At Queen’s we promote research in theology and post- graduate study that engages with and serves the mission and life of today’s Church.

Through our collaborative partnership with the University of Gloucestershire, the Queen’s Graduate and Research Centre offers a range of higher degrees within a supportive environment for all those who wish to combine rigorous theological study with engaged and committed religious practice, as part of a key expression of the Church’s witness to the world.

We offer M.Phil and Ph.D studies, taken either full or part-time. A number of research students are based outside of Birmingham, or overseas, but they still form part of the broader research culture we seek to cultivate.

As well as supervisory support, you will have full access to our library which stocks around 50,000 books and 80 current journal titles, with access to a further 300 titles online. We add around 750 new books each year to maintain the library’s reputation for excellence.

For further details of our research programmes see (http://www.queens.ac.uk/about/centre/centre-for-graduate-research/) 

Research topics

Recent completed research projects include those on the following topics:

• Theological reflection on international debt: a critique of the Jubilee 2000 debt  cancellation
• Towards a dialogical theology : An exploration of inter-religious cooperation between Christianity and African indigenous religion among the Midzi-Chenda people of coastal Kenya.
• Imitation of God as a principle for ethics today: a study of selected Psalms
• Freedom and authority in church and society Maude Dominica Petre 1863-1942
• Congregationalism in Oxford: the growth and development of congregational churches in and around the city of Oxford since 1653

Current research topics include:

• Chaplaincy in the context of Further Education
• Developing a practical Dalit Theology
• A Womens' Spirituality of Silence
• Towards an African Communitarian Humanism: Insights for Black Theology in Britain
• Towards a Pedagogy of Redemption: Theology Taking the Illich Turn

For more information, contact the Head of Research, Rev. Dr. Adam Hood(a.hood@queens.ac.uk).