Summary
Barnabas Aspray is an Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology at St. Mary’s Seminary & University with a decade of professional experience bridging academic theology and prior software engineering roles. He holds a PhD in Philosophy of Religion and an MPhil in Christian Theology from the University of Cambridge, and his career includes research and teaching posts at Pembroke College Oxford, King’s College London, and the Oxford Character Project. Earlier in his career he worked as a software engineer at the BBC and Thales, giving him uncommon technical fluency for a theologian and a pragmatic approach to scholarly questions. He combines rigorous historical and philosophical scholarship with practical pedagogy, supervising advanced research while teaching foundational theological formation. Based in Baltimore, he brings an interdisciplinary perspective that surfaces in scholarship attentive to both tradition and contemporary public life. Colleagues describe him as someone who moves comfortably between archival research and applied classroom practice, informed by hands-on experience in industry.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts - MA, Theology/Theological Studies, GPA 3.86, Master of Arts - MA, Theology/Theological Studies, GPA 3.86 at Regent College
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Philosophy of Religion, No corrections, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Philosophy of Religion, No corrections at University of Cambridge
BSc, Computer Science with European Study, Upper Second Class Honours, BSc, Computer Science with European Study, Upper Second Class Honours at University of Exeter