Biblical Studies and Theology

I'm a Principle Lecturer in Biblical Studies and Head of Religion, Theology, Culture and Philosophy. My research interests include early Jewish Christianity and revelatory and other charismatic phenomena in the Graeco-Roman world. I previously taught biblical studies in the Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham and the Assemblies of God training college in Nottinghamshire. I have studied variously at the universities of Cambridge, Oxford and Durham, as well as at Wycliffe Hall, All Nations Christian College and the Queens Foundation.

Originally from the United States, I’ve had the opportunity to travel and teach in 35 nations (particularly in Latin America). My area of academic expertise is historical theology, and I have a particular interest in the way prayer and theological belief have contributed to historical Christian identity formation. Academia is something of a ‘2nd career’ for me, as I have spent most of my adult life in missional leadership. Consequently, I have a deep interest in global cultures, discipleship and organisational leadership. The modules I teach include Theology & Practice of Mission, History of Christian Thought and History of the Bible in London.

I am an Anglican Chaplain, Dean of Chapel at Whitelands College and Lecturer in Theology, Mission & Practice. My research interests include anthropological, sociological and theological analysis of liturgy, mission, evangelism and nurture in African Churches (Catholic and Protestant), and the interaction between African Traditional Religions, Catholicism, Islam, Pentecostalism and Charismatic movements.

My areas of teaching expertise include Pentecostal theology and practice, Christian education, biblical hermeneutics, and theology of religions/interfaith dialogue. As well as teaching on the FdA/BTh in Theology, Mission and Practice, I am the co-convenor of the MA Theology and Religious Studies programme. Prior to coming to Roehampton, I taught theology in Nigeria. My research interests include Christianity in Africa and the African diaspora, religions and development, and Pentecostal approaches to healing and health. I have published widely on Christianity in Africa and the African diaspora in Britain. My most recent book is titled Nigerian Pentecostalism and Development (2020). I gained my PhD from the University of Birmingham

I am a Roman Catholic, lay woman theologian, committed to teaching and research in the areas of ecclesioogy, sacramental theology and practical theology, and with a particular concern for working theologically in ways that contribute to ministerial formation and church life and mission. Having completed my doctorate under the supervision of Professor Stephen Sykes, in 1990, I juggled pastoral and theological work with raising our four children. During this time I was lucky enough to work pastorally as a lay assistant in parish and student chaplaincy ministries, and to develop teaching and research at Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology, in the Cambridge Theological Federation, (Vice Principal and Director of Studies) and at Allen Hall, the Westminster Catholic seminary. A major part of recent work has been with the Heythrop Institute

I’ve been lecturing at Roehampton since 2018. Most of my teaching is in Christian doctrine, and across these modules I’m especially interested in thinking about the relation between doctrine and practice. How is belief expressed in practice? And how does practice shape and is shaped by belief? I research in this area too. I’ve published widely on the theme of prayer, and I’m currently finishing a book on the theme of glorification. My next major book is on joy (which involves thinking theologically about the smile as the embodiment of joy). Before Roehampton I worked in the context of ministerial formation – first in Birmingham and then at Durham University – and have retained an interest in how theology is understood and practised in the life of the churches.

I am Head of Whitelands College, and a Senior Lecturer in Public Theology & Community Engagement. I am a political scientist and theologian. My career began as a secondary school teacher in south London where I taught Religious Education and History. I am a former head of research and regional development at the Commonwealth Institute and Home Office adviser on policing, diversity and community relations. I have taught history, theology and politics at a number of UK universities and colleges, including Goldsmiths College, Simon of Cyrene Theological Institute, Canterbury Christ Church University and the Centre for Black and White Christian Partnership.

I'm a Principal Lecturer in Practical Theology and a Programme Convenor. My research interests include New Black Majority Churches, especially aesthetics and growth; Faith, place & planning; 'Ordinary hermeneutics' - that is, the hermeneutical practices of ordinary Bible readers; use of the Bible in practical theology; interdisciplinary issues between theology and social science; use of ethnography in practical theology research; aspects of evangelicalism and fundamentalism; missiology; aspects of contemporary ecclesiology.