New Publication

Jewish Studies. CJS Hon. Research Fellow Michael Hilton, "Are there Christian Cultural Elements in Jewish Practice?" in Elonei Mamre: The Encounter of Judaism and Orthodox Christianity, edited by Nicholas de Lange, Elena Narinskaya and Sybil Sheridan (Lexington Books, Fortress Academic 2023), 135–145.

Ehrhardt Seminar in Biblical Studies

Biblical Studies. 10th November, James Aitken (University of Cambridge), ‘Competency and Complexity in Septuagint Translations’ at 2.00-3.30pm. The seminar will take place both in Mansfield Cooper 4.08 and on Zoom. To register to attend online, please email lev.eakins@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk. 

Religions & Theology Research Seminar

Religion & Theology.  On 10th November Samuel O’Connor Perks will present "Radical conversions: Catholicism, welfare and labour in the 20th century". The seminar will take place 4pm–5:30pm at Mansfield Cooper 2.04 and via Zoom. For Zoom access, please email: wren.radford@manchester.ac.uk or scott.midson@manchester.ac.uk.  

Public Talk, Online

Early Christianity, Gender, Manuscripts. Sarah Parkhouse will be speaking about Gospel of Mary in second-century and fifth-century manuscripts for the second in a series of four creative talks that bring together artists, academics, and practitioners to discuss Mary Magdalene, female spirituality, and heresy. These creative talks are part of a wider project, "Heresy" by interdisciplinary performer Jo Blake; a multi-stranded arts project inspired by the Gospel of Mary Magdalene. 3rd Nov. Further information.

International Paper, Paris

Jewish Studies. On the 16th October, CJS honorary research fellow Ion Popa gave a presentation at La Memorial de la Shoah, Paris titled: "The Churches in Romania and the Holocaust. A Complex History." Further information.

Careers Service News

Learn with pathways. Our pathways are interactive, online themed learning modules which bring together resources, videos, articles and 1:1 appointments that you can work through at your own time and at your own pace. We have pathways on CVs, interviews, applications, cover letters, psychometric tests, assessment centres and postgraduate study. Our newest pathway ‘Get: Ready International Students’ has just launched, with information and tools to allow you to understand the UK job and recruitment market, find out about visa options and how to target the right employers. For more information on all of our pathways, see here. To get the most out of the Careers Service, either whilst you are a UoM student or during the two years after you graduate, sign up to CareerConnect, our opportunities and events portal, and complete your profile. You can then receive job/event alerts, search for job opportunities, book places on events (including employer webinars and workshops), and arrange careers, application and CV advice appointments with our team.

Social responsibility, Trinity High School

Engaging with local education. Peter Scott has been re-elected as Chair of Governors at Trinity Church of England High School, based in Hulme, Manchester, just beside the University. Further information.

New Publication

Theology. Honorary research fellow bishop David, professor of Anglican Studies in the World Religions and Education Research Unit at Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln has two entries in Thought for the Day: 50 years of fascinating thoughts and reflections from the world's religious thinkers.

Student Campus Leadership Opportunity

Interfaith opportunity. Leading interfaith organisation the Council of Christians and Jews has relaunched its Campus Leadership Programme that appoints and supports students to create interfaith initiatives. It is open to students of all faiths and beliefs. Further information.

New Publicaton

Biblical Studies. Honorary Research Fellow David A. Lamb has just had a jointly-authored article published, based on research he undertook as a Visiting Scholar in the linguistics department at Bangor University: David A. Lamb & Thora Tenbrink, “Evaluating Jesus and other ‘heroes’: An application of appraisal analysis to Hellenistic Greek texts in the ‘Lives’ genre,” Language, Context and Text 4:2 (Sept. 2022), 227-258. Further information.

New Publication

New Testament Studies. CBS Hon. Research Fellow Stephen C. Barton has published "'But by the Grace of God I Am What I Am’ (1 Corinthians 15.10a): Pauline Identity in Theological Perspective", in God’s Grace Inscribed on the Human Heart: Essays in Honour of James R. Harrison, edited by Peter Bolt and Seyhun Kim. Further information.

Ehrhardt Seminar in Biblical Studies

Biblical Studies. 27th October, David Wilkinson (Durham University) ‘How Does God Act in the World? Science, Providence and Miracle’ Discussion of themes from the 2022 Didsbury Lectures. 2.00-3.30pm. The seminar will take place both in Mansfield Cooper 4.08 and on Zoom. To register to attend online, please email lev.eakins@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk. 

New Appointment

Lecturer in Modern Christian Theology. Dr Eve Parker has joined the Religions and Theology department as Lecturer in Modern Theology. She has previously worked at Durham University researching barriers to belonging in theological education – focusing on inclusive and transformative pedagogy. The outcome of this research was published in her latest book, Trust in Theological Education: Deconstructing ‘Trustworthiness’ for a Pedagogy of Liberation (London: SCM, 2022). Her other research areas include Feminist and Liberation theologies, and World Christianity. For her PhD research at the University of St Andrews, she engaged in ethnographic research in the context of South India with Dalit women dedicated to local village goddesses as devadasis, this led to the publication of her book, Theologising with the Sacred ‘Prostitutes’ of South India: Towards an Indecent Dalit Theology (Leiden: Brill, 2021). She is also currently researching abuse in religious contexts.

Lecture and Workshop, Romania

Dead Sea Scrolls. On 17th October George Brooke gave a lecture to celebrate 75 years since the first discovery of Dead Sea Scrolls in Cave 1 in 1947. The lecture was followed by a 90-minute workshop. The lecture was for the Faculty of Letters, History and Theology at the University of the West in Timisoara, Romania. He was introduced by CJS Honorary Research Fellow Maria Cioata.

Interview

Jewish Studies. CJS honorary research fellow Ion Popa gave an interview on his book The Romanian Orthodox Church and the Holocaust (Indiana University Press, 2017) to Ari Barbalat for the Jewish Studies section of the New Books Network podcast. The interview became available on 4 October 2022 and is available here.

Conference Paper

Biblical Studies. CBS honorary research fellow Mary Mills attended the conference of the International Society for Religion, Literature and Culture at Chester University in September and gave a paper on Transmutations in Space, Isaiah 34-5. Watch this space for a forthcoming publication.

New Publication

Dead Sea Scrolls. George Brooke has published the chapter "Rewriting authorship in the Dead Sea Scrolls" in Authorship and the Hebrew Bible, edited by Sonja Ammann, Katharina Pyschny, and Julia Rhyder. Further information.

East Asian Studies seminar

East Asian Studies seminar. The next East Asian Studies seminar will be on Wednesday 19 October and the speaker will be Dr. Jessica Starling (Lewis and Clark College). Dr Starling presentation will be on Meaning, Morality, and Health: Hansen’s Disease and Religion in Japan. The talk will be held at 4.15pm on Wednesday 19 October in Roscoe Building 1.010.

Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Lecture

Women and Gender Forum. On Tuesday 18 October, the ‘Women and Gender Forum’ run by the Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Lecture Series invites you to the first lecture in the series titled Empowering Muslim Women in History, Literature, and the Arts. The first speaker is Professor Lynda Chouiten from University of Boumerdes, Algeria and the talk is titled "Isabelle Eberhardt: A Western Woman’s Empowering Journey through Islam". 5pm. Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/93989064958 

Religions & Theology Research Seminar

Religion & Theology. On 27th October, Anupama Ranawana from St Andrews will talk via Zoom on "What we know and do not want to know: The importance of refusal for storytelling in Asian Feminist Theology". 4pm–5:30pm. For Zoom access, please email: wren.radford@manchester.ac.uk or scott.midson@manchester.ac.uk.  

Russian and East European Studies Seminar

Russian and East European Studies. On 2 Nov, the former Amnesty International Russia director and employee of Friends House Moscow, Dr Sergei Nikitin, will give a lecture titled "Friends and Comrades: How Quakers helped Russians to survive famine and epidemic" for the research seminar in Russian and East European Studies. Begins at 5pm. Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/91238094713.

Skills Week

For Religions and Theology students. Skills Week is taking place all this week (10-14 Oct)! We have a packed programme of events this week designed to help you understand, boost and articulate your skills and strengths to employers. Perfect if you’re applying for placements, grad jobs or graduate schemes. Check out the full programme and secure your place: www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/events/skills-week/

Manson Memorial Lecture

Biblical Studies. Catrin Williams (University of Wales) will give the 2022 Manson Memorial Lecture: 'Signs and Scripture in the Gospel of John’ on 20th October, 2.00-3.30pm. The seminar will take place on zoom and in person, and the room is to be confirmed. To register to attend online or in person, please email lev.eakins@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk. 

Conference Paper, Czech Republic

Philosophy and religion. PhD student Adam North has been invited to present a full-length paper titled, "Performed Critiques of Structural Racism in the Sporting Arena" at the 11th Czech Philosophy of Sport Conference in Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic) on the 23rd of October.

Ehrhardt Seminar in Biblical Studies

Biblical Studies. 13th October, George Brooke (University of Manchester), ‘Performing Scripture in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament’ at 2.00-3.30pm. The seminar will take place both in Mansfield Cooper 4.08 and on Zoom. To register to attend online, please email lev.eakins@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk. 

Reading Group, Biblical Hebrew

Biblical and Jewish Studies. Philip Alexander will be leading a reading group focusing on the Book of Ruth. The class will meet via Zoom once a week. The primary aim of this non-credit course will be to provide students at BA, MA or PhD levels who have done some Hebrew with the opportunity to advance their knowledge. 11am, Mondays, starting 3 Oct. For further information, email philip.alexander@manchester.ac.uk.