Engage deeply with the Christian past whether your interests lie in centuries long ago or the immediate present. Research profileOur approach is interdisciplinary: instructors include historians of Christianity, historical theologians and systematic theologians. Your work will be enriched by the School’s guest lectures and regular research seminars. Areas of particular research strength are:Early Christianity and other religions in their ancient Mediterranean contextMedieval theology and mysticismPatristics and early Christian historyThe Reformation and early modern Reformed theologyThe Enlightenment in a Scottish and international perspectiveThe history of British and European Christianity from the 18th centuryThe history of Christian missions from the 18th centuryIssues of religion and literature, particularly in the 19th and 20th centuriesYou can find out more and identify a potential supervisor by looking at the School’s Staff Profiles, which give details of research interests and publications, and email addresses.Further informationCore staffDr Simon BurtonEmail: simon.burton@ed.ac.ukProfile page: Dr Simon BurtonDr Sara ParvisEmail: S.Parvis@ed.ac.ukProfile page: Dr Sara ParvisDr Philippa TownsendEmail: philippa.townsend@ed.ac.ukProfile page: Dr Philippa TownsendDr Kirsteen MurrayEmail: kirsty.murray@ed.ac.ukProfile page: Dr Kirsteen MurrayDr Felicity LoughlinEmail: F.Loughlin@ed.ac.ukProfile page: Dr Felicity LoughlinProfessor Alison JackEmail: a.jack@ed.ac.ukProfile Page: Professor Alison JackDr Linden BicketEmail: l.bicket@ed.ac.ukProfile Page: Dr Linden Bicket Postgraduate AdmissionsPhone: +44 (0)131 650 8952Email: div.pgadmissions@ed.ac.ukApply nowOur postgraduate Degree Finder contains details of entry requirements, fees, scholarships and international student information for this programme.Apply online This article was published on 2024-03-19