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Because abuse happens in Church too. Written by Matt Britton and performed by Matt Britton and Emily Lawson, 'Control' is a compelling production highlighting the impact of domestic abuse on the relationship of a church-going couple.  pressred.org/portfolio-item… #AbusingGod22

At the start of the editing process, reading back work from my first year of the PhD #cringe

Here is the first of our speaker profiles! @willmoorewill will be giving a presentation titled ''Wanting a Macho Jesus': A Crisis of Masculinity and the Cross'. To see Will's abstract (and the rest of our speakers') click here: bit.ly/3YGOeg7. Manchester R&T biblegenderandchurchresearchcentre

Next speaker announcement! Dr AnnaBudhi-Thornton will give a presentation titled ‘It’s Raining Manliness’: The Complex Interaction of Hyper-Masculine Ideals in the Gospel of John'. To see Anna's and all of speaker's abstracts, click here: bit.ly/3YGOeg7 Manchester R&T biblegenderandchurchresearchcentre

The weather very much on brand in Manchester to welcome everyone to the abusinggod_ahrcnetwork toxic masculinities colloquium! So excited for todays papers and discussions #toxicmasculinity #bibleandgender

Incredibly fascinating paper from Willie James Jennings titled ‘A Good Assimilation: Christian Faith and the Expansions of Identity’ so grateful for your insights and so much to think about #fergusonlecture23

Very proud partner yesterday as Dom graduated his PhD

👋Biblical Studies pals! Does anyone have a copy of Alice Bach. "Reading Allowed: Feminist Biblical Criticism Approaching the Millennium.", please? It was originally in Currents in Research: Biblical Studies 1 (1993) 215-35 but doesn’t seem to exist in the wild anymore…

Lol, yep. 😅

Announcing our 2023-24 research seminar schedule, featuring @super_cogitaire Yii-Jan Lin @vhobbs5 Cath K Mental Health First Aid Dr AnnaBudhi-Thornton Jamie Broad & Hugh Pyper docs.google.com/document/d/1SW…

📣 Call for Papers 📣 📆 @sarahparkh and I are organising a one day symposium Manchester R&T on the reception of the Gospel of Mary. 🎭We’re keen to hear from scholars and creatives with interest in the text, reception of Mary (Mag!?) and feminist storytelling. 🗣️DMs open.

Very please to shared that I passed my viva today with minor corrections 🥳

At Cliff College today to teach on all things New Testament masculinity

This excellent human is kicking off Manchester Cathedral first Theological Conversations of 2024! Very fitting that they also have an exhibition of UK Cathedrals round the room too!

Our first research seminar of the semester is coming up on 12 Feb, featuring Dr Anna Budhi-Thornton (Manchester): “Jesus the Model Man? A Comparison of Ancient Masculinities and the Jesus of the Johannine Passion Narrative.” Abstract & registration info: bit.ly/SCIBS2324

Pleased to share that the podcast series I worked on for Manchester R&T and Mcr Jewish Studies is out now, exploring the Jewish context of the New Testament. 'What Would Jesus the Jew Do?' is available in all your usual pod places with additional resources at manchesterjewishstudies.org/podcasts

Absolute icon discovered in this weeks Biblical studies seminar Manchester R&T

So Greggs, after telling a member of your staff that I teach in the humanities department at the uni of Manchester, he then offered me a free sausage roll to slap his ex if she was in my seminar…#wtf

Northern lights in Bolton 💛 #aurora Simon King

🗓️ We're pleased to share the Ehrhardt Seminar schedule for Semester 1. 🏫You're very welcome to join us in person and for refreshments from 3pm in the common room, or on Zoom. ✉️ To join the mailing list and receive Zoom links, contact our new CBS Administrator Lynne Potts.