Charles Howell

Charles HowellCharles HowellCharles Howell

Charles Howell

Charles HowellCharles HowellCharles Howell
  • C.M. Howell
  • ABOUT
  • BOOKS
  • RESEARCH
  • WRITINGS
  • CONTACT
  • More
    • C.M. Howell
    • ABOUT
    • BOOKS
    • RESEARCH
    • WRITINGS
    • CONTACT
  • C.M. Howell
  • ABOUT
  • BOOKS
  • RESEARCH
  • WRITINGS
  • CONTACT

Profile

C.M. Howell

Theologian · Author · Researcher


Lecturer in Theology and the Arts

King’s College London


Research Assistant

Widening Horizons in Continental Theology (Templeton Trust)


My work lies at the intersection of systematic theology, aesthetics, and the arts, with particular interests in the ways theology encounters architecture, visual art, music, and material culture.


Area of Expertise

  • Systematic Theology
  • Theological Aesthetics
  • Theology & the Arts
  • Theology & Architecture
  • Eberhard Jüngel
  • Hermeneutical Theology
  • Theological Anthropology
  • Music & Theology

Current Research

  • Exocentric Architecture
    A theological account of architecture centered upon human agency, creativity, and the relationship between human beings and the worlds they construct.


  • Hermeneutical Theology
    Research on language, interpretation, metaphor, and divine ontology, particularly in modern German theology.


  • Aesthetics of Revelation
    Research on the perception of God and the world in the Christian tradition.


  • Theology, Art & Material Culture
    Projects examining how buildings, images, music, and cultural objects can function not simply as illustrations of theology but as sites of theological inquiry.

Books

Beauty in the Absence of God
The Theological Aesthetics of Eberhard Jüngel
Mohr Siebeck, 2026

https://www.mohrsiebeck.com/buch/the-theological-aesthetics-of-eberhard-juengel-9783162006769/


Too Sick to Pray
A Theology of Outlaw Country
Fortress Press, 2026

https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9798889836926/Too-Sick-to-Pray

Selected Professional & Collaborative Work

  • Architectural Designer, Theological Researcher & Writer — Redemption Homes
  • Research & Exhibition Consultant — E. W. Tristram Project, Buckfast Abbey / V&A
  • Architectural Collections Cataloguer — Brompton Oratory
  • Participant — Building Visions: Theology and Architecture in Deep Time, Oxford / UdK Berlin
  • Co-organizer — Pre-Vatican II Ecclesial Modernism Working Group, University of Westminster / Drawing Matter
  • Participant — Designing for Shalom, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

cmhowell.com

Copyright © 2026 cmhowell.com - All Rights Reserved.

Powered by

This website uses cookies.

We use cookies to analyze website traffic and optimize your website experience. By accepting our use of cookies, your data will be aggregated with all other user data.

DeclineAccept