Ludlow works primarily on patristics, in particular the work of the fourth-century Cappadocian theologian, Gregory of Nyssa. Ludlow uses her research into early Christian thought to examine modern theology by analysing the reception of patristic theology by modern writers. She also works on the history of eschatology in Christianity, with a focus on the idea of universal salvation.[1][7]
Ludlow is currently working on the aesthetic qualities and doctrinal content of fourth-century Greek Christian texts through a project, Art, Craft and Rhetoric. In this work, Ludlow uses arts and crafts theorists from John Ruskin and William Morris up to the present-day in order to re-examine early Christian texts.[1][5]
Ludlow appeared on BBC Radio 4's In Our Time on 4 March 2018 to discuss the conversion of Augustine of Hippo to Christianity in a programme with Kate Cooper and Martin Palmer.[8]
^Ludlow, Morwenna (1996). Restoration and Consummation: The Interpretation of Universalistic Eschatology by Gregory of Nyssa and Karl Rahner (DPhil thesis). Oxford: University of Oxford. OCLC53633443.