Dr Jenny Leith is Lecturer in Christian Ethics at Westcott House, Cambridge. Her research brings together political theology, ecclesiology, and spirituality, and her publications include Political Formation: Being Formed by the Spirit in Church and World (2023). Her interest in the relationship between Christian faith and participation in political life grew out of several years spent working as a parliamentary researcher and in social policy.
By recovering the critical potential of religious practice, this symposium asks how political theology can support democratic institutions that are under threat.