Victor Lee Austin

The Rev. Canon Victor Lee Austin, Ph.D. is a priest in the Episcopal Church, currently theologian-in-residence for the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas and for St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Dallas. Previously he served parishes in New York, including Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue. His doctoral work was in ethics, with a particular background influence from Oliver O’Donovan; one of his dissertation readers was Avery Cardinal Dulles. His continuing interests are at the intersection of theology and everyday life.

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Links to posts and programs featuring Victor Lee Austin:

  • What authorizes authority? — Victor Lee Austin: “All authority comes from God and no thing, no being, no realm is outside his dominion.”
  • Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 107 — FEATURED GUESTS: Victor Lee Austin, Ellen T. Charry, Anthony Esolen, Ferdinand Schlingensiepen, Allen Verhey, and Calvin Stapert
  • Common good(s) and authority — Victor Lee Austin describes the ways in which human action is free and flourishing when authority is active and honored. (26 minutes)