James R. Ginther

James Ginther was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. He attended Glendon College, York University, where he studied history. He then completed an MA and PhD in Medieval Studies at the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto. In 1995, he took the position of Lecturer in Medieval Theology at the University of Leeds, where he was also involved in the Leed's Center for Medieval Studies and the annual International Medieval Congress. In 2002, Ginther moved to Saint Louis University to become an Assoc. Professor of Medieval Theology.

Ginther's research and publications focus on medieval scholastic theology and intellectual history. He has published in traditional print as well as in digital humanities. In 1998 he began the Electronic Grosseteste, a freely accessible web-site that made the Latin writings of Robert Grosseteste (ca. 1170-1253) available for online searching and reading. He is currently the co-Director of the Center for Digital Theology at Saint Louis University and has produced a number of digital projects, including the Virtual Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, the Virtual York Minster and the Electronic Norman Anonymous.

James is married to Diana and they have two children, Katya and Nicola.