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Morwenna Ludlow
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Professor of Early Christian History at the University of Exeter; Canon Theologian at Exeter Cathedral. Crafter of prose, cushions and woolly socks.

I lift my eyes to the hills.

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Morwenna Ann Ludlow is a British historian, theologian, and Anglican priest, specialising in historical theology. She is Professor of Christian History and Theology at the University of Exeter. She is known in particular for her work on Gregory of Nyssa. .. more

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Helen King @helenking.bsky.social · 22h
Is doctrine “something generally static, generally serene, a quiet lake in which even its dynamism is limited to the occasional wave breaking on the shoreline of its boundaries”? Er, no, says Fr Thomas Sharp viamedia.news/2025/11/10/a...
A Response to “The Nature of Doctrine and the Living God: a Report of the Faith and Order Commission” (GS Misc 1429) - ViaMedia.News
Fr Thomas Sharp is a priest theologian based in the South East of England and is also Provincial Secretary of the Society of Catholic Priests We can now see the legal advice and theological briefing w...
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Morwenna Ludlow @morwennaexe.bsky.social · 9d
New diocese of Exeter created in 1050, partly on account of Exeter easier to defend… from attacks by pirates!

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NATRE @natre-update.bsky.social · 10d
The bursary for RE teacher training will be withdrawn for 2026-27, worsening the national RE teacher shortage.
#TeamRE Please support our campaign to reverse this decision.
Full details: natre.org.uk/news/please-support-our-campaign-to-reverse-the-decision-to-remove-the-itt-bursary-for-re/

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Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts @elliemackinroberts.net · 13d
In other news I seem to have inadvertently taught my child to ask their Religious Studies teacher how things relate to the outcomes of the council of Nicaea if they don’t know an answer or want to stall for time. So that’s fun.

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Shaily Patel @vox-magica.bsky.social · 13d
it’s officially book promo time! so, hey, i wrote this book; it comes out in a week! would you mind signal boosting and asking your library to buy it? if you’d like a copy, the code AUFLY30 will get you 30%off.
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 18d
Please repost:

We're looking for an excellent writer/editor with strong data journalism skills to join the religion team at @pewresearch.org.

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The writer/editor is a position within the Center’s Religion research team, which seeks to promote a deeper understanding of religion and spirituality. The Religion research team conducts surveys, demographic analyses and other social science research in the United States and around the world, studying people’s religious beliefs and practices as well as their views on related issues, including religion’s role in public life. The ideal candidate will have a strong data journalism mindset, with the ability to translate complex quantitative findings into clear and engaging narratives that are nonpartisan and non-advocacy. This position will be embedded within the Religion research team, where the writer/editor will work collaboratively to shape the team’s research agenda, including identifying key research questions; contributing to survey development; and synthesizing findings into accessible and compelling storylines. The writer/editor will also evaluate drafts of research reports to determine whether there are shortcomings in the analysis; edit, rewrite and reorganize drafts as necessary to improve flow and clarity; and work with researchers and designers to create appropriate charts and tables. In addition, the writer/editor will provide guidance and training to the Religion team’s researchers and serve as a writing resource. Following the release of reports, the writer/editor may help disseminate research to the public through the Center’s social media channels, videos, newsletters, and virtual or in-person gatherings, always adhering to the Center’s independent, nonpartisan, non-advocacy stance. 

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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 21d
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How Jane Austen’s landscapes mapped women’s lives
Austen’s cities, seaside resorts, country estates and naval towns remind us that geography is never neutral.
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Morwenna Ludlow @morwennaexe.bsky.social · 22d
Me too — it lies in wait like a treat to be savoured throughout the week.

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 23d
[Exit King.]

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Together For The Church of England @togetherforthecofe.bsky.social · 25d
Slide through for a simple breakdown of the latest LLF update.

🚨PLEASE SHARE - setbacks like this show that we need as many people pushing for inclusion as possible

#churchofengland #livinginloveandfaith #equalmarriage

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Morwenna Ludlow @morwennaexe.bsky.social · 26d
Thanks!

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Morwenna Ludlow @morwennaexe.bsky.social · 26d
#NAPS North American Patristic Society folks! Can you remind me if there’s a meeting in 2027 as well as 2026? (I’ve lost track of decisions about the “fallow year” and am trying to plan ahead! 😀 )

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Morwenna Ludlow @morwennaexe.bsky.social · 26d
“Perhaps Kemi would be a better leader if she’d dropped engineering for religious studies or psychology.”
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Kemi Badenoch wants to end ‘rip-off degrees’ – but I wouldn’t have created Horrid Henry without mine | Francesca Simon
I studied Old and Middle English. Although I didn’t know it, I couldn’t have chosen a better subject to train me to become a children’s author, says author Francesca Simon
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Morwenna Ludlow @morwennaexe.bsky.social · Oct 10
Next email: “how to use AI to detect your students’ use of AI in assessments!”

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · Oct 9
"The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist." #HannahArendt

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Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · Oct 9
The Department of Theology at Loyola University Maryland invites applications for the position of assistant professor, tenure-track, in the area of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.

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Assistant Professor of Theology
Position Title Assistant Professor of Theology Employee Type Regular Office/Department Theology Work Environment Loyola University Maryland Main Campus Job Type Full time Anticipated Start Date 07/01/...
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Helen McCarthy @historianhelen.bsky.social · Oct 8
Wisdom, moral imagination, an enlarged sympathy for those who live or have lived differently from yourself. This is what you get from studying the Humanities. So quite important, actually.

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Morwenna Ludlow @morwennaexe.bsky.social · Oct 8
I once did a continental European viva: large panel of examiners, room full of candidate’s colleagues, family & friends. 2 hours in, a panel member on Teams (unwittingly) nearly reduced me to hysterics: camera pointing at his ear; he rose & sank in his seat throughout his report, seemingly unaware.
urbaneprofessor.bsky.social Professor Peter Matthews @urbaneprofessor.bsky.social · Oct 8
I was just in a Teams meeting with a colleague who'd just got a new standing desk and kept accidentally hitting the controls to change its height, and when she did she'd slowly vanish from the screen like she was in a lift and it really made my day 🤣🤣🤣

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Professor Peter Matthews @urbaneprofessor.bsky.social · Oct 8
I was just in a Teams meeting with a colleague who'd just got a new standing desk and kept accidentally hitting the controls to change its height, and when she did she'd slowly vanish from the screen like she was in a lift and it really made my day 🤣🤣🤣

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Steve Sanderson @steve-sando1.bsky.social · Oct 6
Female Kingfisher sat up nicely while hunting along Hannafore beach yesterday.
#Cornwall #birding #birds #Naturelovers #birdphotography
#Naturephotography
#Wildlifephotography

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · Oct 6
Full article is available here via @conservativehome.bsky.social: conservativehome.com/2025/10/05/r...
Robert Buckland: Leaving the ECHR would be a grave mistake | Conservative Home
Withdrawal from the ECHR would upset the delicate political balance in Northern Ireland, compromise our extradition and security arrangements, and damage our moral authority abroad. Above all, it woul...
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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · Oct 3
So the church (C of E, anyway) has finally caught up with the very first moments of Christianity as a faith, in which women were the first witnesses and teachers.
Large group of male disciples to three women: 'So ladies, thanks for being the first to witness and report the resurrection and we'll take it from here'. Cartoon by @nakedpastor: https://nakedpastor.com/

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · Oct 2
Research/Senior Research Fellow (Historical & Systematic Theology) at Australian Catholic University

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Research/Senior Research Fellow (Historical & Systematic Theology) at Australian Catholic University
Apply now for the Research/Senior Research Fellow (Historical & Systematic Theology) role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
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Morwenna Ludlow @morwennaexe.bsky.social · Oct 2
Yes and take a flask of hot honey and lemon with you. I find drinking something warm/hot in pauses as you speak really helps (not cold water).

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Morwenna Ludlow @morwennaexe.bsky.social · Oct 1
This… is a thing of beauty.
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Oct 1
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Morwenna Ludlow @morwennaexe.bsky.social · Oct 1
Terrific article by Richard Ovenden: energetic advocacy for the goods of public libraries (& a challenge to tech giants’ claims to offer free access to unlimited information). I’ll always be grateful that my local library allowed me to explore widely in my reading as a child.
eicathomefinn.bsky.social Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Oct 1
'Our public libraries are free in three critical senses. Firstly, they cost nothing to join and to use. Secondly, they are open to all in our communities. We must also add a third concept of freedom: the freedom to read – to engage, without restraint, a diversity of knowledge and opinion'.
Libraries are palaces for the people. Their ramparts need...
The spirit of inquiry that led to Britain’s first public library opening its doors 173 years ago needs to be rekindled
observer.co.uk

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Jenny Leetsch @jennyleetsch.bsky.social · Oct 1
JOB AD: 3 3-year postdocs available at the Bonn Center for Slavery and Dependency Studies (BCDSS) @dependencybonn.de: I can highly recommend it as a place to spend (some of) your postdoc phase -- a deeply interdisciplinary environment with wonderful colleagues. shorturl.at/69hMY
3 Postdoctoral Positions (100%, TV-L E-13, for 3 years)
full-time, Temporary, EG 13, Reference number: 2025/152
www.uni-bonn.de

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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · Oct 1
This is all made possible by an Exeter Arts and Culture Fellowship that brought Chris Hoban and I together to explore creative approaches to historic wills.

Read more about what we got up to in this blog post: sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...
A group of five photographs, the first two show Laura Sangha and Chris Hoban talking to a seated audience, Chris plays guitar and accordian. One shows two workshop attendees transfering designs onto squares of lino. Another shows two attendees working on their linocuts, the final photo shows a person applying ink to the surface of their linocut.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Oct 1
'Our public libraries are free in three critical senses. Firstly, they cost nothing to join and to use. Secondly, they are open to all in our communities. We must also add a third concept of freedom: the freedom to read – to engage, without restraint, a diversity of knowledge and opinion'.
Libraries are palaces for the people. Their ramparts need...
The spirit of inquiry that led to Britain’s first public library opening its doors 173 years ago needs to be rekindled
observer.co.uk