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Dr Dennis Bray is a Research Fellow in Theology & Aesthetics at the School of Divinity, University of St Andrews. His work bridges medieval theological thought with contemporary philosophical and empirical approaches, focusing on Trinitarian theology, theological aesthetics, and the intersection of divine and human relationality. His research interrogates historical sources like Richard of St. Victor and Bonaventure while engaging modern analytical frameworks.
Research interests include the social nature of the Trinity, medieval arguments for divine persons, and the embodiment of religious experience through art. He explores how concepts like shared intentionality and psychological distance inform theological anthropology and aesthetics. Recent publications address topics such as iconography’s spiritual impact, the theological implications of artistic embodiment, and responses to criticisms of Trinitarian anthropology.
Bray’s work has appeared in journals like Religions, Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, and Verbum Vitae. His scholarship is characterized by rigorous engagement with historical texts alongside contemporary cognitive science and analytical theology. No formal teaching or grant details are explicitly stated in the provided texts.
His doctoral thesis, completed in 2022 under supervisors Oliver Crisp and Alistair Torrance, analyzed Richard of St. Victor’s argument for the necessity of a tri-personal God in his De Trinitate.
