Professor Jennifer Strawbridge
Associate Professor in New Testament Studies
Professor Jennifer Strawbridge
Professor Jennifer Strawbridge
Associate Professor in New Testament Studies
Studying at Mansfield
We welcome students to study Philosophy & Theology on a regular basis – typically one or two each year. We’re very happy to receive applications.
The course brings together some of the most important approaches to understanding and assessing the intellectual claims of religion. The degree is constructed in the belief that the parallel study of these related disciplines provides new perspectives on each, leading to deeper understanding.
The course fosters intellectual capacities that you can apply across both philosophy and theology – developing skills you’ll find useful for a wide range of careers and activities after graduation.
While students must choose from a number of core papers in all three years of their degree – there’s great flexibility in the second and third years, with choices made from a wide-ranging set of options you can explore below.
"I chose to study at Mansfield for a number of reasons. I loved the location; Mansfield is close to the centre, a short walk from the department and it’s close to the Examination Schools where many of my lectures were, especially in first year! It’s also close-knit – I like that I will always bump into someone I know when I’m walking around college."
Your Philosophy and Theology Fellows and lecturers
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Professor Paul Lodge
Professorial Fellow in Philosophy
Professor Paul Lodge
Professor Paul Lodge
Professorial Fellow in Philosophy
Paul's main research interests are 17th Century Philosophy (with a special focus on the philosophy of G. W. Leibniz). He is the editor of Leibniz and His Correspondents (CUP, 2004), Locke and Leibniz on Substance (Routledge, 2015 - with Tom Stoneham) and Leibniz Key Philosophical Writings: A Guide (OUP 2020 – with Lloyd Strickland); and editor and translator of The Leibniz-De Volder Correspondence (Yale, 2013), and G.W. Leibniz: Journal Articles on Philosophy (OUP, 2025 – with Richard Francks, Antonia LoLordo, and Roger Woolhouse). Paul has also published numerous articles on the philosophy of Leibniz, and, as someone with bipolar and autism spectrum condition diagnoses, his most recent work includes articles on the philosophy of neurodiversity and madness.
Paul also combines his interests in philosophy with his interests in music. He debuted his album of settings of Wordsworth’s poems Preludes To Wordsworth at the poet’s house, Rydal Mount in 2022 and regularly performs songs from this and Cantat Ergo Sumus (settings of poems by philosophers) in and around Oxford.
For more of Paul’s work and music see www.paullodge.com
Dr Katherine Morris
Supernumerary Fellow in Philosophy and Harassment Officer
Dr Katherine Morris
Dr Katherine Morris
Supernumerary Fellow in Philosophy and Harassment Officer
Phenomenology (particularly of the human body), Descartes, Merleau-Ponty, Sartre and Wittgenstein. DPhil thesis was on Freud and Sartre; did a mid-career MPhil in Medical Anthropology, thesis on cosmetic surgery, gender and embodiment. Publications include (with Gordon Baker) 'Descartes' Dualism'; an introductory book on Sartre and a more advanced introduction to Merleau-Ponty; introduced and edited a volume of Baker's articles under the title 'Wittgenstein's Method', and a collection entitled 'Sartre on the Body'; Co-editor of the UK edition of Sartre Studies International.
Dr Jessica Frazier
Stipendiary Lecturer in Theology
Dr Jessica Frazier
Dr Jessica Frazier
Stipendiary Lecturer in Theology
Jessica is a University Research Lecturer, teaching for the Theology and Religion Faculty on Hinduism and Theories of Religion, and for the Philosophy Faculty on Indian Philosophy. Her research explores key philosophical themes across cultures, from Indian classical theories of Being to twentieth-century phenomenology. Her books explore conceptions of reality, the self and the good across cultures, focusing on classical Indian metaphysics and German phenomenology, and her forthcoming books explore Indian approaches to Being, definitions of the material and the divine, and Gadamer’s distinctive “hermeneutic” ontology. She is also the managing editor of the Journal of Hindu Studies (OUP).
Her work on Hindu ideas translates them into global terms, so that we can all think in new ways about issues that shape our society: the nature of a good life, justice and human rights, metaphysics, the goals of community. She anchors these perspectives in classic texts, and bring them into conversation with academic philosophy and existential concerns.
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Dr Alex Muir
Theology Tutor and Departmental Theology Lecturer in New Testament
Dr Alex Muir
Dr Alex Muir
Theology Tutor and Departmental Theology Lecturer in New Testament
Alex teaches undergraduations: Introduction to the Study of the New Testament, The Gospels, Paul and Pauline Tradition, and The Figure of Jesus through the Centuries.
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Articles & book chapters
Dr David Lee
Lecturer in Philosophy
Dr David Lee
Dr David Lee
Lecturer in Philosophy
David's research interests are in ancient Greek and Latin philosophy, particularly Plato, the Presocratics, Aristotle, Epicureans, Stoics and Sceptics. He teaches all the ancient philosophy papers (in the original and in translation) and also Ethics, Political Theory, Early Modern Philosophy, Kant, Philosophy of Maths, and all the Logic papers. He has written specialist articles on Plato and Socrates, and on other philosophical topics for more general audiences.
Articles & book chapters
How to apply
There are no specific A-levels (or equivalent qualifications) on which we insist as a condition for studying Philosophy & Theology.
We’re looking for critical, clear and reasoned thinking – as well as real enthusiasm for the subjects on offer.
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