Previously, he held the Nolloth Chair of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion at Oriel College, Oxford, succeeding Richard Swinburne.
Leftow is a graduate of Grove City College, and earned his M.A and Ph.D. at Yale University.
In fall 2018, he took up the William P. Alston Chair in Philosophy of Religion at Rutgers University.
[2] Leftow's research interests include metaphysics, medieval philosophy, and philosophical theology.
[4] Leftow has focused on the works of Thomas Aquinas, drawing from his arguments to theorize on God's omnipresence.