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My Take
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.
Overview
Nicholas Thomas Wright (born 1 December 1948), known as N. T. Wright or Tom Wright, is an English New Testament scholar, Pauline theologian and Anglican bishop. He was the bishop of Durham and Lord Spiritual in the UK Parliament from 2003 to 2010.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- theologian / politician / historian / university teacher / Anglican priest
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Exeter College
Awards & achievements
- 2014 Burkitt Medal
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.