He is currently Professor of Systematic Theology at Durham University's Department of Theology and Religion, and he is the founding Dean-Director of Durham's Centre for Catholic Studies (CCS), the only established academic unit dedicated to Catholic studies located within a British public institution.
[3] Since 2011 and 2012 respectively he has collaborated with the Holy See in Anglican-Roman Catholic dialogue and on the Vatican's Justice and Peace committee.
This resulted in a number of published papers and, in 2004, the book Reason, Truth and Theology in Pragmatist Perspective.
[8][9] He joined the staff at Durham University in 2002, and became Director of the Centre for Catholic Studies (CCS) in 2008.
[10] In 2011 Pope Benedict XVI nominated him to the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC).