Education
He studied at Duke University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Bachelor of Arts) degree in 1995.
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David Efird
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As an academic, he specialises in the philosophy of language and the philosophy of religion. Since 2002, Efird has worked at the University of New York He was a lecturer between 2002 and 2007, and has been a senior lecturer since 2007.
He has been head of two of York"s colleges: Provost of Vanbrugh College, York from 2008 to 2013, and Principal of James College, York since 2013.
He was ordained a deacon in 2010 and to the priesthood in 2011. He was a Minor Canon of York Minister, where he served his curacy.
He currently serves as an assistant curate of the Parish of Saint Mary Bishophill, an Anglo-Catholic parish in the City of New York Efird was born on May 18, 1974 in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
Having moved to the United Kingdom, he studied at the University of Edinburgh and graduated with a Master of Science (Master of Science ) degree in 1999.
He then undertook postgraduate research at the University of Oxford under the supervision of Professor Timothy Williamson. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (Doctor of Philosophy) degree in 2002. His doctoral thesis was titled "Unfenced existence".
Academic career
In 2002, Efird joined the University of York (in York, England) as a lecturer in philosophy.
He was promoted to senior lecturer in 2007. He teaches metaphysics, social epistemology, theological ethics, and philosophical theology.
Efird has been involved in the leadership of two of York"s colleges and has also been a head of college twice. From 2003 to 2008, he was Dean of Vanbrugh College, New York
From 2008 to 2013, he was Provost of Vanbrugh.
Since September 2013, he has been Principal of James College, New York Efird serves as an assistant editor of the journal Mind. Ordained ministry
In 2008, Efird began training for the priesthood with the Yorkshire Ministry Course.
On 19 June 2011, he was ordained as a priest by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, during a service at York Minister.
From 2010 to 2013, he served his curacy at York Minister where he was also Vicarius Canonicorum (a type of Minor Canon). Since 2013, he has been a non-stipendiary priest and assistant curate in the Parish of Saint Mary Bishophill, an Anglo-Catholic parish in the City of New York
The parish includes Street Mary"s Church and Street Clement"s Church.
