John Hughes (theologian)

The Reverend John Hughes
Born	John Mark David Hughes 13 December 1978 Exeter, England
Died	29 June 2014 (2014-06-30) (aged 35) Cambridgeshire, England
Ecclesiastical career
Church	Church of England
Ordained	2005 (deacon) 2006 (priest)
Offices held	Dean of Chapel of Jesus College, Cambridge
Academic background
Alma mater	Jesus College, Cambridge Merton College, Oxford Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Doctoral advisor	Catherine Pickstock
Other advisors	Oliver O'Donovan
Academic work
Discipline	Theology
Sub-discipline	Philosophical theology
School or tradition	Anglo-Catholicism Christian socialism
Institutions	Jesus College, Cambridge
Notable students	Elizabeth Bruenig

John Mark David Hughes (13 December 1978 – 29 June 2014) was a British Anglican priest and theologian who was Dean of Chapel and Chaplain at Jesus College, Cambridge.^[1][2] He is known for his works on philosophy of religion,^[3][4] such as The End of Work: Theological Critiques of Capitalism.^[5][6][7] Hughes was born in Exeter, England.^[8][9] He was ordained as a deacon of the Church of England in 2005 and as a priest in 2006.^[1] He was the doctoral mentor of Elizabeth Bruenig. His school of tradition was Anglo-Catholicism,^[10] as well as Christian socialism.^[10][11]

Hughes was killed in a car crash in Cambridgeshire in 2014, aged 35.^[1][12] The John Hughes Arts Festival, founded by college students in 2014 in memory of Hughes,^[13] provides a broad programme of arts events, the first of which was held in 2015.^[14] Graced Life: The Writings of John Hughes (1979–2014) was published posthumously by SCM Press in 2016,^[15] and was edited by Matthew Bullimore.^[3]

Books

• The End of Work: Theological Critiques of Capitalism. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing. 2007. ISBN 978-1-4051-5893-0.
• Graced Life: The Writings of John Hughes (1979–2014). Edited by Bullimore, Matthew. London: SCM Press. 2016. ISBN 978-0-334-05447-4.

References

1. Davison, Andrew (11 July 2014). "Obituary: The Revd Dr John Mark David Hughes". Church Times. London. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
2. "The Rev Dr John Hughes". The Times. London. 21 July 2014. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
3. Penkett, Luke (2 August 2017). "Graced Life: The Writings of John Hughes. Edited by Matthew Bullimore. Pp. xl, 200, London: SCM Press, 2016, £30.00 ePUB £30.00". The Heythrop Journal. 58 (5): 854. doi:10.1111/heyj.12701. ISSN 1468-2265. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
4. Poole, Eve (October 2017). "The End of Work – Theological Critiques of Capitalism by John Hughes Blackwell: 2007, 264 pp, £19.99 (paperback) £50 (hardback) ISBN 9781405158923 or 9781405158930" (PDF). Faith in Business Quarterly Journal. 12 (1). Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
5. Mei, Todd S. (1 January 2010). "John Hughes, The End of Work: Theological Critiques of Capitalism (Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2007), pp. xii + 247, £20.99, ISBN 978-1-4051-5893-0 (pbk)". International Journal of Public Theology. 4 (3): 373–374. doi:10.1163/156973210X510910. ISSN 1569-7320. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
6. Pound, Marcus (24 February 2010). "Book Review: John Hughes, The End of Work: Theological Critiques of Capitalism (Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2007). xii + 247 pp. £20.99 (pb), ISBN 978-1-4051-5893-0". Studies in Christian Ethics. 23 (1): 106–109. doi:10.1177/09539468100230010906. S2CID 143979591. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
7. "The End of Work: Theological Critiques of Capitalism". Times Higher Education (THE). 21 February 2008. ISSN 0049-3929. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
8. Soskice, Janet (10 October 2014). "John Hughes Memorial Address". Jesus College, Cambridge. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
9. "The Burial: John Mark David Hughes priest 13 December 1978 – 29 June 2014" (PDF). St Michael and All Angels Church, Mount Dinham, Exeter. August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
10. Milbank, John; Pickstock, Catherine (31 July 2014). "The Work of Forgiveness: Memorial Tribute to John Hughes". ABC. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
11. Bruenig, Elizabeth (1 March 2015). "Fear of a Radical Pope". The New Republic. New York. ISSN 2169-2416. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
12. Gledhill, Ruth (30 June 2014). "Leading CofE Academic in Fatal Car Accident". Christian Today. London. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
13. Kang, Leo (21 January 2023). "'Not taking art too seriously': In conversation with this year's John Hughes Arts Festival directors". Varsity Online. ISSN 1758-4442. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
14. "John Hughes Arts Festival 2023". Jesus College, Cambridge. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
15. "Launch of Graced Life, the writings of the Rev'd Dr. John Hughes". Jesus College, Cambridge. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2025.

External links

• John Hughes Arts Festival