Nathaniel Hodson

Nathaniel Hodson is reading for the DPhil in Theology and Religion, funded by the AHRC-OOC-DTP and as a Clarendon Scholar at University College, Oxford. Originally from California, he holds a BA in Philosophy with High Distinction from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and awarded the Philosophy Departmental Citation. Before beginning doctoral study, he also graduated summa cum laude from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School with a Master of Divinity and read the MPhil in Theology (Christian Ethics) with Distinction, also at University College, Oxford. Nathaniel is interested in all aspects of moral theology, and his DPhil research, supervised by Professor Joshua Hordern, incorporates the Christological concerns of Augustine’s political thought into conversations in contemporary political theology. When not working, Nathaniel enjoys surfing, classical music, and film.