Dr Carissa Sharp As our Cross-Training in Psychology for Theologians project is drawing to a close, we thought it would be fitting to end with a look back on the past few years, and reflect on the successes and lessons we have learned from running a cross-disciplinary training programme.  While this post is about this […]

Dr Carlton Turner, November 25th, 2025 A Call to Action Before diving into this summary and discussion of my recent research through the Cross-Training in Psychology for Theologians, I wish to express my thanks to the Cross-Training fellowship through the University of Birmingham made possible through the generosity of the John Templeton Foundation.[1] The aim […]

As the Research Fellow responsible for dissemination in the Psychology Cross-Training for Theologians Project (PCTP), I was tasked with creating publicly available resources based on the project's workshop materials. These resources - comprising an interactive Genially course, a podcast series, and two animations - support theological educators, practitioners, and researchers in applying psychological insights to […]

Carolina Montero Orphanopoulos What happens when the sacred becomes a site of betrayal? When the very place meant to shelter, nourish, and offer grace becomes the setting of profound harm? That question lingered over the academic panel held on November 20, 2024, at the Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez (UCSH) in Santiago. The event, titled “Abuse […]

Hannah James and Harvey Cawdron Introduction On the 24th of October 2025, two of the fellows participating in the cross-training fellowship, Hannah James and Harvey Cawdron, discussed their work on the fellowship with staff and PhD students in the School of Divinity at the University of St Andrews. As part of this, they discussed 5 […]

Posters are a very common form of research dissemination at scientific conferences. For those embarking on doctorates or working in academia within scientific disciplines the expectations of presenting a poster either at one’s institution or while attending a conference is common practice. In theology however, it is unheard of. A burgeoning academic within theology would […]

BY: Dr. Janice McRandal | November 13, 2025 A professional athlete secures an important victory. Naturally they are excited and want to celebrate. They post 8 pictures to their 105,000 followers on Instagram, each capturing a significant moment in their victory. One image shows her grappling her opponent, ready to pounce. Another shows a perfectly timed […]

BY: Dr. Scott Donahue-Martens | November 10, 2025 When I applied to the cross-training programme, I hoped the experience would provide an opportunity to gain additional competence and experience reading both quantitative and qualitative research. I had utilized several empirical studies on intercultural competency and survey data on race in my dissertation. Reading that literature was […]

BY: Dr. Amanda Murjan | October 21, 2025 My fellowship project explores the White Garment Church, an African (mainly Nigerian) Independent Church. This was an unplanned collaboration; the original proposal aimed to work with the police. Studying African Indigenous Christianity, worldviews, and cosmologies is entirely new territory for me, and I have been thoroughly captivated. […]

BY: Rev. Dr. Kevin Muriithi Ndereba | October 6, 2025 The African continent is referred to as a young continent, with an overall median age of 19.3 years old according to some statistics. As of 2023, Niger, Uganda, Angola and Mali are the youngest African countries with median ages of 15.1, 16.1, 16.2 and 16.3 […]