England
- Social epistemologists
- American expatriates in Scotland
