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Prof. William Danaher

The Rev. William J. Danaher, Jr. Associate Professor of Christian Ethics and Moral Theology in the John Henry Hobart Chair A.B., Brown University M.Div., Virginia Theological Seminary M.A. Yale University M.Phil., Yale University Ph.D., Yale University contact form

William Danaher is an ordained priest in the Episcopal Church and Associate Professor of Christian Ethics and Moral Theology in the John Henry Hobart Chair at The General Theological Seminary in New York City. He received the A.B. from Brown University (1988), the M.Div. from Virginia Theological Seminary (1994), and the M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. from Yale University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (2001, 2002). Prior to coming to General, he served as Associate Professor of Theology and Ethics at the University of the South (Sewanee, TN) from 2000-2006. He has also served as urban and rural congregations in Connecticut, Tennessee and New York City.

In addition to publishing a book (The Trinitarian Ethics of Jonathan Edwards, Westminster John Knox Press, 2004) and several articles, in 2004 he received the John Hines Preaching Award, a national award that recognizes sermons focused on social justice. Prior to coming to New York City, he also worked as volunteer facilitator for juvenile offenders for a Victim-Offender Reconciliation Program in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Danaher currently lives in New York City with his wife, Claire, and daughters, Phoebe (9) and Thea (2).