The William Leech Fellowship supports outstanding research in Christian social ethics and practical theology, helping address the questions and challenges facing churches and communities across the North East.
The William Leech Fellowship is delivered in partnership with the William Leech Research Fund, which supports high-quality research in Christian social ethics and practical theology across the North East of England.
St John’s regularly hosts Leech Fellows as members of our research community, providing an academic base, office space and membership of the Senior Common Room during their Fellowship.
Learn more about the Fellowship and current opportunities through the William Leech Research Fund.
William Leech Fellow
Thinking with the Church at the Margins initiative within Methodism, Florence’s project aims to reflect theologically on ‘Recovery Church’, a community of people living with addictions that gather for services that incorporate elements of the 12-Step programme. This research builds on her
William Leech Fellow
Dr Ruth Perrin is undertaking a follow up project to the Leech sponsored ‘Changing Shape; the Faith Lives of Millennials’ which explored the Christian faith of those born between 1981-1996 as they passed through their twenties. Her current project, entitled ‘Friendship, Faith and
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