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The Department of Religion and Theology provides a friendly and intellectually stimulating environment to study the place and role of religion in the world, and is among the top departments in the UK in the discipline (ranked 6th in the Complete University Guide 2021).  More about us

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Find out about why the study of religion and theology at Bristol can help you develop, both personally and in your future career.

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    RETH staff and students convene major antisemitism conference
    4 April 2025
    Bristol Religion and Theology ranks highly in Guardian and Times rankings
    23 October 2024
    New Samantha Kelly Memorial Prize for Postgraduate Students
    16 August 2024
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    Gwyneth Hughes: In Conversation (Autumn Art Lecture)
    23 October 2025, 6.30 PM
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