James Alison

For those of a similar name, see James Allison.

James Alison (born 1959) is a Roman Catholic theologian and former priest. He is noted for his application of René Girard's anthropological theory to Christian systematic theology and for his work on LGBT issues. He identifies as gay.[1][2]

Biography

James Alison was born in 1959, the son of Michael Alison and Sylvia Alison (née Haigh). He has a brother and a sister. In Faith Beyond Resentment he describes his family background as "conservative middle-class English evangelical Protestant".[3] His father was the Rt Hon Michael Alison (died 2004), who, after leaving Oxford University, had spent some time studying theology at Ridley Hall and had gone on to become a prominent Conservative Member of Parliament (1964–1997) and Second Church Estates Commissioner (1987-1997).[4] Alison left the Church of England at the age of eighteen, to join the Roman Catholic Church.[5] He studied at Blackfriars College at the University of Oxford, and earned his bachelor's degree and doctorate in theology from the Jesuit Theology Faculty in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Alison was a member of the Dominican order – his master's degree is a Dominican lectorate – from 1981 to 1995. He has lived and worked in Mexico, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile and the United States. Currently he works as a travelling preacher, lecturer and retreat giver, based in Madrid, Spain.[6]

Alison says that his disagreement with the official Roman Catholic Church teaching on homosexuality is based on official Catholic teaching concerning nature, grace and original sin (see homosexuality and Roman Catholicism).[7]

Books

References

  1. "James Alison: Sexuality, Certainty and Salvation". RadioNational: Encounter. ABC.net.au. 8 January 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  2. http://www.jamesalison.co.uk/texts/eng67.html
  3. http://jamesalison.co.uk/texts/eng22.html
  4. "Michael Alison - Obituaries - News". The Independent. 2004-05-31. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
  5. "Introduction to Faith Beyond Resentment, by James Alison". Jamesalison.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
  6. "About James Alison". forgivingvictim.com. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
  7. "Good-faith learning and the fear of God, by James Alison". Jamesalison.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
  8. http://www.erealizacoes.com.br
  9. http://www.erealizacoes.com.br

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