Aaron Riches | |
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Born | 1974 (age 49–50)
Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | |
Thesis | Sequela Christi (2010) |
Doctoral advisor | John Milbank [1] |
Influences | Karen Kilby [2] |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Theology |
Sub-discipline | |
Musical career | |
Genres | Rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
D. Aaron Riches (born 1974) is a Canadian theologian at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. He was previously a theologian for the Seminario Mayor San Cecilio in Granada, Spain, and joint faculty member of the International Academy of Philosophy-Instituto de Filosofía "Edith Stein" and the Instituto de Teología "Lumen Gentium". [3] He is widely published in the fields of systematic theology and Christology. [4] His recent book, Ecce Homo: On the Divine Unity of Christ, questions the tendency to distinguish between the human and divine natures of Christ to such a degree as to oppose them. [5]
Prior to his academic career, Riches was a Canadian singer-songwriter. [6] He was in the bands Left Hand Red, Curtsy, Fiddle Footed, Burn 51 and Minnow. Afterwards, he released two solo albums and toured with the Royal City All-Stars, which eventually became the band Royal City, which has also since disbanded. [7]
Riches is originally from Guelph, Ontario, and is the subject of the Robert Munsch children's book Aaron's Hair. [8]
Riches has five children with wife Melissa. Melissa was the daughter of a Protestant minister working for an NGO in New York City. [9]