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Don Cupitt

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Don Cupitt
Cupitt in 1970
Born(1934-05-22)22 May 1934
Oldham, Lancashire, England
Died18 January 2025(2025-01-18) (aged 90)
Cambridge, England
Occupations
  • Philosopher
  • academic
Years active1959–2025
Spouse
Susan Day
(m. 1963)
Children3
Academic background
EducationCharterhouse School
Alma materTrinity Hall, Cambridge
Westcott House, Cambridge
Academic work
DisciplinePhilosopher of religion
Sub-disciplineChristian theology
InstitutionsEmmanuel College, Cambridge
Notable worksThe Sea of Faith
Websitedoncupitt.chi.ac.uk

Don Cupitt (22 May 1934 – 18 January 2025) was an English philosopher and academic. He had been an Anglican priest and a lecturer in the University of Cambridge.[1][2]

Cupitt died at a hospital in Cambridge, England following a short illness on 18 January 2025, at the age of 90.[3][4]

References

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  1. Edmonds, David; Warburton, Nigel (2010). Philosophy Bites. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 191–200. ISBN 978-0-19-969466-2.
  2. Tilby, Angela (15 March 2019). "Don Cupitt – a spiritual sceptic". Church Times. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. "Don Cupitt 1934–2025". Don Cupitt. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  4. Wallace, Jane (20 January 2025). "The Reverend Don Cupitt, 1934-2025". Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge. Retrieved 23 January 2025.