Early May, the Centre for Religion and Public Life organised a two day off campus training workshop for postgraduate students in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Leeds. Two participants – Alan Benstock (MA student) and Kristi Boone (PhD student) share their impressions. 'The best academic training experience' - Kristi Boone Everyone knows... Continue Reading →
Taking Research into the Community: Empowering Bradford’s Muslim Women through Hadith
In this blog post, our PhD student Sofia Rehman writes about her recent experience of public engagement and impact work with the Muslim Women's Council in Bradford. By Sofia Rehman Shortly after starting my PhD programme, I was invited by the School of Philosophy, Religion, and History of Science, to submit an application for the... Continue Reading →
Clamour: Pentecostal Contestations over Women in Ministry
Jamys Carter - a PhD student associated with the Centre for Religion and Public Life - writes about the picture he submitted to the University of Leeds' "Postgraduate Research Image of the Year" competition, which captures his research about the question of women in ministry in a British Pentecostal church. By Jamys Carter Sometimes people... Continue Reading →