Public Lecture, Oxford University

Christian Studies. Peter Nockles will give a keynote lecture entitled 'The current state of Newman scholarship' at the conference 'John Henry Newman: Saint, Scholar, Sage' at Oriel College, Oxford University, 28-30 September 2021. Further information.

Public Lecture, Pittsburgh

Christian Studies.  Peter Nockles will give the annual public lecture in October, entitled '"Beloved, let us love another, for love is of God". (1 John iv. 7): Saint John Henry Newman, and the Role of Friendship and Personal Influence in the Oxford Movement". This is associated with the 2020 Gailliot Award ($10,000) made in recognition of a lifetime achievement in promoting and advancing the study of the life, writings, and influence of John Henry Newman. The award is made by the National Institute for Newman Studies, Pittsburgh, US. Further information.

Blog, Armchair Philosophers

Philosophy and Religion. Hon. Research Fellow in the Centre for Jewish Studies, Dan Garner, has contributed an entry on 'How would knowing there is life after death affect our daily lives?' 3 August 2020. Further information.

Conference Paper

Christian Studies. Peter Scott will give a paper entitled 'Political Theology responds to the Challenges of Austerity' at the conference 'Life on the Breadline Conference: Faith-Based Activism in Austerity Britain'. Friday 11 September 2020. Further information.

New publication

Christian Studies. Peter Scott, 'Rethinking love in the Anthropocene: The work of love towards nature in the age of technological substitutability', in Love, Technology and Theology ed by S. Midson (T&T Clark Ltd, 2020), 27-41. Further information. 

Public lecture, Project Bonhoeffer

Christian Studies. Peter Scott will give a keynote lecture entitled 'Bonhoeffer's Theology and Planetary Ecology' at the Project Bonhoeffer conference on 'Responding to the Global Climate Crisis: Theological Perspectives'. 24 Oct 2020. Further information.

Virtual Lecture, Princeton University

Japanese Religious Studies. Erica Baffelli (Japanese Studies) will give a talk entitled,  'Living Aum Shinrikyō after Leaving It: Time, Emotion, and Community'. 4.30pm, 21 Oct 2020, Princeton University. Further information.

Book review

Christian Studies. Review in Modern Theology of Peter Scott, A Theology of Postnatural Right (Berlin: Lit Verlag, 2019). Further information.

New publication

Christian Studies. Peter B. Nockles, 'Saint John Henry Newman: Anglican and Catholic', International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church, (July 2020), 1-12. Further information.

New publication

Dead Sea Scrolls. George Brooke, review essay of Jörg Frey and Jacob Cerone, eds. Qumran, Early Judaism, and New Testament Interpretation (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2019) in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature (RBL). Further information.

Reading group

Jewish Muslim Research Network. The next session of the JMRN reading group will be hosted online using Zoom on 27 Aug 2020, 4-5pm. The group is facilitated by Katharine Halls and Flora Hastings and the  facilitator is Robert Kanter. Readings: Marc David Baer’s “Muslim Encounters with Nazism and the Holocaust: The Ahmadi of Berlin and Jewish Convert to Islam Hugo Marcus” (2015) and Chapter 3 of German, Jew, Muslim, Gay: The Life and Times of Hugo Marcus (2020). To register, see further information.

Course unit selection fair for 2020-21

Now open! Second-year and third-year students have started exploring their course unit options for the coming academic year by watching short video introductions. Further information.

New publication

Holocaust Studies. Hon. Research fellow of the Centre for Jewish Studies: Ion Popa, 'Experiences of Jews Who Converted to Christianity before and during the Holocaust: An Overview of Testimonies in the Fortunoff Video Archive" in S:I.M.O.N. Shoah: Intervention. Methods. Documentation, 7:1 (2020), 75-86. Further information.

Reading group

Hannah Arendt's The Life of the Mind. Alex Samely will reconvene the reading group in late Sept, whether face-to-face or via Zoom. The new focus of study will be Hannah Arendt, The Life of the Mind (San Diego: Harcourt, 1978). This edition includes both volumes: Thinking and Willing. If you wish to join us, please do not hesitate to get in touch with alex.samely@manchester.ac.uk to receive further information.

From the Archive... Podcast, Rylands Library

Hebraica at the University of Manchester. The John Rylands Research Institute has put online the recent presentation by Prof. Dr. Emile G.L. Schrijver (Amsterdam) on 'Working with The John Rylands Research Institute' (30 April 2015). Further information.

VIRTUAL VISIT DAY

Welcome to the Department of Religions and Theology at the University of Manchester. For applicants who are currently unable to visit the university in person, we offer  this Virtual Visit Day, which includes the following video presentations... It is with great pleasure that we can report that Religions and Theology at Manchester achieved a 100% student satisfaction score in the National Student Survey for 2019-20. We are the only religious studies department with publishable results in the Russell Group, and also within the top 20 such departments listed in the most recent Guardian League Table, to have achieved a 100% satisfaction score... Further information.
 

Research centres

Biblical Studies, Jewish Studies, Christian Theology... What do you know about the research centres associated with the Department of Religons and Theology, University of Manchester? Further information.

From the Archive... Podcast, BAJS 2015

Are Jews the Only True Monotheists? The annual conference of the British Association for Jewish Studies (BAJS) took place in Manchester, 5-7 July. A podcast of the keynote lecture is now available, which was given by Prof. David Ruderman of the University of Pennsylvania, and which was entitled 'Are Jews the Only True Monotheists? Some Critical Reflections in Jewish Thought from the Renaissance to the Present'. The conference was co-sponsored by the Institut für Jüdische Philosophie und Religion, Universität Hamburg, and the Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Manchester, and the conference theme was 'Atheism, Scepticism and Challenges to Monotheism'. Further information.

Social responsibility

Supporting young people. Scott Midson is a volunteer for Childline, which is part of the NSPCC and is a free, private and confidential service where anyone in the UK under 19 can talk about any issue they’re going through.

New publication

South Asian Studies. Jackie Suthren Hirst, ‘Vedānta in Europe on the web’ in Knut A. Jacobsen and Ferdinando Sardella (eds) Handbook of Hinduism in Europe, Volume 1 Pan-European Developments (Leiden: Brill, 2020), 588-625. Further information.

New publication

Technology and Christian Theology. Scott Midson, ed, Love, Technology and Theology (London: T&T Clark, 2020). Further information.

From the Archive... Podcast, 50 Jewish Objects performance

Jewish Voices: Songs from the collections. Stefania Silvestri presented her work on the 50 Jewish Objects project at the John Rylands Library this was followed by a performance by the Menorah Synagogue Choir directed by Ruti Worrall on 7 Nov 2019. Further information.

Digital Humanities

Steering committee. Scott Midson is a member of the steering group for the recently established 'Creative & Heritage' committee of the University's Digital Futures initiative. This initiative will explore the transformational impact of digital technologies in the arts, education, community and heritage. Further information.