Alicia Mendonca-Richards
Thesis title: Mystical approaches to economics in the Anthropocene
PhD in Ethics and Practical Theology
Year of study: 3
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Qualifications
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BA Politics, Psychology and Sociology — University of Cambridge, 2011
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LLM Public International Law — London School of Economics and Political Science, 2019
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MA Christian Spirituality — St Mary’s University, Twickenham, 2023
Research summary
I am researching the significance of mysticism for economic thought, by considering how the political and economic approaches employed by mystics differ from the rational and empirical approaches that dominate contemporary political and economic theory.
Looking at the work of Howard Thurman and Simone Weil, I hope to demonstrate that mystical knowledge provides a unique and underexplored approach to political and economic problems, helping to challenge the narrative that there is no alternative to our current economic order, and therefore to climate catastrophe.
Current project grants
School of Divinity PhD Research Scholarship, University of Edinburgh
Elinor Ostrom Fellowship, George Mason University