Dr Robin Douglas
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Cover reveal for the paperback (and hopefully more affordable) edition of ‘Paganism Persisting’ (co-authored with @robincdouglas.bsky.social) which releases on 21 April with @uexeterpress.bsky.social. I'm especially pleased with the Lithuanian cover image 😉 www.exeterpress.co.uk/products/pag... 📚
Endorsements:
St Ronald Hutton: "written in an admirably lucid and accessible style that will be attractive to general readers while the subject matter also makes it important to scholars"
Owen Davies: "A valuable contribution to our understanding"
St Ronald Hutton: "written in an admirably lucid and accessible style that will be attractive to general readers while the subject matter also makes it important to scholars"
Owen Davies: "A valuable contribution to our understanding"
It's actually real now!
February 19, 2026 at 6:58 PM
It's actually real now!
This is so cringe. You're not fooling anyone, lads!
so evangelical churches now do ashes for Ash Wednesday now? is this new or am i just out of the loop? (video from our local news)
youtu.be/V8JGFcjOBsE?...
youtu.be/V8JGFcjOBsE?...
Ash Wednesday at Belmont Christian Church in southeast Roanoke
YouTube video by Roanoke Times
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February 19, 2026 at 2:33 PM
This is so cringe. You're not fooling anyone, lads!
Had an amazing time at the Glastonbury Occult Conference - I'm so grateful to have had the chance to attend the talks and to talk about my own research on 18th century paganism.
Looking forward to next year already!
Looking forward to next year already!
February 15, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Had an amazing time at the Glastonbury Occult Conference - I'm so grateful to have had the chance to attend the talks and to talk about my own research on 18th century paganism.
Looking forward to next year already!
Looking forward to next year already!
I think that the American Secretary of State has just declared publicly that God inspired the Rolling Stones.
February 14, 2026 at 8:24 AM
I think that the American Secretary of State has just declared publicly that God inspired the Rolling Stones.
Delighted to be in Glastonbury again for the annual Occult Conference 🙂
February 13, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Delighted to be in Glastonbury again for the annual Occult Conference 🙂
Auberon Waugh on Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in The Spectator (1976).
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Auberon Waugh on Marcel Lefebvre (1976)
Papal Prejudice Auberon Waugh The Spectator 7 August, 1976 Not much excitement has been apparent in Britain after the Pope's decision, annou...
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February 11, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Auberon Waugh on Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in The Spectator (1976).
rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/02/aube...
rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/02/aube...
In the UK, we had a years-long (2014-2022) inquiry into child sex abuse. It did really valuable work, heard evidence from numerous people, and published a series of reports.
It got only limited media attention.
But clearly if politicians and rich people are involved....
It got only limited media attention.
But clearly if politicians and rich people are involved....
February 11, 2026 at 4:37 PM
In the UK, we had a years-long (2014-2022) inquiry into child sex abuse. It did really valuable work, heard evidence from numerous people, and published a series of reports.
It got only limited media attention.
But clearly if politicians and rich people are involved....
It got only limited media attention.
But clearly if politicians and rich people are involved....
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Hello. Still without necessary IT and health issues mean I may have to leave the county long before I would wish. However, I am still filling notebooks and hope to be able to restart an intermittent service at some point soon. I am also discussing how best to make Hookland permanently available.
February 11, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Hello. Still without necessary IT and health issues mean I may have to leave the county long before I would wish. However, I am still filling notebooks and hope to be able to restart an intermittent service at some point soon. I am also discussing how best to make Hookland permanently available.
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Italia 1958, a futuristic car with Sputnik knockoff used by the Italian Communist Party during General Elections
February 8, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Italia 1958, a futuristic car with Sputnik knockoff used by the Italian Communist Party during General Elections
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Who was the first modern pagan?
That is, who was the first person in modern times to embrace revived pre-Christian religion?
The answer may surprise you.
That is, who was the first person in modern times to embrace revived pre-Christian religion?
The answer may surprise you.
February 6, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Who was the first modern pagan?
That is, who was the first person in modern times to embrace revived pre-Christian religion?
The answer may surprise you.
That is, who was the first person in modern times to embrace revived pre-Christian religion?
The answer may surprise you.
Endorsements:
St Ronald Hutton: "written in an admirably lucid and accessible style that will be attractive to general readers while the subject matter also makes it important to scholars"
Owen Davies: "A valuable contribution to our understanding"
St Ronald Hutton: "written in an admirably lucid and accessible style that will be attractive to general readers while the subject matter also makes it important to scholars"
Owen Davies: "A valuable contribution to our understanding"
Cover reveal for the paperback (and hopefully more affordable) edition of ‘Paganism Persisting’ (co-authored with @robincdouglas.bsky.social) which releases on 21 April with @uexeterpress.bsky.social. I'm especially pleased with the Lithuanian cover image 😉 www.exeterpress.co.uk/products/pag... 📚
February 6, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Endorsements:
St Ronald Hutton: "written in an admirably lucid and accessible style that will be attractive to general readers while the subject matter also makes it important to scholars"
Owen Davies: "A valuable contribution to our understanding"
St Ronald Hutton: "written in an admirably lucid and accessible style that will be attractive to general readers while the subject matter also makes it important to scholars"
Owen Davies: "A valuable contribution to our understanding"
Reposted by Dr Robin Douglas
Cover reveal for the paperback (and hopefully more affordable) edition of ‘Paganism Persisting’ (co-authored with @robincdouglas.bsky.social) which releases on 21 April with @uexeterpress.bsky.social. I'm especially pleased with the Lithuanian cover image 😉 www.exeterpress.co.uk/products/pag... 📚
February 6, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Cover reveal for the paperback (and hopefully more affordable) edition of ‘Paganism Persisting’ (co-authored with @robincdouglas.bsky.social) which releases on 21 April with @uexeterpress.bsky.social. I'm especially pleased with the Lithuanian cover image 😉 www.exeterpress.co.uk/products/pag... 📚
Who was the first modern pagan?
That is, who was the first person in modern times to embrace revived pre-Christian religion?
The answer may surprise you.
That is, who was the first person in modern times to embrace revived pre-Christian religion?
The answer may surprise you.
February 6, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Who was the first modern pagan?
That is, who was the first person in modern times to embrace revived pre-Christian religion?
The answer may surprise you.
That is, who was the first person in modern times to embrace revived pre-Christian religion?
The answer may surprise you.
Reposted by Dr Robin Douglas
Listen to the new episode of the China Books Podcast: chinabooksreview.com/2026/02/03/r...
February 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Listen to the new episode of the China Books Podcast: chinabooksreview.com/2026/02/03/r...
Lefebvre's excommunication was about the Roman primacy. Not the Latin Mass, nor even pre-Vatican II theology, but the question of whether Catholic ecclesiology allows one to say that the Pope has lost the plot so far that it's necessary to consecrate bishops against his express orders.
February 4, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Lefebvre's excommunication was about the Roman primacy. Not the Latin Mass, nor even pre-Vatican II theology, but the question of whether Catholic ecclesiology allows one to say that the Pope has lost the plot so far that it's necessary to consecrate bishops against his express orders.
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New article from me on the birth of a form of religious bigotry.
January 30, 2026 at 8:25 AM
New article from me on the birth of a form of religious bigotry.
New article from me on the birth of a form of religious bigotry.
January 30, 2026 at 8:25 AM
New article from me on the birth of a form of religious bigotry.
There's an old joke about a Portuguese soldier who bets a French soldier in the trenches in WW1 that he can teach him 1000 words in Portuguese in less than a minute. "Every French word ending in -tion is the same in Portuguese, but ends -ção. There are over 1000 of them and they're all feminine."
January 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
There's an old joke about a Portuguese soldier who bets a French soldier in the trenches in WW1 that he can teach him 1000 words in Portuguese in less than a minute. "Every French word ending in -tion is the same in Portuguese, but ends -ção. There are over 1000 of them and they're all feminine."
London, 1816 - an absolutely bizarre "Operatic Ballet" based on the story of the Bounty mutineers and Pitcairn Island.
January 24, 2026 at 6:32 PM
London, 1816 - an absolutely bizarre "Operatic Ballet" based on the story of the Bounty mutineers and Pitcairn Island.
The Great Goddess in the Ancient World
New article from me published by Katharsios Press.
www.katharsiospress.com/blog-3-1/9kn...
New article from me published by Katharsios Press.
www.katharsiospress.com/blog-3-1/9kn...
The Great Goddess in the Ancient World — Katharsios Press
The idea of a Great Goddess, who is triple in nature, and tethered to the moon and earth, is not such a modern idea, after all.
www.katharsiospress.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:38 PM
The Great Goddess in the Ancient World
New article from me published by Katharsios Press.
www.katharsiospress.com/blog-3-1/9kn...
New article from me published by Katharsios Press.
www.katharsiospress.com/blog-3-1/9kn...
Reposted by Dr Robin Douglas
Ancient anti-Christian apologetics
During the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, several pagan intellectuals published works attempting to discredit the new faith.
My piece on this: robindouglas.org/2026/01/17/a...
During the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, several pagan intellectuals published works attempting to discredit the new faith.
My piece on this: robindouglas.org/2026/01/17/a...
Ancient anti-Christian apologetics
During the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, several pagan intellectuals published works attempting to discredit the new faith. Three works in particular are worthy of mention: Celsus’…
robindouglas.org
January 17, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Ancient anti-Christian apologetics
During the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, several pagan intellectuals published works attempting to discredit the new faith.
My piece on this: robindouglas.org/2026/01/17/a...
During the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, several pagan intellectuals published works attempting to discredit the new faith.
My piece on this: robindouglas.org/2026/01/17/a...
Ancient anti-Christian apologetics
During the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, several pagan intellectuals published works attempting to discredit the new faith.
My piece on this: robindouglas.org/2026/01/17/a...
During the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, several pagan intellectuals published works attempting to discredit the new faith.
My piece on this: robindouglas.org/2026/01/17/a...
Ancient anti-Christian apologetics
During the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, several pagan intellectuals published works attempting to discredit the new faith. Three works in particular are worthy of mention: Celsus’…
robindouglas.org
January 17, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Ancient anti-Christian apologetics
During the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, several pagan intellectuals published works attempting to discredit the new faith.
My piece on this: robindouglas.org/2026/01/17/a...
During the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, several pagan intellectuals published works attempting to discredit the new faith.
My piece on this: robindouglas.org/2026/01/17/a...
I see that they're doing "Rhodesia" nostalgia over on Twitter.
January 14, 2026 at 11:10 AM
I see that they're doing "Rhodesia" nostalgia over on Twitter.
It may be time to recirculate this article:
"Islamism and Khomeinism: The words are Muhammad's but the voice is Mussolini's"
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"Islamism and Khomeinism: The words are Muhammad's but the voice is Mussolini's"
pagesfromahistoriansnotebook.substack.com/p/islamism-a...
Islamism and Khomeinism
The words are Muhammad's but the voice is Mussolini's
pagesfromahistoriansnotebook.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:50 AM
It may be time to recirculate this article:
"Islamism and Khomeinism: The words are Muhammad's but the voice is Mussolini's"
pagesfromahistoriansnotebook.substack.com/p/islamism-a...
"Islamism and Khomeinism: The words are Muhammad's but the voice is Mussolini's"
pagesfromahistoriansnotebook.substack.com/p/islamism-a...
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There are debatable exceptions, but as a historical and theological matter, no, most likely would not.
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):
January 11, 2026 at 3:10 AM
There are debatable exceptions, but as a historical and theological matter, no, most likely would not.
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):