PhD Religions and Theology at University of Manchester

Contribute to original research in a religious, theological and philosophical specialism of your choice. Our PhD students draw on the expertise of specialists in a wide range of disciplines in Religions and Theology. Our research themes cover specialisms from Biblical studies, Islamic philosophy, Jewish thought, applied theology and the relationship of religions with science, technology, politics and gender.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Department: School of Arts, Languages and Cultures  |  Duration: 3 Years [Full-time], 6 Years [Part-time]  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our full-time and part-time Religions and Theology PhD programme involves substantial original research in Religions and Theology, leading to the production of a thesis (of up to 80,000 words) that constitutes a significant contribution to knowledge. We offer research supervision across a wide range of areas in Religions and Theology, including: Biblical studies and early Christianity (Ancient Near Eastern, Jewish and Graeco-Roman contexts, linguistic approaches, Bible and gender, early Christianity; Papyri and other manuscripts in the John Rylands Library) Jewish studies (Rabbinics, Jewish thought, Jewish-Christian relations, Jewish-Christian-Muslim relations) Islamic studies (Islamic...

Career pathways

Many of our Religions and Theology PhD graduates have gone on to leading academic positions in countries such as the UK, USA, South Korea, Australia, Burundi andSouth Africa. Among past PhD graduates are Celia Deane-Drummond, Seoyoung Kim, Anna Rowlands, Caleb Gordon, Morna Hooker, Donald Hagner, W Ward Gasque, Robert Gundry, Quek Swee Hwa, Seyoon Kim, Ronald Fung, Moises Silva, Charles Wanamaker, David Wenham, Peter O'Brien and Peter H Davids.

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