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Why Study God and the Gothic with Alison MilbankProfessor Alison Milbank argues that Gothic novels – for example, Dracula by Bram Stoker – are part of religious discourse. This discourse arose in the aftermath of the Reformation and…
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How do Reformation ideas affect Theology today? with Simeon ZahlDespite 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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England: still a ‘Protestant Land’? with Frances KnightHow 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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How do we look back on definitions and divisions in the sixteenth century? with David GehringHow ever remember the past is related to how we see what is happening in our present. In this video Dr David Gehring – of Nottingham’s Department of History – looks at how our…
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How did the Reformers view their own History? with Alan FordThe 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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Why Study Protestant Theology with Simeon ZahlDr Simeon Zahl explores what are the distinctive characteristics of Protestant theology. In years gone by this would have been expressed as the proposition ‘it is acceptance of the doctrine of…
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Why Study the act of Cremation with Kevin McGinnellDealing 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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Why Study the Secret History of the Oxford Movement with Frances KnightWalter Walsh (1857-1931) published a book called The Secret History of the Oxford Movement in 1897. The book is examined in this video by Prof. Frances Knight, an expert on the religious history of…
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Why Study St Augistine of Hippo with John MilbankAugustine was born in Roman North Africa in 354 and died as Bishop of Hippo, also in North Africa, in 430. He was one of the most prolific Christian writers of all time and all western Christian…
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Theologians in Conversation; Protestants vs Catholics in IrelandProfessors Alan Ford and Tom O’Loughlin look at the problems today – both for society and religion - that the legacy of older disputes between Catholics and Protestants throw up. They ask…
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Theologians in Conversation; Apocalypticism as the basis of sectarianism In IrelandProfessor Alan Ford discusses the origins of sectarianism in Ireland by linking it to the Reformation's self-understanding of being in an apocalyptic struggle with the Antichrist - understood as…
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Why Study the Eucharist in Methodism with David MonktonDr David Monkton looks at the place of the Eucharist in Methodism from the time the Wesley’s in the eighteenth century until. He does this by taking us through one of the eucharistic hymns of…
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Why Study the Eucharist in Contemporary Methodism with David MonktonDr David Monkton looks at how there has been a renewal of Eucharistic understanding in contemporary Methodism. This has come about from a variety of sources such as a rediscovery of Methodism’s…
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The Bonaventure Lecture 2014; The Roots of Catholicism delivered by Dr John McDadeDr John McDade looks at what is meant by the terms ‘Catholicism’ and ‘the Catholic Church’ – and argues that one should see Christianity as ‘Reconfigured…
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The Christian Spinoza with Dominic ErdozainDr Dominic Erdozain argues that when one studies the words of Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) in the context of the religious life of seventeenth century Amsterdam and the people with whom he was in…
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