Jonathan Brant

Jonathan Brant is the Dean for Research and Culture at Wycliffe Hall at the Univeristy of Oxford. His research in theology of culture and the arts includes: his monograph, Paul Tillich and the Possibility of Revelation through Film (OUP, 2012) which draws on systematic theology, film theory, and qualitative research to consider the religious impact of contemporary Latin American cinema; plus, published chapters and articles on the director Terrence Malick and on the theology of Documentary Film.  With respect to virtue ethics, he has co-edited Cultivating Virtue in the University (OUP, 2022) and co-authored several articles in the Journal of Moral Education, Journal of Character Education, and International Journal of Ethics Education.  He is the Dean for Research and Culture, and the Director of the Renaissance Project, at Wycliffe Hall. And is an Associate Fellow with the Oxford Character Project where, from 2014 to 2023, he served as the Founding Director.