Department of Religion and Theology, University of Bristol

31/03/2026

Politicians from all three Abrahamic religions are using scripture to back their positions.

09/10/2025

Our second research seminar talk of the year takes place on Tuesday 14 October and will be given by our own Sigbjørn Sønnesyn, Lecturer in Medieval Christianity at the University of Bristol. Sig will be talking on the topic of 'Meaning, Intelligibility, and Fusing Horizons: Medieval Thought as a Case Study'.

22/11/2024

Our Head of Department and Senior Lecturer in Buddhist Studies Rita Langer is giving a talk on“Who is Cooking? Food Makers in Sri Lankan Buddhism” at the conference on Buddhist Foodways: Vegetarianism, Ritual Economies and Gastropolitics Università Ca' Foscari Venezia

conferenza/convegno

04/11/2024

Our next public lecture is tomorrow at 5pm: Joanna Leidenhag speaking on The World's Souls and God's Body: Comparing Leibniz's Monadology with Ramanuja's Vishishtadvaita Panentheism

30/10/2024

Dr Toby Matthiesen outlines centuries of Sunni-Shiʿi relations focussing on the connections between the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East.

29/10/2024

https://bristol.ac.uk/religion/news/2024/kevinmattisonpost.html

We're delighted to welcome Kevin Mattison to the department! Dr. Mattison specializes in ancient Judaism and the Hebrew Bible. His research focuses on how ancient Jewish communities reimagined their foundational literature to meet changing needs in their changing world. He is currently writing his s...

29/10/2024

The Guardian and the Times released their 2025 University Rankings and have recognized the University of Bristol as a great place to study religion and theology!