The Centre for Black Theology, Regent’s Park College is an interdisciplinary, research-based initiative focused on the intellectual development of Black Theology in Britain and across the world. It is the first centre of its kind in the University of Oxford. The inaugural director is Professor Anthony Reddie, who is the Professor of Black Theology for the University of Oxford, the first such Professor in the University’s history. The Centre is based at Regent’s Park College, a Permanent Private Hall of Oxford University.

Black Theology: An International Journal, for which Professor Reddie has served as the Editor-in-Chief for the past 22 years, is linked with the Centre and is part of it’s research output – it is available online. Ms Carol Troupe, Research Associate at the Centre, serves as the Reviews Editor.

Black theology: an international journal

In addition to this existing work, there will be a new international book series on Black Theology in partnership with Baylor University Press. The latter is another first, for which Professor Reddie will also serve as Editor-in-Chief.

The Centre for Black Theology will work in partnership with colleagues within the University of Oxford and with friends from across the world, particularly with the University of South Africa, where Professor Reddie is also a Professor Extraordinarious.

Events

Past Events

A Celebration of Black Women Theologians in Britain (Monday 8 December 2025)
The Centre hosted an online seminar to celebrate the publication of ‘Heavy Yoke: Theology, Power and Abuse in the Church by Selina Stone; ‘Black, British and De-churched: Message to the Mainstream’, by E. P. Lewis; and ‘Imag(in)ing Jesus in the Universal or Particular: Cross-Cultural Bible Film Reception of The Lumo Project: The Gospel of Mark and Son of Man: Scriptural Traces’ by Victoria Olaide Omotoso. You can watch the seminar on the Centre’s YouTube channel.

Upcoming

You can learn about about upcoming events here.