Barbara F Bradley

Barbara F Bradley is a Lecturer and PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh's School of Divinity. She teaches undergraduate courses including Bible in Literature and Popular Religion, Women, and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe. Her research focuses on reinterpreting the Immaculate Conception dogma through a feminist lens, integrating medieval theological frameworks with contemporary gender studies.

• MA (Merit) in Medieval and Renaissance Studies from University College London
• MTh (Distinction) in Theology in History from University of Edinburgh
• BA (magna cum laude) in History of Art and English Literature from Auburn University

Research explores Mary's embodiment of grace (gratia plena), analyzing gospel narratives through Scotus' theology and Aquinas' grace categories. Current projects emphasize Mary's role as a model for Catholic women's empowerment, with interdisciplinary connections to art history and mysticism studies.

Recent conference presentations include explorations of Marian iconography and mysticism (e.g., comparing Mary and Teresa of Avila's mystical hearts). Peer reviews focus on contemporary Mary scholarship in journals like Modern Believing and Religion Journal.

• Award: Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Active in research networks like the Centre for Marian Studies. No grants or lab affiliations explicitly noted in the text.