Biblical studies. Sarah Parkhouse has published "Mary and/or Mary: The Changing Traditions of the Marys at the Cross and the Tomb in Early Christian and Late Antique Gospel Retellings" in Narratives of Jesus's Passion and Resurrection between the Second and the Seventh Centuries, edited by Tobias Nicklas and Konrad Schwarz (Mohr Siebeck, 2025) pp.169–93. Further information.
31 March 2025
28 March 2025
Editorial Board Appointment
Biblical studies. Peter Oakes will be joining the editorial board for the Journal of Theological Studies. Further information.
27 March 2025
Trafford Faith Action Network Gathering
Social responsibility. On 25 February, in her capacity as Community Cohesion Lead for Trafford, Eve Parker led a gathering of the Trafford Faith Action Network that gave focus to the best start for children and young people. The event included representatives from various faith communities across Greater Manchester, as well teachers, community police officers, and youth groups, it gave focus to addressing hate crime, mental health, education and family support, and critically centred the voices of children and young people in helping to shape the agenda.
26 March 2025
ArtWay Interview
Religion and arts. An interview with Siobhán Jolley, Ben Quash (KCL) and Roberta Ahmanson discussing the importance of art and religion has been published on ArtWay. Read it here.
24 March 2025
New Book Publication
Religion and the arts. Samuel O'Connor Perks has published Off-Modern Catholic Aesthetics: Rethinking the Role of Religion in Twentieth-Century Art and Architecture in the series 'Studies in Religion and the Arts' with Brill. Further information.
21 March 2025
Postgraduate Research Officer Appointment
Students Union elections. Religions & Theology PhD candidate Rachel Miller has been elected as Postgraduate Research Officer in the 2025/2026 Lead MCR elections. Every year, University of Manchester students vote for the 8 Executive Officers they want to represent them. This team shapes what university experience looks like and campaigns on the issues most important to students. As Postgraduate Research Officer, Rachel will represent the voice of PGRs and hope to build a thriving PGR community. More information can be found here.
20 March 2025
New Book Publication
Islamic studies. Tom Woerner-Powell has published his new book Pacifism and Nonviolence in Contemporary Islamic Philosophy with Cambridge University Press. Further information.
Abrahamic Theistic Origins Project, Contributor
Religion and science. Daniel Langton discussed Rabbi Jonathan Sacks' view of Darwinism as an invited member of the Abrahamic Theistic Origins Project (ATOP) at Oxford, funded by the Templeton Religion Trust, which explores the question of how the Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) and the evolutionary sciences meet. 19 March 2025. Further information.
19 March 2025
Keynote at Church of England Conference
Theology. On 13 March, Eve Parker was the keynote speaker at the Church of England’s conference for theological education institutes on ‘Classism’. Eve’s paper entitled ‘The Working-Class and the Future of Theological Education’ called on the church to give focus to class consciousness in and through theological education. The talk built on the research published in her book Trust in Theological Education: Deconstructing Trustworthiness for a Pedagogy of Liberation (SCM, 2022), and the conference was part of the CofEs strategy for encouraging the ministry of people from working-class backgrounds.
18 March 2025
Religion & the Arts Conversation Video
Religion and arts. Siobhán Jolley's "Unexpected View" video with Jessie Jones is now online. Unexpected views are conversations between curators and some of the most important cultural practitioners of today. Discussions focus on a selected masterpiece from the National Gallery Collection, exploring its relevance to the artist’s work, or more broadly to current social and cultural issues. By allowing for new discussions of old works, the series aims for critical, counter-intuitive and joyful approaches to our collection, which reflect the breadth of contemporary artistic practice. In this film the artist and educator Jesse Jones talks to Siobhán about why she is drawn to Savoldo's 'Mary Magdalene' and why, given her love of film and cinema, it strikes her as a modern image. Watch it here.
17 March 2025
New Publication
Biblical studies. CBS HRF Stephen C. Barton has published ‘Christ and Creation in the Synoptic Gospels’, in Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 47/3 (2025), 355-375. Further information.
14 March 2025
Public Talk
Biblical studies. PhD candidate Lev Eakins gave a talk on his thesis topic "The Gospel of Mark: Earlier Than We Thought" at Providence Church New Mills on 12th March. Further information.
13 March 2025
Book Launch
Event. To celebrate the publication of two fabulous new books by department members, Sin and the Vulnerability of Embodied Life: Towards a Catholic Theology of Social Sin by Charlotte Bray and Reimaging the Magdalene: Feminism, Art, and the Counter-Reformation by Siobhán Jolley, join us in Kro Bar on 27th March from 6pm. Any questions? Feel free to email Siobhán or Charlotte in advance.
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