Religions and Theology

Faith and language diversity. Multilingual Manchester, Manchester Cathedral, We Stand Together, and Faith Network for Manchester, with support from Creative Manchester, present 'A Celebration of Faith and Language Diversity'. 25 June, 6.30-9pm, Manchester...

Annual report of course unit evaluations. Within the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, which comprises 13 departments or units of assessment, Religions & Theology came top of the School’s ranking for both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching....

Jewish Studies. Stefani Silvestri (Manchester) discusses the latest developments of the 50 Jewish Objects project in her blog 'Interview with the artist Jaqueline Nicholls'. Further information.  Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find...

Jewish Muslim Research Network. The second session of the JMRN reading group will take place on June 7 from 12.30 - 2 pm. It will feature a selection from Yulia Egorova's recent book Jews and Muslims in South Asia. Further information.  Related...

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 Empire: Rome's Political and Religious Challenge to Israel and its...

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 norms at a time when Christianity was the bedrock...

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 Archaeology Conference held at the University of Lausanne...

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 600 delegates will attend General Synod in Londonderry for the...

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 Citizenship upon Greeks, Jews, and Christians. Katell Berthelot and...

Love, Boundaries, and Sacred Texts 2109 Colloquium. Contributors to the colloquium were from the Universities of Manchester, Chester, and Lausanne (Switzerland). Manchester-based contributors included: Dr David Lamb, ‘The Boundaries of Love: Us and Them Language in 1...