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In 1917, at the height of the First World War, F.B. MacNutt edited a collection of 17 essays entitled The Church in the Furnace. These essays were written by Anglican army chaplains who reflected on…
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‘Woodbine Willie’ – the Anglican World War I padre who gave cigarettes to the troops and wrote poetry - is well known. But the man himself, G.A. Studdert-Kennedy is not nearly so…
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2017 marks the five-hundred anniversary of the beginning of the European Reformation. As part of a series of events to commemorate this event which has done so much to share modern Europe and…
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Despite the passing of 500 years, the ideas of the Reformation are still exerting their influence on theology today. So argues Dr Simeon Zahl in this video where he notes that while these ideas are…
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How has the memory of the Reformation been an important element is the creation of English identity? In this video, Prof. Frances Knight argues that for an older generation – perhaps brought up…
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The reformers were faced with many challenges, but one that is often forgotten was the need to justify their actions historically. How did it come about that the church needed reform? To what image…
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Famous to the British soldiers of the Great War as ‘Woodbine Willie,’ the Revd G.A. Studdert Kennedy (1883-1929) is also a great forgotten theologian. In this video, Dr Stuart Bell…
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The First World War was the single most important event is shaping modern European society. In this video Dr Stuart Bell discusses how the experience of the war had a long lasting affect on Christian…
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Dealing with the body of someone who has died – generically referred to as ‘disposal’ – is a crucial intersection of social custom, religious practices, human ritual,…
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Peter studied a PhD in Organic Chemistry and now works in a private practice specialising in pharmaceuticals. His PhD has given him a sound technical grounding which is really sought after within the…
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Prof. Tom O’Loughlin examines what is meant when theologians refer to ‘the analogy of being’ (analogia entis). Other videos that look at the same topic include; Why Study the…
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Professor William Kay, one of the world’s leading Pentecostal theologians, introduces a striking, and often controversial, feature of Pentecostalism: its emphasis on healing and the way it…
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In discussion of ethics and morality one can often hear someone say that ‘the bible says … .’ But this video explores how what ‘the bible says’ is far from a simple…
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Prof. Philip Goodchild introduces the thought of Simone Weil
(1909-1943) who has been described as a philosopher, a religious thinker, a
mystic, and linked with any number of philosophers from Plato…
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Conor Cunningham introduces one of the great movements in twentieth-century philosophy – phenomenology – which is playing an ever more significant role in theology today. He dos this by…
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Conor Cunningham introduces the issue of theism as
confronting ‘deep’ materialism and nihilism. The question that theologians must
address is not the traditional ‘is there life…
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Philip Goodchild, the Professor of Religion and Philosophy, notes
that in both our ordinary thinking, and in formal philosophical reflection,
that love, death, and existence are connected. He…
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Dr Sarah Pierce from the
School of Life Sciences is on a mission.
Sarah's the Open Air
Laboratories Network (OPAL) community scientist for the Midlands region and is
working with schools and…
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Dr Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury, looks at modern drama to explore how they describe the religious person and how within those stories there is a portrayal of holiness. This is…
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Prof. Tom O’Loughlin introduces the document known in studies of the gospel as “Q”. Q refers to the material that is common to the gospels of Matthew and Luke (apart from the…
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Professor William Kay, one of the world’s leading Pentecostal theologians, discusses the origins of Pentecostalism at the end of the nineteenth century with Dr Frances Knight. He describes how…
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Professor William Kay, one of the world’s leading Pentecostal theologians, gives his vision of the importance of theology. It is concerned with ‘thinking logically about God’ and…
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In the Shadow of War features the work of a generation of artists who rose to prominence in post-war Britain. Visual Arts Officer, Neil Walker talks us through the theme of this exhibition and the…
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In the Shadow of War features the work of a generation of artists who rose to prominence in post-war Britain. Visual Arts Officer, Neil Walker talks us through Graham Sutherland’s…
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In the Shadow of War features the work of a generation of artists who rose to prominence in post-war Britain. Visual Arts Officer, Neil Walker talks us through the sculpture included in the show. …
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Christians use a vast library of Jewish writings from the time before Jesus in their worship, reflection, and study – and they call this library ‘the Old Testament.’ In this video…
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Fan Qin works as Protocol Officer at Chongqing Foreign Affairs Office in China. She studied Master of Public Administration (MPA) at The University of Nottingham in 2013-14, funded by Chevening…
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Hadiza Santali Sa'eed works for the National Judicial Institute in Nigeria and studied MA International Law, Security and Terrorism at The University of Nottingham in 2013-14, funded by…
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Ira Paulo Pozon is Legal Counsel to the Vice President of
the Republic of the Philippines. He studied LLM International Commercial Law at
The University of Nottingham in 2013-14, funded by Chevening…
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José Ramón Jaramillo works in an investment bank in Mexico
and studied MSc Economics and
Financial Economics at The University of Nottingham in 2013-14, funded by
Chevening…
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Four of our international students studying under the UK government’s Chevening Scholarship scheme talk about the advantages of studying in the UK, the Chevening programme, and life at The…
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Dr Peter Watts explores the range of approaches to the Bible that are encompassed in the term ‘biblical studies.’ He brings out that while the study of the Bible exists as part of…
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Celebrating the first £100 million raised for Impact: the Nottingham Campaign and how this money is already transforming lives locally, nationally and internationally.
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