Nigel Biggar: Theologian, Academic, and Life Peer - A Biographical Profile
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This article is a biographical profile of Nigel Biggar, a British theologian, Anglican priest, and academic who served as Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at Oxford University from 2007 to 2022. It details his ecclesiastical career (ordained in 1990/1991), his academic background (Worcester College Oxford, Regent College Vancouver, University of Chicago), his appointment as a life peer in the House of Lords (January 2025), and his political affiliation with the Conservative Party. Born in Castle Douglas, Scotland in 1955, he holds the titles of Reverend Canon and Right Honourable.
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