1. Linda Woodhead is best known for her work on religious change since the 1980s, and for initiating public debates about faith.
18 Facts About Linda Woodhead
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Linda Woodhead has been described by Matthew Taylor, head of the Royal Society of Arts, as "one of the world's leading experts on religion".
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Since 2022, Woodhead has been the FD Maurice Professor and Head of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King's College London.
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Linda Woodhead was born in Taunton and grew up in rural Somerset.
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Linda Woodhead attended Bishop Fox's comprehensive school and Richard Huish Sixth Form College in Taunton.
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Linda Woodhead studied Theology and Religious Studies at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and was awarded Double First Class Honours in 1985, receiving the MA by conversion in 1989.
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Linda Woodhead undertook her first post as Tutor in Doctrine and Ethics at Ripon College Cuddesdon Oxford.
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Linda Woodhead was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree by Uppsala University in 2009 and a Doctor of Letters.
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Linda Woodhead was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to higher education.
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Linda Woodhead has been married to Alexander Mercer since 2007 and lives between Glasgow and Lancaster.
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Linda Woodhead was previously married to Alan Billings, the current South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner.
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Linda Woodhead is currently the Head of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King's College London.
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Linda Woodhead co-founded the Westminster Faith Debates with former Home Secretary Charles Clarke in 2011.
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Linda Woodhead has studied neo-Hinduism, Christianity, spirituality, and Islam in Europe.
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Linda Woodhead is a regular feature and comment writer on religion for The Tablet magazine and The Guardian and The Observer newspapers.
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Linda Woodhead has appeared on BBC One's The Big Questions and BBC Radio 4 programmes including PM, Thought for the Day, Analysis and Thinking Allowed.
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Linda Woodhead has written a major report for the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
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Linda Woodhead was invited to the World Economic Forum summit in Davos in 2013.