Philip Clayton (philosopher)
Philip Clayton (b. 1955) is a contemporary American theologian and philosopher who currently holds the Ingraham Chair of Theology at Claremont School of Theology. He received dual PhDs from Yale in philosophy and theology, working with Louis Dupre. He also studied as a DAAD fellow under Wolfhart Pannenberg, eventually working as a translator of Pannenberg's theology.
Philip Clayton has held professorships at Williams College, California State University Sonoma, Harvard University, and Cambridge University. His research focuses on the relationship between [religion and science],[process theology], [philosophy of religion], and contemporary issues in ecology, religion, and ethics. He has authored six books, including Explanation from Physics to Theology, God and Contemporary Science, The Problem of God in Modern Thought, Mind and Emergence, In Quest of Freedom: The Emergence of Spirit in the Natural World, and Adventures in the Spirit. He has also edited nine volumes, including In Whom We Live and Move and Have our Being: Panentheistic Reflections on God's Presence in a Scientific World, Evolution and Ethics (with Jeff Schloss), Practicing Science, Living Faith (with Jim Schaal), the Re-Emergence of Emergence (with Paul Davies), and The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Science. Clayton has been awarded the Templeton Prize and has received multiple research grants and international lectureships.
External Links
Philip Clayton's Website and Blog