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RESEARCH AND RESEARCH DEGREES
Prof Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad: Hinduism; early Indian religion;
We particularly welcome MPhil and PhD applications in any of the
Indian and comparative philosophy; religion and politics.
specialist areas of members of staff and particularly: Asian religions,
Hinduism, Buddhism and Japanese religions; modern religious Dr Deborah Sawyer: Christian origins; interpretation of the Bible;
thought and history; new religious movements; women and religion; women and religion.
methodological issues in the study of religion; the social and cultural
transformations of contemporary religion and spirituality; and Dr David Smith: Indian religions and languages; Indian religions
religion and popular culture. and art; classical Sanskrit poetry; religion and literature.
MPhil/PhD
Prof Linda Woodhead: Modern Christianity; Christian ethics;
Christian theology; contemporary religion and spirituality.
Director of Postgraduate Research: Professor Christopher Partridge.
Religious Studies
Entry Requirements: An upper second class honours degree, or its
equivalent, in an appropriate discipline and a viable research proposal.
Assessment: Original research and thesis.
IELTS: 6.5
Funding: AHRC - see page 196.
Further Information:
www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/religstudies
Contact: Initial expressions of interest should be directed to
c.partridge@lancaster.ac.uk
STAFF RESEARCH INTERESTS
Dr Andrew Dawson: Contemporary Christian studies (especially
radical and Pentecostal/Charismatic Christianity); sociology of
religion; religion in South America; New Religious Movements.
Prof Paul Heelas: Religion and the study of culture; selfhood; the
New Age Movement.
Arts and Social Sciences:
Dr Gavin Hyman: Philosophy of religion; postmodernism and
Professor Christopher Partridge
theology; continental philosophy.
Head of Department
Dr Hiroko Kawanami: Contemporary Theravada Buddhism in South
East Asia; gender and religion; urbanism and “new religions” in
For the past decade much of Professor Partridge’s research has
Japan; media and popular culture.
focused on new religions, alternative spiritualities, the
re-enchantment of the West, and the spiritual of contemporary
Dr Shuruq Naguib: Hermeneutics of the Qur’an; contemporary
popular culture. He co-edits the book series, Studies in Popular
women interpreters of the Qur’an; traditional and contemporary
Music.
Muslim thought and practice.
“I have a particular interest in the development of research into
Prof Christopher Partridge: New religions and alternative
spirituality and popular music subcultures. My current work focuses
spiritualities; religion and popular culture; spirituality and popular
on the social and spiritual significance of reggae and dance music.”
music studies.
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