Edington attended public schools in East Lansing before studying at Albion College, where he graduated summa cum laude with majors in philosophy and political science.
His research focused on low-intensity conflict after the collapse of the Cold War international system, and his writings on terrorism appeared in The Atlantic[2] and the New York Times,[3][4][5] among other outlets.
Upon entering Harvard Divinity School, he accepted a position as consulting editor at Daedalus, the journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Following graduation, he accepted a position as senior administrator of the Divinity School's Center for the Study of World Religions, working with Diana L. Eck, David Carrasco, and Janet Gyatso.
He was elected bishop of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe on the eighth ballot on October 20, 2018 and consecrated at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris, France, on April 6, 2019.