Durham University - Theology & Religion

SEMINARS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGY & RELIGION THIS WEEK (W21: Mon 11 Dec - Fri 15 Dec 2017):
https://www.dur.ac.uk/theology.religion/research/seminars/upcoming.seminars/
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MONDAY 11 DECEMBER 2017:
16:15: New Testament Research Seminar:
Seminar Room C (D/TH107), Dept. of Theology & Religion, Abbey House, DH1 3RS, Durham
Dr Jane Heath, Durham University:
TBD
(Attendance at the New Testament seminar is RESTRICTED to research postgraduates & staff working in the New Testament area & to others on the seminar's mailing list. Anyone who is not a member of the seminar but who wishes to attend a specific meeting should contact the New Testament Seminar Coordinator, Ms Kelsie Rodenbiker: [email protected])

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TUESDAY 12 DECEMBER 2017:
11:30: Religion and Society Research Seminar:
Seminar Room C (D/TH107), Dept. of Theology & Religion, Abbey House, DH1 3RS, Durham
Ms Lucinda Murphy, Durham University:
Christmas & Winter Holidays: an ideas workshop (Postgraduate Research Seminar 5)
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15:00: Theology and Ministry Research Seminar:
Seminar Room B (D/TH004), Dept. of Theology & Religion, Abbey House, DH1 3RS, Durham
Professor Pete Ward, Durham University:
Reshaping Practical Theology
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16:00: Old Testament Research Seminar:
Seminar Room C (D/TH107), Dept. of Theology & Religion, Abbey House, DH1 3RS, Durham
Dr John Jarick, University of Oxford:
God as Gambler: An Unauthorized Addendum to "Old Testament Pictures of God"

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WEDNESDAY 13 DECEMBER 2017:
15:30: Café des Théologiennes Research Seminar:
Abbey House, DH1 3RS, Durham
Christmas Social for all Women in the Department
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17:30: Ushaw Lectures Series:
Ushaw College
Dr Stefano Cracolici, Durham University:
Nativity Scenes: A Live Performance

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THURSDAY 14 DECEMBER 2017:
11:00: History of Christianity Research Seminar:
Seminar Room C (D/TH107), Dept. of Theology & Religion, Abbey House, DH1 3RS, Durham
Dr Krastu Banev, Durham University:
The re-introduction of military chaplaincy in post-Soviet Russia (1990-2017)

Department of Theology and Religion : Upcoming Seminars - Durham University

SPIRITUALITY, THEOLOGY & HEALTH SEMINAR
(9 November 2017):
Dr Glòria Durà-Vilà "Sadness, Depression & the Dark Night of the Soul. The role of the clergy in the care of sadness and depression, and their collaboration with mental health professionals"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuAKW3zQGUM

Dr Glòria Durà-Vilà "Sadness, Depression & the Dark Night of the Soul" This seminar took place on Thursday 9 November 2017, 4.30-6pm in Seminar Room B (D/TH004, Dept. of Theology & Religion, Abbey House, DH1 3RS, Durham) ABSTRAC...

POSTGRADUATE STUDY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGY & RELIGION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT59H-kGrms

Postgraduate study in the Department of Theology & Religion

EXPANDED REASON AWARDS WINNERS: HONORABLE MENTION FOR CHRIS COOK & THE MA IN SPIRITUALITY, THEOLOGY & HEALTH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGY AND RELIGION:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/theology.religion/about/news/?itemno=32178
After receiving 367 works from 170 universities and over 30 countries, the international jury, meeting at the University Francisco de Vitoria, has chosen four winners and two honorable mentions that best answered the challenge of actively promoting a dialogue between sciences and theology/philosophy. The Awards ceremony will take place at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in Vatican City on September 27th. Honorable mention for Christopher Cook and the MA in Spirituality, Theology & Health of the Department of Theology and Religion.

The Expanded Reason Awards winners have been selected - Durham University

DURHAM UNIVERSITY RANKED 5TH IN THE UK ACCORDING TO THE TIMES & SUNDAY TIMES GOOD UNIVERSITY GUIDE 2018:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/news/newsitem/?itemno=32371
The Music department is top ranked (for the second year running in the GUG) and the English department is joint top ranked (with St Andrews). The overall 5th place ranking marks over ten years that Durham has been ranked in the top ten in this influential league table.

DURHAM IN WORLD TOP 30 FOR ARTS AND HUMANITIES:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/news/newsitem/?itemno=32271
Durham University has been recognised as a global leader in Arts and Humanities in a prestigious international league table.

Durham maintained 29th position in the world in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2018 for Arts & Humanities, published today.

The rankings are published annually by the THE, which “judges world class universities across their core missions – teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook”.

Arts and Humanities is a broad subject area consisting of a range of more specialised subjects including Theology and Religion, Philosophy, Music, Modern Languages and Cultures, History, English Studies, Classics and Ancient History and Archaeology.

Durham in World Top 30 for Arts and Humanities - Durham University Durham University has been recognised as a global leader in Arts and Humanities in a prestigious international league table.

DURHAM RANKED IN WORLD TOP 50 FOR EMPLOYER REPUTATION:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/news/newsitem/?itemno=32269
Durham University has been ranked amongst the world’s leading universities for employer reputation in the 2018 QS Graduate Employability Rankings. The Rankings, which are based on over 30,000 responses to the QS Employer Survey, ask employers to identify those institutions from which they source the most competent, innovative and effective graduates.

Durham Ranked in World Top 50 for Employer Reputation - Durham University Durham University has been ranked amongst the world’s leading universities for employer reputation in the 2018 QS Graduate Employability Rankings.

DURHAM WINS 'BEST STUDENT COMMUNITY' AWARD 2017:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/undergraduate/life/experience/news/?itemno=32238
As students arrive at Durham University for a new academic year, they can be assured they are officially part of the UKs Best Student Community, according to this year’s National Student Housing Survey (NSHS).

The award reflects Durham’s commitment to delivering the best possible student experience and reinforces its position as a leader in UK higher education, having been recognised as one of the top universities both nationally and globally in a range of respected rankings.

Durham officially the Best Student Community - Durham University As students prepare to arrive at Durham University for a new academic year, they can be assured they are officially part of the UKs Best Student Community, according to this year’s National Student Housing Survey (NSHS).

Durham University - Theology & Religion updated their phone number.

THEOLOGY AND RELIGION AT DURHAM RANKED 3RD IN THE GUARDIAN UNIVERSITY GUIDE LEAGUE TABLES 2018
Students graduating this year from the Dept. of Theology and Religion will have an advantage. The 2018 Guardian University Guide League Tables has ranked Durham’s Dept. of Theology and Religion 3rd in the UK. According to the same table, the Dept. of Theology and Religion was ranked 2nd in terms of employability with 90% of graduates finding graduate-level jobs, or further study within six months of graduation. To view the tables, please follow the link:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/theology.religion/about/news/?itemno=31457

Theology and Religion at Durham ranked 3rd in the Guardian University Guide League Tables 2018 - Durham University in terms of employability with 90% of graduates finding graduate-level jobs, or further study within six months of graduation. To view the tables, please follow the link:

NPIF PhD STUDENTSHIPS IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
(NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY INVESTMENT FUND)
Northern Bridge Doctoral Training Partnership and Northumbria-Sunderland Consortium in Art & Design.

Durham University is pleased to announce 12 additional Northern Bridge PhD studentships across Newcastle University, Durham University, Queen's University Belfast, Northumbria University and University of Sunderland. These are to support research that is related to Design and The Creative Sector. For more information, click below.
Please note that the application closing date is Friday 30 June 2017 at 5.00pm (UK time):
https://www.dur.ac.uk/arts.humanities/funding_opportunities/home-eu/phdhomeeu/npif/

Faculty of Arts and Humanities : NPIF PhD STUDENTSHIPS IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES - Durham University Durham University is pleased to announce 12 additional Northern Bridge PhD studentships across Newcastle University, Durham University, Queen's University Belfast, Northumbria University and University of Sunderland. These are to support research that is related to Design and The Creative Sector.

SPIRITUALITY, THEOLOGY & HEALTH SEMINAR
(11 May 2017):
Dr Fraser Watts "Hope and Optimism: Theology, Psychology and Mental Health"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U76cITBZQ5Q

Dr Fraser Watts "Hope and Optimism: Theology, Psychology and Mental Health" This seminar took place on Thursday 11 May 2017, 4.30-6pm in Seminar Room B (D/TH004, Dept. of Theology & Religion, Abbey House, DH1 3RS, Durham) ABSTRACT: H...

Theology and Religion at Durham University has been ranked 3rd in the world by the 2017 QS World University Subject Rankings which are based on academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact. It is the first year that QS has included rankings in this subject area:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/theology.religion/about/news/?itemno=31059

Archaeology at Durham has also increased its global ranking to 4th in the world, up one place on the previous year. Geography keeps its top 10 ranking, placed 7th in the world this year. Anthropology, English, History, Law and Earth Sciences are all placed in the top 50 whilst a further six subjects are ranked in the top 100.

Furthermore, the Department of Theology and Religion ranked 1st in Research Quality in the UK in The Complete University Guide 2017 and The Times and The Sunday Times University Guide 2017.

Congratulations go to all the staff and students of the Department of Theology and Religion!

Theology and Religion at Durham ranked 3rd in the world - Durham University which are based on academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact. It is the first year that QS has included rankings in this subject area.

We are delighted to announce the following RESEARCH SEMINAR PROGRAMMES for EASTER 2017 (click on the "See More" link for the full list):

ANGLICAN STUDIES:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/theology.religion/research/seminars/anglican.studies/

CAFÉ DES THÉOLOGIENNES:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/theology.religion/research/seminars/cafe.d.theologiennes/

CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT & PRACTICE:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/theology.religion/research/seminars/cstp/

CATHOLIC THEOLOGY:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/theology.religion/research/seminars/catholic.theology/

HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/theology.religion/research/seminars/history.christianity/

NEW TESTAMENT:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/theology.religion/research/seminars/new.testament/

OLD TESTAMENT:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/theology.religion/research/seminars/old.testament/

PATRISTICS:
(no seminars this term)

RELIGION & SOCIETY:
(no seminars this term)

SPIRITUALITY, THEOLOGY & HEALTH:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/theology.religion/research/seminars/spirituality.theology.health/

THEOLOGY & ETHICS:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/theology.religion/research/seminars/theology.ethics/

THEOLOGY & MINISTRY:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/theology.religion/research/seminars/theology.ministry/

USHAW LECTURES:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/theology.religion/research/seminars/ushaw.lectures/

ALL UPCOMING SEMINARS:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/theology.religion/research/seminars/upcoming.seminars/

Department of Theology and Religion : Anglican Studies Research Seminar - Durham University This Research Seminar lies at the heart of Durham University’s Anglican Studies Public Programme, and represents the ongoing collaboration between the Department of Theology and Religion, Durham Cathedral, Cranmer Hall, and St. Chad’s and St. John’s Colleges. The purpose of the seminar is to examine...

SPIRITUALITY, THEOLOGY & HEALTH SEMINAR
(2 March 2017):
Ms Bidi Broderick "Gods, Witches and Spirits in everyday life: Explanation, Prediction and Control?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3GYUDAcMPY

Ms Bidi Broderick "Gods, Witches and Spirits in everyday life: Explanation, Prediction and Control?" This seminar took place on Thursday 2 March 2017, 4.30-6pm in Seminar Room B (D/TH004, Dept. of Theology & Religion, Abbey House, DH1 3RS, Durham) ABSTRACT: ...

SPIRITUALITY, THEOLOGY & HEALTH SEMINAR
(16 February 2017):
Prof. Roger Gill "How does workplace leadership affect spiritual well-being of employees?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V80xjsTlW6c

Prof. Roger Gill "How does workplace leadership affect spiritual well-being of employees?" This seminar took place on Thursday 16 February 2017, 3.30-5pm in Seminar Room B (D/TH004, Dept. of Theology & Religion, Abbey House, DH1 3RS, Durham) ABSTRA...

SEMINARS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGY & RELIGION THIS WEEK (W30: Mon 13 Feb - Fri 17 Feb 2017):
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MONDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2017:
16:15: New Testament Research Seminar:
Seminar Room C, Abbey House, Palace Green
Prof. Nathan Eubank, University of Oxford:
Temporary Divine Chastisement in the Synoptic Tradition
(Attendance at the New Testament seminar is RESTRICTED to research postgraduates & staff working in the New Testament area & to others on theseminar's mailing list. Anyone who is not a member of the seminar but who wishes to attend a specific meeting should contact the New Testament Seminar Coordinator, Ms Madison Pierce: [email protected])

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TUESDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2017:
11:30: Religion and Society Research Seminar:
Seminar Room C, Abbey House, Palace Green
Dr Sarah Dunlop, Durham University:
London Megachurches and Social Engagement: Toward a public theology

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WEDNESDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2017:
12:00: Professional Development Seminars:
Seminar Room C, Abbey House, Palace Green
Dr Jonathan Miles-Watson & Prof. Gerard Loughlin, Durham University:
Writing Abstracts for Conferences

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THURSDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2017:
15:30: Spirituality, Theology and Health Research Seminar:
Seminar Room B, Abbey House, Palace Green
Prof. Roger Gill, Durham University:
How does workplace leadership affect spiritual well-being of employees?

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16:00: Theology and Ethics Research Seminar:
Seminar Room C, Abbey House, Palace Green
Dr Katja Krause, Durham University:
Albert the Great and his Vision of Seeing God

ST CHAD’S COLLEGE CHAPLAINCY AND PHD POSITION:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/theology.religion/postgrad/funding/
St Chad’s College is looking for an ordained Anglican priest interested in combining College chaplaincy with doctoral studies at the University of Durham. We would like to appoint an imaginative, energetic, outgoing priest who will relate easily to young adults and college staff. Further particulars of the post, together with contact details, can be found on the front page of the St Chad’s website here: http://www.stchads.ac.uk/

Closing date for applications: March 17th 2017

Start date: September 1st 2017

Department of Theology and Religion : Postgraduate Funding - Durham University Durham University is delighted to offer a tuition fee discount scheme for University alumni who choose to return to Durham University to study at Postgraduate level from the start of the 2017-18 academic year. Further details are available here:

SPIRITUALITY, THEOLOGY & HEALTH SEMINAR
(2 February 2017):
Revd Dr Gillian Straine "Science, religion and healing: Cancer"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNxAxegEOUg

Revd Dr Gillian Straine "Science, religion and healing: Cancer" This seminar took place on Thursday 2 February 2017, 4.30-6pm in Seminar Room B (D/TH004, Dept. of Theology & Religion, Abbey House, DH1 3RS, Durham) ABSTRAC...

SEMINARS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGY & RELIGION THIS WEEK (W29: Mon 06 Feb - Fri 10 Feb 2017):
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MONDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2017:
16:15: NEW TESTAMENT RESEARCH SEMINAR:
Seminar Room C, Abbey House, Palace Green
Dr Andrew J. Byers, Cranmer Hall, St John’s College:
Theosis and “the Jews”: Divine and Ethnic Identity in the Gospel of John
(Attendance at the New Testament seminar is RESTRICTED to research postgraduates & staff working in the New Testament area & to others on the seminar's mailing list. Anyone who is not a member of the seminar but who wishes to attend a specific meeting should contact the New Testament Seminar Coordinator, Ms Madison Pierce: [email protected])
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TUESDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2017:
11:30: RELIGION AND SOCIETY RESEARCH SEMINAR:
Seminar Room C, Abbey House, Palace Green
Dr Kristin Aune, University of Coventry:
Feminist spirituality as lived religion: how UK feminists forge religio-spiritual lives
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16:00: OLD TESTAMENT RESEARCH SEMINAR:
Seminar Room C, Abbey House, Palace Green
Jon Bentall:
Divine Faithfulness and Human Complacency: Reconsidering the Supposed Challenge to a Doctrine of Zion’s Inviolability in Jeremiah 7:1-15
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WEDNESDAY 8 FEBRUARY 2017:
16:00: ANGLICAN STUDIES RESEARCH SEMINAR:
Seminar Room C, Abbey House, Palace Green
Revd Prof. John Mbiti, University of Bern:
Mission Theology seminar: Linking African Concepts of God, Proverbs and Prayers to Christian Theology and Spirituality
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THURSDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2017:
11:00: HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY RESEARCH SEMINAR:
Seminar Room C, Abbey House, Palace Green
Judith Maltby, Oxford University:
“The best section of the best branch of the Christian Church”: Dame Rose Macaulay (1881-1958), Author, Public Intellectual, and Anglican Apologist
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17:30: CATHOLIC THEOLOGY RESEARCH SEMINAR:
Dun Cow Cottage Seminar Room, Dun Cow Cottage, Dun Cow Lane
Dr Frances Clemson, Durham University:
Acting and Imaging: Theatre and Theology in Dorothy L Sayers and Charles Williams

SEMINARS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGY & RELIGION THIS WEEK (W28: Mon 30 Jan - Fri 03 Feb 2017):
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MONDAY 30 JANUARY 2017:
16:15: New Testament Research Seminar:
Seminar Room C, Abbey House, Palace Green
Dr Elizabeth Shively, University of St Andrews:
The Purification of the Body and the Reign of God in the Gospel of Mark
(Attendance at the New Testament seminar is RESTRICTED to research postgraduates & staff working in the New Testament area & to others on the seminar's mailing list. Anyone who is not a member of the seminar but who wishes to attend a specific meeting should contact the New Testament Seminar Coordinator, Ms Madison Pierce: [email protected])
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TUESDAY 31 JANUARY 2017:
11:30: Religion and Society Research Seminar:
Seminar Room C, Abbey House, Palace Green
Dr Jonathan Miles-Watson & Ms Vivian Asimos, Durham University:
Weaving Spirituality, Reality and Identity on an Exoreligious Cyber-Pilgrimage
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15:00: Theology and Ministry Research Seminar:
Seminar Room B, Abbey House, Palace Green
Revd Dr Allison Fenton:
Doing the Right Thing: Mothers and Christening in the North East
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WEDNESDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2017:
16:00: Café des Théologiennes Research Seminar:
Seminar Room C, Abbey House, Palace Green
Panel Discussion with Female Staff about the Experience of Women in our Department
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THURSDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2017:
16:00: Theology and Ethics Research Seminar:
Seminar Room C, Abbey House, Palace Green
Carmody Grey, Bristol University:
Title TBC
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16:30: Spirituality, Theology and Health Research Seminar:
Seminar Room B, Abbey House, Palace Green
Revd Dr Gillian Straine, Guild of Health and St. Raphael:
Science, religion and healing: Cancer

POSTGRADUATE OPEN DAY: 8 FEB 2017
https://www.dur.ac.uk/postgraduate/opendays/

Durham University will host a Postgraduate Open Day on Wednesday 8th February. Visitors will be able to find out more about postgraduate study at Durham including the subject they wish to study, accommodation and college life, the city of Durham and funding opportunities. Visitors will also hear the experiences of other current postgraduate students alongside current staff.

MONKS IN MOTION NEWS:
Durham University promoted our research relating to an eighteenth century monastic recipe for punch in December 2016. The story can be read here:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/news/newsitem/?itemno=30009

Research reveals Eighteenth Century monks’ favourite tipple - Durham University Two Eighteenth Century drinks recipes, discovered by researchers from Durham University’s Department of Theology and Religion, have revealed that a brandy-based cocktail was a favourite drink amongst a community of English Catholic monks exiled in France.

SEMINARS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGY & RELIGION THIS WEEK (W21: Mon 12 Dec - Fri 16 Dec 2016):
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MONDAY 12 DECEMBER 2016:
16:15: New Testament Research Seminar:
Seminar Room C, Abbey House, Palace Green
Prof. Roland Deines, University of Nottingham:
Faith in the Gospel of Matthew
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TUESDAY 13 DECEMBER 2016:
11:30: Religion and Society Research Seminar:
Seminar Room C, Abbey House, Palace Green
Dr Méadhbh McIvor, University College London:
Preparing deadly weapons: rhetorics of damnation and submission among English conservative evangelicals
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15:00: Theology and Ministry Research Seminar:
Seminar Room B, Abbey House, Palace Green
Dr Eileen Campbell-Reed, Central Baptist Theological Seminary:
Anatomy of a Schism: How Clergywomen's Narratives Reinterpret the Fracturing of the Southern Baptist Convention
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16:00: Old Testament Research Seminar:
Seminar Room C, Abbey House, Palace Green
Dr David Janzen, Durham University:
What Historians Do, and What the Chronicler (an Historian) Did
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17:15: Ushaw Lectures Series:
Exhibition Hall, Ushaw College
Prof. Bennett Zon, Durham University:
O Come All Ye Faithful: A Musical Mystery Tour
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WEDNESDAY 14 DECEMBER 2016:
16:00: Anglican Studies Research Seminar:
Seminar Room C, Abbey House, Palace Green
Prof. Paul Avis, University of Exeter:
Michael Ramsey and the Reformation
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THURSDAY 15 DECEMBER 2016:
11:00: History of Christianity Research Seminar:
Seminar Room C, Abbey House, Palace Green
Durham University staff, Durham University:
Work-in-progress session

SPIRITUALITY, THEOLOGY & HEALTH SEMINAR
(8 December 2016):
Dr Karen O’Donnell "Trauma and the Impossibility of Redemption"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA0d0-SfhdM

Dr Karen O'Donnell "Trauma and the Impossibility of Redemption" This seminar took place on Thursday 8 December 2016, 4.30-6pm in Seminar Room B (D/TH004, Dept. of Theology & Religion, Abbey House, DH1 3RS, Durham) ABSTRAC...

How is modern technology transforming our engagement with the sacred? Does life lived in symbiosis with cyber-simulacra divorce us from contact with Real? Or have new ways of being arisen from the ashes of the Victorian edifice of formal religion to enable the mass sacralisation of life in an age that is marked by thirst for the sacred as much as by its absence? [ 521 more words ]

https://durhamabbeyhouse.wordpress.com/2016/12/09/one-set-of-virtual-footprints-a-collective-cyber-pilgrimage

One set of virtual footprints: a collective cyber-pilgrimage How is modern technology transforming our engagement with the sacred? Does life lived in symbiosis with cyber-simulacra divorce us from contact with Real? Or have new ways of being arisen from the …

SEMINARS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGY & RELIGION THIS WEEK (W20: Mon 5 Dec - Fri 9 Dec 2016):
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MONDAY 5 DECEMBER 2016:
16:15: New Testament Research Seminar:
Seminar Room C, Abbey House, Palace Green
Dr Dorothee Bertschmann, Durham University:
“You Only Die Twice?”— Exploring the Pauline Participation Discourses of “Dying with” and “Suffering with” Christ
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TUESDAY 6 DECEMBER 2016:
11:30: Religion and Society Research Seminar:
Seminar Room C, Abbey House, Palace Green
Dr Adam Powell, Durham University:
The Hearing Voices Movement as Postmodern Religion? – Meaning, Power, Sacralisation, Identity
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THURSDAY 8 DECEMBER 2016:
16:00: Theology and Ethics Research Seminar:
Seminar Room C, Abbey House, Palace Green
Prof. Johannes Zachhuber, Oxford University:
Theories of sacrifice in early modern theologies of the Eucharist
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16:30: Spirituality, Theology and Health Research Seminar:
Seminar Room B, Abbey House, Palace Green
Dr Karen O'Donnell, CODEC Research Centre, Durham University:
Trauma and the Impossibility of Redemption

Dear Students, the Theology Society will be holding its EGM (Extraordianry General Meeting) on Weds 30th at DSU (Kingsgate Bar) to fill a number of executive positions that have arisen. Please see the page (below) for more details.

This is a great chance to bolster your CV with hands on experience of cttee work, leadership, events organisation and publicity, as well as a chance to socialise and 'do stuff'.

Also, for those wishing to join us on the trip to Madrid, the deposit payment is due this Friday - see below for further details.

https://www.facebook.com/durhamtheology/?hc_ref=SEARCH

Durham University Theology Society We are a Durham Student Union society aiming to create a community of people sharing a mutual intere

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LOCAL STUDENTS TO STUDY IN THEOLOGY AND RELIGION
https://www.dur.ac.uk/theology.religion/announcements/
Due to the generosity of the Hild Bede Trust we have available a number of scholarships for people who wish to study in our department.

These scholarships are intended to encourage students from the local area, especially those from less well-off backgrounds, to study in our department. Accordingly, the only conditions that applicants for these scholarships must meet is having a home address within the (Anglican) Dioceses of Durham and Newcastle and a family income of less than £42,600 (thus students must reside within this area, but they do not have to meet any religious test). We will also prioritise those whose family income is more than £25,000 as we recognise that other forms of financial support are available to students from students coming from families below that level.

We are hoping that for each of the next two years we will award four scholarships worth £5,000. These scholarships are for one year. Should we have more eligible candidates then we may award a larger number of scholarships, but of a smaller amount.

The committee making final decisions about these scholarships will meet in March, and students will thus know before they have to make their final commitments. The full terms and conditions of these scholarships are available on request. Please do not hesitate to be in contact with our admissions team, Dr Johnathan Miles-Watson ([email protected]) and Dr Jane Heath ([email protected]).

Department of Theology and Religion : Announcements - Durham University Due to the generosity of the Hild Bede Trust we have available a number of scholarships for people who wish to study in our department.