Theology and Religion plays a world-leading role in areas of research such as, textual scholarship, postcolonial theory, Christian–Muslim relations, and World Christianity. We have a large and international community of postgraduates, attracted by the range and quality of supervision available and the chance to participate in specialised seminars in many areas of theological research.
We have extensive formal and informal links with academic and religious institutions in five continents. In the UK, we maintain close links with Queen’s (Ecumenical) College, Oscott (Catholic) College, Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre, and the Urban Theology Unit in Sheffield. This gives us access to many other collections of antiquarian books and historical papers.
The University of Birmingham Library also has a number of special collections of materials for research, including the personal papers of a number of significant figures in the history of the Church. These include:
We have our own dedicated research room with PCs and internet connections, and the University’s major library collection supports our research areas, with over 120,000 volumes and several hundred periodicals. Much of this is located in the modern, spacious Orchard Learning Resources Centre on the Selly Oak Campus.
We are home to the Graduate Institute for Theology and Religion, which combines internationally established strength in teaching and research with initiatives in new fields of study: it provides a context that supports and encourages multidisciplinary research, and variety and depth of postgraduate study across the areas of theology and religion. We offer postgraduate programmes from taught Masters to PhD degrees in a wide range of subjects, and host public lectures and research seminars given by distinguished scholars.
A list of the special interests of existing academic staff in each area can be found on the pages below.
For information about supervision in research areas not specified, contact the department via:
Tel: +44 (0)121 415 8347
Email: theolnet@bham.ac.uk
Professor David Thomas
Postgraduate Admissions Tutor
Tel: +44 (0)121 415 8373
Email: d.r.thomas.1@bham.ac.uk
Graduate Institue for Theology and Religion website
www.theology.bham.ac.uk/postgrad
Learn more at the School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion website www.ptr.bham.ac.uk/postgraduate
A list of the special interests of existing academic staff in each area can be found on the pages below. For information about supervision in research areas not specified, contact the department via: Tel: +44 (0)121 415 8347 or email: theolnet@bham.ac.uk
