I've not been too active on here over summer so it is worth me resharing some news I've posted elsewhere. I’m delighted to say that earlier in the summer I was appointed Lecturer in Ancient History at Queen’s University Belfast.
Ed Creedy
@edcreedy.bsky.social
Leverhulme ECR Fellow in Theology at Durham. PhD in Classics from KCL. Interested in early Christianity, theatre and performance in the Greco-Roman world.
New Publication! 'Rethinking Clement's Euripides: Source and Spectacle' by Dr. Ed Creedy (@edcreedy.bsky.social), published in Classical Quarterly and offering a fresh perspective on Clement's multi-faceted engagement with his dramatic sources. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
RETHINKING CLEMENT’S EURIPIDES: SOURCE AND SPECTACLE | The Classical Quarterly | Cambridge Core
RETHINKING CLEMENT’S EURIPIDES: SOURCE AND SPECTACLE
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With a busy past few weeks I missed that this has now come out with CQ's FirstView. A fun piece to write! I argue a misunderstanding of Clement's theatrical interests has blinkered our reading of this influential early Christian figure. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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We are running a free one-day conference on June 30th for those who teach Religious Studies or Ethics in schools and colleges. The day includes sessions on current research, classroom best-practice, info on admissions and more! Find out more below. www.durham.ac.uk/visit-us/sch...
The Department of Theology and Religion at Durham is now (somewhat belatedly) on Bluesky! Do follow along for updates on our work, publications and events. We're also on Twitter/X, so do follow us there as well⬇️
This is all very well, but I think we all know we’ll still be waiting for the completion of the canonisation process over a century from now www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Architect Antoni Gaudí on path to sainthood, Pope confirms
The Spanish architect was a devout Catholic and is best known for Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica.
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We are excited to have a new account to bring everyone news about the History of Catholicism research team and events taking place at Durham. More information available here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
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Pleasing to see that only 4% of the UK population need to be avoided at all costs...
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Spent a few days exploring this stunning ancient city last year. The Piazza dell'Anfiteatro is wonderful, with fragments of the Roman structure amidst the later buildings. Our visit coincided with the Festa di Sante Croce, with the winding streets lit by candles and the city filled with hymns.
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Nice to see this out digitally this week, open access at the link below ⬇️ academic.oup.com/jts/advance-...
Late to the party but finally started watching Kaos last night. Prometheus' opening monologue on Zeus seemed pretty spot on to me...
Nice to see this out this week. Something a little different that spun out of my doctoral work, and ended up as a piece tracing a "Platonic" epithet back through the last five centuries of scholarship. brill.com/view/journal...
Popping this back up for those who’ve recently joined the platform. Deadline tomorrow!
The call for NAPS 2025 closes Nov 18th. For all those interested in the intersection of early Christian exegesis and artistic expression: do consider submitting to our session on Clement of Alexandria, Scripture and the Arts. More info below. www.codygbarnhart.com/blog/scriptu...
The call for NAPS 2025 closes Nov 18th. For all those interested in the intersection of early Christian exegesis and artistic expression: do consider submitting to our session on Clement of Alexandria, Scripture and the Arts. More info below. www.codygbarnhart.com/blog/scriptu...
Call for Papers: Scripture and the Arts in Clement of Alexandria — Cody Glen Barnhart
The organisers particularly invite papers which explore ways that Clement’s consideration of artistic expression engages scriptural texts, facilitates his investigation of theological principles, or r...
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Looking forward to this next week, it promises to be an excellent couple of days. Do get in touch if you'd be interested in joining us, either in person in London or virtually.
Ambrose confronting Theodosius, painted by Rubens (c.1615). One of many highlights from my amble round the Kunsthistorisches Museum this morning.