POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS
Throughout my professional life I have particularly enjoyed working in the area of postgraduate supervision. There is something especially creative about working closely with people who are learning to grapple with issues at a much deeper level than before. I am fortunate that my students have almost without exception successfully completed their doctoral studies without mishap, and I have put this down at least in part to the fact that I have learned from my experience as an examiner that it is far better to tackle anything which might become an issue for the examiners as early as possible at the supervisory stage. I must have sometimes seemed a tough supervisor for some of my students but I would also like to think that I have give my students very close support in terms of developing what it is that they want to say in their thesis and setting out the right structure for that. It is in the shaping of the thesis which is the key to success and it is there that the experienced supervisor can be most helpful. I get the greatest pleasure from presenting to students the different possible theses that seem to be implied in what they are currently doing and seeing them decide there and then which possibilities are definitely not on and which are worth exploring. This seems to be a productive way of working.
I have also been fortunate to have research students working in different areas. These include patristics, theology and literature, medieval mysticism, and hermeneutics, as well as a range of fields in contemporary theology. Increasingly I have students who are doing original work in Transformation Theology or related fields, often with respect to particular issues of the day. A good number of students have gone on to publish their doctoral work and to obtain posts teaching their subject.
We are well placed at King’s with a large community of Postgraduate Students in Theology (across two departments) and a thriving Theology Seminar at which students can also present their work.
Please download a short document here that I prepared for an AHRC funded PG training session in Theology several years ago on how to write a successful PhD in Theology.
I have also been fortunate to have research students working in different areas. These include patristics, theology and literature, medieval mysticism, and hermeneutics, as well as a range of fields in contemporary theology. Increasingly I have students who are doing original work in Transformation Theology or related fields, often with respect to particular issues of the day. A good number of students have gone on to publish their doctoral work and to obtain posts teaching their subject.
We are well placed at King’s with a large community of Postgraduate Students in Theology (across two departments) and a thriving Theology Seminar at which students can also present their work.
Please download a short document here that I prepared for an AHRC funded PG training session in Theology several years ago on how to write a successful PhD in Theology.