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Morwenna Ludlow

@morwennaexe.bsky.social

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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.

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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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 1d

The Church of England is developing a reparative justice scheme in recognition of its complicity in trans-Atlantic slavery. Project Spire has been attacked in Parliament and the right wing press with claims of flawed historical research. What’s the truth?

alanlester.co.uk/blog/the-arg...

The Argument About Project Spire and the Real History of the Church of England as an Enslaver

Alan Lester Immediately before and after the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, a number of prominent British organisations assessed their entanglements with slavery and its afterlives. They incl…

alanlester.co.uk

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Your Daily Homer @dailyhomer.bsky.social · 1d

Your day will be like...

a bright flare, sent up in the dead of night from an island city under attack, calling for allies to come to its aid.

Iliad 18.205-14

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 3d

Go to, sir, you were beaten in Italy

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 3d

Four year research position focused on "The Seen and the Unseen: Theology and the Frontiers of Experience"

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQJ902/r...

Research Associate in Christian Theology (Fixed Term) at University of Cambridge

Discover an exciting academic career path as a Research Associate in Christian Theology (Fixed Term) at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

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Illuminations @illuminations.bsky.social · 4d

Dear BBC Archives...

A letter to thank you for Mañana, the Ibsen collection and more,
to express my disappointment at how in certain ways you fail to treat these precious fragments with proper respect,
and to suggest how you could do things better.

www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/dear-bbc-arc...

Dear BBC Archives... - Illuminations

In a way, you’re spoiling us – and we’re grateful. ‘Us’ being the nerdy types fascinated by television’s deep archive. For so long, because of rights restrictions and a general lack of interest, telev...

www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 5d

Christi Belcourt, contemporary Métis visual artist known for her paintings which depict floral patterns inspired by Métis and First Nations historical beadwork art #WomensArt

Four paintings featuring multicoloured and significant floral designs on black backgrounds

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 5d

The university funding crisis finally starting to make it into newspaper editorials
www.ft.com/content/82f5...

With universities making a loss on teaching domestic graduates, and almost half of universities in England facing deficits this year, student loans need to be reviewed as part of a much broader, and urgent, rethink of how UK universities are funded.

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gwennou.bsky.social @gwennou.bsky.social · 5d

There is a wonderful exhibition Gwen John: Strange Beauties opening in National Museum Cardiff (Wales) on 7 February 2026

Gwen John: Strange Beauties | Museum Wales

The Pilgrim by Gwen John. Photo credit - Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionGwen Joh...

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 5d

Welsh artist Gwen John, Self Portrait, 1902 #womensart

Painted portrait of a white woman, upper half facing forwards in a red top, hair tied back, against a dark background

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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 5d

Join me for a Tea Time Talk at the Garden Cafe Dartington on Monday afternoon.

9 February 2026, 2.30pm.

#authortalks #dartingtonhall #devonevents

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 5d

Sarah Ross Thompson, contemporary fine art printmaker #WomensArt
#Snowdrops #February

Four identical images in print form of snowdrops. White flowers on lush green stems

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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 5d

🚨History Job: Assistant Professor in Early Modern British History (Permanent) 🗃️

Come work with us at Warwick! You will join a group of excellent early-modernists and one of the nicest bunches of historians around!
👇👇👇

@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social

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Assistant Professor in Early Modern British History (111286-0126) - University of Warwick

Title: Assistant Professor in Early Modern British History (111286-0126). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Permanent

warwick-careers.tal.net

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 6d

"The university is worth more than £100m a year to Southend’s economy ... Small local businesses including cafes, bars, taxi firms and shops are braced for the loss of student customers."
#HigherEd #AcademicSky #Essex #Southend #University #students

Southend

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 6d

" the campus housed a GP surgery and a new dental clinic offering free treatment to local people. This was followed later by the forum – a library and art gallery shared by the university and local people."
#HigherEd #AcademicSky #Essex #Southend #University #students

Essex University’s Southend campus, which opened in 2008

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 6d

Essex University, Southend campus closure:
800 students and staff afected.
"but it will also have a huge impact on a city that has come to depend on the university in many ways."
#HigherEd #AcademicSky

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?

When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Bryony Coombs @bryonycoombs.bsky.social · 6d

So delighted to receive copies of our new book! Coming in at almost 380 pages, it has ten super chapters, contains transcriptions & translations of key 15th C documents & has some v. useful maps courtesy of my co-editor, Giovanna Guidicini. Thank you @jillharrison1.bsky.social & all involved! ✨📖

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Jill Harrison @jillharrison1.bsky.social · 7d

Just received copies of our Anselm book, thank you Brepols!
Thanks too to co-editors and authors who made it such a great experience-can't wait to start on the next one. Suggestions please.

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British New Testament Society @bntsoc.bsky.social · 7d

📣BNTS 2026 will take place in Maynooth this August and the Call for Papers is now live.

📅You can submit until 13th April - please tell your friends, colleagues, and casual acquaintances!

bnts.org.uk/bnts-call-fo...

BNTS Call for Papers 2026

Proposals for papers are invited for the British New Testament Society Meeting 2026 to be hosted by St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth, Monday 24 August to Wednesday 26 August 2026. Paper…

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A. M. Vincent @vincent.northsky.social · 11d

We have a PhD position open (four years, full funding):

www.umu.se/en/work-with...

Doctoral student in Religious Studies/Theology

Morwenna Ludlow @morwennaexe.bsky.social · 12d

Hmm yes… and I was also wondering who was buying and cooking the steak and eggs.

Morwenna Ludlow @morwennaexe.bsky.social · 12d

It doesn’t help that many academics regularly receive what are obviously AI-generated invitations to contribute to journals: “We saw you wrote an article ‘The architect of the image: Gregory of Nyssa’s anthropology’; would you like to write for our ergonomics journal?” !!

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 13d

We’re getting so many journal submissions from people who think ‘it kinda works’ is the standard to aim for.

Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 13d

1. The thing about science that these jokers don't understand is that science cannot be vibe-coded.

Whatever its flaws, the point with vibe coding is that you're trying to quickly make something that sorta works, where you can immediately sorta see if it sorta works and then sorta use it.

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Your Daily Homer @dailyhomer.bsky.social · 12d

Your day will be like...

an expert chariot rider, charging across the plain, shifting his weight perfectly, a wonder to all who see him.

Iliad 15.679.686

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Jo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 12d

Anyway, good news! Open-ended lectureship in early medieval history at KCL.

www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/136727-...

Lecturer in Early Medieval History | King's College London

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Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 13d

We’re getting so many journal submissions from people who think ‘it kinda works’ is the standard to aim for.

Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 13d

1. The thing about science that these jokers don't understand is that science cannot be vibe-coded.

Whatever its flaws, the point with vibe coding is that you're trying to quickly make something that sorta works, where you can immediately sorta see if it sorta works and then sorta use it.

Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 13d

“The idea is to put ChatGPT front and center inside software that scientists use to write up their work in much the same way that chatbots are now embedded into popular programming editors.

It’s vibe coding, but for science.”

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 17d

Okay sorry one more shot:

A police officer places flex cuffs on the wrists of a pastor at a protest. The pastor stares straight ahead, her face impassive, a green stole draped over her shoulders.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 17d

A few other quick shots from the protest:

Clergy at a protest kneel in prayer as police walk behind them.

Clergy at a protest pray, their breath visible amid the blistering cold.

Clergy at a protest kneel in prayer, their breath visible amid the blistering cold.

A police officer, his back to the camera, stands behind a group of kneeling clergy.

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 17d

Our very priests must become mockers if they shall encounter such ridiculous subjects as you are.

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 17d

’Tis bitter cold,
And I am sick at heart.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 17d

Have a larger story on this coming, but I’ve been embedded with this group, and this story from yesterday is part of what they’ve been doing in the city: religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...

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Jacob J. Erickson @jacobjerickson.bsky.social · 22d

Canada, Denmark, U.S. Lutheran bishops issue joint statement supporting Greenlandic people www.elca.org/news-and-eve...

Canada, Denmark, U.S. Lutheran bishops issue joint statement supporting Greenlandic people