Revd Ainsley Griffiths MA., M.Sc, PhD (Candidate)

Contact Details

School of Theology, Religious Studies and Islamic Studies
Tel: 01267 676607 (6607)
E-mail: ainsley.griffiths@trinitysaintdavid.ac.uk

Campus

Carmarthen Campus

Job Title

Chaplain in Carmarthen Campus

Part-time Lecturer in Religious Studies

Role in the University

Chaplain & part-time Lecturer in Religious Studies

I lecture at the University in the following areas:

Christianity
Welsh medium support tutor

Background

Professional experience

2008 – Lecturer, School of Theology and Religious Studies
2005- Chaplain to Trinity College Carmarthen and Continuing Ministerial Education Officer for the Diocese of St. Davids
2001-2005 Parish Priest, Pwllheli and Aber-erch
1998-2001 Minor Canon, Bangor Cathedral
1995-98 Ordinand, Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford
1997 Graduate School, Ecumenical Institute of the World Council of Churches, Bossey, Geneva
1992-95 Mathematics Teacher, Aquinas College, Stockport

Academic Interests

I am currently engaged in doctoral research with regard to the significance of gift, sacrifice and exchange within Christian systematic theology. This draws on a rich diversity of sources from the Biblical witness in both the Old and New Testaments, the writings of the Church Fathers, particularly Irenaeus, Athanasius and Augustine, and the trinitarian theology of the immensely significant thirteenth century theologian Thomas Aquinas, alongside more recent voices such as the twentieth century Catholic theologian Hans urs von Balthasar, the philosophers Jacques Derrida and Jean-Luc Marion and the cluster of largely Anglican writers associated with the influential contemporary Radical Orthodoxy movement, particularly John Milbank. The thesis also explores the importance of gift, sacrifice and exchange within a liturgical/sacramental context and concludes with an exploration of the ethical implications for globalised trade.