Forum Members
Queen's University and Institute of Theology Staff with research interests in Religious Studies
Dr Véronique Altglas
School of Sociology, Social Policy & Social Work
Research interest: globalisation of religion, religious bricolage, religion & neoliberalism, kabbalah, neo-Hinduism, cult controversy in France.
Dr Piotr Blumczynski
School of Languages, Literatures and Performing Arts
Research interest: language and ideology, translation of religious discourse, cognitive semantics.
Dr Scott Boldt
Institute of Theology
Research interest: Reconciliation; conflict transformation; forgiveness; covenant and culture.
Professor Peter Bowler
School of History and Anthropology
Research interest: Science and religion.
Professor W. Gordon Campbell
Institute of Theology
Research interest: Book of Revelation; Synoptic Gospels; Paul of Tarsus; Public Theology; Trends in European Theology.
Dr David Capper
School of Law
Research interest: Private Law, Remedies, Civil Procedure.
Christopher Cohrs
School of Psychology
Research interest: religiosity and prejudice; religiosity, militaristic attitudes and pacifism; forms of religiosity.
Rev Dr Harold Cunningham
Institute of Theology
Research interest: philosophical theology, epistemology and ethics
Dr John R. Curran
School of History and Anthropology
Research interest: Second-temple Judaism; early Christianity; religion in the Roman Empire; the city of Rome.
Dr Scott Dixon
School of History and Anthropology
Research interets: Reformation, Protestantism, historiography, radicalism, pietism.
Dr Diarmid Finnegan
School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology
Research interests: religion and science in the nineteenth century; geographies of religion.
Professor Marie T. Flanagan
School of History and Anthropology
Research interest: medieval church, monasticism, medieval episcopal culture, reform in the twelfth-century Irish church.
Dr William Ford
Institute of Theology
Research interest: Old Testament Theology (especially theodicy).
Professor Drew Gibson
Institute of Theology
Research interest: practical theology, spirituality and sport, Ultonian identity, Christian praxis, Christian mission.
Dr Stephen Kelly
School of English
Research interest: hermeneutics, belief and unbelief, secularisation, medievalism, affective piety.
Professor Colin Kidd
School of History and Anthropology
Research interest: constitutional theory; religious establishments; mythography; history of anthropology; antiquarianism.
Dr Sylvie Langlaude
School of Law
Research interest: law and religion, religious associations, children and religion.
Sheikh Anwar Mady
School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy
Islam, Islamic law, political Islam, Islamic Groups and orientalism
Professor Beverley Milton-Edwards
School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy
Research interest: Islam, politics, Middle East faiths.
Dr Hamilton Moore
Institute of Theology
Biblical Theology, hermeneutics, apocalyptic, Paul the Apostle, synoptic Study.
Professor Shane O'Neill
School of Politics, International Studies & Philosophy
Research Interest: Religion, secularism and the duties of citizenship; pluralism, diversity and political accomodation; the idea of a post-secular political order; social integration and political justice.
Dr Roberta Quance
School of Languages, Literatures and Performing Arts
Research interest: Marianism; esoteric spiritualities; mysticism; feminism.
Professor J Patton Taylor
Institute of Theology
Research interest: Old Testament Literary Criticism; Contextual Theology and Hebrew Linguistics.
Dr Todd Weir
School of History & Anthropology
Research Interest: secularism, religion and the state, secularization, Modern Germany, science and religion.
