Angus Slater

Senior Lecturer in Theology and Interfaith Studies
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Background

Angus began his academic work with doctoral studies at Lancaster University, where he completed his PhD in Theology and Religious Studies, focusing on inter-religious dialogue in conservative post-modern Christian theology.  

He subsequently taught at both Lancaster University and at the University of Cumbria, and was an Investigations Officer at Keele University handling sensitive cases involving sexual assault, violence, and drugs. 

Specialist Subjects

  • As Senior Lecturer in Theology and Interfaith Studies, he delivers academic instruction across foundation, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels, specializing in theological ethics, interfaith dialogue, and comparative religious studies.

Professional and/or Research Experience

Angus welcomes research degree supervision in areas including Interfaith Studies, contemporary Christian theology, post-modern theology and philosophy, queer approaches to theology, and comparative projects in the Christian and Islamic traditions.

Qualifications

  • BA (Hons) Religious Studies - Lancaster University
  • PhD Religious Studies and Theology - Lancaster University

Languages Spoken

English
French

Professional Membership or Roles

European Society for Intercultural Theology and Interreligious Studies - Editor
British Association of Islamic Studies
British Association for Middle Eastern Studies
Society for the Study of Theology

Academic Teaching

External Recognition or Rewards

King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and

Intercultural Dialogue European Fellow

Professional Publications

  • 2025 “Interrogating Religious, Sexuality, and Gender Identities in Post-Secular Societies” Sajjar, Z & Ruiz, R (eds) Religious Diversity in Post-Secular Societies, (Springer: London).
  • 2022 “Difference, Beauty, and the Divine: Harmony in Religious Plurality” Campion N (ed) The Harmony Debates: Exploring a Practical Philosophy for the Sustainable Future, (Sophia Centre Press)
  • 2020 ‘Relationality and the Gadamerian ‘Horizontverschmelzung’’ ReOrient: Journal of Critical Muslim Studies, 6(1), p.47-64
  • 2018 ‘Plenitudo: Some Implications for a Re-Appraisal of the Religious Other in Radical Orthodoxy’ Interreligious Studies and Intercultural Theology, 2(2), p.243-260
  • 2018 “Challenging the Legitimacy of Extremism: critique through education in the work of Khaled Abou El Fadl” Panjwani F, Revell L, Gholami R, & Diboll M (eds) Education and Extremism: Rethinking Liberal Pedagogies in the Contemporary World, (Routledge:
  • 2018 Radical Orthodoxy in a Pluralistic World: Desire, Beauty, and the Divine (Routledge, London)

Available to Supervise Doctoral Students

Yes