Research Interests:
My main research interests are the ethics of artificial intelligence, indigenous/post-colonial theology (specifically Māori theology), and economic capital in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.
About:
I am a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, following on from a DPhil in Theology from Oxford (2023), and a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from York (2005). I began theological study with a prize-winning Oxford BA in theology with first-class honours (2012, graduated top of my year). I have peer-reviewed publications in biblical studies and artificial intelligence, and a book (Capital Markets for the Common Good, 2017). I co-founded the Kingi Ihaka Research Centre in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
My previous work in Aotearoa/New Zealand combined church leadership roles with charitable governance roles, alongside part-time graduate study culminating in the DPhil, and part-time consultancy. In my full-time role as an Archdeacon with the Indigenous Māori Anglican church, I raised millions of dollars in grant finance and built a staff team of over 20 people from scratch. I have a long-standing academic and practical interest in the ethics of artificial intelligence.
Before my vocation in the church, my previous full-time finance role was fixed income trading for Barclays Capital in London (2000–2011), and I have remained active in aspects of finance through part-time consulting, trading, and governance roles since then. At Barclays Capital, I was a market maker of short gilts and built up specialist experience in pricing and risk for interest-rate derivatives.
Educational Background:
Bachelor of Commerce (Auckland, 1999)
Bachelor of Science (Computer Science, Hons) (Auckland, 1999)
PhD in Artificial Intelligence (York, 2005)
BA in Theology (Hons) (Oxon, 2012; MA taken 2017)
MSt in Theology (Hebrew Bible/Old Testament) (Oxon, 2017)
DPhil in Theology (Hebrew Bible/Old Testament) (Oxon, 2023)
Select Publications:
‘Did Jesus oppose the prosbul in the forgiveness petition of the Lord’s Prayer?’ NovT 56 (2014) 233–44.
Academic Interests:
Financial markets, Hebrew scriptures, poverty relief, social justice, theology, and ministry in the church.
Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndondrake
https://lyndondrake.me
