Research Interests

Mbe’s main research interests are in analytic philosophy of religion and, within that, on the issues generated by religious diversity. She also has interests in classical Indian and Chinese philosophies.

Mbe’s doctoral research (University of London, 1997) focused on the epistemology of religious belief and, in particular, on the role of exemplars in the acquisition of belief. She continues to expand on this work and now applies it within a range of practical contexts involving intercultural and interreligious dialogue.

Her interests extend to the relationship between philosophy and material culture, and she is active in the developing field of the philosophy of museums. Mbe’s research in this area explores the philosophical dimensions of the ways in which museums represent objects of interreligious or intercultural significance.

She is interested in supervising postgraduate work in the philosophy of religion, intercultural philosophy, and in the area of philosophy and museums.

Current and recent research projects