Allen Brent

Allen Brent (allenbrent.co.uk) is a scholar in the field of Early Christian History, exploring the interface between Christianity and Classical Culture, particularly in the development of Church Order. In 2008 he was awarded a higher doctorate (D.D.) at Cambridge University following an examination of his published works.

He is Fellow and Acting Dean of St Edmund's College, Cambridge, and a member of the Faculty of Divinity where he was for two years (2008-2010) an Affiliated Lecturer teaching Early Christian Life and Thought. At present he is Professor of Early Christian History and Iconography, University of London, King's College, working with Professor Markus Vinzent.

Recently he has been appointed to a Professorship at the Augustinianum, the Patristics Institute of the Lateran University, Rome, where, commencing February 2012, he will be teaching a second semester course on early Christian history, addressing in particular non literary, epigraphic and iconographic sources.

He is joint editor with Markus Vincent of Studia Patristica and is a member of the editiorial board of Vetera Christianorum.