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Department of Religions and Theology at the University of Manchester, Official Bluesky account. Keep up to date with departmental happenings on the blog https://manchester-religions-and-theology.blogspot.com/
Look out for us at SBL/AAR in Boston! @siobhanjolley.bsky.social, Holly Morse, Scott Midson, and Kengoro Goto are all presenting papers or speaking on panels & our friends at the Manchester Wesley Research Centre are hosting a session.
November 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Look out for us at SBL/AAR in Boston! @siobhanjolley.bsky.social, Holly Morse, Scott Midson, and Kengoro Goto are all presenting papers or speaking on panels & our friends at the Manchester Wesley Research Centre are hosting a session.
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Such a treat to have @katieturnerphd.com at @uomreligion.bsky.social today for our Ehrhardt Seminar sharing her brilliant research.
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Such a treat to have @katieturnerphd.com at @uomreligion.bsky.social today for our Ehrhardt Seminar sharing her brilliant research.
27 November: Manchester Jewish Museum is hosting a panel on Jewish suffragettes and Jewish women’s experiences. The event is presented in collaboration with the Pankhurst Museum and will feature our Honorary Research Fellow and recent PhD grad, Sherry Ashworth. www.manchesterjewishmuseum.com
Manchester Jewish Museum — MJM Evening Talks: Jewish Women and Women’s Rights: A collaboration with The Pankhurst Museum
Join The Pankhurst Centre and Manchester Jewish Museum as we come together to present an evening devoted to Jewish Suffragettes and Jewish women’s experiences.
www.manchesterjewishmuseum.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM
27 November: Manchester Jewish Museum is hosting a panel on Jewish suffragettes and Jewish women’s experiences. The event is presented in collaboration with the Pankhurst Museum and will feature our Honorary Research Fellow and recent PhD grad, Sherry Ashworth. www.manchesterjewishmuseum.com
Next Monday our R&T research seminar welcomes Meghan Rose Donnelly talking on 'The Convent in the Community: How secular Use of Sacred Space Contributes to Catholic Nuns’ Pursuit of the Good in Eastern Indonesia'. 3pm, Samuel Alexander A116 & online.
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Next Monday our R&T research seminar welcomes Meghan Rose Donnelly talking on 'The Convent in the Community: How secular Use of Sacred Space Contributes to Catholic Nuns’ Pursuit of the Good in Eastern Indonesia'. 3pm, Samuel Alexander A116 & online.
Scott Midson has been interviewed on Radio 4's 'Sunday' programme with Robert Beckford about the future of TRS degrees on 2nd November. The segment starts about 11:30, with Scott on from about 16:00. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Sunday - Traitors final; Muslim mayor for New York? Archbishop of Canterbury was my babysitter - BBC Sounds
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with Julie Etchingham.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Scott Midson has been interviewed on Radio 4's 'Sunday' programme with Robert Beckford about the future of TRS degrees on 2nd November. The segment starts about 11:30, with Scott on from about 16:00. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Tonight – Manchester Cathedral will host a launch for Dominic Budhi-Thornton's book 'Public Theology in the Post Secular Age - Lessons Learned from Manchester Cathedral'. Dom's book is based on his PhD research that he completed in our department.
November 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Tonight – Manchester Cathedral will host a launch for Dominic Budhi-Thornton's book 'Public Theology in the Post Secular Age - Lessons Learned from Manchester Cathedral'. Dom's book is based on his PhD research that he completed in our department.
Dr Andrew Mein (The Queen’s Foundation) is presenting at our Biblical Studies research seminar today. The paper "Mapping Biblical Reception: Questions, Answers, Stories" will be given at 3pm, Samuel Alexander Building A116 (& online).
October 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Dr Andrew Mein (The Queen’s Foundation) is presenting at our Biblical Studies research seminar today. The paper "Mapping Biblical Reception: Questions, Answers, Stories" will be given at 3pm, Samuel Alexander Building A116 (& online).
The 2025 Didsbury Lectures will be delivered by our hon research fellow, Dr Stephen C. Barton. The theme is 'The Conversion of the Emotions in Early Christianity'. His case studies will be: anger, grief, and joy. October 27th - 30th, 2025, 7:00 PM, NTC Chapel. nazarene.ac.uk/didsbury-lec...
Didsbury Lectures
Didsbury Lectures Annual lectures featuring distinguished speakers exploring contemporary issues in theology, ministry, and Christian thought. Upcoming Lecture 2025 ‘The Conversion of the Emotions in ...
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October 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The 2025 Didsbury Lectures will be delivered by our hon research fellow, Dr Stephen C. Barton. The theme is 'The Conversion of the Emotions in Early Christianity'. His case studies will be: anger, grief, and joy. October 27th - 30th, 2025, 7:00 PM, NTC Chapel. nazarene.ac.uk/didsbury-lec...
Daniel R. Langton has published Darwin in the Jewish Imagination: Jews' Engagement with Evolution Theory (Oxford University Press, 2025). This book offers the first major study of Jewish responses to Darwinian evolution, one of the most transformative and contested ideas of the industrial age.
October 20, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Daniel R. Langton has published Darwin in the Jewish Imagination: Jews' Engagement with Evolution Theory (Oxford University Press, 2025). This book offers the first major study of Jewish responses to Darwinian evolution, one of the most transformative and contested ideas of the industrial age.
R&T research seminar TOMORROW: Erica Baffelli (UoM) '"A place to belong, a place that needs you, a place you can go home to": (Negative) Emotions and Belonging in Minority Buddhist Communities in Japan'. 3–5pm in Samuel Alexander A116 and online.
October 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
R&T research seminar TOMORROW: Erica Baffelli (UoM) '"A place to belong, a place that needs you, a place you can go home to": (Negative) Emotions and Belonging in Minority Buddhist Communities in Japan'. 3–5pm in Samuel Alexander A116 and online.
Grant Macaskill, Manson Lecture 2025.
October 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Grant Macaskill, Manson Lecture 2025.
Tomorrow! Grant Macaskill, Manson Lecture, 4pm.
On 16th October, all are invited to the 2025 Manson Memorial Lecture where we look forward to Grant Macaskill @grantmacaskill.bsky.social, Lightfoot Prof at Durham University, speaking on "Transcending Differences: Revisiting the Pseudepigrapha in the Study of Early Jewish and Christian Theology".
October 15, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Tomorrow! Grant Macaskill, Manson Lecture, 4pm.
📣 Job Klaxon 📢: Coptic in Manchester Research Associate
We are looking for a one-year full-time Research Associate to work on Coptic manuscripts in Manchester as part of a wonderful project that connects mss with local communities. Requires strong skills in Coptic, English, & Arabic. Deadline 31/10. Please share! www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Research Associate – Coptic in Manchester (UKRI):John Rylands Library
Key collaborators are the Coptic Church in Stockport, Manchester, and the Coptic Church in Llandudno, Wales. The project has an extensive and international advisory board. A PDRA seeking an academic career may find the balance between traditional research and co-creation appealing.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
October 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
📣 Job Klaxon 📢: Coptic in Manchester Research Associate
Brilliant start to our departmental research seminars of the academic year with Maryanne Saunders from the National Gallery/KCL speaking on "'Whose line is it anyway?' Considering matrilineality in Christian art'.
October 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Brilliant start to our departmental research seminars of the academic year with Maryanne Saunders from the National Gallery/KCL speaking on "'Whose line is it anyway?' Considering matrilineality in Christian art'.
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MUP and @thejohnrylands.bsky.social are thrilled to announce that Bulletin of the John Rylands Library is now fully #OpenAccess🔓
Throughout October, the Bulletin's Editorial Board are highlighting journal issues or articles of particular importance on the MUP blog.
Throughout October, the Bulletin's Editorial Board are highlighting journal issues or articles of particular importance on the MUP blog.
October 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
MUP and @thejohnrylands.bsky.social are thrilled to announce that Bulletin of the John Rylands Library is now fully #OpenAccess🔓
Throughout October, the Bulletin's Editorial Board are highlighting journal issues or articles of particular importance on the MUP blog.
Throughout October, the Bulletin's Editorial Board are highlighting journal issues or articles of particular importance on the MUP blog.
Our response to the terrible attack on the Heaton Park Synagogue yesterday.
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Incident at Heaton Park Synagague, Yom Kippur
In solidarity. We express our heartfelt sympathy with those who died, their families, and all who have been affected by the attack on the He...
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October 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Our response to the terrible attack on the Heaton Park Synagogue yesterday.
manchester-religions-and-theology.blogspot.com/2025/10/inci...
manchester-religions-and-theology.blogspot.com/2025/10/inci...
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Since we have just edged into October, time to get excited for our next FTN event...
October 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Since we have just edged into October, time to get excited for our next FTN event...
Snapshot of our department's monthly newsletter that has just gone out. Subscribe here: manchester-religions-and-theology.blogspot.com/p/mcembedsig...
October 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Snapshot of our department's monthly newsletter that has just gone out. Subscribe here: manchester-religions-and-theology.blogspot.com/p/mcembedsig...
An excellent new volume from our very own Wren! research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/w...
Introducing 'Resisting Theologies and the Everyday'
"This groundbreaking book is unique in connecting everyday theology to injustices across a broad spectrum of inequities and subjugations." - Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore, Vanderbilt University
Learn more: https://bit.ly/45JHKU5
"This groundbreaking book is unique in connecting everyday theology to injustices across a broad spectrum of inequities and subjugations." - Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore, Vanderbilt University
Learn more: https://bit.ly/45JHKU5
October 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
An excellent new volume from our very own Wren! research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/w...
On 16th October, all are invited to the 2025 Manson Memorial Lecture where we look forward to Grant Macaskill @grantmacaskill.bsky.social, Lightfoot Prof at Durham University, speaking on "Transcending Differences: Revisiting the Pseudepigrapha in the Study of Early Jewish and Christian Theology".
September 30, 2025 at 8:51 AM
On 16th October, all are invited to the 2025 Manson Memorial Lecture where we look forward to Grant Macaskill @grantmacaskill.bsky.social, Lightfoot Prof at Durham University, speaking on "Transcending Differences: Revisiting the Pseudepigrapha in the Study of Early Jewish and Christian Theology".
Happy New Academic Year, and a very warm welcome to all new and returning students! Stay tuned for upcoming events...
September 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Happy New Academic Year, and a very warm welcome to all new and returning students! Stay tuned for upcoming events...
Recently promoted to Senior Lecturer, Katja Stuerzenhofecker has been awarded accreditation as Recognised Associate Research Supervisor by the UK Council for Graduate Education. Congratulations!
August 4, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Recently promoted to Senior Lecturer, Katja Stuerzenhofecker has been awarded accreditation as Recognised Associate Research Supervisor by the UK Council for Graduate Education. Congratulations!