Religion and Theology

TheReligion and TheologyPhD programme from University of Bristol provides many opportunities for postgraduates to build a strong portfolio of skills and experiences in preparation for an academic career and professional life beyond university.

This Religion and Theology PhD programme from University of Bristol often collaborates with the interdepartmental Centre for Medieval Studies. We invite you to participate in the stimulating intellectual and social life of the department, with fortnightly research seminars and guest lectures that bring all staff and students together.

Career opportunities:

The majority of graduates from this programme develop careers as academics in secondary and higher education while maintaining the capacity to undertake new and innovative research in the field of religion and theology.

Courses include:

• Global Islam: History and politics of Global Islam and the wider Middle East; confessional relations in Islam; the impact of the Arab Spring on the Gulf States; global history of Sunni-Shii relations as well as cross-cultural relations between Christian, Islamicate and Jewish thought in medieval Europe.
• Buddhist Material Culture: spanning from religious literary and visual narratives in ancient India, to material and visual culture of medieval Japan and material culture and ritual economy in contemporary Sri Lanka.
• Medicine and Religion: the analysis of the intersection between medical and religious knowledge and practices in premodern East Asia, as well as illness and healing in ancient Jewish medicine.