Eleanor Vivian
Doctoral researcher
PhD title: The function of metaphor in the depictions of disability in the Hebrew Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Doctoral researchers in Theology and Religion
The Department of Theology and Religion has a vibrant postgraduate community, carrying out research in a broad range of areas. Profiles of some of our current doctoral researchers and details of their research are listed below:
Sheryl Metzgner
Doctoral Researcher
PhD title: Queer Freedom? Mystagogic encounters of post-structural Christian spiritual transformations in LGBTQ persons.
Abigail Naidu
Doctoral researcher
PhD title: The Temple Scroll: A comprehensive literary and material analysis.
Nathanael Somanathan
Doctoral researcher
PhD title: Theological anthropology from the intersection between Pentecostalism and Eastern Orthodoxy for a South Asian Buddhist context.
Antonin Ficatier
Doctoral Researcher
PhD title: Applying Bruno Latour's theory of the actors to theology: an experiment in theology of the network for the digital age.
Zoë Simms
Doctoral Researcher
PhD title: An examination of whether exposure to Quaker values at school affects adult character.
Faith Van Horne
Doctoral researcher
PhD title: A Pentecostal theological approach to atonement for survivors of sexual abuse.
Leo Barnard
Doctoral Researcher
PhD title: Quakers and mental health: the inward light in a secular setting.