Alister McGrath
<s>Alister Edgar McGrath (Belfast, 23. 1. 1953. – ), britanski teolog, svećenik, naučnik, historičar, pisac i akademik.</s>

<s>Biografija 
McGrath je rođen 1953. u sjevernoirskom gradu Belfastu i odrastao je u Downpatricku gdje je pohađao školu Down.</s><s>U septembru 1966. upisao se na Metodistički koledž u Belfastu i fokusirao se na učenje matematike, fizike i kemije.</s><s>Godine 1971. započinje studij kemije na Koledž Wadham pri Univerzitetu u Oxfordu i završava ga 1975. godine, a potom odlazi na Koledž Linacre i počinje s istraživanjem molekularne biofizike na oksfordskom odsjeku biokemije pod vodstvom profesora Georgea Radde.</s><s>Iako je odrastao kao ateist, McGrath tokom univerzitetskih dana počinje iskazivati interes za religijom i konvertira na kršćanstvo.</s><s>Godine 1976. dobiva postdiplomsku stipendiju i paralelno pohađa doktorski studij biofizike na Koledž Merton odnosno diplomski studij teologije, te završava oba 1978. godine.</s>

<s>Nakon stjecanja prvog doktorata McGrath odlazi predavati na Koledžu St John pri Univerzitetu u Cambridgeu, gdje istovremeno nastavlja studij teologije na Westcottu odnosno pripremu zaređenja za svećenika Engleske Crkve.</s><s>Đakonom je postao u septembru 1980. i služi kao kapelan u crkvi sv. Leonarda u Wollatonu (Nottingham), a anglikanskim svećenikom postao je godinu dana kasnije u Southwell Minsteru.</s><s>Godine 1983. postavljen je za predavača na oksfordskom Koledžu Wycliffe Hall, te istovremeno postaje članom Oksfordskog teološkog fakulteta.</s><s>Jesenski semestar 1990. proveo je radeći kao profesor na američkom Univerzitetu Drew u Madisonu.</s>

<s>Godine 1993.</s><s>McGrath je izabran za univerzitetskog istraživačkog predavača teologije na Univerzitetu u Oxfordu, dok istovremeno (od 1993. do 1996. godine) radi i kao istraživački profesor teologije na kanadskom Koledžu Regent u Vancouveru.</s><s>Za ravnatelja Wycliffe Halla izabran je 1995. godine, a 1999. dobiva titulu profesora historijske teologije Univerziteta u Oxfordu.</s><s>Na temelju istraživanja historijske i sistematske teologije godine 2001. dobiva drugi doktorat.</s><s>Iste godine bio je jedan od osnivača Međunarodnog društva za nauku i religiju (ISSR).</s><s>U septembru 2008. postao je čelnik Centra za teologiju, religiju i kulturu na Kraljevskom koledžu u Londonu.</s><s>Godine 2013. na temelju istraživanja odnosa religije i nauke i prirodne teologije McGrath dobiva svoj treći oksfordski doktorat.</s><s>Tri dodatna počasna doktorata dobio je od Teološkog sjemeništa u Virginiji (1996), Teološkog koledža u Belfastu (2005), te Koledža Wycliffe pri Univerzitetu u Torontu (2007).</s><s>Od 2014. radi kao profesor na londonskom Koledžu Gresham.</s>

<s>Opus 
Djelomična lista McGrathovih monografija:</s>

<s>Understanding the Trinity, Grand Rapids: Academie Books, 1988, 
 Understanding Doctrine: Its Relevance and Purpose for Today, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992, 
 Bridge-building: Effective Christian Apologetics, Leicester: InterVarsity Press, 1992, 
 Intellectuals Don't Need God & Other Modern Myths, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993, 
 The Renewal of Anglicanism, Harrisburg: Morehouse, 1993, 
 A Life of John Calvin, Oxford; Cambridge, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 1993, 
 A Passion for Truth: The Intellectual Coherence of Evangelicalism, Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1996, 
 Iustitia Dei, Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998, 
 Science and Religion: An Introduction, Oxford; Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 1998, 
 Historical Theology: An Introduction to the History of Christian Thought, Oxford; Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 1998, 
 I Believe: Exploring the Apostles' Creed, Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1998, 
 T. F. Torrance: An Intellectual Biography, Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1999, 
 The Journey: A Pilgrim in the Lands of the Spirit, New York: Doubleday, 2000, 
 Christian Theology: An Introduction, Oxford; Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 2001, 
 The Christian Theology Reader, Oxford; Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 2001,  (sadrži primarne izvore iz Christian Theology)
 In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture, New York: Anchor Books, 2001, 
 Glimpsing the Face of God: The Search for Meaning in the Universe, Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2001, 
 The Reenchantment of Nature: The Denial of Religion and the Ecological Crisis, New York: Doubleday, 2002, 
 Knowing Christ, New York: Galilee, 2002, 
 A Scientific Theology, 3. vol., Edinburgh; New York: T & T Clark, 2003, 
 A Brief History of Heaven, Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 2003, 
 The Intellectual Origins of the European Reformation, Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 2003, 
 The Twilight of Atheism: The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World, New York: Doubleday, 2004, 
 Dawkins' God: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life, Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 2005, 
 Christianity's Dangerous Idea: The Protestant Revolution from the Sixteenth to the Twenty-First Century, New York: HarperOne, 2007, 
 The Dawkins Delusion?</s><s>Atheist Fundamentalism and the denial of the divine, London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 2007, 
 The Open Secret: A New Vision for Natural Theology, Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 2008, 
 A Fine-Tuned Universe: The Quest for God in Science and Theology, Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2009, 
 Heresy: A History of Defending the Truth, New York: HarperOne, 2009, 
 Mere Theology: Christian Faith and the Discipleship of the Mind, London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 2010, 
 Chosen Ones, Grand Rapids: Zonderkidz, 2010, 
 Surprised by Meaning: Science, Faith, and How We Make Sense of Things, Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2011, 
 Why God Won't Go Away: Engaging with the New Atheism, London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 2011, 
 Flight of the Outcasts, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011, 
 Darkness Shall Fall, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011, 
 Reformation Thought: An Introduction, Malden, Massachusetts; Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012, 
 Darwinism and the Divine: Evolutionary Thought and Natural Theology, Malden, Massachusetts; Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011, 
 The Intellectual World of C. S. Lewis, Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013, 
 C. S. Lewis: A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2013, 
 The Big Question: Why We Can’t Stop Talking About Science, Faith, and God, New York: St.</s><s>Martin's Press, 2015,</s>

<s>Literatura 
  Chung, S. W. (ur.): Alister E. McGrath and Evangelical Theology: A Dynamic Engagement, Carlisle: Paternoster, 2003, 
  Keating, James F.: "The Natural Sciences as an Ancilla Theologiae Nova: Alister E. McGrath's A Scientific Theology", The Thomist 69, 2005, str. 127-152, 
  Myers, Benjamin: "Alister McGrath's Scientific Theology", Reformed Theological Review 64, 2005, str. 15-34, 
  Shipway, Brad: "The Theological Application of Bhaskar's Stratified Reality: The Scientific Theology of A. E. McGrath", Journal of Critical Realism 3, 2004, str. 191-203,</s>

<s>Vanjske veze 
  Službene stranice Alistera McGratha
  Alister McGrath, University of Oxford
  Alister McGrath , Wiley
  Alister McGrath , RZIM Europe
  Alister McGrath , Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion</s>

<s>Britanski naučnici
Britanski historičari
Britanski teolozi
Kršćanski teolozi
Biofizičari
Anglikanski svećenici
Biografije, Sjeverna Irska</s>

