"We have to take seriously the claim that we do not yet live in the world as it will be, and as we will be, and that we have to live towards an eschaton, a presence of God in the world, which is not only not yet apparent, but is not even comprehensible to us. So how do we live authentically in this life?"
Judith Wolfe is one of the most sought-after voices in Christian theology today. A scholar of extraordinary range and clarity, she serves as Professor of Philosophical Theology at the University of St Andrews, where she researches and teaches on eschatology, theological imagination, and the intersection of theology with philosophy and the arts.
Born in Vienna, Wolfe studied in Jerusalem and Oxford, and taught in Berlin and Oxford before joining St Andrews in 2014. Her recent book, The Theological Imagination (Oxford University Press, 2023), based on her 2022 Hulsean Lectures, explores how imagination serves as a generative force in theology and human understanding more broadly. She is also leading two major research initiatives: Widening Horizons in Philosophical Theology (2019–2024) and Art as Revelation (2022–2025), the latter exploring the revelatory potential of artistic creation across cultures.
Wolfe’s earlier publications include Heidegger’s Eschatology, Heidegger and Theology, and editorial roles in The Oxford Handbook of Nineteenth-Century Christian Thought and The Oxford History of Modern German Theology. She is founding General Editor of the Journal of Inklings Studies and co-editor of the St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology. A compelling writer and speaker, she is regularly invited to deliver keynote addresses, public lectures, and media commentary across the UK and abroad.
Judith Wolfe is one of the most sought-after voices in Christian theology today. A scholar of extraordinary range and clarity, she serves as Professor of Philosophical Theology at the University of St Andrews, where she researches and teaches on eschatology, theological imagination, and the intersection of theology with philosophy and the arts.
Born in Vienna, Wolfe studied in Jerusalem and Oxford, and taught in Berlin and Oxford before joining St Andrews in 2014. Her recent book, The Theological Imagination (Oxford University Press, 2023), based on her 2022 Hulsean Lectures, explores how imagination serves as a generative force in theology and human understanding more broadly. She is also leading two major research initiatives: Widening Horizons in Philosophical Theology (2019–2024) and Art as Revelation (2022–2025), the latter exploring the revelatory potential of artistic creation across cultures.
Wolfe’s earlier publications include Heidegger’s Eschatology, Heidegger and Theology, and editorial roles in The Oxford Handbook of Nineteenth-Century Christian Thought and The Oxford History of Modern German Theology. She is founding General Editor of the Journal of Inklings Studies and co-editor of the St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology. A compelling writer and speaker, she is regularly invited to deliver keynote addresses, public lectures, and media commentary across the UK and abroad.
