Dr Buki Fatona
@bukifatona.bsky.social
@University of Oxford, research in Philosophy of Cognitive Neuroscience & Religion:
memory; imagination; action.
❤️classics, mathematics, & art❤️
https://theology.web.ox.ac.uk/people/dr-buki-fatona
memory; imagination; action.
❤️classics, mathematics, & art❤️
https://theology.web.ox.ac.uk/people/dr-buki-fatona
Hello, Winter - aka season of super soft sweaters and hearty hot soups 🤗
November 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Hello, Winter - aka season of super soft sweaters and hearty hot soups 🤗
Earth Sermon - Beauty, Love and Peace (1971)
by Alma Thomas, the first African American woman to receive a degree in fine art
I write about this work here - thevcs.org/behold-your-...
by Alma Thomas, the first African American woman to receive a degree in fine art
I write about this work here - thevcs.org/behold-your-...
November 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Earth Sermon - Beauty, Love and Peace (1971)
by Alma Thomas, the first African American woman to receive a degree in fine art
I write about this work here - thevcs.org/behold-your-...
by Alma Thomas, the first African American woman to receive a degree in fine art
I write about this work here - thevcs.org/behold-your-...
Very much looking forward to presenting tomorrow at 'Memory: From Neurons to Narratives' conference.
A fab line of speakers, sessions, and papers ❤️
A fab line of speakers, sessions, and papers ❤️
November 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Very much looking forward to presenting tomorrow at 'Memory: From Neurons to Narratives' conference.
A fab line of speakers, sessions, and papers ❤️
A fab line of speakers, sessions, and papers ❤️
Lagos Fashion Week ❤️
November 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Lagos Fashion Week ❤️
"Painters have borne witness to changing circumstances [in the world], to horrors as well as to wonders; And so held a mirror up to human nature."
--Bridget Riley - below is her mesmerising 'Blaze I', 1962
--Bridget Riley - below is her mesmerising 'Blaze I', 1962
November 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
"Painters have borne witness to changing circumstances [in the world], to horrors as well as to wonders; And so held a mirror up to human nature."
--Bridget Riley - below is her mesmerising 'Blaze I', 1962
--Bridget Riley - below is her mesmerising 'Blaze I', 1962
New (open access) article just published!
Drawing on studies in experimental psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and analytic philosophy of memory, I provide an answer to:
HOW DOES MENTAL TIME TRAVEL IN THE EUCHARIST AID PSYCHOSPIRITUAL GROWTH?
doi.org/10.1111/heyj...
Drawing on studies in experimental psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and analytic philosophy of memory, I provide an answer to:
HOW DOES MENTAL TIME TRAVEL IN THE EUCHARIST AID PSYCHOSPIRITUAL GROWTH?
doi.org/10.1111/heyj...
November 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
New (open access) article just published!
Drawing on studies in experimental psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and analytic philosophy of memory, I provide an answer to:
HOW DOES MENTAL TIME TRAVEL IN THE EUCHARIST AID PSYCHOSPIRITUAL GROWTH?
doi.org/10.1111/heyj...
Drawing on studies in experimental psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and analytic philosophy of memory, I provide an answer to:
HOW DOES MENTAL TIME TRAVEL IN THE EUCHARIST AID PSYCHOSPIRITUAL GROWTH?
doi.org/10.1111/heyj...
'Self-portrait in a Velvet Dress'
Frida Kahlo's first [significant] self-portrait, 1926
Frida Kahlo's first [significant] self-portrait, 1926
November 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
'Self-portrait in a Velvet Dress'
Frida Kahlo's first [significant] self-portrait, 1926
Frida Kahlo's first [significant] self-portrait, 1926
Someone came to church with their chihuahua in a nun's outfit.
Here I am having a post-Mass cuddle with the wimple-d pooch
Here I am having a post-Mass cuddle with the wimple-d pooch
November 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Someone came to church with their chihuahua in a nun's outfit.
Here I am having a post-Mass cuddle with the wimple-d pooch
Here I am having a post-Mass cuddle with the wimple-d pooch
A very moving and beautiful All Souls service this morning.
Some of the names I found especially poignant to read aloud:
Nelson Mandela
Martin Luther King Jr
Stephen Lawrence
Damilola Taylor
Some of the names I found especially poignant to read aloud:
Nelson Mandela
Martin Luther King Jr
Stephen Lawrence
Damilola Taylor
November 2, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A very moving and beautiful All Souls service this morning.
Some of the names I found especially poignant to read aloud:
Nelson Mandela
Martin Luther King Jr
Stephen Lawrence
Damilola Taylor
Some of the names I found especially poignant to read aloud:
Nelson Mandela
Martin Luther King Jr
Stephen Lawrence
Damilola Taylor
'City Life', 1968
by Jamaican born painter and sculptor, Osmond Watson
by Jamaican born painter and sculptor, Osmond Watson
October 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
'City Life', 1968
by Jamaican born painter and sculptor, Osmond Watson
by Jamaican born painter and sculptor, Osmond Watson
"...we are a part of the natural world, and even today when the planet is dark, there is still hope. Don't lose hope. If you lose hope, you become apathetic and do nothing."
-Jane Goodall
-Jane Goodall
October 27, 2025 at 10:45 AM
"...we are a part of the natural world, and even today when the planet is dark, there is still hope. Don't lose hope. If you lose hope, you become apathetic and do nothing."
-Jane Goodall
-Jane Goodall
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 has been awarded to Maria Corina Machado
"...for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."
"...for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."
October 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 has been awarded to Maria Corina Machado
"...for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."
"...for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."
This week seems apt to remember Dorothy Hodgkin (1910-1994).
The first British woman to receive a Nobel Prize in chemistry.
❤️ Maggi Hambling's painting of Hodgkin with multiple hands working at her desk. In the corner is a structurally accurate model of insulin which she solved.
#WomenInSTEM
The first British woman to receive a Nobel Prize in chemistry.
❤️ Maggi Hambling's painting of Hodgkin with multiple hands working at her desk. In the corner is a structurally accurate model of insulin which she solved.
#WomenInSTEM
October 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This week seems apt to remember Dorothy Hodgkin (1910-1994).
The first British woman to receive a Nobel Prize in chemistry.
❤️ Maggi Hambling's painting of Hodgkin with multiple hands working at her desk. In the corner is a structurally accurate model of insulin which she solved.
#WomenInSTEM
The first British woman to receive a Nobel Prize in chemistry.
❤️ Maggi Hambling's painting of Hodgkin with multiple hands working at her desk. In the corner is a structurally accurate model of insulin which she solved.
#WomenInSTEM
I was ordained by +Sarah and hold her in high regard indeed.
October 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I was ordained by +Sarah and hold her in high regard indeed.
First Woman appointed to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury..
October 3, 2025 at 9:25 AM
First Woman appointed to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury..
In celebration of Black History month, here is:
'Portrait of an African Woman holding a clock' (circa 1583/5).
attributed to Annibale Carracci.
'Portrait of an African Woman holding a clock' (circa 1583/5).
attributed to Annibale Carracci.
October 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
In celebration of Black History month, here is:
'Portrait of an African Woman holding a clock' (circa 1583/5).
attributed to Annibale Carracci.
'Portrait of an African Woman holding a clock' (circa 1583/5).
attributed to Annibale Carracci.
Now live! The website for the next conference of @esssat.bsky.social - the 21st European Conference on Science & Theology (ECST XXI).
The title of the conference is 'Lost in Translation? Celebrating Language Diversity in Science and Religion'.
Leeds, UK; 19-22 August 2026
👉🏾 esssatconference.org
The title of the conference is 'Lost in Translation? Celebrating Language Diversity in Science and Religion'.
Leeds, UK; 19-22 August 2026
👉🏾 esssatconference.org
October 1, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Now live! The website for the next conference of @esssat.bsky.social - the 21st European Conference on Science & Theology (ECST XXI).
The title of the conference is 'Lost in Translation? Celebrating Language Diversity in Science and Religion'.
Leeds, UK; 19-22 August 2026
👉🏾 esssatconference.org
The title of the conference is 'Lost in Translation? Celebrating Language Diversity in Science and Religion'.
Leeds, UK; 19-22 August 2026
👉🏾 esssatconference.org
Untitled, 2009
by Kerry James Marshall
by Kerry James Marshall
September 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Untitled, 2009
by Kerry James Marshall
by Kerry James Marshall
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time.
"An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients."
"An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients."
September 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time.
"An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients."
"An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients."
I just got this gorgeous cake-stand only to find that it goes perfectly with an equally gorgeous tea set I discovered in a charity shop a while back.
Serendipitea (set) 😍
Serendipitea (set) 😍
September 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I just got this gorgeous cake-stand only to find that it goes perfectly with an equally gorgeous tea set I discovered in a charity shop a while back.
Serendipitea (set) 😍
Serendipitea (set) 😍
Nigerian Modernism exhibition soon opening at Tate Modern 🙌🏾
September 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Nigerian Modernism exhibition soon opening at Tate Modern 🙌🏾
...and Harry Belafonte (2023)
September 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
...and Harry Belafonte (2023)
emails finding me after the Summer vacation
September 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
emails finding me after the Summer vacation
I am a big tea drinker on every day of the week.
On Saturdays, though, I am a tea *worshipper*. There's a liturgy and everything 🙏🏽
On Saturdays, though, I am a tea *worshipper*. There's a liturgy and everything 🙏🏽
September 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I am a big tea drinker on every day of the week.
On Saturdays, though, I am a tea *worshipper*. There's a liturgy and everything 🙏🏽
On Saturdays, though, I am a tea *worshipper*. There's a liturgy and everything 🙏🏽
A poignant excerpt of a letter by Voltaire to friends of Émilie du Châtelet's composed on this day, 4 September (1749)
du Châtelet died 6 days later
Her translation & commentary on Newton's 'Principia' is still regarded as one of her outstanding achievements.
du Châtelet died 6 days later
Her translation & commentary on Newton's 'Principia' is still regarded as one of her outstanding achievements.
September 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
A poignant excerpt of a letter by Voltaire to friends of Émilie du Châtelet's composed on this day, 4 September (1749)
du Châtelet died 6 days later
Her translation & commentary on Newton's 'Principia' is still regarded as one of her outstanding achievements.
du Châtelet died 6 days later
Her translation & commentary on Newton's 'Principia' is still regarded as one of her outstanding achievements.