University of Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø - Archive (religions-and-theology)
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2024
12
March
2024
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12:50
Europe/London
A team of academics from the Religions and Theology department at The University of Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø have created ‘Going Beyond Belief’, a new learning resource for A Level students, with the support of the BBC Beyond Belief team.
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2023
16
March
2023
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16:48
Europe/London
World of Belief is a new podcast that explores some of the most complex, emerging questions about the human experience through the lens of religion and faith. Representing a spectrum of views, the series engages listeners in critical thought about …
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2021
14
January
2021
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16:13
Europe/London
Due to popular demand, the deadline for entries for The University of Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø Making a Difference Awards has been extended.The new closing date is midnight on 24 January 2021. It is hoped the extension will help anyone struggling to meet the …
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2020
08
December
2020
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11:50
Europe/London
The University of Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø’s School of Arts, Languages and Cultures (SALC) will be hosting a celebration to mark the strength and resilience of its students in a virtual event.The celebration will take place at 3pm on Wednesday 16 December …
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02
June
2020
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12:47
Europe/London
Professor George Brooke is Rylands Professor Emeritus and one of the foremost experts on the Dead Sea Scrolls. He acted as consultant on the recent Leverhulme project which revealed text on the Rylands Dead Sea Scroll fragments. We sat down …
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28
May
2020
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10:44
Europe/London
Dr Holly Morse, Lecturer in Bible, Gender and Culture in the Department of Religions and Theology, has published a new volume offering a re-evaluation of the meanings and myths of Eve.
Encountering Eve’s Afterlives: A New Reception Critical …
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31
March
2020
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09:07
Europe/London
The Centre for Biblical Studies extends its congratulations to Peter Oakes, currently Professor of New Testament, who has just been appointed to the Rylands Chair of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis.
This prestigious Chair was established in 1904 …
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20
February
2020
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15:28
Europe/London
Siobhán Jolley, a PhD candidate in the Centre for Biblical Studies, participated in the prestigious residential research programme at the British School at Rome (BSR).
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2019
15
November
2019
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09:46
Europe/London
A virtual guide that tells the story of what it was like to live in New Testament times has been launched by the Centre for Biblical Studies.
Led by Prof Peter Oakes, this vivid new resource transports readers to Pompeii, where the …
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07
November
2019
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09:59
Europe/London
Last month (17 October), the 2019 outing for the Manson Memorial Lecture brought lively discussions on religion and sociology thanks to an engaging talk by Prof Andréas Dettwiler of the University of Geneva.
The professor of Theology gave …
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29
August
2019
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09:23
Europe/London
Siobhán Jolley, a PhD candidate in the Centre for Biblical Studies, spent July in Germany, on a German (and) Theology Summer School at Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz.
Siobhán followed in the footsteps of fellow PhD …
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21
August
2019
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12:03
Europe/London
Peter Oakes has just returned from the annual meeting of the Society of New Testament Studies (SNTS), held this year in Marburg, Germany.
The Oberhessische Presse - on the 1 August 2019 - dedicated a half-page spread to the opening …
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14
June
2019
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14:31
Europe/London
The BGC is a new research centre, bringing biblical and gender studies together with issues faced by men and women in the contemporary church.
The Sophia Network’s ‘Minding the Gap’ report recently …
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31
May
2019
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14:35
Europe/London
On 28 May 2019, PhD students and staff from the Centre for Biblical Studies travelled to Durham for the Northern Universities’ Postgraduate Day For Biblical Studies.
The event brought together students from The University of Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø, …
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14
May
2019
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14:35
Europe/London
Prof Peter Oakes recently gave a paper at the Early Synagogue Archeology Conference in Lausanne.
The last decade has seen a mushrooming of our awareness of remains of First- and early Second-Century synagogues in Galilee and Judaea.
On …
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14
May
2019
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14:35
Europe/London
Professor Peter Oakes has a new publication: ‘The Christians and their Politeuma in Heaven: Philippians 3:20 and the Herakleopolis Papyri’, In the Crucible of Empire: The Impact of Roman Citizenship upon Greeks, Jews and Christians. …
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08
May
2019
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14:36
Europe/London
Members of the Centre for Biblical Studies participated in a two-day colloquium on the theme of Love, Boundaries and Sacred Texts.
The colloquium, born in part from the long-standing association between the University of Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø and the …
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11
January
2019
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14:36
Europe/London
On 28 November members of the Centre for Biblical Studies were delighted to be among the audience for Prof Peter Oakes' Inaugural Lecture.
Prof Oakes' distinguished career brought him to the University of Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø in 1997 and his …
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08
January
2019
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14:37
Europe/London
Members of the Centre for Biblical Studies had the opportunity to participate in an academic study trip to Northern Greece.
The group also included faculty and postgraduate research students from two other universities (Liverpool Hope and KU …
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2018
30
November
2018
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14:37
Europe/London
On Saturday, 24 November 2018, members of the Ehrhardt Seminar were delighted to make a day-trip to Chester to visit the Dean John Saul Howson exhibition at the Cathedral Library.
The visit was organised by Prof George Brooke, the Rylands …
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