About

Aled Thomas, PhD

Aled is a Teaching Fellow in the Study of Religion at the University of Leeds. He specialises in the study of new and minority religion, the sociology of religion, and theory/methods in the study of religions. He is the author of Free Zone Scientology: Contesting the Boundaries of a New Religion (Bloomsbury 2021) and co-editor of ‘Cult’ Rhetoric in the 21st Century: Deconstructing the Study of New Religious Movements (Bloomsbury 2024) with Edward Graham-Hyde. He has previously worked at the Open University as an Associate Lecturer, and the University of Wolverhampton as a Lecturer in Religious Studies.

Aled is fascinated by the role religion plays in contemporary society, and is passionate about the academic study of religions. Beyond his scholarly interests, he loves cats, music, literature, The Legend of Zelda, and drinking coffee by the gallon.

Twitter: @AledJLlThomas
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Email: a.j.l.thomas@leeds.ac.uk