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Come along to The World of the Bible this Saturday at Highfields Church in Cardiff; this full day of teaching led by Tyndale House researchers is a great opportunity to dive into the world of the Bible and deepen your understanding of Scripture! tyndalehouse.com/explore/events…

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If you have an interest in the work of the Centre for the Study of Bible & Violence please consider joining us for our annual service on 11th November (online). We'll give thanks for the work of the Centre this past year and pray for our ongoing projects, and for the wider world. Booking link in OP.

If you have benefitted from, or are interested in, our work, we'd love you to join us online for our annual service of prayer and thanksgiving. It's this Monday, at 7.30pm UK time. Register below to receive the zoom link. eventbrite.co.uk/e/csbv-worship…

Great to see Helen Paynter on the latest Beer Christianity podcast podcast talking about her (and Maria Power's) book scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/97803340…

Interested in doctoral work with the Centre for the Study of Bible & Violence ? Might be interested in a joint project with us? Just want to learn more about what we do? Get in touch with Brandon Hurlbert while you're in San Diego.

If anyone's looking for a little hope this December, my year-long series Why Hope (10 mins/ week) is now in its advent season, called 'Hidden in Plain Sight - things from the prophets you may not have spotted'. Here's the first one: youtu.be/dbN4QakKQsE?si…

What operant theology do we evangelicals have that leads us to sometimes deny inconvenient facts? And what can we do about it? My latest paper. mdpi.com/2077-1444/16/2…

In recent years, far right extremism has gained ground in the West, often using Christian imagery. How concerned should we be? 📅 Don't miss our online event exploring the key issues on this topic. Find out more here: bit.ly/4hsabZo

Youth radicalisation: what role does the church have to play? Book for our day conference next month - we've got a fantastic line-up of speakers, including from HOPE not hate , The Feast, Youthscape, and more! eventbrite.co.uk/e/young-people…

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Can you help us get the word out about this event? Centre for the Study of Bible & Violence used to get 3000 views per tweet but new algorithms mean we only get 200 these days. Please could you click through to the original tweet and retweet it? It's about youth radicalisation and how the church an help

Last year I created a weekly YouTube series exploring reasons for hope. During Lent I took the theme of Communion. Here's the playlist, for anyone who might find it useful this Lent. youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Did you miss out on our event 'Christianity and Far Right Extremism'? You can find the recording of the panel discussion here, where our guest speakers explore a distinctive and constructive Christian response to the far right's claim to Christianity: youtu.be/0GoXeGUGC84?fe…

I'm at Spring Harvest all this week. If anyone here would like a chat about options for theological study at Bristol Baptist College then message here or DM me and we can grab a coffee. We offer courses from access level up to PhDs - and you don't have to be a Baptist to study with us!

Okay, I'm not convinced there are many good people left here, but prove me wrong. I'm interested in how middle-aged to elderly women may have a particular capacity in situations of conflict to de-escalate rather than inflame. Can anyone point me to source on this, or testimonies?

Race, Religion, Rhetoric and far-right extremism – a response Recordings at: youtube.com/playlist?list=… Including: - Lord Paul Boateng - Lord Simon Woolley - Dr Nadia Habashi - Helen Paynter - Dr Maria Power - Guy Hewitt 🇬🇧 🇧🇧 - Revd Wale Hudson-Roberts youtu.be/iGuhv11FuwQ?si…

Delighted to see that the work Helen Paynter and Maria Power have been doing is gaining traction in Scotland, too. theferret.scot/far-right-are-…

At our recent conference about church cultures of abuse and healing, we heard from experts, practitioners, survivors and biblical scholars. We wept and we laughed. We plumbed some of the depths and encountered the cross there. We lamented and found reasons for hope.

Very pleased today to be part of a round-table discussion on Christian Nationalism, at the House of Lords, convened by Lord Russ Rook of the Good Faith Partnership Partnership. Hoping positive proposals will emerge.