Gabrielle Thomas
B.A. University of Bristol (U.K.)
M.Th. University of Chester (U.K.)
Ph.D. University of Nottingham (U.K.)
Gabrielle Thomas joined the faculty in 2019 following a position at Durham University, U.K., during which time she also served as a Minor Canon in Durham Cathedral. She is a historical theologian working on questions relating to theological anthropology, evil and suffering. Her teaching interests include Early Christianity, Evil, and Anglican studies and she has won awards for her lecturing.
The Rev’d Dr Thomas’s first book, The Image of God in the Theology of Gregory of Nazianzus, has recently been published by Cambridge University Press. It explores the breadth of Nazianzen’s account of what it means for a human person to be created according to the image of God, and how this differs from modern concerns, such as, how are humans different from other animals? Her forthcoming book, The Ordination of Women in the Orthodox Church: Explorations in Theology and Practice, is an edited volume of essays that analyses questions relating to women and ordination in the Orthodox Church. It is due to be published in 2020 by Cascade and includes contributions by Met. Kallistos Ware, Fr. Andrew Louth and Fr. John Behr. Her current research, and next monograph, explores the themes of suffering and evil in Early Christian thought, focusing particularly on the role of the devil and demons.
