Sunil works across disciplines, bringing together biblical engagement, the arts and worship. He has a background in music and sound art and has been a musician and worship leader in Vineyard, Methodist, and Anglican churches. His teaching spans multiple programmes, with modules such as Theology of Worship, Global Christianities, and Theology and Culture. This reflects his passion for engaging with the diversity of God’s world. He is particularly drawn to marginalised voices and how we can listen to these voices. He is bicultural with family roots in Kerala, and has a multicultural and neurodiverse family which influences his theological and teaching approaches.

Sunil’s research interests come in the interaction of four domains engaged through creative practices with an ethic of justice which fosters true community towards Trinitarian worship.

• Biblical Studies – ​Sound and music in the Bible, Performance practices in scripture, Body in the Bible, Biblical notions of justice, Diversity of worship in the Bible, Global and marginalised engagements of scripture
• Worship – ​Worship practices, Inclusivity in worship, Diversity of Christ’s body, Artistic practice in worship, Body in worship, Global worship, Biblical theologies of worship, Communities of worship, Trinitarian worship
• Art – ​​Art and theology, Artistic practice as theology, Worship as an artistic practice, Embodiment and art, Diverse cultural practices, Communal practices
• Sound – ​Music in worship, Sonic theology, Philosophy of sound, Embodied sound, Multiplicity, Simultaneity

Sunil is interested in approaches with an ear towards the marginal voice using integrative and creative modes of practice and methods of research.

Journal Article

‘Bible Noise – Sonic Explorations in Biblical Engagement Through the Use of Voice’

https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/16/3/361

Book

Bible Noise: Reading Aloud, Listening Anew

https://www.engageworship.org/store/product/bible-noise

Chapter

Challenges and Future Directions (co-written with Dr. Sujith John Chandy) in In Sound Health: A Handbook on Sound, Music and Health