Ruan Bessa

  • Research Fellow in Christian Ethics, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford

Biography

Ruan Bessa is a Research Fellow in Christian Ethics, working at the intersection of Scripture, practical reason, and ethics, with particular interest in Oliver O'Donovan's moral and political theology. He holds a Ph.D. from Calvin Theological Seminary (Grand Rapids, Michigan), where he served as a research and teaching assistant and as Associate Director of Admissions. He served as contributor and editor of Oliver O’Donovan’s The Courage of Truth (JAMS, 2025), and translator of the upcoming Brazilian Portuguese edition of O'Donovan's Resurrection and Moral Order. 

Academic biography

https://www.theology.ox.ac.uk/people/dr-ruan-bessa

Research topics

Scripture and ethics, nature and formation of Christian moral thought, and Oliver O'Donovan's moral and political theology. 

Contributions to GlobalFacultyInitiative.net

Love and the Shape of Practical Reason (Disciplinary Brief)
Discipline(s): Theology
Theology: Love