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Mary Cunningham

Honorary Associate Professor,

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Biography

I was educated at Harvard University, gaining a B.A. in the Department of the Comparative Study of Religion. Here I concentrated on Eastern and Western Church History, with a special interest in Byzantine Theology and Medieval Greek. This was followed by a M.A. and PhD in Byzantine Studies at the University of Birmingham, England. Since 1984 I have lectured in various universities including Queen's University Belfast, King's College London and the University of Birmingham. I joined the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Nottingham in 2006 but retired from undergraduate teaching in February 2016. I continue to work on research and writing in an honorary capacity.

Expertise Summary

I have supervised theses in the fields of early Church History, Greek Patristics, and Byzantine and Orthodox Christian theology. However, I no longer accept new PhD students, owing to the fact that I have retired from full-time teaching.

Research Summary

I am currently carrying out research on the development of doctrine, devotion, and liturgical praise of the Virgin Mary in Byzantium. My work on early Christian and Byzantine preaching also… read more

Recent Publications

  • CUNNINGHAM, MARY B., 2023. Epiphanios the Monk. Life of Mary, the Theotokos, and Life and Acts of St Andrew the Apostle. Introduction, Translation and Commentary Liverpool University Press.
  • CUNNINGHAM, MARY B., 2023. Women in the Orthodox Churches: Modernity and Change. In: NICHOLAS DE LANGE, ELENA NARINSKAYA AND SYBIL SHERIDAN, ed., Tois Pasin ho Kairos. Judaism and Orthodox Christianity Facing the Future Lexington Books/ Fortress Academic. 65-75
  • CUNNINGHAM, MARY B., 2022. 'The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Hypapante) according to Two Byzantine Hymnographers: An Encounter in Liturgical Time and Space'. In: LIZ JAMES, OLIVER NICHOLSON AND ROGER SCOTT, ed., After the Text: Byzantine Enquiries in Honour of Margaret Mullett Routledge. 7 - 18
  • CUNNINGHAM, MARY B., 2022. 'The Portrayal of Joachim and Anna in Byzantine Texts and Images: An Intersection of Historical and Liturgical Time'. In: S. BRODBECK, A.-O. POILPRÉ AND I. RAPTI, ed., Histoire Chrétienne en images: espace, temps et structure de la narration. Byzance et Moyen Âge occidental Éditions de la Sorbonne. 225 - 42

Department of Theology and Religious Studies

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