Doctoral researcher profiles in Theology and Religion

The Department of Theology and Religion has a vibrant postgraduate community, carrying out research in a broad range of areas. Some of our current Doctoral Researchers profiles and details of their research are listed below.

Farhan M Aldhafeeri

Farhan M Aldhafeeri

Doctoral Researcher

PhD title: The Concept of The State in Contemporary Islamic Thought, Abdallah Al-Nafisi Case study
Supervisors: Stephen H. Jones
Home country: Saudi Arabia
PhD Theology and Religion

Haya Alqasem

Haya Alqasem

Doctoral researcher

PhD title: Analysing and Summarizing the Recent Approaches to Reread the Qurʾān by Muḥammad Shaḥrūr and ʿAdnān al-Rifāʿī
Supervisor: Professor Oliver Scharbrodt
PhD Theology and Religion

Philip Morton

Doctoral researcher

PhD title: Does the use of Selection Criteria aid or hinder human intuition in the Discernment process? The Development and Use of Selection Criteria in the Church of England and how this might inform Ecclesiological Praxis in Assessment of Candidates.
SupervisorsDr Amy Daughton
Practical Theology Doctorate

Zoë Simms

Zoë Simms

Doctoral Researcher

PhD title: An examination of whether exposure to Quaker values at school affects adult character
Supervisor: Professor Emeritus Anne Watson
PhD Theology and Religion