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Dr Kathryn Wills is an Associate Member of the Las Casas Institute at Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, where she serves as a teacher and independent researcher specializing in the intersection of Literature and Theology. Her work critically examines French Catholic and English Protestant poetics through literary translation and phenomenological frameworks.
Her academic credentials include:
- MA in Philosophy and Theology
- MA in Medicine and Literature
- PhD in Literature and Theology from Glasgow University’s Centre for Literature, Theology and the Creative Arts
Dr Wills’ research centers on Yves Bonnefoy’s translations of WB Yeats and Shakespeare, analyzing sacramental interpretations against Protestant textual focus using Jean-Luc Marion’s phenomenology. Her current Practical Theology work explores Liberation Theology through performance art, specifically advocating for inclusion of individuals excluded from mainstream Christian Churches due to physical/intellectual disability, gender identity, and sexual orientation. This dual focus bridges historical literary analysis with contemporary social justice applications in theology.
Her publications demonstrate consistent thematic evolution from sacramental poetics (2023 book) toward liberation frameworks (2024 article), with reviews spanning disability theology, Scottish Christian poetry, and ecological feminism. The trajectory reveals deepening engagement with marginalized voices while maintaining rigorous literary-theological methodology across all outputs.
