Dr. Ryan Newson

Dr. Newson joined the department in 2015. He teaches courses in theology, ethics, and at the intersection of theology and science, particularly the health humanities. Dr. Newson has written four books, most recently The End of Civility: Christ and Prophetic Division (Baylor University Press, 2023) and Cut in Stone: Confederate Monuments and Theological Disruption (Baylor University Press, 2020). He has also co-edited four books and is the author of peer-reviewed articles in The Journal for the Society of Christian Ethics, Political Theology, and Theology and Science, among others.

Ryan lives in Durham with his wife—an ordained minister—and two kids.