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Pizza Party the first Wednesday of the new semester! All welcome!

👍 Our Department of Religions and Theology has risen nine places in the rankings of the Complete University Guide 2027 to number 6 in the UK. 👍

🎉 New book day! It’s been available early in National Gallery shops for a couple of weeks now but yesterday was official publication day for Saints. Available now at all good book shops and the billionaire bad ones too.

A few pictures from our department over the last semester: - Susannah Cornwall presenting at the R&T seminar - Michael Hoelzl Church on Wheels Interview - Ehrhardt seminar in honour of Todd Klutz - MA module trip to Manchester Art Gallery - Holly Morse delivering a paper in Trinity College Dublin

Remember to check out our blog for all departmental happenings! (More active and up-to-date than on here!) manchester-religions-and-theology.blogspot.com We also have a monthly newsletter you can subscribe to!

Exhibit open April 11, 2026 – August 2, 2026 @ransomcenter.bsky.social Lives and Literacy in Ancient Egypt www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/... @thejohnrylands.bsky.social

20th April: Susannah Cornwall (University of Exeter) will present "Structural Sin and the Death of Institutions" in our departmental seminar. Join us: 3–4.30pm, University Place 5.209/Teams. manchester-religions-and-theology.blogspot.com/2026/03/reli...

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Religion & Theology.   20th April: Susannah Cornwall (Exeter) will present "Structural Sin and the Death of Institutions" in the R&T depa...

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We've launched the website for our 'Coptic in Manchester: Connecting Manuscripts and Communities' UKRI-funded project ('26–28) with @thejohnrylands.bsky.social ! Please share! sites.google.com/view/coptici...

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Congratulations to recent PhD grad Adam North who has been awarded best overall paper for "The Ethical Way of the Warrior: Can Traditional Martial Arts Offer an Ethical Template for Modern Athletes?" at the International Sport & Discrimination Conference in Dublin, March 2026.

Siobhán Jolley and Dawn Llewellyn will be discussing ''Faith, Art, and Feminism' in response to the wonderful exhibition of Lilian Delevoryas’ work, ‘Mary Magdalene: Apostle to the Apostles’ at Chester Cathedral on Tuesday, March 31st at 2pm. Free to attend. chestercathedral.com/events/event...

We are pleased to advertise a postdoctoral fellowship at the Lincoln Theological Institute, from 01/09/2026 - 31/08/2028. The closing date for applications is 19/04/2026. Informal enquiries are very welcome. Full details in the Further Particulars. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/internal/Job...

The Peake Lecture will take place 21st March 2026 at Nazarene Theological College, M20 2GU. 9.30am to 4pm. ‘From Miriam to the Magdalene: Women Witnesses in the Bible and Beyond’ by Siobhán Jolley and Samual Hildebrandt. For further details and to book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peake-trus...

Congratulations to Daniel Langton whose book, Darwin in the Jewish Imagination: Jews' Engagement with Evolutionary Theory (Oxford University Press, 2025), has been longlisted for the International Society for Science and Religion's 2026 book prize.

We're filling up fast for Monday's celebration of Sarah Lightman and the launch of our new @uomreligion.bsky.social project, Encountering Biblical Bodies! Book your place and please share if you know folks around Manchester who have a body (biblical or otherwise) at tinyurl.com/BibWomen

Siobhán Jolley@siobhanjolley.bsky.social · 7mo ago

📣 Yesterday, Holly Morse and I were thrilled to install Encountering Biblical Bodies: Sarah Lightman's Biblical Women in the Glass Corridor Gallery at The University of Manchester.

The exhibition is up both in the Glass Corridor and online. Online link in comments.

Creative Manchester@uomcreativemcr.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Now exhibiting in the Samuel Alexander Glass Corridor: Encountering Biblical Bodies – Sarah Lightman’s Biblical Women 📅 Until 26 March 2026 📍 Samuel Alexander Glass Corridor Join us for a research café with the artist Sarah Lightman on 16 March: https://ow.ly/FFTl50YotOl

IN THREE WEEKS: Encountering Biblical Bodies - Sarah Lightman’s Biblical Women 📅 16 March, 4.30–6.30pm 📍SG.16, Samuel Alexander Building 🎟️ https://ow.ly/f1lT50YkjC4 Join us for a research café discussing an exhibition of artist Sarah Lightman’s Biblical Domestic and Menstrual Hystery series.

Gearing up for welcoming our Offer Holders this afternoon!

Paid opportunity for students!! Return to your old school/college to chat about your experiences of studying at Manchester. manchester-religions-and-theology.blogspot.com/2026/02/paid...

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Why We Chose Religion at The University of Manchester

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📣 New Book Day! 📣 Delighted to share a sneak peek at Saints, my new picture book for grown ups. She’s a beauty, written with everyone who‘s ever wandered round the NG with me in mind Coming this June to the NG shop and online, but available for preorder now: yalebooks.co.uk/book/9781857...

For the first time, Manchester Islamic Society and Manchester Christian Union are co-hosting a joint event to learn, discuss and understand each others' faiths in an open, friendly environment. Wednesday 4th February, 7-9pm in Academy 3, Student Union.

Lecturers in Biblical Studies have been awarded a Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies Grant for the project "Encountering Biblical Bodies". Holly Morse & @siobhanjolley.bsky.social are working with colleagues across @uomsalc.bsky.social to host an exhibition & and symposium. Watch this space!

Congratulations to Rachel Miller who has successfully completed and defended her PhD "Of Metaphors and Men: An Intersectional Analysis of Women’s Agency, Men’s Violence, and Victim-Blaming in the Hebrew Bible". 👏

Our recent PhD grad, Anna Budhi Thornton is leading 'How to Read the Bible' sessions at @mancathedral.bsky.social