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Hutchings on Religious Worship during CovidOn the one year anniversary of the first Covid-19 lockdown, Dr Tim Hutchings from the Department of Theology and Religious Studies gives his take on the effect of the pandemic on religious worship in…
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Why Study Online Churches with Tim HutchingsDr Tim Hutchings describes his research into the new phenomenon of on-line churches and, with Thomas O’Loughlin, discusses what this phenomenon means for the traditional understanding of…
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Why Study the Tragic Festivals of Ancient Athens?Professor Judith Mossman (Coventry University), an expert on Greek tragedy, explains how the religious ritual of the city of Athens and its annual cycle of dramatic performances were interlinked. She…
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Faculty of Arts: Why choose a foundation year?Students from Foundation Arts share what it's like and the benefits it brings. Find out more about our foundation programme and the subjects you could study:…
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G.A. Studdert-Kennedy the Man‘Woodbine Willie’ – the Anglican World War I padre who gave cigarettes to the troops and wrote poetry - is well known. But the man himself, G.A. Studdert-Kennedy is not nearly so…
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Is Studdert-Kennedy relevant to the Twenty-first Century?Dr Stuart Bell argues that the early twentieth-century Anglican writer, G.A. Studdert-Kennedy (better known as ‘Woodbine Willie’), is the first modern British theologian in that he…
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Why Study Women in 'Q' with Sara ParksDr Sara Parks introduces the text that lies behind the gospels of Matthew and Luke – to which we give the name ‘Q’. In turn, this allows her to study what this text says about women…
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Why Study 'Q' with Sara ParksDr Sara Parks introduces the text that lies behind the gospels of Matthew and Luke – to which we give the name ‘Q’. This notion of Q was put forward to explain a literary problem:…
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Why Study Principles in Liturgy with Tom O'LoughlinWhat makes a good liturgy? Many approaches are taken to this question – and it is a question everyone asks, at least implicitly, after every act of participation. In this video Professor Thomas…
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Firth Seminar 2018 - Professor John BarclayEvery two years the University of Nottingham appoints an eminent theologian to deliver the Firth Lectures which comprise of two public lectures (since 2012 these are available on YouTube) and a…
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Firth Lecture 2018 Part 2 - Professor John BarclayIn this video, John Barclay, the Firth Lecturer for 2018, presented a fresh reading of grace and gift in Paul's theology – and especially what is found in 2 Corinthians. This shows us that…
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How do Reformation ideas affect Theology today? with Simeon ZahlDespite the passing of 500 years, the ideas of the Reformation are still exerting their influence on theology today. So argues Dr Simeon Zahl in this video where he notes that while these ideas are…
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England: still a ‘Protestant Land’? with Frances KnightHow has the memory of the Reformation been an important element is the creation of English identity? In this video, Prof. Frances Knight argues that for an older generation – perhaps brought up…
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How do we look back on definitions and divisions in the sixteenth century? with David GehringHow ever remember the past is related to how we see what is happening in our present. In this video Dr David Gehring – of Nottingham’s Department of History – looks at how our…
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How did the Reformers view their own History? with Alan FordThe reformers were faced with many challenges, but one that is often forgotten was the need to justify their actions historically. How did it come about that the church needed reform? To what image…
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Why Study Protestant Theology with Simeon ZahlDr Simeon Zahl explores what are the distinctive characteristics of Protestant theology. In years gone by this would have been expressed as the proposition ‘it is acceptance of the doctrine of…
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Why Study G.A. Studdert Kennedy with Stuart BellFamous to the British soldiers of the Great War as ‘Woodbine Willie,’ the Revd G.A. Studdert Kennedy (1883-1929) is also a great forgotten theologian. In this video, Dr Stuart Bell…
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Why Study Faith in Conflict? The Changes it brought to the Theology of BritainThe First World War was the single most important event is shaping modern European society. In this video Dr Stuart Bell discusses how the experience of the war had a long lasting affect on Christian…
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Why Study Faith in Conflict? Impact on Ordinary Lives with Dr Stuart BellThe First World War was the single most important event is shaping modern European society. In this video Dr Stuart Bell discusses the experience of one man from Derbyshire in the Great War and how…
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Why Study Faith in Conflict? Deconstructing the Myths of the Great War with Stuart BellThe First World War was the single most important event is shaping modern European society. In this video Dr Stuart Bell discusses the myths that grew up about the Great War and religion.
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Why Study the act of Cremation with Kevin McGinnellDealing with the body of someone who has died – generically referred to as ‘disposal’ – is a crucial intersection of social custom, religious practices, human ritual,…
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Why Study the Fin de Siècle with Frances KnightProf. Frances Knight, an expert on the religious history of the late nineteenth century, examines the religious dimension of the cultural movements we associate with the term ‘Fin de…
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Why Study the Secret History of the Oxford Movement with Frances KnightWalter Walsh (1857-1931) published a book called The Secret History of the Oxford Movement in 1897. The book is examined in this video by Prof. Frances Knight, an expert on the religious history of…
From Simon Barnett
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Why Study Theology with Simeon ZahlThere are many definitions of theology and in this video Dr Simeon Zahl shared his view of what he does as a theologian and why he thinks it important. He sees himself as engaging in a formal manner…
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Why Study Foot Washing with Tom O'LoughlinFootwashing has been part of the ritual inheritance of Christians since at least the time John composed his gospel, but it has also been a much misunderstood and avoided ritual. Here Thomas…
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Why Study Religion and the Enlightenment in England and Europe with Jeremy GregoryUntil very recently the standard model for assessing the place of religion in the Enlightenment was one of simple opposition: Religion represented the superstition and darkness that the rational…
From Simon Barnett
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Why Study Theology with Alison Milbank and Tom O'LoughlinJoe Scales – and undergraduate in the department – asks two of his teachers why they study theology. There are as many definitions of theology as there are theologians – and here…
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Theologians in Conversation; Religious LiteracyJoe Scales – and undergraduate in the department – asks two of his teachers why they consider it so important for people in general (not just a few experts) to have a basic religious…
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#a-z of theology; A is for Analogy of BeingProf. Tom O’Loughlin examines what is meant when theologians refer to ‘the analogy of being’ (analogia entis). Other videos that look at the same topic include; Why Study the…
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Why Study Ethics in the Hebrew Bible with Carly CrouchIn discussion of ethics and morality one can often hear someone say that ‘the bible says … .’ But this video explores how what ‘the bible says’ is far from a simple…
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Theologians in Conversation; Ussher and CreationArchbishop James Ussher (1581-1656) is now known, almost exclusively, for his dating the creation to 4004 BC. But far from being an obscurantist, he was a model scholar of his time – and in…
From Simon Barnett
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Theologians in Conversation; Irish ReformationFor over forty years the question of why the Reformation did not gain significant traction in Ireland in the sixteenth century has fascinated historians. In this video Prof. Alan Ford introduces the…
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Student Services at The University of NottinghamWatch the video to find out about Student Services at The University of Nottingham. Familiarise yourself with how and where to get help with issues related to your course and to the wider University…
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Why Study The Israelite Identity with Carly CrouchIdentity is an important topic in seeking to understand a religion. It expresses itself in culture, rules about food, marriage, dress, and views of the divine. In this video Dr Carly Crouch looks…
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Sacred Calendars; The Martyrology with Francisca RumseyDr Francisca Rumsey discusses the book know as the ‘maryrology’ with Prof. Tom O’Loughlin You can find other videos in the Sacred Calendars series here;…
From Simon Barnett
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Why Study Ecclesiastes with Doug IngramDr Doug Ingram and Dr Peter Watts look at one short and enigmatic biblical text: the Book of Ecclesiates – sometimes also called Qoheleth – and at the questions is poses not only to…
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Why Study The Old Testament with Doug IngramDr Doug Ingram and Dr Peter Watts look at the value of studying that diverse library of books that go to make up the Old Testament. This has a value as an exploration of people quite apart from its…
From Simon Barnett
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#a-zoftheology; X is for anythingProf. Tom O’Loughlin examines how the use of ‘X’ in everyday discourse is similar to the way that the word ‘god’ is used in Christian theology. Other videos in the…
From Simon Barnett
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Objects of Belief; An Esther Scroll with Rabbi Mendy LentRabbi Mendy Lent discusses with Prof. Tom O’Loughlin a precious item found in many Jewish homes: a copy of the biblical Book of Esther in its original form as a scroll. Mendy Lent gives an…
From Simon Barnett
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Sacred Calendars; Shavuot with Rabbi Mendy LentRabbi Mendy Lent explains the significance of attached to the festival of Shavuot which takes place 50 days after the celebration of Passover. It was this celebration which was continued by the early…
From Simon Barnett
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Sacred Calendars; Purim with Rabbi Mendy LentRabbi Mendy Lent tells the story behind the festival of Purim when Jews still celebrate their deliverance at the time of Queen Esther – as found in the Book of Esther in the bible
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Theologians in Conversation; Extra Ecclesiam Nulla SalusArchbishop Kevin McDonald discusses with Prof. Tom O’Loughlin how the Catholic Church understands the historic phrase extra ecclesiam nulla salus. McDonald argues that it must not be understood…
From Simon Barnett
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The Firth Post-Graduate Seminar 2016The Firth Lectures take place every other year in the University of Nottingham, and it is the custom to ask the lecturer to conduct a post-graduate seminar on some aspect of her/his work. In 2016 the…
From Simon Barnett
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Theologians in Conversation; The State of EcumenismArchbishop Kevin McDonald discusses with Prof. Tom O’Loughlin how the Catholic Church sees the challenges facing ecumenism today: there has been real progress on many of the historic issues…
From Simon Barnett
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Why Study Transcendentals with Conor CunninghamConor Cunningham looks at the intimate connection between Goodness, Truth, and Beauty as these are studied by theologians. Together these are known as the transcendentals because they are…
From Simon Barnett
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Why Study Phenomenology with Conor CunninghamConor Cunningham introduces one of the great movements in twentieth-century philosophy – phenomenology – which is playing an ever more significant role in theology today. He dos this by…
From Simon Barnett
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Why Study Phenomenology and The Turn to ReligionConor Cunningham introduces the work of the French philosopher Michel Henry (1922-2002) and the contribution that he made to theology. Henry’s work, he argues, can be seen as an attempt to draw…
From Simon Barnett
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Why Study Life Before Death with Conor CunninghamConor Cunningham introduces the issue of theism as confronting ‘deep’ materialism and nihilism. The question that theologians must address is not the traditional ‘is there…
From Simon Barnett
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Theologians in Conversation; The Church as Catholics see it after Vatican IIArchbishop Kevin McDonald discusses with Prof. Tom O’Loughlin what the Catholic Church sees as the nature of ‘the church’ and how the notion of ‘the church’ relates to…
From Simon Barnett
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Theologians in Conversation; Catholicism and OthersArchbishop Kevin McDonald discusses with Prof. Tom O’Loughlin the self-perception of the Catholic Church, in the aftermath of the Second Vatican Council (1962-5), of Judaism, Islam, Buddhism,…
From Simon Barnett
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Theologians in Conversation; Love, Death and ExistencePhilip Goodchild, the Professor of Religion and Philosophy, notes that in both our ordinary thinking, and in formal philosophical reflection, that love, death, and existence are connected. He…
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Theologians in Conversation; Living Within LimitsPhilip Goodchild, the Professor of Religion and Philosophy, explores the notion that human beings have to come to terms with living within limits if they are to live well. Only when we confront our…
From Simon Barnett
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Theologians in Conversation; Cardinal Nicholas of CusaJohn Milbank and Simon Oliver discuss the significance of the work of Blessed Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464) for the way we do theology today. Nicholas, in challenging the role of the Principle of…
From Simon Barnett
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Why Study St Augistine of Hippo with John MilbankAugustine was born in Roman North Africa in 354 and died as Bishop of Hippo, also in North Africa, in 430. He was one of the most prolific Christian writers of all time and all western Christian…
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Firth Lectures 2016: Dr Rowan Williams - Imagining Faith; perceptions of religious belief in modern writing - Part 2Dr Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury, looks at modern drama to explore how they describe the religious person and how within those stories there is a portrayal of holiness. This is…
From Helen Frost
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Firth Lectures 2016: The Most Reverend Dr Rowan Williams. Imagining Faith; perceptions of religious belief in modern writingDr Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury, looks at three piece of contemporary fiction to explore how they descibe the religious person and how within those stories there is a portrayal of…
From Helen Frost
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Sacred Calendars; The Jewish Year - an overview with Mendy LentAll religions use time as a central element in the way they celebrate. They have a sacred year – a sequence of festivals arranged in an annual cycle. Here Rabbi Mendy Lent introduces the…
From Simon Barnett
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Seminar and Lecture Series; What is theology: telling the story with an apple with Conor CunninghamDr Conor Cunningham tells the story of the ways we can look at an apple. A piece of fruit, a quick healthy snack, but also the starting point for a more involved understanding of the universe and why…
From Simon Barnett
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Why Study Dionysus and the Bacchae with Judith MossmanProfessor Judith Mossman (Dept of Classics, University of Nottingham), and expert on Greek tragedy, introduces one of the most powerful of the plays of Euripides: The Bacchae. This gives us…
From Simon Barnett
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Why Study Nostra Aetate with Archbishop Kevin McDonaldArchbishop Kevin McDonald discusses with Prof. Tom O’Loughlin the significance of the Roman Catholic statement on that church’s view of other religions, and especially how the Catholic…
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Why Study The Place of Religion in Medieval Studies with Christina LeeDr Christina Lee, Associate Professor of Viking Studies in the School of English, examines the central role played by religion in medieval societies, and argues that an understanding of the…
From Simon Barnett
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A - Z of Theology; D is for DiscipleProf. Tom O’Loughlin examines the various meanings of the word ‘disciple’ in early Christian discourse. #a2zoftheology Other videos you may wish to watch include; Why Study...the…
From Simon Barnett
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Why Study Finite Life - A Challenge to Martin Heidegger with Agata Bielik-RobsonAgata Bielik-Robson, Professor of Jewish Studies, looks at the notion of human finitude and offer a challenge to the views of Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) and his notion of ‘being towards…
From Simon Barnett
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Theologians in Conversation; Protestant vs Catholic Part 1 with Alan FordProfessor Alan Ford examines the origins of sectarianism in Ireland seeing it as an interesting example of how religions relate to identity and how that can easily mutate into extremist and…
From Simon Barnett
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askatheologian; What are the Apocryphal Books?Professor Tom O'Loughlin examines the various meanings of the word, 'apocrypha' in Christian discourse - and how it can never be used in a neutral sense.
From Simon Barnett
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A - Z of Theology; A is for ApostleProf. Tom O’Loughlin examines the various meanings of the word ‘apostle’ in Christian discourse. #a2zoftheology
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Why Study Norse Religion with Christina LeeDr Christina Lee, Associate Professor of Viking Studies in the School of English, looks at what we know about the religion of the Vikings. She introduces their mythology and explored the fact that we…
From Simon Barnett
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Theologians in Conversation; Apocalypticism as the basis of sectarianism In IrelandProfessor Alan Ford discusses the origins of sectarianism in Ireland by linking it to the Reformation's self-understanding of being in an apocalyptic struggle with the Antichrist - understood as…
From Simon Barnett
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Why Study Philosphical Morranos with Agata Bielik-RobsonAgata Bielik-Robson, Professor of Jewish Studies, uses the term ‘philosophical Marranos’ of a group of moderns thinkers, such as Levinas and Derrida, whose common Judaism may be a key to…
From Simon Barnett
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Why Study Lurianic Kabbalah with Agata Beilik-RobsonAgata Bielik-Robson, Professor of Jewish Studies, looks at the tradition of speculation that can be traced by to Rabbi Isaac Luria (1534-72) – and especially the notion of 'tsimtsum'…
From Simon Barnett
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Objects of Belief; A Domestic GoddessThis statue – barely 170mm high – is of the goddess Tanit, an important deity, of the Phoenicians. It is over 2000 years old and reminds us of the domestic, private dimension of religion.…
From Simon Barnett
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Johannes Hoff – Rethinking Modernity with Nicholas of Cusa 2013 Bonaventure LectureProfessor Johannes Hoff – from Heythrop College in London – gave the 2013 Bonaventure lecture and proposed the case that modern theology needs to radically re-examine its assumptions…
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Theologians in Conversation; Love and Death with Philip GoodchildIn all human quests for understanding - be they religious, theological, philosophical, or literary - the intertwined themes of love and death keep returning to challenge us. It is an endless…
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Sacred Calendars; MuharamDr Musharraf Hussain, the Chief Imam in the Karimia Institute in Nottingham, describes the significance of the first month of the Islamic Year: Muharam. During it Moslems remember the migration of…
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Objects of Belief; The Christian Lamp with Tom O'LoughlinA small lamp was bought for a few pennies in Roman north Africa. Soon after it was first used, a fault in its manufacture led to its being discarded in a rubbish pit where it remained until uncovered…
From Simon Barnett
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Sacred Calendars; Rogationtide with Alison MilbankRogationtide is the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Ascension Thursday: it was, and to some extent still is, a time when God’s blessing was asked upon the springtime and the work in the…
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Sacred Calendars; Lammas with Alison MilbankLammas – from ‘Loaf Mass’ – is the original harvest thanksgiving feast when the first loaf, baked from the newly harvested grain, was presented in the local church. Because it…
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Sacred Calendars; Harvest Festival with Alison MilbankMost of the time of most humans for most of history has been spent obtaining and preparing food for our survival. So for theists, food is both the gift of God and the work of human hands, and each…
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Sacred Calendars; Plough Sunday with Alison MilbankIn a world where we think of work as being a Monday to Friday affair, where food comes from a shop, and where ‘work’ and ‘religion’ belong in separate compartments, a festival…
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Why Study Popular Religion in the Middle Ages with Rob LuttonDr Rob Lutton introduces an important aspect of contemporary historical studies: the study of religion as a force that shapes lives. Religion, like it or loathe it, has not disappeared from the human…
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Why Study New Testament Hymns with Peter WattsDr. Peter Watts points out that embedded in many of the earliest Christian documents, such as the letters in the New Testament, there are pieces of poetry that were probably originally hymns sung by…
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Why Study The Songs of the Old Testament with Peter WattsDr. Peter Watts draws attention to the number of songs and hymns that can be found in the books of the Hebrew Bible. The most famous collection of these is the Book of Psalms, but there are many more…
From Simon Barnett
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Part 2 - Philosophical and Theological Anthropology in the 21st CenturyThe Firth Memorial Lectureship was founded by the Reverend John d'ewe Evelyn Firth in memory of his father, John Benjamin Firth, Historian of Nottingham and his mother Helena Gertrude Firth. The…
From Helen Frost
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Part 1 - Philosophical and Theological Anthropology in the 21st CenturyThe Firth Memorial Lectureship was founded by the Reverend John d'ewe Evelyn Firth in memory of his father, John Benjamin Firth, Historian of Nottingham and his mother Helena Gertrude Firth. The…
From Helen Frost
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Why Study Heresy in the Later Middle Ages with Rob LuttonDr. Rob Lutton introduces the value to the historian of studying groups and individuals who were given the label of ‘heretics’ in the later middle ages. These groups point to diversity in…
From Simon Barnett
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Why Study UnBeliefDr John McDade questions the nature of modern unbelief. He sees is as generated from within an approach to the question of God which grew up among Christian theologians in the early modern period. In…
From Simon Barnett
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Why Study Biblical Studies with Peter WattsDr Peter Watts explores the range of approaches to the Bible that are encompassed in the term ‘biblical studies.’ He brings out that while the study of the Bible exists as part of…
From Simon Barnett
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Why Study Lollardy with Rob LuttonDr Rob Lutton of the Department of History in The University of Nottingham describes the origins of an important social and religious movement in fifteenth-century England: Lollardy. This movement,…
From Helen Frost
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Why Study Hebrew with Peter WattsPeter Watts explores why it is valuable for someone studying theology to gain a working knowledge of the Hebrew language. It sees it as a key tool in the theologian’s toolkit. You might also…
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