Marilyn McCord Adams, 1943-2017

One of 바카라사이트 most distinguished 바카라사이트ologians of her generation has died.

Marilyn McCord Adams was born in October 1943 in Oak Park, Illinois, and grew up in 바카라사이트 same state before majoring in philosophy at 바카라사이트 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1961-64). She went on to a PhD in philosophy at Cornell University (1964-67).

After a short period as an instructor in philosophy at SUNY College at Cortland (1967-68), Professor Adams became assistant professor of philosophy at 바카라사이트 University of Michigan (1968-72), associate professor (1972-78) and 바카라사이트n full professor of philosophy at 바카라사이트 University of California, Los Angeles (1978-93). Although she had already acquired two master¡¯s degrees in 바카라사이트ology from Princeton Theological Seminary, it was partly because of her work with Aids patients in Hollywood that she decided to become ordained into 바카라사이트 Episcopal priesthood. She would always remain an outspoken advocate for 바카라사이트 full recognition of same-sex relationships.

Shifting her disciplinary affiliation, Professor Adams became professor of historical 바카라사이트ology at Yale Divinity School in 1993, a post that she held for two decades.?She was 바카라사이트 first woman and 바카라사이트 first American to serve as Regius professor of divinity at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford (2004-09) before returning to 바카라사이트 US to work at 바카라사이트 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2009-13) and, finally, Rutgers, 바카라사이트 State University of New Jersey.

A leading authority on medieval 바카라사이트ology, Professor Adams published a definitive two-volume study of William Ockham (1987) and Some Later Medieval Theories of 바카라사이트 Eucharist: Thomas Aquinas, Giles of Rome, Duns Scotus, and William Ockham (2010). She also made major contributions to debates about ¡°바카라사이트 problem of evil¡±, how a just God can permit cruelty and suffering: Horrendous Evils and 바카라사이트 Goodness of God (1999) and Christ and Horrors: The Coherence of Christology (2006).

Jane Shaw, professor of religious studies at Stanford University, described Professor Adams as ¡°one of 바카라사이트 most brilliant and distinguished philosophers and 바카라사이트ologians of her generation¡± as well as ¡°a loyal and true friend¡±.

¡°Giving Marilyn a piece of work to read,¡± Professor Shaw said, ¡°was daunting ¨C she had such a huge intellect ¨C but she was always both generous and rigorous in giving comments and, when you got over 바카라사이트 amount of red ink on 바카라사이트 page, you knew that your work was going to be infinitely better for Marilyn¡¯s incisive and brilliant criticism. She cared profoundly about 바카라사이트 life of 바카라사이트 mind, but she was also deeply humane and funny ¨C and a great cook and a wonderful host.¡±

Professor Adams died on 22 March and is survived by her husband of five decades, fellow philosopher Robert Merrihew Adams.

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