Timothy Foster Sedgwick (born 1947) is an American
Episcopal ethicist An ethicist is one whose judgment on ethics and ethical codes has come to be trusted by a specific community, and (importantly) is expressed in some way that makes it possible for others to mimic or approximate that judgment. Following the advice of ...
. In addition to being the Clinton S. Quin Professor of Christian Ethics at
Virginia Theological Seminary
Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS), formally called the Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia, located at 3737 Seminary Road in Alexandria, Virginia is the largest and second oldest accredited Episcopal seminary in the Unit ...
, he has served since 2007 as Vice President and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs.
Sedgwick received his AB from
Albion College
Albion College is a private liberal arts college in Albion, Michigan. The college was founded in 1835 and its undergraduate population was approximately 1,500 students in 2014.
They participate in NCAA Division III and the Michigan Intercolle ...
and his MA and PhD from
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1-million ...
. Following his doctorate he taught undergraduates at
Denison University
Denison University is a private liberal arts college in Granville, Ohio. One of the earliest colleges established in the former Northwest Territory, Denison University was founded in 1831. The college was first called the Granville Literary and ...
,
Marshall University
Marshall University is a public research university in Huntington, West Virginia. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States.
The university is currently composed of nine colleges: L ...
, and
Blackburn College and then for 19 years taught Christian ethics at
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary (SWTS) was a seminary of the Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal Church, located in Evanston, Illinois.
It ceased operations as a residential seminary granting the Master of Divinity degree in May 201 ...
.
He has served the ''
Anglican Theological Review
The ''Anglican Theological Review'' is the "unofficial journal of the seminaries of the Episcopal Church in the United States and the Anglican Church of Canada." Issues include peer-reviewed articles, poetry submissions, and book reviews. The jo ...
'' as book review editor, board member, and president of the board and as a member of the board of directors for the Society of Christian Ethics. In the
Episcopal Church he serves on the Advisory Board for the
College for Bishops and on the Anglican–Roman Catholic Theological Consultation in the USA (ARC-USA) bilateral discussion, which recently completed a six-year study on moral theology.
Previously he served on the Task Force on End-of-Life Issues, the Task Force on Ethics and the New Genetics, the Committee on Sexual Exploitation, the delegation to the governing Board of the National Council of Churches in Christ, the General Board of Examining Chaplains, the Council for the Development of Ministry (where he served as vice-chairperson), the
Total Ministry Task Force, and the Task Force on Lay Professionals.
Sedgwick is married to Martha W. Sedgwick and has two grown daughters.
Books published
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See also
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List of Virginia Theological Seminary people
References
External links
Timothy F. Sedgwick’s faculty home page Virginia Theological Seminary
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20th-century American Episcopalians
20th-century American philosophers
21st-century American Episcopalians
21st-century American philosophers
Albion College alumni
American academic administrators
American Episcopal theologians
American ethicists
Anglican philosophers
Blackburn College (Illinois)
Christian ethicists
Denison University faculty
Living people
Marshall University faculty
Vanderbilt University alumni
1947 births
Virginia Theological Seminary faculty