Christian Anderson

Christian Anderson is a Postdoctoral Associate and Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at Jesus College, University of Cambridge. He specializes in Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion, with a focus on World Christianity and American religious history.

• Education: BA (University of Sydney), PhD (University of Cambridge)
• Research Areas: Christian-Muslim relations, Pentecostal studies, anthropology of religion, intercultural theologies, conversion studies, spiritual warfare theology
• Previous Roles: Anglican minister, banker
• Interests: Football, squash, fiction

His research examines how American evangelicals conceptualized Islam between the Iranian Revolution and Iraq War, particularly through spiritual warfare theology. He has published on religious conversion, Pentecostal theology, and Christian-Muslim relations, with a PhD thesis addressing missionary controversies over expressing Christian faith in Islamic forms.

Scientific Awards:

• Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship