We are interested in hearing from students wishing to undertake postgraduate level work in Church History at the
doctoral level. Please contact one of the supervisors below if you are thinking about applying for a PhD in their subject area.
Professor John Behr : Supervision areas include: The Gospel of John and the Apocalypse and their reception; Patristics, especially questions of exegesis, theological and dogmatic reflection, spirituality, and issues of canon/criterion in theology; Byzantine Theology; Modern Orthodox Theology and Eastern Orthodoxy in the West; Phenomenology and hermeneutics in theological reflection.
Dr Marie-Luise Ehrenschwendtner : Supervision areas include: medieval religious developments in their various manifestations, medieval mysticism and piety, both in theory and practice, and both in their orthodox and heterodox appearances; the theology, spirituality and practical piety of the Episcopalian Church in the North-East of Scotland; aspects of medieval women's religious lives, with special emphasis on their involvement in contemporary culture as readers and authors and their participation in the monastic reform movements of the late 14th to 16th centuries.
Rev Dr Ken Jeffrey : Supervision areas include: the history of Evangelicalism, the history of Revivals and Revivalism, Missionary History, modern Church History, the Nineteenth Century, the life and ministry of Billy Graham, contemporary Church History in relation to pioneer ministry and new patterns of ministry, the intersection of Church History and Practical Theology.
