Guy Collins
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Guy is the author of two books, Faithful Doubt: The Wisdom of Uncertainty and The Goldilocks God: Searching for the via media, as well as numerous book reviews, articles and op eds.
Guy has degrees in medieval history and philosophical theology from the Universities of St. Andrews and Cambridge.
Guy grew up in the UK and has worked on both sides of the Atlantic. He is Rector of St Thomas Church and Episcopal Chaplain to Dartmouth College. He shares a home with a Viking-Age archaeologist and their two daughters.
Standing on the shoulders of giants
Research Interests
Guy’s Ph.D. (Cambridge University) explored the textuality and theology of Anselm of Canterbury alongside the poststructuralist thought of Jacques Derrida.
Research interests include recent Continental philosophy, agnosticism and atheism, philosophical theology, pilgrimage and the development of hagiography, magic, science and liturgy in the Middle Ages. He is currently researching the history of Byzantium, with particular attention to the extraordinary female figures (historians, empresses, power-brokers and saints) whose voices have been long neglected or forgotten.
Guy has taught (primarily medieval history, theology and philosophy) at college, seminary, and adult education level for institutions on both sides of the Atlantic, including Cambridge University and Osher@Dartmouth.
Searching for the Middle Way
Guy’s most recent book, The Goldilocks God is published by Bloomsbury/Rowman and Littlefield under the imprint Lexington Books/Fortress Academic.
Intellectually honest, richly imaginative and pastorally insightful, The Goldilocks God shines new light on spirituality and theology.
The Goldilocks God explores the fertile middle ground between toxic Christianity and militant atheism. Illuminating ancient Christian practice with cutting-edge philosophy and theology, Guy Collins reveals the lifelong habits that are “just right” for encountering the mystery of God.
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“Guy Collins takes us on some ride. Theological traditions, cutting-edge philosophy, and popular fiction are all skillfully woven together . . . If you are tired of the sterile clash of religious and atheist fundamentalism, read this book.” Steven Shakespeare
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