History of Christianity

Engage deeply with the Christian past whether your interests lie in centuries long ago or the immediate present.

Research profile

Our 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 context
Medieval theology and mysticism
Patristics and early Christian history
The Reformation and early modern Reformed theology
The Enlightenment in a Scottish and international perspective
The history of British and European Christianity from the 18th century
The history of Christian missions from the 18^th century
Issues of religion and literature, particularly in the 19^th and 20^th centuries

You 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.