Affiliated Lecturer, Faculty of Divinity
Dean, Clare College
Director of Studies, Clare College
Mark Smith is accepting applications for PhD students.
Biography:
Mark Smith's research focuses on the history and theology of the early church. His recent monograph, The Idea of Nicaea in the Early Church Councils, was published by Oxford University Press in December 2018. Dr Smith lectures in patristics, and is also Dean, and Director of Studies in Theology, at Clare College.
Subject area and speciality
Research Interests
- The conciliar life of the early church
- The construal of Christian orthodoxy
- The concept of the development of doctrine
Teaching
Dr Smith lectures and supervises in:
- B6: Christianity in Late Antiquity
- D2a: Councils in Context