Oxbridge Theology Interview Questions
The most effective way to prepare for an Oxbridge Theology interview is through mock interviews. As well as giving you general interview experience, they focus your mind on the types of questions asked at an Oxford or Cambridge Theology interview, teaching you to think in the way required for the real thing.
Below, we have collected a series of questions of the type you will be asked in your Oxbridge Theology interview. Use them to gain an awareness of what's expected, plan out answers on your own, or give them to a teacher, friend, or family member, and ask them to conduct a mock interview with you.
Note: If you are doing mock interviews with us, we recommend waiting until afterwards to look through these questions, so that you aren't asked questions you have already prepared for (as you won't have that opportunity for the real thing!). If you haven't booked any mock interviews yet, you can do so here.
Theology Interview Questions
Should we eradicate Christmas on the basis that it offends other religious groups?
Is emotion an important aspect of religion?
What is the best reason you can think of for believing in God?
Do the Gods command it because it is great, or is it great because the Gods command it?
How would you define faith?
Does religion have value regardless of if there is a God?
How large a role do you think church history has in theology?
Which arguments for the existence of God are most convincing?
Which of the arguments for the existence of God is the most convincing?
Is it morally wrong to attempt to climb a mountain?
Could there still be a second-coming if mankind had disappeared from the planet?
How is the portrayal of Jesus in John’s Gospel different to his portrayal other Gospels?
How valuable do you think the Bible is to us today?
Do you think the Holy Spirit is a woman?
There is a Christian priest who regularly visits India and converted to be a Hindu priest. When he is in England he still practices as a Christian priest. What problems might this pose?
Do the Gods command it because it is great, or is it great because the Gods command it?
Could there still be a second-coming if mankind had disappeared from the planet?
Is religion of value whether or not there is a god?
How should a modern theologian use the Bible?
And that's all of them! Hopefully, you now have a sense of the types of questions you may be asked. To be even better prepared, try answering these and other questions with our tutors - you can book your mock interviews here.
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