Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Qualifications
Degrees
BA Hons Lancaster: English with Religious Studies
MA Lancaster: International Literature and Society 1910-45
PhD Lancaster: Religious Studies
Profile
Joint co-ordinator (with Prof Imogen Tyler, Dr Jadwiga Leigh and Sue Mitchell MSc) of the Lancaster University Social Action Research Group.
Additional Information
Academic Societies
Member of the Society for the Study of Theology
Member of the Society for Pentecostal Studies
Member of the Anabaptist Theology Forum
Member of Pentecostals and Charismatics for Peace and Justice
Current Publications:
Church Gospel and Empire: How the Politics of Sovereignty Impregnated the West. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock, 2011.
The Fall of the Church Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock, 2013.
Discovering Kenarchy: Contemporary Resources for the Politics of Love. Eugene, Oregon, Wipf and Stock, 2014.
"Authority Without Sovereignty" in Carroll, Kerkwijk, Kirwan& Sweeney, eds. Towards a Kenotic Vision for the Catholic Church. The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, 2015.
Cultivating New Post-Secular Political Space. London & New York: Routledge, 2019.
Previous Publications [within the Pentecostal-Charismatic Christian subculture]:
The Kingdom Factor. Basingstoke, Hants: Marshall Pickering, 1986.
Radical Church Planting. With Roger Ellis. Cambridge: Crossway Books, 1992.
The Sins of the Fathers. With Brian Mills. Tonbridge, Kent: Sovereign World, 1999.
Target Europe. With Sue Mitchell. Tonbridge, Kent: Sovereign World, 2001.
SUMMARY of research interests (100 words)
Research Interests
Political theology, theopolitics of the left and applied kenotics.
The politics of love.
The development and testing of kenarchy, an inclusive, incarnational, love-based politics for peace.
Morecambe Bay Poverty Truth Commission.
Morecambe Bay Love and Kindness Movement.
External positions
Chair of advisory group, Morecambe Bay Poverty Truth Commission
08/2017 → …
Co-Director 2MT
1/09/1995 → …
Chair of directors Ashburnham Christian Trust
7/08/1995 → …
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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Christianity and the Nation-State: A Study in Political Theology. <i>By Gary Chartier</i>
Mitchell, R. H., 22/01/2025, In: Journal of Church and State. 67, 1, csae069.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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Kenosis or sovereignty? Christ Jesus and the disclosure of the divine mind
Mitchell, R. H., 31/03/2024, In: Theology. 127, 2, p. 103-110 8 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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The Capacity of Shared Stories to Function as Myth and Encourage Inclusive Participation
Mitchell, R. H., 26/05/2023, In: Journal of Academic Perspectives. 2023 , 1Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Cultivating New Post-Secular Political Space
Mitchell, R. H., 24/04/2019, London: Routledge. 150 p.Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
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Peace, Post-Secularity and Political Activism
Mitchell, R. H., 25/04/2017, (Unpublished) The Society for the Study of Theology.Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review
Activities
- 1 Editorial activity
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Routledge (Publisher)
Mitchell, R. H. (Guest editor) & Johnson, M. (Editor)
2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity