Dr Mikel Burley is Associate Professor of Religion and Philosophy at the University of Leeds, a member of the Centre for Religion and Public Life and Co-Director of the Centre for Philosophy of Religion. His areas of teaching and research include cross-cultural philosophy of religion and South Asian religions. Tell us a little about your... Continue Reading →
Sam Ross is a PhD candidate at the University of Leeds, working on queer readings of poetic representations of pain and trauma in the Hebrew Bible. Tell us a little about your ‘research journey’ – how did you get to where you are right now? I first went to the University of Glasgow as an... Continue Reading →
Megan Robertson is a PhD student in the Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion and Social Justice at the University of the Western Cape, in Cape Town, South Africa. As part of the collaboration with the Leeds Centre for Religion and Public Life, she recently visited Leeds and presented her research about the experiences of queer... Continue Reading →
Jamys Carter is a PhD student in the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science at the University of Leeds. Jamys is a member of the Leeds Centre for Religion and Public Life whose research focuses on the history of pentecostalism in the UK, with a particular focus on women in ministry. Tell us... Continue Reading →
Sofia Rehman is a PhD student in the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science at the University of Leeds. Sofia is a member of the Centre for Religion and Public Life whose research engages with the Prophetic tradition in Islam, focussing particularly on female voices within the tradition and the implications of their... Continue Reading →
Dr Caroline Blyth is a Senior Lecturer in Theological and Religious Studies at the University of Auckland. They are currently a visiting Research Fellow for the Centre for Religion and Public Life at the University of Leeds. Tell us a little about your ‘research journey’ – how did you get to where you are right now?... Continue Reading →
Tamanda Walker is a PhD student in the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science at the University of Leeds. They are funded by the White Rose College of Arts and Humanities and are a member for the Centre of Religion and Public Life. Tell us a little about your ‘research journey’ – how... Continue Reading →
Our Researcher of the Month for February is Kristi Boone, a PhD student in the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science at the University of Leeds. Tell us a little about your ‘research journey’ – how did you get to where you are right now? I returned to university in my thirties after... Continue Reading →
Professor Rachel Muers is a member of the Centre of Religion and Public Life and works in the department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Leeds. Her areas of interest and expertise are modern Christian thought; feminism; Quaker theology and environmental ethics. Tell us a little about your ‘research journey’ – how... Continue Reading →
