Monotheism at the International Society of Biblical Literature Conference
I’m currently working on an article on “monotheism” for a scholarly dictionary-type reference work, and am glad to have been allowed to submit it after the International Society of Biblical Literature...
View ArticleDoctor Who: The Rebel Flesh
The latest episode of Doctor Who, “The Rebel Flesh,” the first of a two-parter, explores some classic sci-fi terrain, as well as perhaps giving an important clue to the resolution of the rather...
View ArticleThe Burial of Jesus – Even Cheaper in the UK?
If you’re in the UK, you can get The Burial of Jesus from Amazon.co.uk – no need to go to the American store. And if my calculation is correct, it is slightly cheaper via Amazon in the UK for some...
View ArticleKeep Calm and Carry On
I was struck when a friend on Facebook shared this video, which explains how the currently popular “Keep Calm and Carry On” poster was rediscovered in Barter Books, a bookstore that I used to love to...
View ArticleThe EThOS of Open Access
Thanks to Nick Norelli for highlighting that a number of UK doctoral dissertations – including my own – are available for download from the British Library database EThOS, which stands for Electronic...
View ArticleDoctor Who Returns September 1st (and Pond Life Debuts Even Sooner)
Here’s a new trailer released today for the upcoming season of Doctor Who, which will begin to air on September 1st. Click here to view the embedded video. And even sooner we’ll have Pond Life,...
View ArticleMandaean Baptism in Liverpool
Click here to view the embedded video. I was telling a colleague about the fact that there are Mandaean baptisms on YouTube, and she did a search and found this really nice video I had not seen before,...
View ArticleTime, Space, and Faith: Religion and Doctor Who (Conference Announcement and...
Time, Space, and Faith: Religion and Doctor Who John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, 2nd November 2013 Doctor Who is a cultural phenomenon in both the UK and the United States, continuing to...
View ArticleTime Traveler
Marc Cortez was one of several people to share a UK heritage blue plaque about a time traveler. I thought that this one made more sense:
View ArticleAndrew Crome on 50 Years of Doctor Who
On the DLT website there is now another piece by Andrew Crome, co-editor of and contributor to Time and Relative Dimensions in Faith: Religion and Doctor Who, which is due out next week and already...
View ArticleThe Burial of Jesus – Even Cheaper in the UK?
If you’re in the UK, you can get The Burial of Jesus from Amazon.co.uk – no need to go to the American store. And if my calculation is correct, it is slightly cheaper via Amazon in the UK for some...
View ArticleKeep Calm and Carry On
I was struck when a friend on Facebook shared this video, which explains how the currently popular “Keep Calm and Carry On” poster was rediscovered in Barter Books, a bookstore that I used to love to...
View ArticleThe EThOS of Open Access
Thanks to Nick Norelli for highlighting that a number of UK doctoral dissertations – including my own – are available for download from the British Library database EThOS, which stands for Electronic...
View ArticleDoctor Who Returns September 1st (and Pond Life Debuts Even Sooner)
Here’s a new trailer released today for the upcoming season of Doctor Who, which will begin to air on September 1st. And even sooner we’ll have Pond Life, webisodes about Amy and Rory when not...
View ArticleMandaean Baptism in Liverpool
I was telling a colleague about the fact that there are Mandaean baptisms on YouTube, and she did a search and found this really nice video I had not seen before, which includes Mandaeans talking about...
View ArticleTime, Space, and Faith: Religion and Doctor Who (Conference Announcement and...
Time, Space, and Faith: Religion and Doctor Who John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, 2nd November 2013 Doctor Who is a cultural phenomenon in both the UK and the United States, continuing to...
View ArticleTime Traveler
Marc Cortez was one of several people to share a UK heritage blue plaque about a time traveler. I thought that this one made more sense:
View ArticleAndrew Crome on 50 Years of Doctor Who
On the DLT website there is now another piece by Andrew Crome, co-editor of and contributor to Time and Relative Dimensions in Faith: Religion and Doctor Who, which is due out next week and already...
View ArticleMary Played while Joseph Sang
The person who shared this Christmas stamp from the UK suggested that it depicts Mary playing a Yamaha keyboard and Joseph with a microphone. What do you think?
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