N. T. Wright

Wright fascinates me as a genuine border-crosser of the intellect. A New Testament scholar and Pauline theologian who also served as Bishop of Durham and sat as a Lord Spiritual in the UK Parliament, he refuses the usual divide between the academy, the church, and public life. Born in Morpeth and shaped at Oxford, he writes dense scholarship yet seems determined to make it reach ordinary readers, which I find rare and admirable. The 2014 Burkitt Medal marks the academic weight behind the accessibility. Theologian, historian, churchman, politician: a Sagittarian seeker who treats truth as a lifelong expedition rather than a settled possession.

Name (English)

N. T. Wright

Name (Japanese)

ニコラス・トマス・ライト

Reading

にこらす・とます・らいと

Born

December 1, 1948 (age 77)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rat

Origin

Morpeth, United Kingdom

Occupation

theologian / politician / historian / university teacher / Anglican priest

University

Exeter College

Awards & achievements

• 2014 Burkitt Medal

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://ntwrightpage.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/profntwright
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B3%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88

Tags

• theologian
• politician
• historian

Last updated

2026-06-02

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