Michael Mawson Explained

Honorific Prefix:Doctor
Michael Mawson
Nationality:New Zealander
Occupation:Professor, Theologian
Maclaurin Goodfellow Associate Professor of Theological and Religious Studies
Discipline:Theology
Education:BA, MA, PhD
Alma Mater:Victoria University of Wellington
University of Notre Dame
Main Interests:Disability Theology, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Theological Ethics
Workplaces:Charles Sturt University
University of Aberdeen
University of Auckland

Michael Mawson (born 1978) is the Maclaurin Goodfellow Associate Professor of Theological and Religious Studies at University of Auckland, a post that has previously been held by Elaine Wainwright and Joseph Bulbulia. He is an international expert on the theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and has published widely in the area of Christian Ethics.

Background

Mawson grew up in New Zealand. He has degrees in Religious Studies from Victoria University of Wellington and holds a PhD in theology from the University of Notre Dame, USA. Prior to taking up the Maclaurin Goodfellow chair, Mawson taught in the School of Theology at Charles Sturt University, Australia, and the Department of Divinity at University of Aberdeen, Scotland.

Professional activities

Mawson was co-organiser of the 2014 international conference The Freedom of a Christian Ethicist (with Brian Brock) whose proceedings were published by T&T Clark/Bloomsbury.[1] He has edited and co-edited special issues of the leading journal Studies in Christian Ethics.[2] [3] He is co-editor of the T&T Clark book series New Studies in Bonhoeffer's Theology and Ethics (with Jennifer McBride and Philip G. Ziegler).[4] He is a fellow of the James M. Houston Centre for Humanity and the Common Good, directed by Jens Zimmermann.[5] He was also an invited member of the funded interdisciplinary research group, Human Flourishing in a Technological World.[6]

He was an invited participant in Oxford University's 2020 MacDonald Centre's conference, Ageing and Despair: Towards Patience and Hope for Health and Care.[7] He is co-organiser of the XIV International Bonhoeffer Congress in 2024 (with Dianne Rayson)[8] and a member of the executive committee of the International Bonhoeffer Society, English Language Section.[9]

Selected works

Mawson's theological contributions have centred on Protestant Christian ethics, particularly the legacy of the 20th Century Lutheran theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer.[10] but also covers gerontological ethics[11] and questions of disability[12] among other issues.[13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

Books

Edited books

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Freedom of a Christian Ethicist .
  2. Guest Editorial: Luther and Christian Ethics . 10.1177/0953946818792164 . 2018 . Mawson . Michael . Studies in Christian Ethics . 31 . 4 . 391–392 . 149750608 . free .
  3. Guest Editorial: Apocalyptic Theology and Christian Ethics . 10.1177/09539468211031355 . 2021 . Mawson . Michael . Tranter . Samuel . Studies in Christian Ethics . 34 . 4 . 423–425 . 237765371 .
  4. Web site: T&T Clark New Studies in Bonhoeffer's Theology and Ethics: Bloomsbury Publishing (US) .
  5. Web site: Blog 2 .
  6. Web site: Human Flourishing . 8 February 2022 .
  7. Web site: Ageing and Despair: Toward Patience and Hope for Health and Care .
  8. https://www.utc.edu.au/xiv-international-bonhoeffer-congress-2024/
  9. Web site: Board of Directors .
  10. Mawson. Michael . 2021. Living in the Forms of the Word: Bonhoeffer and Rosenzweig on the Apocalyptic Materiality of Scripture. Studies in Christian Ethics . 34 . 2 . 455–466 . 10.1177/09539468211031398 . 237691614 . March 3, 2023.
  11. Mawson. Michael . 2021 . Should we Pursue Success and Spirituality in Ageing? Framing Religious Contributions to Ageing Research . Journal of Population Ageing. 14. 1 . 373–386 . 10.1007/s12062-021-09336-4 . 237772721 . March 3, 2023.
  12. Mawson. Michael . 2022. Attending to Aging and Decline: Insights from Disability Theology . Journal of Disability & Religion. 27 . 2 . 323–341 . 10.1080/23312521.2022.2043803 . 247091756 . March 3, 2023.
  13. Mawson. Michael . 2019 . Lutheran or Lutherish? Framing Bonhoeffer's Reception of Luther . Modern Theology. 35 . 2 . 352–359 . 10.1111/moth.12471 . 172092843 . March 3, 2023.
  14. Mawson. Michael . 2018 . The Weakness of the Word and the Reality of God: Luther and Bonhoeffer on the Cross of Discipleship . Studies in Christian Ethics . 31 . 4 . 452–462 . 10.1177/0953946818793071 . March 3, 2023.
  15. Mawson. Michael . 2014 . Theology and Social Theory: Reevaluating Bonhoeffer's Approach . Theology Today . 71 . 1 . 69–80. 10.1177/0040573613518549 . 146157074 . March 3, 2023.
  16. Mawson. Michael . 2013 . The Spirit and the Community: Pneumatology and Ecclesiology in Jenson, Hütter and Bonhoeffer . International Journal of Systematic Theology . 15 . 4 . 453–468 . 10.1111/ijst.12038 . March 3, 2023.
  17. Mawson. Michael . 2009. Understandings of nature and grace in John Milbank and Thomas Aquinas . Scottish Journal of Theology . 62 . 3 . 347–361 . 10.1017/S0036930609004773 . 170984316 . March 3, 2023.
  18. Book: Mawson, Michael. Standing Under the Cross: Essays on Bonhoeffer's Theology. T&TClark. 2022. 9780567709462. 224.
  19. Book: Mawson, Michael . Christ Existing as Community: Bonhoeffer's Ecclesiology. 2018. Oxford University Press. 9780198826460. en.
  20. Book: The Ethics of Grace: Engaging Gerald McKenny. 2022-10-20. T&T Clark Bloomsbury. 9780567694676. Mawson. Michael. T&T Clark Enquiries in Theological Ethics. London. Martens. Paul.
  21. Book: The Oxford Handbook of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. 2019. Oxford University Press. 9780198753179. Mawson. Michael. Oxford Handbooks. Oxford. Ziegler. Philip G.
  22. Book: Christ, Church and World: New Studies in Bonhoeffer's Theology and Ethics. 2016. T&T Clark. 9780567665911. Mawson. Michael. T&T Clark Theology. Oxford. Ziegler. Philip G.
  23. Book: The Freedom of a Christian Ethicist: The Future of a Reformation Legacy. 2016. T&T Clark. 9780567665959. Mawson. Michael. T&T Clark Theology. Oxford. Brock. Brian.
  24. Book: Ontology and Ethics: Bonhoeffer and Contemporary Scholarship. 2013. Pickwick. 9781620325308. Mawson. Michael. T&T Clark Theology. Oxford. Clark. Adam C..

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