Marilyn McCord Adams was Regius Professor of Divinity and Canon of Christ Church from 2004-9, before returning to the USA to take up the post of Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2009-13), and then Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University (2013-15).
Professor Adams' work in philosophy focused on the philosophy of religion, especially the problem of evil, philosophical theology, metaphysics, and medieval philosophy.