
ACADEMIC PHILOSOPHER | PUBLIC SPEAKER | PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR
Emily Qureshi-Hurst
BIO

Trekking to Everest base camp, 2023
I'm Emily, a Philosopher of Religion and Science at the University of Oxford.
I hold the position of Research Fellow on the Quantum Worldviews project, part of the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion.
From 2024-2026, I ran the Theology and Natural Science paper at the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge. Prior to joining Cambridge, I held a Junior Research Fellowship at Pembroke College, Oxford (2021-2024) and a College Lectureship in Philosophy at Oriel College, Oxford (2022-2024).
I have three degrees from the University of Oxford. I received my B.A. in Philosophy and Theology in 2016, for which I was awarded the Gibbs Prize in Theology for best performance in final examinations. I received an M.St in Theology in 2018 and a D.Phil in Science and Religion in 2021.
In 2022, I published my first book: God, Salvation, and the Problem of Spacetime (Cambridge University Press).
In 2024 I published my second book, Salvation in the Block Universe: Time, Tillich, and Transformation (Cambridge University Press). It was awarded the 2025 ISSR Book Prize (academic).
In 2025 I published Decoding the Cosmos: God, Physics, and the Search for Deeper Explanation (Cascade).
I am currently writing my fourth book (under contract with Reaktion) which explores the Everett interpretation of Quantum Mechanics and theism.
I am passionate about sharing academic ideas with wider audiences, and have worked with leading institutions including the BBC and New Scientist. I welcome invitations for speaking engagements.

As a self-professed atheist, Emily Qureshi-Hurst is an unusual and compelling advocate for reasoned dialogue between physics and Christian faith. Qureshi-Hurst does not shy away from exposing problems on either side of the dialogue, but she is equally generous in pointing to solutions which take the science and the faith seriously. This is a valuable and balanced introduction to a contemporary debate which has become all-too polarized.
ANDREAS IDREOS PROFESSOR OF SCIENCE AND RELIGION, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
PUBLICATIONS & RESEARCH OUTPUTS
Forthcoming
Our Many Lives in the Multiverse
Reaktion Books. Writing in progress.

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