Anna Burcombe
@aebur.bsky.social
1st year PhD student of sociology at Queen's University Belfast researching spirituality/lived religion and AI use.
Healthcare Chaplain
Views my own... Oh wait... Are they actually?
She/her
Healthcare Chaplain
Views my own... Oh wait... Are they actually?
She/her
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Ready to upskill or change direction in 2026?
Ulster University’s Skill Up programme offers FREE postgraduate certificates & short courses funded by the Department for the Economy NI starting January 2026.
Read more: https://ow.ly/CR5L50XCCk2
#WeAreUU
Ulster University’s Skill Up programme offers FREE postgraduate certificates & short courses funded by the Department for the Economy NI starting January 2026.
Read more: https://ow.ly/CR5L50XCCk2
#WeAreUU
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Ready to upskill or change direction in 2026?
Ulster University’s Skill Up programme offers FREE postgraduate certificates & short courses funded by the Department for the Economy NI starting January 2026.
Read more: https://ow.ly/CR5L50XCCk2
#WeAreUU
Ulster University’s Skill Up programme offers FREE postgraduate certificates & short courses funded by the Department for the Economy NI starting January 2026.
Read more: https://ow.ly/CR5L50XCCk2
#WeAreUU
I had a magical few days in Cambridge, marking the end of a chapter. And having brunch with the absolute legend and a hero of mine @karenod.bsky.social made it even more so special. Thank you @westcotthousecam.bsky.social @angliaruskin.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I had a magical few days in Cambridge, marking the end of a chapter. And having brunch with the absolute legend and a hero of mine @karenod.bsky.social made it even more so special. Thank you @westcotthousecam.bsky.social @angliaruskin.bsky.social
Registered and hoping/planning to go!
Call for Papers – RC22 Midterm Conference: Global Flows and Reconfigurations of the Sacred, South Asian University, New Delhi, 5–7 February 2026.
📅 Deadline: 26 October 2025
✍️ Submit here: forms.gle/Aq6oJFjtTEKG...
🌐 info: midtermconference3.wordpress.com
#CallForPapers #Religion #Sociology
📅 Deadline: 26 October 2025
✍️ Submit here: forms.gle/Aq6oJFjtTEKG...
🌐 info: midtermconference3.wordpress.com
#CallForPapers #Religion #Sociology
November 29, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Registered and hoping/planning to go!
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Hospital colleague said to me she doesn't feel equipped for the increasing psychological distress that patients are bringing. I know she's highly skilled & caring, but just so stretched & overwhelmed. The solution here isn’t more training, but some regular space to pause, reflect, & feel supported.
November 26, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Hospital colleague said to me she doesn't feel equipped for the increasing psychological distress that patients are bringing. I know she's highly skilled & caring, but just so stretched & overwhelmed. The solution here isn’t more training, but some regular space to pause, reflect, & feel supported.
My fungus is fruiting!
November 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
My fungus is fruiting!
Last night I heard Arooj Aftab perform at Belfast Cathedral and she was enchanting. I'd 100% recommend if you can get to any of these.
May 6, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Last night I heard Arooj Aftab perform at Belfast Cathedral and she was enchanting. I'd 100% recommend if you can get to any of these.
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Brilliant thread on public domain image resources.
You don't need uncanny valley AI slop!
You don't need uncanny valley AI slop!
This is your periodic reminder that giant piles of free art are available for use in your next TTRPG or board game project, including commercial use.
Here are some resources to get started: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/public-dom... (Part 1 of 2)
#ttrpg #boardgames 🎲✂️
Here are some resources to get started: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/public-dom... (Part 1 of 2)
#ttrpg #boardgames 🎲✂️
Public domain art resources
Using public domain art in tabletop game design
www.skeletoncodemachine.com
April 25, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Brilliant thread on public domain image resources.
You don't need uncanny valley AI slop!
You don't need uncanny valley AI slop!
Iris Murdoch "Most of the time we fail to see the big wide real world at all because we are blinded by obsession, anxiety, envy, resentment, fear. We make a small personal world in which we remain enclosed. Great art is liberating, it enables us to see and take pleasure in what is not ourselves."
See the light pour through: how art can free us from the exhaustion of smartphone addiction
As tech giants hook us into endless scrolling, we are becoming less engaged, less creative, less connected, less human. Art reminds us to look outwards at the things that truly matter
www.theguardian.com
April 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Iris Murdoch "Most of the time we fail to see the big wide real world at all because we are blinded by obsession, anxiety, envy, resentment, fear. We make a small personal world in which we remain enclosed. Great art is liberating, it enables us to see and take pleasure in what is not ourselves."
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so they're mycoblogging
April 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
so they're mycoblogging
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I have 2 articles published in the latest issue of Feminist Theology. The first is an interview I did with one of the editors about my work in feminist and trauma theologies which you can read here: doi.org/10.1177/0966...
Interview with Dr Karen O’Donnell - Karen O’Donnell, 2025
doi.org
April 21, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I have 2 articles published in the latest issue of Feminist Theology. The first is an interview I did with one of the editors about my work in feminist and trauma theologies which you can read here: doi.org/10.1177/0966...
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Just signed up for this hybrid lecture from Lisa Oakley on spiritual abuse - looks really interesting.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-silen...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-silen...
From Silencing to Strength: Addressing Spiritual Abuse and Abuses of Power
Free hybrid Ebor Lecture with drinks reception for in-person attendees hosted by Centre for Religion in Society at York Minster
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 11, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Just signed up for this hybrid lecture from Lisa Oakley on spiritual abuse - looks really interesting.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-silen...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-silen...
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Something that always stays with me from training, 20yrs on is-
"if you leave someone feeling a bit more valued, a bit more heard, a bit more hopeful, if you uphold a person's dignity- then it's time well spent."
This is foundational. Even in the most complex situations, this simple guide applies.
"if you leave someone feeling a bit more valued, a bit more heard, a bit more hopeful, if you uphold a person's dignity- then it's time well spent."
This is foundational. Even in the most complex situations, this simple guide applies.
April 9, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Something that always stays with me from training, 20yrs on is-
"if you leave someone feeling a bit more valued, a bit more heard, a bit more hopeful, if you uphold a person's dignity- then it's time well spent."
This is foundational. Even in the most complex situations, this simple guide applies.
"if you leave someone feeling a bit more valued, a bit more heard, a bit more hopeful, if you uphold a person's dignity- then it's time well spent."
This is foundational. Even in the most complex situations, this simple guide applies.
I did my first qualitative interview today and I loved it!
April 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I did my first qualitative interview today and I loved it!
I'm really looking forward to going to the panel discussion tomorrow afternoon on Art as Medicine. Looks like so many good things are happening here
Reach '25 kicks off at Queens University Belfast today.
The 4 day arts & sustainability festival explores some of the key climate issues of our time through film, music, VR, talks, creative writing, academic debate & more
All the festival details >> tinyurl.com/48yece4f
The 4 day arts & sustainability festival explores some of the key climate issues of our time through film, music, VR, talks, creative writing, academic debate & more
All the festival details >> tinyurl.com/48yece4f
April 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I'm really looking forward to going to the panel discussion tomorrow afternoon on Art as Medicine. Looks like so many good things are happening here
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**Giveaway Alert** We have a sample of our brand new FTN t-shirt (only 3 currently in existence) and a copy of 'When God Became White'! Just like and follow. For an extra entry give us a re-post. Deadline 10th April 7pm GMT. Winner announced 12th April. (We can only post to a UK address though).
March 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
**Giveaway Alert** We have a sample of our brand new FTN t-shirt (only 3 currently in existence) and a copy of 'When God Became White'! Just like and follow. For an extra entry give us a re-post. Deadline 10th April 7pm GMT. Winner announced 12th April. (We can only post to a UK address though).
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Check out my beginners guide to Trauma Theology in this week’s Church Times (and the brilliant companion piece by @jodolby.bsky.social on trauma-informed yoga!)
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
Theology matters: What is trauma theology?
Karen O’Donnell explains the growing interest in the area
www.churchtimes.co.uk
March 28, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Check out my beginners guide to Trauma Theology in this week’s Church Times (and the brilliant companion piece by @jodolby.bsky.social on trauma-informed yoga!)
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
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In good news, today:
Namibia swears in first female president
Nandi-Ndaitwah is only the second African woman to be directly elected as president, after Liberia's Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Namibia swears in first female president
Nandi-Ndaitwah is only the second African woman to be directly elected as president, after Liberia's Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Namibia swears in first female president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah tells BBC she understands pressure she faces as Africa's second directly elected female leader
www.bbc.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
In good news, today:
Namibia swears in first female president
Nandi-Ndaitwah is only the second African woman to be directly elected as president, after Liberia's Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Namibia swears in first female president
Nandi-Ndaitwah is only the second African woman to be directly elected as president, after Liberia's Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I would like to clarify that art is not a luxury. Purchasing art is a luxury, yes, but art as an act of creation is not. I need you to hear me when I say, art is something anyone can do. Anyone. It is instinctual. Capitalism is new, but art is ancient, it's in our blood.
March 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I would like to clarify that art is not a luxury. Purchasing art is a luxury, yes, but art as an act of creation is not. I need you to hear me when I say, art is something anyone can do. Anyone. It is instinctual. Capitalism is new, but art is ancient, it's in our blood.
I have an old little caravan in the garden, my 'room of ones own' which I use for reading, writing, painting and just being. I finished the underlayer of this. Now it is time for a quick nap, feeling the heat of the sun and listening to the birds singing. #tinyjoys
March 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I have an old little caravan in the garden, my 'room of ones own' which I use for reading, writing, painting and just being. I finished the underlayer of this. Now it is time for a quick nap, feeling the heat of the sun and listening to the birds singing. #tinyjoys
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Was it Arendt who said something like “the death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture on the verge of descending into barbarism”?
Musk states "the fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy". Charles Darwin, who actually researched this stuff, showed it was empathy, specifically, that enabled humanity to flourish.
Government AI, defending DOGE and more: Takeaways from Elon Musk’s three-hour interview with Joe Rogan
The wide-ranging interview between the two prominent Trump supporters comes as Musk remakes the federal government.
www.politico.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Was it Arendt who said something like “the death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture on the verge of descending into barbarism”?
There are some fantastic suggestions here 🥰
March 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
There are some fantastic suggestions here 🥰
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So lovely…& yet how discordant w/vast majority of Christian parenting resources that instead underscore God-like parental authority/vision or expectations for unquestioning compliance from children!
The way we refer to children matters a great deal & reveals quite a lot about underlying beliefs. 1/2
The way we refer to children matters a great deal & reveals quite a lot about underlying beliefs. 1/2
February 28, 2025 at 4:43 AM
So lovely…& yet how discordant w/vast majority of Christian parenting resources that instead underscore God-like parental authority/vision or expectations for unquestioning compliance from children!
The way we refer to children matters a great deal & reveals quite a lot about underlying beliefs. 1/2
The way we refer to children matters a great deal & reveals quite a lot about underlying beliefs. 1/2