Our Keynote #DuffLecture will be delivered by Prof Jean Kidula (University of Georgia) on the topic “‘This time, I must sing’: African Missionizing and Christian Song”? 💒🪘 Don’t forget to register! Deadline if you need University accommodations is May 11, and final deadline is May 27. #YaleEdin2026

The first 2026 issue of @practicaltheology.bsky.social has landed! Thankful for continuing to attract scholars from around the world to assist us in pondering difficult issues in various contexts, challenging the abuse of power, and advancing the field of practical theology. doi.org/10.1080/1756...

What is the public purpose of the #University in an age of #AI everywhere? I had a go at answering this whopper of a question in the latest issue of the Journal of the British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social #democracy #discernment doi.org/10.5871/jba/...

The Global Network for Digital Theology (GoNeDigiTal) is having its 2026 annual conference – Digital Theology to Date and Beyond – *Online* this year from 15-17 June. More info and registration below: www.gonedigital.media/info

The english edition of our Compendium Computational Theology, Vol. 2, which I edited with my marvellous colleague @fredvanoorschot.bsky.social , was published today. This brings a massive project totalling well over 1,000 pages to a finish (for now) 🥳 🥳 🥳 #DH #Theology doi.org/10.11588/hei...

✍🏼 Registration is open for #YaleEdin2026! Join us in Edinburgh, June 10th to 12th, to discuss “Popular, Folk, Grassroots and Pop Culture in World Christianity and the History of Mission.” #WorldChristianity #MissionHistory @yaledivinityschool.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/yale-edinb...

#JobAlert: Assistant or Associate Professor of Trauma and Resilience (Non-TT) at Eastern Mennonite University #PracticalTheology www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.p...

🌍📚 New Publication Alert: New Publication Alert: Interdisciplinary Approaches to British Chinese Cultures Edited by Judith Neder and Eva-Maria Windberger link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Calling all #historians 🚨 Our Summer Conference on 'The Church and Race' is now open for paper submissions. It will be held in London on 13-15 July 2026 at Royal Holloway, University of London. ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26summer/

“The courage to take action and refuse to let fear dictate one’s choices will be the embodiment of a trauma-informed #PublicTheology for every Hong Kongese in this traumatised era.” #ChristianEthics doi.org/10.1177/0953...

And there's still time to submit your paper or workshop proposals! Get them in by 5pm on Sat 28th Feb. More details here - just follow the links: www.biapt.org/wp-content/u... www.biapt.org/wp-content/u...

BIAPT’s Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are a networking opportunity to share a theological interest in a particular field of practice or research. There is a new Children and Families Special Interest Group in development and other opportunities. See the BIAPT site or contact [email protected].

CfP for the 2026 @biaptheology.bsky.social conference “Power and the Common Good” ✊🏻 at the High Leigh Conference Centre (7-9 July 2026).👩🏻‍💻 Deadline: 28 February 📝 #PracticalTheology @practicaltheology.bsky.social www.biapt.org/event/biapt-...

Two more weeks to go for our Assistant Editor role @practicaltheology.bsky.social ! Please repost/apply it yourself if this may interest you.👇🏻 #PracticalTheology @biaptheology.bsky.social

🚨 PhD Funding alert‼️ 2026 Scottish Episcopal Church International Scholarships for applicants from the Global South. 3 year PhD funding in divinity, theology + religious studies at a Scottish University plus living support and mentorship. More info here: www.scotland.anglican.org/applications...

The 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 team is expanding! Do consider to apply for our new Assist Editor role: www.biapt.org/news/practic... Deadline: 23 February 2026 @biaptheology.bsky.social @practicaltheology.bsky.social

NEW E-BOOK OUT NOW - 'Faith in the City' 40 Years On: Theological, Historical, and Contextual Movements Many thanks to our cross-disciplinary contributors for their reflections on the resonance and legacy of 'Faith in the City' decades later williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/temple-books/

Want to hold a major academic conference in the humanities and social sciences? We offer up to £20k (and sometimes £25k) for a conference on any topic to be held between April 27/March 28. Apply by 29 Jan 2026. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

The CfP of the @biaptheology.bsky.social conference special issue at @practicaltheology.bsky.social is live: www.biapt.org/wp-content/u... Please consider to submit by 6 December 2025.

Yesterday, we celebrated the 10-vol Edinburgh Companions to Global Christianity w/ @edinburghup.bsky.social. 🥂🎉 With us were editors Ken Ross (Centre hon. fellow) and Todd Johnson, and contributing editors Mariz Tadros and Gina Zurlo. #WorldChristianity edinburghuniversitypress.com/series-edinb...

It's only important if it makes a profit is now the mantra of university leaders up and down the country. Look out for these petitions from Nottingham and other places, including my old employer Leicester, who are also slashing and burning right now.

Cutting courses in architecture, maths, public health (5 years out from a global pandemic!), modern languages, and theology among many others. The United Kingdom is allowing vandals to destroy one of their few remaining world class sectors over relatively paltry sums of money.

My former employer, @uniofnottingham.bsky.social, will be the first Russell Group university to cut #Theology degrees from next year onwards: thetab.com/2025/11/06/r... Do consider to sign this student-led petitions: www.change.org/p/stop-the-r... @uonucu.bsky.social

Latest @practicaltheology.bsky.social with editorial from Dustin Benac 'Practical theology is, after all, a richly contextual and collaborative discipline and practice, such that our work is as much a craft as it is a formal academic discipline.' @biaptheology.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1756...

📢 Just out—𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 31.3. What a privilege to publish this final issue of our 30th anniversary year with exceptional articles that are representative and reflective of #WorldChristianity and #MissionStudies. 1/6 @edinburghup.bsky.social www.cswc.div.ed.ac.uk/studies-in-w...

@calidachu.bsky.social’s article looks at how Contemporary Christian Music was used in the protests of the 2010s in Hong Kong, and demonstrates the ways that music represents a grassroots theology of lament. #CCM #HongKongeseChristianity #grassrootstheology 5/6 www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10....

I first presented this paper on city #lament, #CCM and a grassroots theology at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. Glad that this has now been published while I am a staff here, and at @cswcedinburgh.bsky.social journal, where I did my PhD. (1/2) #HongKongProtests doi.org/10.3366/swc....

Afternoon all, A new social media landscape for us! We are in the advanced stages of preparing our Autumn edition under the leadership of our new editor - @drkatiecross.bsky.social. Watch this space. In the meantime you may be interested in the Books and Belief festival - @edinburghuni.bsky.social.

The SSCE Postgraduate Conference 2026 invites abstracts (up to 250 words by 6 Feb 2026) exploring pilgrimage, neighbourliness, and ethical encounters in Christian thought and practice. Email: [email protected]. Please share and register here. #callforpapers #cfp #theology #ethics

PhD scholarships from Scholar Leaders for theologians based in the majority world Deadline: 15 November 2025 www.scholarleaders.org/leaderstudie...

📚Practical Theology journal is looking for book reviewers!📚 Interested? Contact our book reviews editor, Jayson Rhodes, at [email protected]. Current books for review include: "A Heavy Yoke" - Selina Stone "Decolonizing Mission" - Harvey Kwiyani con't...

I am late to this announcement (partly because we were in search of the next Associate Editor), but I am happy to announce that I will be promoted as Editor-in-Chief of 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, effective from Jan 2026. @practicaltheology.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1756...

Humanities, arts and social sciences degrees are disappearing in many UK regions. With more young people than ever studying close to home, course cuts are narrowing their choices at university. @timeshighered.bsky.social covers our 'Cold Spots' report today. Read more at https://bit.ly/46e3wOy

Grateful for the engaging conversation about my keynote last week at the SSCE conference at @yorkstjohn.bsky.social on trauma-informed #PublicTheology and for how we theologians can assist our church communities to rethink our practices in church, academia, and society.

Our editorial team @practicaltheology.bsky.social is expanding and wishes to appoint an Associate Editor. If this may interest you, please follow the below link for further info: www.biapt.org/news/practic... Deadline: 15 August @biaptheology.bsky.social

Our editorial team @practicaltheology.bsky.social is expanding and wishes to appoint an Associate Editor. If this may interest you, please follow the below link for further info: www.biapt.org/news/practic... Deadline: 15 August @biaptheology.bsky.social

Open access article @practicaltheology.bsky.social Growing in wisdom in old age- the need to research wisdom from the perspective of older people living in care @biaptheology.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A few wonderful days at the @biaptheology.bsky.social conference at a gorgeous venue with some beautiful souls to hear wisdom from all ages.

The SSSR Is Looking for its next Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of the @jssreligion.bsky.social, to begin service in January 2026, for a four-year term. Join us in advancing knowledge and public understanding of #Religion. Learn more ⬇️ sssreligion.org/announcement... onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1468...

Our special issue on #PracticalTheology and #AI is live. Thanks our guest editors Sabrina Müller, Stephen Garner and Pete Phillips for putting this work together, and our authors for your creative yet distinctive perspective on this topic. doi.org/10.1080/1756...

“The Lord’s Prayer remains a steady guide - perhaps never more so than now." 🙏 Polling carried out showed that The Lord’s Prayer is still more instantly recognised by the British public. Read the full results of the research at cofe.io/LordsPrayerPoll.

HK activists and the diaspora attended candlelight vigils and other events around the world on Wednesday to mark the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown. In full: buff.ly/dIO1EEN

📣 ICYMI: Yesterday, ARTICLE 19 published a groundbreaking new report revealing how China is silencing protest globally – and how activists are resisting. 🔗 Read the full report: www.article19.org/wp-content/u... #TNR #China #ProtestRights

NEW on the SCM Press blog: Graham McGeoch of Council for World Mission introduces the new DARE series of books, inspired by Liberation Theology and giving a platform for a range of scholars and voices from the Global South. scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/blog/introdu...

Glad to see that we are able to publish this. It is good to hear how our editorial member has laid the path for us in the field of #PracticalTheology and psychology.

Lovely time with the Cross Training Psychology and Theology group as their guest mentor to discuss about #interdisciplinary research, especially in the field of #PracticalTheology.

Also, the summary of the collaborate gap workshops during L4 is now available for download: lausanne.org/statement #L4Congress

Just heard the news that the State of the Great Commission Report has reached 114K readers. Praise God for this. 👏🏻#L4Congress

My book Multiracial Britishness: Global Networks in Hong Kong 1910-45 is out in paperback now 😁 It's now only £29.99 (and a further 20% off discount with the code HIST1525) at shorturl.at/15uJU . Really pleased that it received positive reviews on outlets eg H-Diplo, AHR & Journal of Social History!

The great David Tracy has passed away. In 2019, Fr. Tracy, widely regarded as one of the most creative and influential theologians of the past half-century, spoke with Commonweal about his life and work. www.commonwealmagazine.org/praise-fragm...