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Theology & Religious Studies

The Revd Richard Andrew
Director of York Institute for Community Theology		  
  • Pre-ordination training
  • Biblical hermeneutics
  • The mission and theology of the Church 
Dr Ann Christie
Senior Lecturer, Theology and Ministry		  
  • 'Ordinary' theology
Dr Alice Collett
Lecturer, Asian Religions, MA in Theology and Religious Studies Research Module Director		  
  • Asian religions
  • Buddhism and gender
  • Buddhist texts
  • Sanskrit language
  • Orientalism and Asian religions
  • Early Indian Buddhism
  • Hindu traditions
Lynn Comer
Senior Lecturer, Theology and Ministry		  
  • Ministerial training
  • The Old Testament
The Revd Greg Hoyland
Senior Lecturer, Theology		  
  • The role of institutional religion
  • The Anglican tradition
  • Religion and faith in York
  • Biblical studies   
Professor Sebastian Kim
Chair in Theology and Public Life		  
  • World Christianity
  • Christianity in Asia
  • Public theology
  • Theology of mission
  • Community and identity
  • Contextual theologies
  • Religion and post-modern society
  • Peace building and reconciliation
Professor Pauline Kollontai
Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Education and Theology		  
  • Peace Building and reconciliation
  • Judaism
  • Religion and conflict
Dr Chris Maunder
Head of BA Theology and Religious Studies		  
  • Christianity
  • The Virgin Mary
  • Apparitions
  • New Age and paganism
Dr Esther McIntosh
Research Fellow		  
  • Feminist theology
  • Public theology
  • Philosophical theology
  • Philosophy of religion
  • Religion and gender
  • John Macmurray
  • Ethics
Richard Noake
Head of Theology and Religious Studies		  
  • Religious Education
  • Sikhs in the UK
  • Theology and film
  • Church school education
Imelda O'Grady
Senior Lecturer, Education; Development Officer David Hope RE Centre		  
  • Religious Education
Louise Redshaw
Head of Foundation Degree and BA in Theology and Ministry		  
  • Religious Education
Gill Simpson
Senior Lecturer and Coordinator for CCRS (Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies)		  
  • The Church in the 21st century
  • The life and theology of Dorothee Soelle 
  • Postmodern ecclesiology
Professor Julian Stern
Dean of the Faculty of Education and Theology, Professor of Religion and Education		  
  • Religious education and spiritual development
  • Schools and universities as learning communities
  • Homework 
The Revd Dr Andrew Village
Head of MA Theology & Religious Studies and Certificate in Christian Studies; Senior Lecturer in Practical and Empirical Theology		  
  • Biblical studies
  • Lay people
  • Ministry training
  • The Anglican clergy
  • Racial and religious prejudice
The Revd Dr John Williams
Senior Lecturer, Theology and Ministry		  
  • Training for ordained and lay ministry
  • Adult christian education in the church
  • Contemporary approaches to ministry and mission
Dr Sue Yore
Senior Lecturer, Theology		  
  • Theology and literature
  • Women and writing
  • Religion and the visual arts
Stuart Jesson
Lecturer, Theology and Religious Studies		  
  • The philosophy of forgiveness
  • Postmodern theology
  • The thought of Simone Weil
  • Deconstruction / Jacques Derrida