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Department of Theology and Religion
Shelves of books from theology and religion

Located at Durham's Historic Heart

The Department of Theology is nestled at the heart of Durham's historic city centre in Abbey House, a Georgian listed building. Abbey House is right next door to Durham Cathedral, a Norman building constructed between 1093 and 1133 in the Romanesque style. Together with Durham Castle, the Cathedral forms a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

 

Facilities and Resources

Our main library at Bill Bryson Library houses the Meissen Library, with the largest collection of German theological materials in the UK. Our neighbour Durham Cathedral offers The Sharp Library. Our Departmental and College libraries have extensive theological collections. Our Special Collections at Palace Green library include numerous rare books and manuscripts.

Durham University's Libraries and Collections
Abbey House, where our Department of Theology and Religion is based

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Browse the map to find out where we are located, relative to other key sites in the University and City.

Department of Theology and Religion Virtual Tour

We appreciate that not everyone can physically visit us prior to applying to our programmes. We therefore encourage you to take advantage of our self-guided virtual tour below, where you can digitally explore the Department buildings.

 

 

 

Discover more

Find out more about us, members of staff, and our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

About us

Find out more about the Department of Theology
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Staff

Find out more about our members of staff.
Staff Meeting

Undergraduate courses

Find out which undergraduate courses we offer.
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Postgraduate courses

Find out more about our postgraduate courses.
English Studies postgraduate students