Hampson

When I was writing 'Philosophy for you' (Icelandic: Heimspeki fyrir þig) with Róbert Jack, and working on the chapter on faith I was introduced to the work of Daphne Hampson. She is a truly amazing thinker, and a bit of a rebel. She started her career as a theologian operating within the Church of England fighting for the right of women to be ordained. Disillusioned by this struggle and probing Christianity further she came to the conclusion that Christianity is neither 'ethical nor true'. Nevertheless she is a theist and terms herself a 'post-christian'. She posits 'that which we call god' as a reality created in the interaction of humans. It is important to note that for her 'god' is real in this sense, it is not some subjectivist or pragmatist concoction.
Drawing on feminism, progressive theologians, continental philosophy and virtue ethics she is an engaging and fascinating writer. She came to speak in Iceland a while back - ironically I was giving a talk at another conference at the same time (ironic because I almost never give talks).
I hope she'll return one day.
A speech by Hampson, containing a lot of her important ideas.