38 Part-time PhD programmes in Theology and Religious Studies in United Kingdom

Religious lives are lived out in specific localities, from busy urban neighbourhoods to rural and coastal communities. This Place, Pilgrimage, Culture and Performance programme is offered at The Open University UK.

The PhD Practical Theology program at Warnborough College is flexible, yet comprehensive in scope and allows biblical scholars to tailor the program to suit their specific needs. 

The Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University is recognised internationally as a leading Department in the field of Theology and Religion, uniquely situated on a World Heritage Site and right next to Durham Cathedral. We are proud of our cutting-edge research, our high-quality teaching, and our vibrant community of academics and students.

Join a thriving graduate research community, with students investigating a diverse array of topics in the field of religion, theology and the Bible with this Biblical Studies PhD at the University of Sheffield.

Our distance learning Theology PhD at University of Nottingham gives you the time and support to explore your theological interests while maintaining your existing commitments.

Contemporary Religion in Historical Perspective programme at the The Open University UK has considerable internationally recognised expertise in religious history, particularly pertaining to the 19th and 20th centuries and Protestant evangelicalism in the UK and elsewhere.

One of our particular strengths in this Religions and Theology programme at The University of Manchester is the ability of our research students to draw on the expertise of specialists in a wide range of disciplines.

The Practical Theology programme of the University of Roehampton is committed to high level research, grounded in faith practice.

The Theology and Religious Studies Research programme offered by King's College London explores religious traditions, beliefs, texts, cultures, and practices through interdisciplinary humanities and social science approaches.

Religions are implicated in cultural and national traditions as well as in questions of identity and subjectivity. Political and national commitments and involvements are topics of interest here, ‘civil religion’ is a strong area of our existing research. This The State, Citizenships and Identities programme is offered at The Open University UK.

Research in Theology and Religious Studies at University of Glasgow encompasses a wide range of traditions, methods and perspectives and has been an ever-present part of the mission of the University since its foundation in 1451.

As a PhD student in Languages, Cultures and Religions at the University of Stirling you’ll contribute to a research culture that cuts across the disciplinary units of English, Modern Languages, Global Cinema and Religion, and foregrounds their intersections.

The History, English, Linguistics, Theology programme offered by Canterbury Christ Church University develops expertise in historical inquiry, language analysis, literary study, and religious thought.

This Religious Studies (distance learning) PhD programme from the University of Nottingham gives you the time and support to explore your interests in religious studies while maintaining your existing commitments.

Our Religious Studies PhD degree at University of Nottingham gives you the time and support to explore your religious studies interests while maintaining your existing commitments.

Religions are deeply implicated in global challenges and in processes of change in cultural, social, political, ecological and economic spheres. This Global Challenges and Religious Change programme is offered at The Open University UK.

The Practical Theology programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University examines the spiritual and ethical dimensions of professional and personal life through advanced study of practical theology, research methods, and independent inquiry.

The Theology programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University enables researchers to explore theological thought, religious traditions, and faith-based practice through independent research supported by specialist supervision across major areas of theology.