Students vote Theology and Religion as ‘Best Subject’ in University
The Department of Theology and Religion is thrilled to have won this years’ coveted ‘Best Subject’ award, voted for by students across the University in the annual Students’ Guild Teaching Awards.
Humanities subject successes in the Complete University Guide
The University of Exeter moves up from 13th to 10th place in The Complete University Guide’s ranking of 124 UK universities for 2014, which was published on Monday 29 April.
Demons and illness in Exeter
The Centre for Medical History, in collaboration with the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, hosted an interdiciplinary, international conference on the relationship between demons and illness in pre-modern religious cultures.
University of Exeter announces Medieval Studies AHRC-funded Collaborative Skills Development Programme
A unique collaboration with the University of Bristol creates an exciting series of workshops based at local heritage sites
Exciting new PhD programme in Art History and Visual Culture is launched
The College continues to invest in its Art History and Visual Culture research culture
The Paddon Award - an arts competition
The University of Exeter is pleased to announce that entries are now open for the 2013 Paddon Award.
College professors appointed research strategy leaders
Two academics from the College of Humanities have been appointed to lead themes from the University’s brand new research strategy for Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS).
Who said Jesus was married?
Dr Morwenna Ludlow, from Theology and Religion, will be appearing on BBC Radio 3's 'Nightwaves' programme on 11 October to discuss the so-called ‘Gospel of Jesus' wife’.
Fourth British Patristics Conference to be held at Exeter
The aim of the conference is to foster the study of early Christianity broadly considered in its social, historical and theological contexts and to cultivate a community of scholars of the subject in Britain.
Professor Francesca Stavrakopoulou to give inaugural lecture
Professor Francesca Stavrakopoulou from Theology and Religion will be giving her inaugural lecture on Tuesday 8th May 2012 entitled ‘Waking the Dead: Religion, Secularism, and Coping with Corpses’.
What is the real meaning of Christmas?
There are thousands of stories in the Bible and a visual artist in Exeter is currently on a 30-year mission to paint the whole lot.
Exeter Theology students remain the most satisfied
The National Student Survey results (2011) once more confirmed Exeter students are the most satisfied of all Theology students at UK full service universities, based on responses to 'Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the course.'
Creative industries in £16million funding boost
The University of Exeter is to play a key part in a new Knowledge Exchange Hub which has been established to boost the region’s creative economy.
Student receives prize from the Archbishop of Canterbury
First year Theology student, Hannah Barr, has been presented with a prize by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Is there a hell? Is it eternal?
Is there a hell? Is it eternal? Dr Morwenna Ludlow, Lecturer in Patristics, to talk on these ideas on BBC Radio 4’s 'Beyond Belief' on Monday 11 July at 4.30pm.
Bible’s Buried Secrets
In a challenging three-part TV series on BBC 2 Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou, Biblical Scholar and senior lecturer at the University of Exeter presents series of documentaries.
Transition Towns
Tim Gorringe is directing a two-year AHRC-funded project on the Transition Town movement, working with Michael DeLashmutt and Justin Pollard.
God, Sex and Gender
April 2011 sees the launch of Adrian Thatcher's new book God, Sex and Gender - An Introduction, published by Wiley-Blackwell.
Religion in Public Life
A shared project with the Institute for Arab and Islamic Studies is examining religion's role in public life in modern Iran and Britain, identifying and contrasting common elements.
Aramaic incantation texts
Dr Siam Bhayro (Theology and Religion) has just been awarded a British Academy Small Research Grant, with his colleague Dr Dan Levene (History, University of Southampton).
STARS project reported at conference
Dr Christopher Southgate and Dr Andrew Robinson recently reported on their STARS project at the Science and Religion Forum Conference.
The Bible and the environment
Professor David Horrell has recently completed a project looking critically at the kinds of environmental and ecological appeals made to the Bible.
New book on Pauline Christianity
A new book jointly edited by David Horrell and Todd Still has just been published.
