Faith Van Horne

Faith Van Horne is a doctoral researcher at the University of Birmingham, affiliated with the Department of Theology and Religion. She is supervised by Professor Wolfgang Vondey and works on trauma-informed theological approaches to atonement.

• MDiv, Methodist Theological School in Ohio
• BA, Comparative Religious Studies, The Ohio State University

Her research integrates feminist and Pentecostal theologies to reconstruct Christian doctrines of atonement through the lens of bodily autonomy and spiritual practices, focusing on survivors of sexual abuse. She explores critical somatology and trauma studies to address reconciliation and flourishing in marginalized communities.

Faith’s publications include a conference paper presented at the Divine Bodies Conference (University of Glasgow, 2021) and a blog post analyzing political theology in contemporary social justice discourse. Her work bridges broad theological disciplines with subfields like feminist theology, Pentecostalism, and trauma studies.

• Scientific Awards: Westmere Scholar

She contributes to Red Letter Christians UK and collaborates with Pentecostals and Charismatics for Peace and Justice as a blog writer and researcher.