Event Calendar
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Events
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‘Bibles in Windows’: The Problematic Materiality of the Bible in Post-Reformation England
Dr Harry Spillane (Queens' College, University of Cambridge) In Elizabethan England, preachers began to criticise the elaborate display of English bibles in household windows and other domestic spaces. They voiced concerns about binding, decoration, storage and treatment, with complaints directed both at extravagant embellishments and at the neglect or damage done to some copies. Although […]
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The Global Rise of Christian Nationalism: Lessons from Africa’s only “Christian Nation”
A lecture by Dr Naomi Haynes, University of Edinburgh. Christian nationalism is on the rise, not only in historic hotspots like the United States, but also in the Global South. Here Zambia, the only African country to declare itself a “Christian nation,” stands out as a particularly illustrative example. This talk draws on ethnographic fieldwork […]
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