Book contribution

Religion and Theology Religions and Theology site Judaism in the Roman World. Professor Peter Oakes (Manchester) contributed to a new book produced by the recent European Research Council funded project ‘Re-thinking Judaism’s Encounter with the Roman...

BBC News, Islam

Religion and Theology Religions and Theology site The British Victorians who became Muslims. At the height of the Empire, a select band of British people renounced Christianity and converted to Islam. These are the stories of three such pioneers, who defied Victorian...

Conference, Lausanne

Religion and Theology Religions and Theology site Jewish Archaeology. Professor Peter Oakes (Manchester) gave a paper exploring the relationships between meeting, eating, and types of first-space in use by the earliest Christian groups at the Early Synagogue...

BBC News, Christianity

Religion and Theology Religions and Theology site Church of Ireland’s ruling body set for historic meeting. The Church of Ireland’s governing body meets in Londonderry this week to discuss, debate and determine the future running of the church. More than...

New publication

Religion and Theology Religions and Theology site Christian History. Professor Peter Oakes (Manchester), ‘The Christians and their Politeuma in Heaven: Philippians 3:20 and the Herakleopolis Papyri’, In the Crucible of Empire: The Impact of Roman...