项目介绍

2022年8月17日

In this research area, you can pursue interdisciplinary study of Islamic thought and practice, and of historical, theological, ethical and political encounters between Christianity and Islam.

Research topics

Staff research interests focus on:

• Islamic theology (kalam)
• law (shari‘a and fiqh)
• philosophy
• Qur’an, Hadith, and Tafsir
• Muslim views of Christianity and Judaism
• Christian theological engagements with Islam
• constructive theology and ethics from a Christian or Muslim perspective
• Arab Christianity, classic and contemporary
• political Islam
• political theology
• comparative theology
• migration
• religion
• politics

Research supervisor

You can find out more and identify a potential supervisor by looking at the School’s staff profiles, which give details of research interests and publications, and email addresses.

• School of Divinity staff profiles

You are encouraged to contact a potential supervisor to discuss your research project before making a formal application.

Research community

At the School of Divinity you will join a community of around 150 research students, drawn from around the world, and from a variety of religious and non-religious backgrounds.

Research reputation

You will study in a stimulating environment. The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 ranked the School’s research environment at 100% world-leading/internationally excellent, second in the UK on this front in theology and religion. This outstanding result reflects the vibrancy of the School’s research culture.