News, activities and reflections on religion

Launch of new centre

Biblical Studies and Gender. The Bible, Gender, and Church Research Centre (BGC) is a new and exciting research centre, bringing biblical and gender studies together with issues faced by men and women in the contemporary church. The centre is a joint initiative...

Paper, Sheffield University

Biblical Studies. Dr Holly Morse, 'Eve was Framed: Genesis 2-4, Reception Criticism, and the Curatorial Turn'. 13 May 2019, Sheffield Institute for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies (SIIBS). Further information.  Related Contact Us +44 (0)...

Public lecture, Opus Dei

Political theology. Dr Michael Hoelzl gave a talk entitled 'Philosophy of Decision Making: Moral Dilemma and Theological Trilemma' to the Greygarth Opus Dei student community. 30 April 2019, Greygarth Hall, Manchester, 6.45 pm.   Related ...

Seminar, genealogies of knowledge

Political theology.Edoardo Crisafulli (Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs), 'Demystifying Christian Liberty’. 1 May 2019, 5pm-6.30pm, B2.4 Ellen Wilkinson Building, University of Manchester. Further information. Related Contact Us +44 (0)...

Seminar, Genealogies of Knowledge

Political Theology. Edoardo Crisafulli (Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs), 'Demystifying Christian Liberty’. 1 May 2019, 5pm-6.30pm, B2.4 Ellen Wilkinson Building, University of Manchester. Further information. Related Contact Us +44 (0)...

Lives of Letters Seminar, Manchester

Pre-Zionism. Dr Stefania Silvestri (Manchester), 'Weizmann Before Israel: Letters Between Chaim and Charles Prestwich' (Scott). Further information. Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The University of ManchesterOxford...

Sherman Community Lecture

Hebrew manuscripts. Professor Judith Olszowy-Schlanger (Oxford) will give the next Sherman Community Lecture on 'How Jewish Books Survive' at 8pm on Tuesday 4 June.Further information. Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The...

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BBC Radio 4

Professor Peter Scott contributed to Radio 4's Beyond Belief programme, discussing Passover. The episode was broadcast on 15 April 2019 and will be available on BBC Sounds/iPlayer or the BBC website following transmission. Further information. Related...

New publication

Dead Sea Scrolls. George Brooke, 'Textual Plurality in the Pesharim' in Revue de Qumrân 30/2 (2018), 143-157.Further information. Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The University of ManchesterOxford RdManchesterM13 9PLUK...