![Professor Yujin Nagasawa, HG Wood Chair in the Philosophy of Religion](/Images/College-ArtsLaw-only/ptr/philosophy/newsandevents/2019/yujin-nagasawa.x0f9e1678.jpg)
Professor Yujin Nagasawa has been awarded the title of HG Wood Professor of the Philosophy of Religion.
The chair, which was formerly called "HG Wood Professor of Theology" is a post established in 1961, named after a Quaker theologian. It is one of three main endowed chairs in the UK focusing on philosophy of religion. The past post-holders include such philosophers of religion / philosophical theologians as Ninian Smart, John Hick, Denys Turner, Markus Vinent and Stephen Pattison.