The World Religions and Education Research Unit (WRERU) at Lincoln Bishop brings together a vibrant community of researchers and practitioners dedicated to advancing understanding and education in world religions. Our unit fosters collaboration, supports ongoing projects, and initiates new research and knowledge exchange activities, creating synergies that enhance the visibility and impact of work in this field.
Discover the experts who drive this mission forward, and learn more about their research, projects, and impact.
Dr Geoffrey Ahern, Visiting Fellow in Religious and Spiritual Experience
Professor Elisabeth Arweck, Honorary Professor in Contemporary Religion
The Rev’d Canon Dr Nick Brown, Honorary Senior Fellow in Cathedral Studies and Sacred Music
Professor Michael Buchanan, Honorary Professor in Catholic Education
Fr Professor Giuseppe Crea, Visiting Professor in Psychometrics and Clergy Wellbeing
Revd Dr Deborah Davies, Honorary Fellow in Pentecostal Studies
Professor Francis Davis, Visiting Professor in Social Institutions & International Studies
Rev Canon Dr Randolph Ellis, Honorary Fellow in Sacred Place
Canon Dr Neville Emslie, Honorary Fellow in Ministry Studies
Dr Hümeyra Guleryuz Erken, Visiting Fellow in Islam and Education
Rev Canon Dr James Francis, Visiting Fellow in Theology and Discipleship
Rev Professor John Gay Visiting Professor in Higher Education
Revd Canon Dr Malcolm Grundy, Honorary Fellow in Rural Theology
Professor John Harper, Visiting Professor in Sacred Music Studies
Rev Professor Sally Harper, Honorary Professor in Cathedral and Sacred Music Studies
Venerable Professor John Holdsworth, Honorary Professor in Theology and Ministry
Very Rev Professor Susan H Jones, Honorary Professor in Cathedral Studies
Revd Dr David Knight, Honorary Fellow in Chaplaincy Studies
Rabbi Dr Eli Kohn, Honorary Reader in Judaism and Education
Professor David Lankshear, Visiting Professor in Church School Studies
Revd Dr Sarah Lawrence, Honorary Fellow in Practical Theology
Professor Patrick Laycock, Visiting Professor in Religions and Statistics
Revd Dr Francis Loftus, Honorary Fellow in Psychology and Hermeneutics
Dr Yonah Matemba - Visiting Senior Fellow of Religion & Decolonial Education
Rev Dr Sally Myers, Visiting Fellow in Ministry Studies
Revd Canon Professor Peter Neil, Emeritus Professor, Lincoln Bishop University
Dr Kevin O’Grady, Visiting Senior Fellow in Religious Education
Alison Sailer, Honorary Fellow in Spirituality & Counselling Psychology
Professor Dr Dr theol h c Mualla Selçuk, Visiting Professor in Islam and Education
Rev Dr Greg Smith, Honorary Fellow in Ministry Studies
Dr Nick Spencer - Honorary Professor in Public Theology
Dr Francis Stewart, Director of the Edward Bailey Centre for the Study of Implicit Religion, Lincoln Bishop University
Dr Bernadette Sweetman, Visiting Fellow in Faith Development Studies
Phra Dr Nicholas Thanissarro, Visiting Senior Fellow in Buddhism and Education
Revd Professor Andrew Village, Visiting Professor in Empirical & Practical Theology
Rt Rev Professor David Walker, Bishop of Manchester, Honorary Professor in Anglican Studies
Professor Fraser Watts, Visiting Professor in Psychology, Religion and Spirituality
Dr Jacqui Wilkinson, Visiting Fellow in Anglican Education Studies
Professor Andy Wright, Visiting Professor in Religious and Theological Education
Dr Elina Wright, Visiting Senior Fellow in Religious Education
Professor Yaacov Yablon, Visiting Senior Fellow in Judaism and Education
Associate Professor Celeste Yuen, Visiting Reader in Intercultural Education
Catriona Card, researching disciplinary approaches to religious education in the early years
Devora Shabtai Greer, researching connections between psychological type and religious expressions among your female Orthodox Jews
Yola Middleton, researching self-belief, motivation and mindset of maths learners with dyslexia
Ian Poulton, researching young adolescents’ ordinary theology and its implications for schooling
Gill Simpson, researching an authoethnographic approach to religious education and learning in higher education
Emily Shortland, researching group work in religious education teacher training
Adam Stevenson, researching what is distinctive about Methodist worship from conceptual and empirical perspectives
Alison Stowe, researching children’s responses to primary collective worship
Sarvat Ujra Mulla, researching teachers and teacher development in religious Saturday schools
Rev Jason Wright, researching the hermeneutics of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Revd Professor Jeff Astley, Professor of Religious and Spiritual Experience
Olivia Bolton, Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Dr Jack Cunningham, Associate Professor of Ecclesiastical History
Emma Eccles, Research Associate in Religions and Education
Dr Adam Foxton, Senior Lecturer leading on Theology and Religious Studies
Revd Canon Professor Leslie J Francis, Professor of Religions, Psychology and Education
Revd Dr Peter Green, Dean of Chapel
Professor Andrew Jackson, Professor of Local, Regional and Landscape History
Dr Ursula McKenna, Senior Research Fellow in Implicit Religion
Mark Plater, Senior Lecturer, Religion and Education
James Relf, Programme Leader, Counselling
Revd Dr Tania ap Siôn, Reader of Religions, Humanities and Education
Professor Julian Stern, Professor of Education and Religion
Lat Blaylock
The Revd Dr Christine Brewster
Subash Chelliah
Associate Professor Liam Gearon
Dr Felicity Henchley
Dr Huw Humphreys
The Revd Canon Jeremy Martineau
Dr Yehuda Pearlman
Helen Vaudrey