Dr Abel Ugba works in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds. Dr Ugba's expertise and interests centre on the sociology of religion; media and religion and media and migration. Dr Ugba is has recently led the UK arm of a transnational project on Pentecostal Africans, funded by the US-based John... Continue Reading →
Mark Rowland is a PhD student in the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science and a member of the Centre for Religion and Public Life. A Methodist minister, he is researching a queer theology of holiness and grateful to be part-funded by the Methodist Church. Tell us a little about your ‘research journey’... Continue Reading →
Katherine Gwyther is a PhD student in the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (PRHS) and a member of the Centre for Religion and Public Life (CRPL). Her research focuses on the Hebrew Bible and Utopian Studies and is funded by a School of PRHS doctoral scholarship. Tell us a little about your... Continue Reading →
Colin Brewster is a doctoral researcher in the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science, as well as a member of the Leeds Centre for Religion and Public Life. Tell us a little about your ‘research journey’ – how did you get to where you are right now? I must admit, prior to the... Continue Reading →
Jodie Salter is a PhD Candidate in the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (PRHS) at the University of Leeds. She is a member of the Centre for Religion and Public Life (CRPL) and is funded by the White Rose College of Arts and Humanities (WRoCAH). Tell us a little about your ‘research... Continue Reading →
Dr Lee-Shae Salma Scharnick-Udemans is Senior Researcher at the Desmond Tutu Research Centre for Religion and Social Justice at the University of the Western Cape, whom the Leeds Centre for Religion and Public Life have a MoU with. Dr Scharnick-Udeman researches, teaches and supervises in the area of religious diversity, pluralism, religion education, the political economy of religion, new... Continue Reading →
Dr. Nash’s speciality is in a constructive approach to historical theology. Her doctorate argued that an enslaved woman was an overlooked theologian who queried theodical issues in Nineteenth Century America. Currently, she has expanded this examination to include nationalist rhetoric that’s religiously inflected. Dr Nash is a visiting Research Fellow for the Leeds Centre of... Continue Reading →
Dr Katie Edwards (pictured in the middle) is Lecturer of the Bible in Contemporary Culture and Society and Director of the Sheffield Institute for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies. She is also Co-Director of the The Shiloh Project and a host on current BBC4 series, 'Beyond Belief'. Tell us a little about your ‘research journey’ – how did... Continue Reading →
Ann Gillian Chu is a PhD (Divinity) candidate in the Centre for the Study of Religion and Politics, St Mary’s College, the University of St Andrews. She is jointly supervised by Dr John Perry and Prof. Mario Aguilar. Her research interests cover the intersection between theological ethics, political theology, and theological anthropology in the context... Continue Reading →
As part of our ongoing partnership with the Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion and Social Justice, this month we are featuring the academic journey and work of Professor Asonzeh Ukah. His research interests include religion and globalisation, media and material culture of African Pentacostalism. Tell us a little about your ‘research journey’ – how did you... Continue Reading →
