John Hick

This article is about the philosopher and theologian. For the UK member of parliament, see John Hick (politician). For the English lawn bowler, see John Hick (bowls).

John Hick
Born(1922-01-20)20 January 1922
Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died9 February 2012(2012-02-09) (aged 90)
Birmingham, England
Education
Spouse
Joan Hazel Bowers
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(m. 1953; died 1996)​
Children4
Philosophical work
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
Main interestsPhilosophy of religion, theology

John Harwood Hick (20 January 1922 – 9 February 2012) was an English philosopher of religion and theologian who taught in the United States for the larger part of his career. In philosophical theology he made contributions in the areas of theodicy, eschatology and Christology, and in the philosophy of religion he contributed to the areas of epistemology of religion and religious pluralism.

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