Elected: 2022
Discipline: Philosophy, Theology and Law
Professor Linda Woodhead
F.D. Maurice Chair in Moral and Social Theology, King's College London
Linda Woodhead is an expert on religion, beliefs and values. Her books include The Spiritual Revolution (with Paul Heelas), A Sociology of Religious Emotions (with Ole Riis), A Very Short Introduction to Christianity and Gen Z, Explained (with Roberta Katz, Sarah Ogilvie and Jane Shaw). Linda led the UK’s £12m AHRC/ESRC ‘Religion and Society’ research programme in 2007-12 and co-founded the Westminster Faith Debates. She has held visiting positions in Bern, Hanover, Lucerne, Manila, Münster, Princeton, and Stanford, and has honorary degrees from the Universities of Oslo and Uppsala.