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Hannah Buckley  MA (Oxon), MA (SOAS), MTh (Cardiff)

Hannah Buckley

(she/her)

MA (Oxon), MA (SOAS), MTh (Cardiff)

Teams and roles for Hannah Buckley

Overview

PhD researcher in Practical Theology at Cardiff University examining lived experiences of the relationship between religion and depression, with a specific focus on the phenomenon of spiritual struggle and its implications for theologies of suffering and silence.

Research

Thesis

“Autoethnography as the missing piece of the methodological puzzle: (Re)constructing a theology of spiritual struggle through embodied wrestling with the tangle of faith and depression.”

Funding sources

Funded by James Pantyfedwen Foundation.

Biography

Professional memberships

·       British and Irish Association of Practical Theology (BIAPT)

 

·       British Sociological Association - Sociology of Religion Study Group (SOCREL)

 

·       Faith Lives of Women and Girls Symposium

 

Speaking engagements

  • Oct 2023: Faith Lives of Women and Girls Symposium – “On the boundary between yesterday and tomorrow: Exploring depression through the lens of Holy Saturday."

  • Sept 2023: Ecclesiology and Ethnography Conference - “Both wound and opening: An autoethnographic exploration of the tangled experience of faith and depression." 

  • June 2023: BIAPT Wales Special Interest Group - “Faith, depression and spiritual struggle: Finding language for the journey.”

 

Supervisors

Sophie Gilliat-Ray

Sophie Gilliat-Ray

Professor in Religious and Theological Studies, Head of Islam UK Centre

Contact Details

Specialisms

  • Theology
  • Practical Theology
  • Autoethnography