On 28 October 2021, Adriaan van Klinken delivered his inaugural lecture as Professor of Religion and African Studies at the University of Leeds. In this lecture, loosely based on his recently-published book co-authored with Professor Ezra Chitando, Reimagining Christianity and Sexual Diversity in Africa, he explored how African thinkers, writers, activists,...
Research seminar jointly hosted by the Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion & Social Justice, University of the Western Cape the Leeds University Centre for African Studies the Leeds University Centre for Religion and Public Life 10 November 2021, 2:00-3:30pm UK time Registration essential: please email DTC@UWC.AC.ZA In a context...
In this blog post, historian Dr Bethany Rowley writes about an often-overlooked part of Leeds’ religious history: the response of Christian and Jewish charities to the needs of disabled veterans in the aftermath of the First World War. Based on her archival research, she demonstrates that Leeds was a picture...
On 28 October 2021, Adriaan van Klinken will deliver his inaugural lecture as Professor of Religion and African Studies at the University of Leeds, under the title Reimagining Christianity and Sexual Diversity in Africa. The School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (PRHS) and the Leeds University Centre for...
Chrissie Thwaites is a PhD student in theology and religious studies, and a member of the Centre for Religion and Public Life. Her research focuses on the impact of purity culture in UK Christianity, and is funded by the AHRC through the White Rose College of Arts and Humanities (WRoCAH)....
We are hosting the inaugural Buddhism in Britain Research Symposium on Wednesday 15th December 2021, 10-4pm, via Zoom, and we are seeking contributions from academics, scholar-practitioners, and research students who are interested in sharing insights into this subject area via 25-30 minute papers and round-table discussions. This new research symposium...
On 22 June 2021, the Centre for Religion and Public Life, University of Leeds, held a research day about “Religious Engagement and the COVID Response”. Please find here the recording of the second panel of speakers, focused on “Religious Communities and Pastoral Care in Times of COVID”. Speakers below are...
Laura Wallace is a feminist researcher undertaking a PhD in the school of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science at the University of Leeds, funded by the White Rose College of the Arts and Humanities (WRoCAH). Originally from Dublin, Ireland, her research interests are in Irish studies of Catholicism, sex...
We are delighted to announce the publication of a new book: Sacred Queer Stories: Ugandan LGBTQ+ Refugee Lives and the Bible, by Adriaan van Klinken and Johanna Stiebert with Sebyala Brian and Fredrick Hudson (Religion in Transforming Africa series). Woodbridge, Suffolk/Rochester, NY: James Currey, 2021. How has this book come...
On 22 June 2021, the Centre for Religion and Public Life, University of Leeds, held a research day about “Religious Engagement and the COVID Response”. Please find here the recording of the panel of speakers, focused on “Theological Reflections on COVID and its Aftermaths”. Speakers below are in order of...