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Nigel John Biggar CBE (born 14 March 1955) is a British Anglican priest, theologian, and ethicist. From 2007 to 2022, he was the Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford.
Nigel Biggar is a leading Western ethicist and author of books on colonialism, rights, war and religion. He is also a trustee of the Free Speech Union and a critic of post-colonial narratives and ideologies.
19. Dez. 2017 · A group of Oxford academics write an open letter to reject the public stance of Nigel Biggar, a professor of moral and pastoral theology, on the ethics and history of empire. They argue that his arguments are based on bad history, political naivety and simplistic balance-sheets.
Nigel Biggar CBE is a distinguished scholar and author of books on colonialism, war, rights, and ethics. He has served on various academic and public bodies and has a keen interest in history and travel.
Nigel Biggar is a retired professor of moral and pastoral theology at the University of Oxford. He is an expert in Christian and religious ethics, and has published books on topics such as colonialism, war, rights, and forgiveness.
Nigel Biggar attempts a moral assessment of colonialism [of the British Empire]. Biggar judges what is morally right on the basis of intentions and purposes, rather than on the basis of the consequences of actions that have taken place.
In an article for the first issue in 2018 of the Oxford Magazine, Nigel Biggar takes stock of the controversy surrounding the McDonald Centre’s “Ethics and Empire” project and considers in particular its implications for the academic freedom of students as well as professors.
