Postgraduate

POSSIBLE AREAS OF RESEARCH

The lists below give an indication of the main areas of interest among our research supervisors; follow the links to individual supervisors’ profiles to find out each one’s more specific interests. Projects that fall outside these areas will also be considered.

Old Testament

Exegesis and theology of the Pentateuch, the Deuteronomistic History, Wisdom literature, Hebrew poetry, Psalms, the prophetic literature; OT and biblical theology; OT interpretation and hermeneutics; Hebrew language; discourse analysis of OT texts

Supervisors: Jean-Marc Heimerdinger, Alison Lo, Jules Gomes, John Wilks

New Testament

Criticism and theology of Mark, Luke-Acts, John, the Pauline letters, Hebrews and Revelation; Pauline theology; NT theology, especially God, Christology, pneumatology, ecclesiology, missiology; aspects of New Testament hermeneutics (e.g. the contribution of linguistics, use of the OT in the NT); historical Jesus studies; social-historical, sociological, narrative-criticial and theological approaches to the New Testament; Greek language and linguistics; textual criticism

Supervisors: Max Turner, Conrad Gempf, Steve Motyer, Steve Walton, Simon Steer, Robert Willoughby (MTh), Julie Robb, William Atkinson

Linguistics and biblical studies

Discourse analysis; translation theory and practice, contrastive linguistics

Supervisors: Max Turner, Jean-Marc Heimerdinger

Church history and historical theology

Patristics; Bernard of Clairvaux; Augustine; Reformation studies; Calvin; nineteenth-century Scottish theology; twentieth-century theology; Walter Rauschenbusch; Reinhold Niebuhr; Jürgen Moltmann; Pentecostalism and charismatic Christianity

Supervisors: Tony Lane, Graham McFarlane, Paul Helm, William Atkinson

Systematic and philosophical theology

Trinitarian theology; Christology; Holy Spirit; anthropology; soteriology and atonement; justification; original sin; ecclesiology; sacraments; Scripture and tradition; development of doctrine; personhood; aesthetics; theology and culture; modernity; post-modernity; theological education; Catholic-Protestant dialogue; theological method; Pentecostalism; pentecostal theologies

Supervisors: Graham McFarlane, Tony Lane, Anna Robbins, Paul Helm, William Atkinson

Applied theology and ethics

Theology and contemporary culture; personhood; ethical method; social ethics; environmental theology; ecumenical ethics; ethical dialogue; theology and moral philosophy; medical ethics; Christian ministry, especially charismatic ministries; issues relating to mental health; women in ministry; Pentecostal distinctives and practices, especially in the UK

Supervisors: Anna Robbins, Simon Steer, Graham McFarlane, William Atkinson

Christian worship and preaching

Practice and theology of Christian worship; preaching and homiletics

Supervisors: Chris Jack (MTh), Peter Mead (MTh)

Mission theology and history

History and theology of Christian mission; contemporary missiology; contextual theology

Supervisors: Andrew Kirk, Chris Wigram, Cathy Ross, Simon Steer

Judaism

Jewish biblical exegesis, ancient and modern; modern Jewish theology
Supervisor: Jean-Marc Heimerdinger

Islamics and Christian-Muslim relations

Qur'anic studies; Sufism; prophethood; history of Islam; transmission of Islam to the Far East; Islamic radicalism; Christian-Muslim apologetics; identity politics

Supervisors: John Azumah, Sean Oliver-Dee, Keith Small