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Profiles of all current academic staff and postgraduate research students in the Religion and Theology department.

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Academic staff

Name Title Email Research

Davidson, Lindsey

 Lecturer in Jewish Studies l.askin@bristol.ac.uk

Jewish studies
Langer, Rita Senior Lecturer in Buddhist Studies rita.langer@bristol.ac.uk Buddhist Studies

Leech, David

 Senior Lecturer in the Philosophy of Religion

david.leech@bristol.ac.uk

 Philosophy of Religion

Lomi, Benedetta

 Senior Lecturer in East Asian Religions

Buddhist Studies

Matthiesen, Toby

 Senior Lecturer in Global Islam

Global Islam
Shiri, Yael Lecturer in Religious Studies y.shiri@bristol.ac.uk Buddhist Studies
Sønnesyn, Sigbjørn Lecturer in Medieval Christianity Medieval Christianity
Taubes, Hannibal Lecturer pd24998@bristol.ac.uk  Chinese Religions
Willows, Adam Lecturer in Christianity and Ethics Christianity and Ethics

Honorary staff

Name Title Email
Abdelnour, Mohammed
Gamal
Research Fellow in Comparative Islamic and Christian Studies		 ek21461@bristol.ac.uk
Balserak, Jon Honorary Senior Lecturer in Early Modern Religion j.balserak@bristol.ac.uk
Clark, Stephen Research Fellow in the Philosophy of Religion (Professor) thsric@bristol.ac.uk
D'Costa, Gavin Emeritus Professor in Catholic Theology gavin.dcosta@bristol.ac.uk
Deane, Susannah British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow in
Buddhist Studies		 susannah.deane@bristol.ac.uk
Gethin, Rupert Emeritus Professor of Buddhist Studies rupert.gethin@bristol.ac.uk
Jones, Eddie Research Fellow ej17951@bristol.ac.uk
King, Ursula Emerita Professor of Theology and Religious Studies
Lewis, Marilyn Research Fellow ml17331@bristol.ac.uk
Mattison, Kevin Honorary Research Fellow in Ancient Judaism

kevin.mattison@bristol.ac.uk
Muessig, Carolyn Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Medieval Religion C.A.Muessig@bristol.ac.uk
Rochard, Dechen Honorary Research Fellow in Buddhist Studies thsr@bristol.ac.uk
Straube, Martin Honorary Research Associate in Pali literature and lexicography  aq23561@bristol.ac.uk
Williams, Paul Emeritus Professor of Indian and Tibetan Philosophy

Other Teaching Staff

Name Email
Hyatt, Joey j.hyatt@bristol.ac.uk
Glenn, Sam ui21608@bristol.ac.uk
Williams, Chris oq18554@bristol.ac.uk

Current MPhil and PhD students

Name Title of Dissertation Lead Supervisor
Cho, Hyo Eun Discussing unskilful qualities from the unfolded ancient text: the research of the theory of defilements through two chapters in the Śāriputrābhidharma-śāstra’ Rita Langer
Choi, Joon The Study of Information Structure on Moses’ Speech in the Book of Deuteronomy: An Approach from Text-linguistics - A Linguistic Study on Direct Speech in the Book of Deuteronomy Lindsey Davidson 
Font Clos, Bernat What the Buddha Felt: A Study of Vedanā in Early Buddhism Rita Langer 
Glenn, Sam A Platonic Challenge to Naturalistic Accounts of Love David Leech
Hyatt, Joey The Scribal Culture of the Book of Chronicles Lindsey Davidson
Kim, Seoho Five Senses and Places within Chan Practice: Historical Origins, Formations, and Changes in Meditation Methods and Techniques  Benedetta Lomi
Norton, Sam Language, psychiatry and exorcism - a conceptual elucidation of how abnormal phenomena are understood in psychiatric diagnosis and the ministry of deliverance David Leech
Thomson, Blair Brushing Suchness: the development of Japanese Buddhist calligraphy during the Kamakura period (TBC)  Benedetta Lomi
Taylor, Stewart J.T. 'When the sinner waxed proud': A reassessment of Galilean unrest from Arbela to Masada, c.63 BCE to c.74 CE

Lindsey Davidson (lead supervisor)

Hannah-Marie Chidwick (lead supervisor)
Williams, Chris Western Rationalism and the Visionary Nature of Meditative Experience in the Buddhist Tradition Rita Langer