Joel Pierce
@joelpierce.bsky.social
Theologian and ethicist in Scotland. Minister's husband. Baker. Librarian.
Vasily Grossman wrote this in 1959, but it captures so much of where we are today, with governments and businesses simultaneously pointing to AI as the future and devaluing the living, breathing miracle of human life via embracing increasingly authoritarian and inhumane policies.
August 14, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Vasily Grossman wrote this in 1959, but it captures so much of where we are today, with governments and businesses simultaneously pointing to AI as the future and devaluing the living, breathing miracle of human life via embracing increasingly authoritarian and inhumane policies.
If you're planning on being around Aberdeen this autumn or can make it to us for the mornings of 20 Sep, 18 Oct, and 22 Nov, please come join us for this exciting series of Aberdeen Academy of Theology workshops on interpreting the Hebrew Bible led by the Univ of Aberdeen's Dr Nathaniel Greene.
August 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
If you're planning on being around Aberdeen this autumn or can make it to us for the mornings of 20 Sep, 18 Oct, and 22 Nov, please come join us for this exciting series of Aberdeen Academy of Theology workshops on interpreting the Hebrew Bible led by the Univ of Aberdeen's Dr Nathaniel Greene.
Found this time capsule of 1930s Christian socialism when redoing call numbers at the library today. In addition to essays by Polanyi, Needham, Auden, and Niebuhr, there are pieces by John Conford and Julius Hecker who would die in the Spanish CW and Stalinist purges shortly after publication.
December 13, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Found this time capsule of 1930s Christian socialism when redoing call numbers at the library today. In addition to essays by Polanyi, Needham, Auden, and Niebuhr, there are pieces by John Conford and Julius Hecker who would die in the Spanish CW and Stalinist purges shortly after publication.
Fun to find this centenary history of @trinitycolglasgow.bsky.social while sorting out the shelves in Christ's College Divinity Library here in Aberdeen today.
December 13, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Fun to find this centenary history of @trinitycolglasgow.bsky.social while sorting out the shelves in Christ's College Divinity Library here in Aberdeen today.
Just finished this listening to this history of neoliberalism. If you want to understand what theorists of the new right (often trading under the name 'postliberal') are up to, this is a good place to start, since 'liberalism' they're responding to is Hayek et al's reworking of Schmitt. 🧵
December 4, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Just finished this listening to this history of neoliberalism. If you want to understand what theorists of the new right (often trading under the name 'postliberal') are up to, this is a good place to start, since 'liberalism' they're responding to is Hayek et al's reworking of Schmitt. 🧵
Is there a way to frame debates about green energy in a way that takes the climate crisis and objections to development seriously? And how might Genesis help us do that? Here's my attempt at an answer.
www.seenandunseen.com/neighbours-n...
www.seenandunseen.com/neighbours-n...
November 27, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Is there a way to frame debates about green energy in a way that takes the climate crisis and objections to development seriously? And how might Genesis help us do that? Here's my attempt at an answer.
www.seenandunseen.com/neighbours-n...
www.seenandunseen.com/neighbours-n...
First attempt at homemade apple fritters. The recipe I found optimistically said that each of these was a slight 250 calories and that's what I'm going to believe.
November 25, 2024 at 7:39 AM
First attempt at homemade apple fritters. The recipe I found optimistically said that each of these was a slight 250 calories and that's what I'm going to believe.
Baguette day... Or what to do when you live in the countryside when the weather turns icy.
November 23, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Baguette day... Or what to do when you live in the countryside when the weather turns icy.
Excited to announce the next series of Aberdeen Academy of Theology workshops which will be led by Dr Sara Mannen on the theme of God's power. Everyone is welcome. Workshops are in person at the Fountainhall Church Centre in Aberdeen.
November 18, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Excited to announce the next series of Aberdeen Academy of Theology workshops which will be led by Dr Sara Mannen on the theme of God's power. Everyone is welcome. Workshops are in person at the Fountainhall Church Centre in Aberdeen.