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Victoria Turner is a Lecturer in Theology and Mission at Ripon College Cuddesdon, specializing in the history of modern Christianity with a focus on mission, decolonization, and ecumenism. Her PhD (2024, University of Edinburgh) examined the Iona Community and Council for World Mission through lenses of class and coloniality. She has lectured at institutions including Melbourne, Vanderbilt, and Edinburgh, and tutored at Westminster College, Cambridge.
Educational Background:
- PhD in World Christianity, University of Edinburgh (supervised by Professors Brian Stanley and Emma Wild-Wood)
- PG Cert. in Peace and Justice, Bethlehem Bible College (2021-2022)
- MTh in World Christianity, University of Edinburgh (2018-2019)
- BA (Hons) 1:1 in Religion and Theology, University of Bristol (2015-2018)
Her research explores intersections of class, poverty, decolonization, and ecumenism. She publishes in peer-reviewed journals and academic handbooks while also producing popular theology through SCM Press. Key article themes include critical race theory, social class analysis, and transformative ecumenism.
Scientific Awards:
- SCM Press ‘New Titles’ Best Seller 2022 (for co-edited book Young, ‘Woke’, Christian: Listening to the Mission Generation)
Turner co-edits the International Journal of the Study of the Christian Church and serves as Book Reviews Editor for Modern Believing. She is actively involved in the United Reformed Church, Churches Together in England, and global ecumenical networks like the World Communion of Reformed Churches.
