Reclaiming Women in the Hebrew Bible Since the 1970s feminist bible scholars have been reclaiming the...
How to be a Shakespearean Atheist This lecture will explore how the sixteenth century found ways of distancing itself from religion.
The Russian Millennium: The Morning After In June 1988, the Russian Orthdox Church celebrated the millennium...
The Christian Church in the Soviet Period Ever since the Revolution of 1917, Russia has considered atheism...
What Would Jesus Do? Christian Culture Wars in the Modern West Christian Culture Wars in the Modern West Europe and North...
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas: Anatomy of a Christmas Classic This lecture investigates how and why the song ‘Have Yourself...
A History of European Abolition: An English Language Phenomenon? Professor Alec Ryrie examines the idea that the abolition of...
Darwin, Evolution and God: The Present Debates This lecture sets the scientific and religious context for Darwin’s...
The Christian reticence of W H Auden Auden was arguably the most prodigiously talented of the great...
The challenge of atheist literature: Beckett, Pullman and McEwan Some works of literature today are written from a consciously...