Our Canadian Society of Patristic Studies annual meeting is underway!

A wonderful Irenaeus paper from Han-Luen Kantzer Komline!

Presidential address! David Brakke on Rufinus, canon & lists.

With all of the excitement over Homer recently (Homer loving mummies and Nolan induced controversy are great for headlines!), it seemed worthwhile to consider how Early Christians viewed and used the great bard. Read about his relevance to the ancient church.

Augustinianum Vol. 65, No. 2 (2025) www.pdcnet.org/collection-n...

Listening to last night's plenary session felt a bit like an episode of Scooby Doo. The real villain of Nicaea unmasked! Loved it.

Just in time for #NAPS26, the Patristic Text Archive (pta.bbaw.de) got the long overdue functional update: Each text is now automatically analysed. This is the basis for our new and improved search interface (search with #CQL and not only for words, but also for lemma and POS) and dictionary widget.

Looking forward to NAPS and Chicago!

Journal of Early Christian Studies Vol. 34, No. 2 (2026) muse.jhu.edu/issue/56813 @projectmuse.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social

2026 marks the 500th anniversary of Erasmus' landmark publication of Irenaeus' magnum opus, "Against Heresies". CPEC and the Catholic University of Lyon will be hosting a conference to commemorate this important occasion. Join us!

New issue of Journal of Early Christian Studies Vol. 33, No. 4 (2025) muse.jhu.edu/issue/56088 @projectmuse.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social

Join us in Toronto, May 26-28 for the annual meeting of our Canadian Society of Patristic Studies. Robust scholarship, friendly community, great fun. The CFP is below. cspsacep.ca/appel-de-com...

New issue of Vigiliae Christianae Vol. 79, No. 5 (2025) brill.com/view/journal... @dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social @criscardozomin.bsky.social

Hosea from Oxford and Charlotte from Boston College share why students should attend our January conference. mcmasterdivinity.ca/CPECconference

With nine days to go until the submission deadline for our student conference, we begin nine reasons to attend. Reason number 1: Our plenary speaker (in-person) is the brilliant Han-luen Kantzer Komline. Send your paper abstract in today! www.mcmasterdivinity.ca/CPECconference

OUR STUDENT CONFERENCE CFP deadline is 12 days away! Why attend? 1) A stimulating, friendly time; 2) Previous guests: Behr, Ayres & J. Loopstra; 3) PUBLICATION: Best Essay prize: publication in Patristic Theology; 4) Affordability: $25 reg; 5) Bursaries for Prospective Students. Join us!

New volume of Collectanea Philologica Vol. 28 (2025): czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/collectanea/... #openaccess Chrestomatia antyczna. In memoriam Joannae Rybowska

New volume of Studia Antiqua et Archaeologica Vol. 31 (2025) saa.uaic.ro/issues/no-xx... #openaccess

New issue of Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum = Journal of Ancient Christianity Vol. 29, No. 2 (2025) www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/... @dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social

New issue of Journal of Early Christian Studies Vol. 33, No. 3 (2025) muse.jhu.edu/issue/55688 @projectmuse.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social

Our Nicaea conversation with Lewis Ayres, Paul Gavrilyuk, and Paul Blowers has been uploaded. youtu.be/njhnJ7qTFSI

Call for Papers! Our 3rd annual student conference will be January 22-23. New, expanded program: Thursday evening begins with a reception & special lecture; parallel sessions run on Friday. Are you a student exploring graduate programs? We have travel funding for you! DM for info.

We are recording a special Nicaea video conversation tomorrow with Lewis Ayres, Paul Gavrilyuk & Paul Blowers. Subscribe to our channel to receive notification of its completion. youtube.com/@PatristicsEXty

Save the Date, and please share!

Study Syriac Online with us! Tomorrow we begin our 3rd year of Syriac language study, and there are still a couple of open spots in the class. Follow the link to see the syllabus, and send a DM for more information. tinyurl.com/CPECsyriac

Our co-director, @dwspringer.bsky.social was on the Patristica podcast yesterday with @mgbilby.bsky.social and Jack Bull.

Patristics, knowledge-making, Canadian research, and more! Fascinating insights from @annetteyreed.bsky.social humanhistoriesofkn.substack.com/p/patristics...

There are still some seats in my #Theology as Dialogue in Early Christianity class in July at Regent College in Vancouver. It's for credit or audit, in-person or online. We're going to read a bunch of weird and fun and delightful texts together. Join me! www.regent-college.edu/summer/cours...

As our conference nears completion, our own Paul Robinson delivers a sensational paper. Paul was one of two recipients of the CSPS student essay prizes.

Day 2 of our Canadian patristics conference concludes with our keynote lecture by @annetteyreed.bsky.social

The incomparable Jimmy Chan delights the crowd with a discussion of Augustine and AI.

Conference season continues! The next three days we are in Toronto with the Canadian Society of Patristic Studies.

After a wonderful time at NAPS, we're off next to the Canadian Patristics Conference. If you're in Toronto next week, join us! If not, why not attend virtually? @annetteyreed.bsky.social is the keynote speaker & our co-director @dwspringer.bsky.social will be on site. See the reply below for info:

Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity Vol. 29, No. 1 (2025) www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/... @degruyterbrill.bsky.social @dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social @rgtedwards.bsky.social

It was wonderful to have two of our stellar PhD students in attendance at #NAPS2025. If you're interested in our programs, send us a note!

Very grateful as well to our good partners @wipfandstock for the donation of their set "Classic Studies on the Apostolic Fathers." Thank you, Michael

We are incredibly grateful to @dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social for the amazing donation of their Encyclopedia of Early Christianity. Our students will be thrilled!

Co-director @dwspringer.bsky.social presents on Valentinian influence on Irenaeus' doctrine of recapitulation.

We are set up at #NAPS2025; Come say hello!

Our latest Newsletter has been published. In this issue we review some of the activities of the past year, and highlight three upcoming conferences that we are involved with. To read the newsletter (and subscribe!), click the link below. tinyurl.com/CPECnewsletter

Join us this Fall as we co-sponsor a special Nicaea anniversary conference. We are thrilled that three of our people have been asked to be the plenary speakers: Stan Porter, Stefana Laing & Megan Devore. If you are in the Toronto/Hamilton region in October, join us at Redeemer University.

Patristic Theology, Vol. 1 is available! The essays remain online, but for $25 you can have your own copy (w/ exclusive access to intro essay). Order now, and be on the lookout for copies at NAPS; CPEC co-director @dwspringer.bsky.social & PT editor Kevin Clarke will be there. tinyurl.com/PTpurchase

Lecturer in Biblical and Early Christian Studies- The University of Manchester - Humanities - Religions and Theology - School of Arts, Languages and Cultures #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMQ554/l...

Almost missed posting for #WomensHistoryMonth! I wrote (with Lynn Cohick) Christian Women in the Patristic World. The thesis: women contributed substantially to the development of theology and practice in early Christianity. Buy at your fave bookshop! www.bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/christ...

Coming soon! The print edition of Patristic Theology, Vol. 1 is off to the printers. Look for it in the wild at the book exhibit at NAPS in May! As always, the articles will remain online and open access at tinyurl.com/patristictheology Submissions are now being accepted for Volumes 2 and 3.

New isue of Journal of Early Christian Studies Vol. 33, No, 1, (2025) muse.jhu.edu/issue/54468 @hopkinspress.bsky.social @projectmuse.bsky.social @drewjakeprof.bsky.social @iannelsonmills.bsky.social @libbiesp.bsky.social

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