Research in Theology and Religion
The Department is one of the leading centres internationally for research into theology and religion, with our research organised around four core themes: texts and manuscripts (Judaism, Christianity and Islam); theology; Islamic studies; and lived religion and its impact on society nationally and globally.
Across these themes the Department hosts several research centres and major projects including: Christian-Muslim relations; Shii networks in the Middle East and Europe; New Testament manuscripts; fostering resilience in international development; freedom of religion and belief; and public perceptions of science and religion.
Our research centres
- Centre for Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies
- Birmingham Centre for Philosophy of Religion
- Edward Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion
- Institute for Textual Scholarship and Electronic Editing
- International Greek New Testament Project
- Christian-Muslim Relations Bibliographical Projects
- Bible and Culture cluster
Research projects
Study of Islam
- Gender Mainstreaming and Returnees
- Euro-Islam - news and analysis on Islam in Europe and North America
- Christian-Muslim Relations 1500-1900 (CMR1900)
Biblical Studies
- The Birmingham Research Network on the Bible and Culture
- Codex Zacynthius - discovering the secrets of the oldest Greek New Testament catena manuscript
- A Critical Edition of the Gospel according to St John, in print and electronic forms
- The Virtual Manuscript Room and Mingana Online
- CATENA: Commentary Manuscripts in the History and Transmission of the Greek New Testament
- Ezra's Legacy and the Dead Sea Scrolls: Law and Narratives of Exclusion
Other religion-related study
- Women, Faith and Humanitarian Interventions
- Youth work and countering radicalisation and violent extremism
- The Hyphen Project: cultural conflict to religious transition
- Changing the self-understanding of Pentecostal Christians worldwide
- Women, faith and humanitarian intervention - creating gender- and faith-responsive humanitarian programmes
- Humanities for resilience - forming an alternative framework for international development aid
- The Multimedia Yasna - editing Zoroastrian texts