Master of Philosophy - World Christianity

The students join this research area, they will work with the academic specialists who form the Centre for the Study of World Christianity, which focuses on Christianity in and from all parts of the majority world, and also on the growing presence of African and Asian churches in the northern hemisphere.

The research interests of academic staff include Asian and African Christian theologies and history; the history of Christian missions; new missionary movements from the global south; Pentecostalism; current musicological issues such as inculturation, ethnicity, gender, and inter-faith relations.

Students will study in a stimulating environment. The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 ranked the School’s research environment at 100% world-leading / internationally excellent, second in the United Kingdome  on this front in theology and religion. This outstanding result reflects the vibrancy of the School’s research culture.