Rory is the BA Programme Leader for Theology and Lecturer in Old Testament at LST. Rory joined LST in 2024; he teaches modules in Hebrew and Old Testament interpretation and is responsible for the oversight of the Theology BA. He is particularly passionate about helping students to think through the theological implications of the Old Testament text. Rory completed his PhD at Durham University. He is also an ordained priest in the Church of England and in the years prior to his arrival at LST he served his curacy in Gateshead in the Diocese of Durham. 

Through his research, Rory primarily explores the scriptural nature and function of the Old Testament texts, both in their historical context of origin, history of reception and contemporary appropriation. His first monograph explored the ways in which the biblical narratives of Esau and King Saul could be read in conversation with various strands of their historic and contemporary reception in order to interrogate their theological content. He is currently working towards a book on the Psalms which explores the ways their final form reflects their scriptural function.

• Divine Rejection: Explorations in the Biblical Portrayals of Esau and King Saul, Explorations in Theological Interpretation (Waco: Baylor University Press, 2024)
• “The Son of Noah and the Father of Moab: Establishing Abraham’s Line in Genesis 18-19,” Catholic Biblical Quarterly (forthcoming)
• “Psalm 51 and Original Sin: An Exercise in Reading the Old Testament as Christian Scripture,” Journal of Theological Studies 76 (2025): 356-367
• “Towards a Theology of the Psalm Titles: The Davidic Voice and the totus Christus,” Scottish Journal of Theology 77 (2024): 34-44 
• “Rejection Realized: Saul, the Evil Spirit and the Loss of Kingship,” Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 47 (2022): 206-222 
• “‘Heavy is the Head’: Election, Grace, and Humility in the Climax of the Jacob-Esau Cycle (Genesis 32-33),” Journal of Theological Interpretation 16 (2022): 23-39