Faculty

Alexander Garton-Eisenacher
Young Research Professor
Comparative philosophy of religion Metaphysics, particularly the concepts of time and eternity Classical Christian theology 20th century German Christian theology Pre-Qin Daoist philosophy Narratology
E-mail:
age@fudan.edu.cn
Contact information:
Guanghua Building, West Main Building, Room 2514
Research Areas

Research and Projects

Research direction/main research content

Comparative philosophy of religion

Metaphysics, particularly the concepts of time and eternity

Classical Christian theology

20th century German Christian theology

Pre-Qin Daoist philosophy

Narratology


Research Areas

Research and Projects

Research direction/main research content

Comparative philosophy of religion

Metaphysics, particularly the concepts of time and eternity

Classical Christian theology

20th century German Christian theology

Pre-Qin Daoist philosophy

Narratology


Research Areas

Main Academic Achievements

Representative Works

Divine Freedom and Revelation in Christ: The Doctrine of Eternity with Special Reference to the Theology of Karl Barth (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht [Brill], December 2022)

 

Representative Papers

 

‘Time Transcending Tense: An Examination of Heng 恒 in Pre-Qin Daoist Philosophy’. Asian Philosophy 34, no. 4 (October 2024)

 

‘Transformative Repetitions: A Comparative Study of Constancy in Barthian and Pre-Qin Daoist Metaphysics’. Neue Zeitschrift für Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie 66, no. 2 (May 2024)

 

‘Reliable Knowledge, True Freedom: The Remnant of the Analogia Temporalis in the Theology of Robert W. Jenson and its Implications for the Epistemology-Freedom Debate’. Scottish Journal of Theology 73, no. 3 (August 2020)

 

‘“Very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am”: A Theological Treatise on the Concept of Time in John’s Gospel’. Modern Theology 35, no. 4 (October 2019)

 

Honours and Awards

2022 – 2024 Hangzhou Municipal Government Postdoctoral Subsidy

 

2016 – 2020St. John’s College, University of Cambridge Ph.D. Scholarship

 

2019University of Cambridge, Faculty of Divinity Conference Award

 

2019DAAD Cambridge Conference Award

 

2019A. C. Macpherson Fund Grant

 

2017 – 2018Evangelisches Stift Stipendium

 

2017 – 2018Karl Schlecht Stipendium

  

2014 – 2015Baden-Württemberg Stipendium

 

2014University of Cambridge Departmental Prize

 

Courses Offered

Introduction to Christian Philosophy (Undergraduate; English)

Selected Readings from Original Christian Works: Introduction to Metaphysics (Graduate; English)