Seminar, Erhardt seminar

Biblical studies.  4 Apr, 2pm, Room 2.219 University Place – Dominika Kurek-Chomycz (Liverpool Hope) – ‘The Wedded Wife of Romans 7:1-6’. Further information.

Granta

Religion and the internet.  'Radicalisation In The Digital Age', by Marc Weitzmann. It is easier than you might think for an extremist to radicalise a stranger online — to persuade that person to marry them, say, or to join their army in a foreign land; because when we are online we tend to think of our online personae as being not quite real; we take chances, have adventures, with our online personae, and our real-world personae get entailed. “Future converts who begin by searching for ‘real’ Muslims online, in the privacy of their bedrooms, always meet people in the flesh at some point.” Further information.

BBC News

How Pope Francis could shape the future of robotics. A BBC News article about the workshop 'Roboethics: Humans, Machines and Health', hosted by The Pontifical Academy for Life. It might not be the first place you imagine when you think about robots. But in the Renaissance splendour of the Vatican, thousands of miles from Silicon Valley, scientists, ethicists and theologians gather to discuss the future of robotics. The ideas go to the heart of what it means to be human and could define future generations on the planet.  Further information.

ParliaMentors programme

Working with an MP on religion. The programme involves teams of university students of different faiths and non-religious beliefs to collaborate and create real social change while being mentored by a local MP. ParliaMentors applications will close on Monday 1 April 2019. Further information.

New Publication

Jewish and Christian Antiquity. George J. Brooke, 'Son of God, Sons of God, and Election in the Dead Sea Scrolls' in Son of God: Divine Sonship in Jewish and Christian Antiquity (ed. G.V. Allen, K. Akagi, P. Sloan and M. Nevader; University Park, PA: Eisenbrauns, 2019), 28–40. Further information. 

Scriptural Encounters

Sacred Texts. Philip Alexander (Manchester) and Mohammed Ullah will be leading a meeting on 'The Binding/Sacrifice of Isaac/Ishmael in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: the Story in Islam'. Further information. 

Blog Entry, 50 Jewish Objects

Judaica artefacts. Stefania Silvestri (Manchester) discusses the latest developments of the 50 Jewish Objects project in her blog 'Exciting Things Ahead'. Further information. 

Seminar, Chester University

Biblical Studies. Dr Todd Klutz (Manchester), 'From Temple to Desert: Intertextuality and Individualism in the Apocryphon of John 1.5 - 2.25'. Further information. 

BBC Radio 4

Religion and Masculinity. On Wednesday 4 March, Dr Andy Boakye appeared on Radio 4's Beyond Belief programme, discussing Religion and Masculinity. The episode will be broadcast at 16.30 on 1 April 2019 and will be available on BBC Sounds/iPlayer radio or the website following transmission. Further information. 

Seminar, Ehrhardt Seminar

Biblical Studies. Svetlana Khobnya (Nazarene Theological College), 'The Reality of Faithfulness in 1 Peter: To What Extent Does Peter Create a Model of Faithful Living?'. 21 March, 2 pm, 2.219 University Place. Further Information.

New Publication

Political Theology. William T. Cavanaugh and Peter Manley Scott (eds), 'The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Political Theology', second edition (2019). Further information. 

Seminar, Departmental seminar

Religions & Theology. Kevin Storer (Manchester), 'Kierkegaard on the Dialect of Authority and Imagination: Reading the Bible as a Christian'. Further information. 

Seminar, Genealogies of Knowledge

Christian Studies. Edoardo Chrisafulli (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation). 'De-mystifying Christian Liberty'. 5 - 6.30 pm, 1 May 2019, School of Arts, Languages & Cultures. Further information. 

Seminar, Ehrhardt seminar

Dead Sea Scrolls research. Revd. Dr. Mika Pajunen (Helsinki), ‘Models of Textual Development and the Dead Sea Scrolls‘. 2 pm 14 March 2019, University Place 2.219. Further information.

Pizza with a Professor

R&T social event. Come and enjoy a social with R&T academics. 1-2pm, Thu 21 March, at the Turing Tap. Further information.

Consultancy, BBC

GCSE Judaism web resources. Daniel Langton is currently advising the BBC's Bitesize in Religious Studies in the area of Judaism. Further information.

Seminar, Manchester University

Translation and Intercultural Studies. Alice Colombo (Bristol), 'Evangelising 19th Century Italy? Translation and the Transnational Migration of Cheap Religious Tracts'. Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies. 14 March 2019. Further information

Seminar, Chester University

Biblical Studies. Dr Holly Morse (Manchester), 'Biblical Bathing Beauties: Ways of Seeing Bathsheba and Susanna in 16th and 17th Century Paintings'. Chester Theological Society, 13 March 2019. Further information.

New Publication

Biblical Studies. Adrian Curtis, ‘Baal-berith and El-berith: some Issues Arising from Judges 8 and 9’ in George J. Brooke, Adrian H.W. Curtis, Muntasir al-Hamad and G. Rex Smith (eds), Near Eastern and Arabian Essays: Studies in Honour of John F. Healey (Journal of Semitic Studies Supplement 41) Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018, 89-101. Further information.

New Publication

Christian Theology. Peter Manley Scott, A Theology of Postnatural Right (Berlin: Lit Verlag, 2019).  Further information.

Call for papers, International colloqium

Sacred Texts. This colloquium will draw together established scholars and PhD students to make progress on understanding methods for tackling issues surrounding sacred texts of Christianity and Judaism. 10.00am on Thu 2 May (Chester) - 3.30pm on Fri 3 May (Manchester). Offers of papers 30-40 minutes long are welcome from both established scholars and PhD students, and should be sent to justin.daneshmand@manchester.ac.uk

PhD Studentship: Public Theology

Doctoral studentship. As part of its partnership with Manchester Cathedral, the Lincoln Theological Institute is pleased to announce a fully funded PhD studentship on 'Evaluating the Theology of Public Engagement at Manchester Cathedral' To apply, please see further information.

Forum

Religion and the Environment. The European Forum for the Study of Religion and the Environment in association with the Lincoln Theological Institute is pleased to announce its sixth international conference on the topic of 'Religion, Materialism and Ecology.' To be held at The University of Manchester, UK, from Friday 15 May to Sunday 17 May 2020. Further information. 

Research Seminar

Biblical Studies. Dr Katie Edwards (Sheffield), ‘Bad Romance? Representations of David and Bathsheba in Popular Culture and the Erasure of Sexual Violence'. The Ehrhardt seminar, Centre for Biblical Studies. Date: 2pm on 28 February 2019. Venue: 2.219 University Place. Further information)