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Why Study The Pharisees with Sara Parks duration 5 minutes 48 seconds Why Study The Pharisees with Sara Parks Why Study The Pharisees with Sara Parks	Why Study The Pharisees with Sara Parks Dr Sara Parks introduces an important group in Second Temple Judaism. This group, whose most famous member is probably Paul, is seemingly familiar from the Christian scriptures – but they… university of nottingham +22 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 18 plays 0
Why Study Eschatology with Michael Burdett duration 5 minutes 13 seconds Why Study Eschatology with Michael Burdett Why Study Eschatology with Michael Burdett	Why Study Eschatology with Michael Burdett Why are Christians interested in the End of the World once again? Michael Burdett argues that the rise in interest in eschatology is linked to our current concern with the future – forced on us… university of nottingham +24 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 17 plays 0
Why Study Resurrection with Sara Parks duration 7 minutes 3 seconds Why Study Resurrection with Sara Parks Why Study Resurrection with Sara Parks	Why Study Resurrection with Sara Parks Dr Sara Parks looks at what resurrection meant within Second Temple Judaism in order to shed light on what was at stake in resurrection discourse among early Jesus movements. The thumbnail for this… university of nottingham +28 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 9 plays 0
Why Study Memories in the Hebrew Bible with… duration 7 minutes 19 seconds Why Study Memories in the Hebrew Bible with… Why Study Memories in the Hebrew Bible with Marian Kelsey	Why Study Memories in the Hebrew Bible with Marian Kelsey Dr Marian Kelsey examines how the memories of the Hebrew Bible are structured, using the memory of the patriarch Jacob as an example. The thumbnail image for this video is used under the CC0 licence… university of nottingham +23 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 8 plays 0
Why Study God and the Gothic with Alison Milbank duration 7 minutes 47 seconds Why Study God and the Gothic with Alison Milbank Why Study God and the Gothic with Alison Milbank	Why Study God and the Gothic with Alison Milbank Professor Alison Milbank argues that Gothic novels – for example, Dracula by Bram Stoker – are part of religious discourse. This discourse arose in the aftermath of the Reformation and… the university of nottingham +23 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 16 plays 0
Why Study Systematic Theology (again) with… duration 6 minutes 7 seconds Why Study Systematic Theology (again) with… Why Study Systematic Theology (again) with Michael Burdett	Why Study Systematic Theology (again) with Michael Burdett Dr Michael Burdett introduces constructive theology and argues that ‘systematics’ – that one can make a coherent statement about the whole of Christian faith – is back in… university of nottingham +24 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 11 plays 0
Why Study Theology with Dr Marian Kelsey duration 5 minutes 38 seconds Why Study Theology with Dr Marian Kelsey Why Study Theology with Dr Marian Kelsey	Why Study Theology with Dr Marian Kelsey Dr Marian Kelsey answers the age-old question; "Why Study Theology?" with an argument that Biblical Studies is actually far more interesting than Theology! The image used in the thumbnail… the university of nottingham +21 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 12 plays 0
Research Methods and Resources duration 7 minutes 49 seconds Research Methods and Resources Research Methods and Resources	Research Methods and Resources Professor Frances Knight introduces the Research Methods and Resources module which is intended to support MA students with some basic skills of research and scholarship. The image n the video… the university of nottingham +6 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 8 plays 0
Why Study Dante, Religion and Culture Module with… duration 4 minutes 58 seconds Why Study Dante, Religion and Culture Module with… Why Study Dante, Religion and Culture Module with Alison Milbank	Why Study Dante, Religion and Culture Module with Alison Milbank Professor Alison Milbank discusses her Distance Learning MA module and what students taking the module will be studying. university of nottingham +18 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 4 plays 0
Why Study Online Churches with Tim Hutchings duration 6 minutes 29 seconds Why Study Online Churches with Tim Hutchings Why Study Online Churches with Tim Hutchings	Why Study Online Churches with Tim Hutchings Dr 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… theology +43 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 7 plays 0
Why Study the Tragic Festivals of Ancient Athens? duration 13 minutes 51 seconds Why Study the Tragic Festivals of Ancient Athens? Why Study the Tragic Festivals of Ancient Athens?	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… university of nottingham +20 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 5 plays 0
Why Study Wagner and Stephen Hawking duration 6 minutes 28 seconds Why Study Wagner and Stephen Hawking Why Study Wagner and Stephen Hawking	Why Study Wagner and Stephen Hawking Prof. Richard Bell looks at how the work of Richard Wagner (1813-83), the famous German composer of operas such as The Ring, has been an inspiration for many physicists including Stephen Hawking… richard bell +21 More From Helen Frost 0 likes 50 plays 0
What is a Gospel with Sara Parks duration 7 minutes 21 seconds What is a Gospel with Sara Parks What is a Gospel with Sara Parks	What is a Gospel with Sara Parks Prof. Thomas O’Loughlin discusses with Dr Sara Parks the origins of the Christian notion of a ‘gospel’ and how it moved from being a political notion in the Roman Empire, to being a… university of nottingham +12 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 6 plays 0
Why Study Theology at Nottingham with Frances… duration 9 minutes 1 second Why Study Theology at Nottingham with Frances… Why Study Theology at Nottingham with Frances Knight	Why Study Theology at Nottingham with Frances Knight Professor Frances Knight introduces the two distance learning MA programmes run by the department: the MA in Church History; and the MA in Systematic and Philosophical Theology. All details in this… the univeristy of nottingham +8 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 6 plays 0
Why Study Principles in Liturgy with Tom… duration 7 minutes 3 seconds Why Study Principles in Liturgy with Tom… Why Study Principles in Liturgy with Tom O'Loughlin	Why Study Principles in Liturgy with Tom O'Loughlin What 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… university of nottingham +18 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 4 plays 0
Theologians in Conversation; How to renew the… duration 12 minutes 58 seconds Theologians in Conversation; How to renew the… Theologians in Conversation; How to renew the liturgy post Vatican II	Theologians in Conversation; How to renew the liturgy post Vatican II Kevin McGinnell and Tom O’Loughlin discuss the challenge of creating an incarnational liturgy fifty years after the close of the Second Vatican Council. tom o'loughlin +88 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 10 plays 0
Theologians in Conversation; How do people… duration 11 minutes 13 seconds Theologians in Conversation; How do people… Theologians in Conversation; How do people perceive the Liturgy?	Theologians in Conversation; How do people perceive the Liturgy? Kevin McGinnell and Tom O’Loughlin discuss the complexity of how liturgy is perceived / received / celebrated in contemporary multi-ethnic urban Britain. An underlying assumption of most… tom o'loughlin +16 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 9 plays 0
Theologians in Conversation; Liturgical Ordo with… duration 12 minutes 14 seconds Theologians in Conversation; Liturgical Ordo with… Theologians in Conversation; Liturgical Ordo with Kevin McGinnell	Theologians in Conversation; Liturgical Ordo with Kevin McGinnell One of the major developments in Christianity in recent years has been the growth of ecumenical approaches to liturgy. Here one of the leaders of those conversations in the English-speaking world,… tom o'loughlin +24 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 10 plays 0
Why Study Martin Luther with Simeon Zahl duration 10 minutes 3 seconds Why Study Martin Luther with Simeon Zahl Why Study Martin Luther with Simeon Zahl	Why Study Martin Luther with Simeon Zahl Martin Luther (1483-1546) is the most famous of the sixteenth-century reformers who began his attach on the practices of the Catholic Church five centuries ago in 1517. Here Dr Simeon Zahl looks at… simeon zahl +18 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 15 plays 0
Why Study Theology with Simeon Zahl duration 6 minutes 41 seconds Why Study Theology with Simeon Zahl Why Study Theology with Simeon Zahl	Why Study Theology with Simeon Zahl There 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… tom o'loughlin +19 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 14 plays 0
Objects of Belief; The Table duration 8 minutes 14 seconds Objects of Belief; The Table Objects of Belief; The Table	Objects of Belief; The Table Tables are a part of everyday life, but they also have significance in many religious rituals which are connected with food / eating. Here Prof. Tom O’Loughlin looks at a range of meanings… tom o'loughlin +26 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 11 plays 0
Objects of Belief; The Cup with Tom… duration 12 minutes 46 seconds Objects of Belief; The Cup with Tom… Objects of Belief; The Cup with Tom O'Loughlin	Objects of Belief; The Cup with Tom O'Loughlin The Eucharist is a central ritual of Christians, and a central to that ritual is the use of a cup of wine for which thanks have been offered to God. But what is often forgotten is that in this… tom o'loughlin +40 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 28 plays 0
Why Study Foot Washing with Tom O'Loughlin duration 10 minutes 0 seconds Why Study Foot Washing with Tom O'Loughlin Why Study Foot Washing with Tom O'Loughlin	Why Study Foot Washing with Tom O'Loughlin Footwashing 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… tom o'loughlin +38 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 21 plays 0
Why Study Oscar Wilde with Frances Knight duration 11 minutes 40 seconds Why Study Oscar Wilde with Frances Knight Why Study Oscar Wilde with Frances Knight	Why Study Oscar Wilde with Frances Knight Dr Frances Knight explores some of the religious dimensions of the life and works of Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) and in particular his Ballad of Reading Goal and De Profundis. She also examines… tom o'loughlin +9 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 4 plays 0
Why Study the writings of Edward Gibbon with… duration 10 minutes 4 seconds Why Study the writings of Edward Gibbon with… Why Study the writings of Edward Gibbon with Jeremy Gregory	Why Study the writings of Edward Gibbon with Jeremy Gregory Edward Gibbon (1737-94) published his most famous work, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, in 1776. Famous or notorious in presenting the rise of Christianity as the cause of the decline of… jeremy gregory +12 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 26 plays 0
Why Study the History of Religion with Jeremy… duration 7 minutes 42 seconds Why Study the History of Religion with Jeremy… Why Study the History of Religion with Jeremy Gregory	Why Study the History of Religion with Jeremy Gregory Professor Jeremy Gregory examines the case that the history of religion is as close as we can get to ‘total history’: looking at all aspects of individuals in societies in the past in… jeremy gregory +20 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 13 plays 0
Sacred Calendars; The Christian Day with Dr… duration 12 minutes 17 seconds Sacred Calendars; The Christian Day with Dr… Sacred Calendars; The Christian Day with Dr Francisca Rumsey	Sacred Calendars; The Christian Day with Dr Francisca Rumsey All 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. Most also have a sacred month or a sacred… tom o'loughlin +19 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 5 plays 0
Why Study the Liturgy with Dr Francisca Rumsey duration 8 minutes 49 seconds Why Study the Liturgy with Dr Francisca Rumsey Why Study the Liturgy with Dr Francisca Rumsey	Why Study the Liturgy with Dr Francisca Rumsey Dr Francisca Rumsey looks at the importance of liturgy in Christianity. She takes her starting point on its importance the fact that human beings are ritual animals. We constantly communicate with… tom o'loughlin +15 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 105 plays 0
Sacred Calendars; The Martyrology with Francisca… duration 9 minutes 4 seconds Sacred Calendars; The Martyrology with Francisca… Sacred Calendars; The Martyrology with Francisca Rumsey	Sacred Calendars; The Martyrology with Francisca Rumsey Dr 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;… tom o'loughlin +20 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 10 plays 0
Why Study the Second Vatican Council with… duration 9 minutes 9 seconds Why Study the Second Vatican Council with… Why Study the Second Vatican Council with Francisca Rumsey	Why Study the Second Vatican Council with Francisca Rumsey Dr Francisca Rumsey reflects in the significance of the Second Vatican Council (1963-5) in conversation with Prof. Tom O’Loughlin vatican +24 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 3 plays 0
#a-zoftheology; W is for Word duration 3 minutes 30 seconds #a-zoftheology; W is for Word #a-zoftheology; W is for Word	#a-zoftheology; W is for Word Prof. Tom O’Loughlin examines what is meant by the word ‘word’ and its complex uses in Christian theology Other videos in the A-Z of Theology series can be found here;… tom o'loughlin +18 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 6 plays 0
#a-zoftheology; M is for Myth duration 2 minutes 45 seconds #a-zoftheology; M is for Myth #a-zoftheology; M is for Myth	#a-zoftheology; M is for Myth Prof. Tom O’Loughlin examines what is meant by the word ‘myth’ when used by theologians and he argues that myths are sets of symbols that are transparent for transfinite… tom o'loughlin +14 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 3 plays 0
#a-zoftheology; C is for Codex duration 4 minutes 32 seconds #a-zoftheology; C is for Codex #a-zoftheology; C is for Codex	#a-zoftheology; C is for Codex Prof. Tom O’Loughlin examines what is meant by the word ‘codex’ and how this was the characteristic book-form in early Christianity.Other entries in the A-Z of Theology playlist… tom o'loughlin +18 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 3 plays 0
Sacred Calendars; Yom Kippur with Rabbi Mendy Lent duration 6 minutes 5 seconds Sacred Calendars; Yom Kippur with Rabbi Mendy Lent Sacred Calendars; Yom Kippur with Rabbi Mendy Lent	Sacred Calendars; Yom Kippur with Rabbi Mendy Lent Professor Tom O'Loughlin and Rabbi Mendy Lent discuss the Jewish festival of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement when Jews traditionally observe this holy day with a 25-hour period of fasting and… tom o'loughlin +9 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 21 plays 0
Sacred Calendars; Sukkot with Rabbi Mendy Lent duration 6 minutes 43 seconds Sacred Calendars; Sukkot with Rabbi Mendy Lent Sacred Calendars; Sukkot with Rabbi Mendy Lent	Sacred Calendars; Sukkot with Rabbi Mendy Lent All 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 one of… communication +56 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 10 plays 0
Objects of Belief; Holy Things with Dr Francisca… duration 8 minutes 3 seconds Objects of Belief; Holy Things with Dr Francisca… Objects of Belief; Holy Things with Dr Francisca Rumsey	Objects of Belief; Holy Things with Dr Francisca Rumsey Every religion has – whether they are proud of it or not – special things and places. Most human beings – whether they are proud of it or not – have objects of special… tom o'loughlin +16 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 8 plays 0
Objects of Belief; Stone Vessels with Roland… duration 15 minutes 19 seconds Objects of Belief; Stone Vessels with Roland… Objects of Belief; Stone Vessels with Roland Deines	Objects of Belief; Stone Vessels with Roland Deines Anyone who has heard of the Marriage Feast at Cana (Gospel of John 2:1-11) has heard of ‘the six stone jars, for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty… prof roland deines +30 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 22 plays 0
Why Study Ancient Galilee with Roland Deines duration 13 minutes 2 seconds Why Study Ancient Galilee with Roland Deines Why Study Ancient Galilee with Roland Deines	Why Study Ancient Galilee with Roland Deines Prof. Roland Deines explores the ways that the study of ancient Galilee, around the time of Jesus, can throw light on the historical Jesus and the origins of his movement as we hear of it in the… prof roland deines +30 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 11 plays 0
Why Study Dionysus and the Bacchae with Judith… duration 10 minutes 55 seconds Why Study Dionysus and the Bacchae with Judith… Why Study Dionysus and the Bacchae with Judith Mossman	Why Study Dionysus and the Bacchae with Judith Mossman Professor 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… tom o'loughlin +19 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 39 plays 0
Why Study Plutarch with Judith Mossman duration 10 minutes 16 seconds Why Study Plutarch with Judith Mossman Why Study Plutarch with Judith Mossman	Why Study Plutarch with Judith Mossman Plutarch (A.D. 46 – after 120), from Chaeronea in Boeotia, was one of the most prolific Greek writers of antiquity and his work is exactly contemporaneous with the period of the earliest… judith mossman +19 More From Simon Barnett 0 likes 31 plays 0