📍 This week (17-18 March): The Centre for Law and Religion at Regent's is hosting an international conference on 'Promoting Pluralism Through Religious Cultural Heritage Preservation', bringing together scholars, practitioners & policymakers. #LawAndReligion #AcademicConferences #Oxford

📚 New research from Regent’s Park College Paul Weller, Regent’s Research Fellow in Religion and Society, has recently published two new open-access articles exploring religion, society, and interfaith relations.

Regent’s doctoral researcher Illia Chernohorenko recently addressed UK parliamentarians at Westminster on justice and reparations for survivors of conflict-related violence. Read more: rpc.ox.ac.uk/illia-chernohorenko-speaks-at-westminster/ #Oxford #InternationalLaw #HumanRights #JusticeReform

📢 The Whitley Lecture 2026 — today at 4pm Revd Dr Paulus de Jong (Dutch Baptist Seminary) presents: 'Reconciliation – From Estrangement to Embrace: Scriptural Storylines and the Gospel’s Vision of Reconciliation.' 📍 Regent’s Park College 🎟 Free | No registration required #Theology #BaptistStudies

We're proud to see Lisa Adjei, a current Regent's ministerial student, featured in this Guardian article on antiracism in the Church of England. Lisa leads the Diocese of London's Racial Justice Priority, supporting clergy to embed racial justice and inclusion into preaching and parish life.

Regent's Supernumerary Research Fellow Martin Whittingham recently published an open-access article engaging with the work of the late Shabbir Akhtar - a prominent philosopher, theologian and public intellectual known for his influential writing on Islam, secularism and modernity. #RegentsResearch

This May 📘 Regent’s own Prof Anthony Reddie is co-editor of a new anthology, 'Bonhoeffer and the Voice of the Other.' The book has its roots in a 2023 Oxford Centre for Religion & Culture seminar organised by Anthony Reddie and brings Bonhoeffer into conversation with voices often left unheard.

Regent’s Research Fellow Dr Mátyás Bódi and Principal Sir Malcolm Evans were at the House of Lords for the launch of new RE resources based on Regent’s research, supporting pupils to learn about freedom of religion and belief in the UK. Read more 🔗 www.rpc.ox.ac.uk/house-of-lor...

Before Christmas, Prof Anthony Reddie and the Centre for Black Theology, Oxford hosted an online seminar to celebrate the publication of 'Heavy Yoke' by Selina Stone, 'Black British and De-churched' by E. P. Lewis, and 'Imag(in)ing Jesus in the Universal or Particular' by Victoria Olaide Omotoso.

We'd like to wish a huge congratulations to Deputy Jayne Ozanne, Research Fellow at Regent's and Consultant for the GIC+ Project, on being made an OBE in the New Year Honours 2026.

#ThrowbackThursday to snow-dusted days at Regent's in November 2024 ❄ #RegentsParkCollege #OxfordSnow

Tonight, join Prof. Anthony Reddie and the Centre for Black Theology for a powerful online seminar celebrating Black women theologians shaping the landscape of theology in Britain.

Thanks also to the Angus Library and Archive @regentsox.bsky.social for welcoming us to visit its first edition of Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (and other works of British women’s political writing): so inspiring!

📣 Coming up next Tuesday 18 November at 5:15pm - join us for a special celebration marking the publication of Prof Paul Fiddes' latest book, 'Romans through the Centuries.'

This time next week, celebrations for #RegentsGives2025 will be well underway! 🐢💛 Mark your calendars — it’s almost time to give back and celebrate what makes Regent’s truly special! 💫 #RegentsGives #RegentsParkCollege #Regents

This Michaelmas, we were absolutely delighted to welcome Eleanor D. as the inaugural Hussain Foundation MSc Criminology Scholar at Regent’s Park College🎓

Coming up next week, we have the latest Friends of the Angus (FOTA) seminar, taking place online on Thursday 13 November, 7:30pm.

🌍🏛️ Exciting news from the world of heritage & environment! The Academy of Conservation and Care for the Environment (ACCE) has just published its inaugural report — and it’s already making waves.

📙 We're pleased to share the news that Regent's own Dr Tim Middleton, Tutorial Fellow in Theology, will tomorrow publish a new book: 'Witnessing a Wounded World: A Theology of Ecological Trauma' with Fordham University Press.

📚 Regent's Emeritus Principal, Prof Paul Fiddes and alumna, Dr Bethany Sollereder will take part in the upcoming book launch for 'God, Struggle and Suffering in the Evolution of Life' - to which they are both contributors.

📚 Regent's Emeritus Principal, Prof Paul Fiddes and alumna, Dr Bethany Sollereder will take part in the upcoming book launch for 'God, Struggle and Suffering in the Evolution of Life' - to which they are both contributors.

Don't miss Dr Lynn Robson's seminar this Monday at Trinity College, where we will explore '"Ladies of Wool": Hilary Mantel and tapestries of the Queen of Sheba and Queen Esther.' 📅 Monday 20 October, 5pm 📍 Trinity College Free and open to all - join us for a fascinating discussion!

Huge congratulations to Regent's alumna, first female Fellow of the College, and current Honorary Fellow Professor Jane Shaw, who has recently been announced as the new Provost at Gresham College, effective December 2025 👏 You can read the full story on the Gresham website 🔗

Check out these upcoming events from the Centre for Baptist Studies ↘️ Register now via the links and QR codes in the graphics! #CentreForBaptistStudies #RegentsParkCollege #Regents #BaptistStudies #BookLaunch #Conference #BaptistStudiesEvents

Prof Reddie's research lies at the intersection of Black liberation theology and Practical theology, focussing on developing a participative model of Black theology that seeks to impact the consciousness of ordinary Black people, particularly those living in inner-city poor communities in Britain ↘️

Dr Tim Middleton’s research focuses on the intersections of theology and religion with science, nature and the environment 🌱. But what does that mean? Tim has helpfully summarised his current research in 💯 words for us so we can get a glimpse of his fascinating ‘big picture’ questions!

We are delighted to congratulate Regent's alumnus, Trent Harron (2023, Mst History of War), who will be returning to Oxford next term to commence studies for a DPhil in History at New College!

We are delighted to share the news that Professor Anthony Reddie has been asked to become the lead academic for the 'Race and Resistance' Hub at TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities for the next three academic years!

Prof Anthony Reddie is the first Professor of Black Theology in the history of the University of Oxford and Director of the Centre for Black Theology, based at Regent's 🎓

Editing Oxford with Keng Yu Lai ✨ From editing some of Oxford's most popular student publications, to receiving a press invitation to review an exhibition at the Tate Modern, Regent's class of '25 leaver Keng Yu Lai is making waves in the world of student journalism!

Congratulations to RPC community member Gareth Stapleton OBE for receiving an OBE for Services to Architecture, Project and Construction Management in the King's Birthday Honours 2025 - an honour which reflects both his national and international impact 👏

📯 Read all about it, read all about it - Regent's Now is out! We are excited about bringing you an expanded edition of the College magazine, with brand-new features - including an exclusive Regent's Recipe. Thank you so much to our wonderful contributors this year!

Regent's own Christine Joynes, Tutorial Fellow in Theology will chair this exciting and intriguing conversation with US painter Genesis Tramaine and British sculptor Emily Young, who will discuss their work and how visual arts interact with theology.

Earlier this month, Principal Professor Sir Malcolm Evans took part in a human rights conference at the University of Innsbruck in Austria - 'Present Human Rights Challenges - in Europe and Beyond'. He discussed the enormous difficulties currently confronting the UN Human Rights Treaty System.

A few weeks ago, the Oxford-BNU Creative Writing Award celebrated its fourth year with the Annual Lecture and Award Ceremony ⭐

Huge congratulations to Professor Anthony Reddie on the publication yesterday of his newest book, Living Black Theology, the first book of its kind for Oxford University Press.

🌈 Happy Pride Month from Regent’s Park College! 🏳️‍🌈

Our first #RegentsSpotlight lands on Katrina Robinson, our Library Assistant ⭐

We are delighted to congratulate current Regent's undergraduate Vanessa Chan (PPE, 2022), who recently had her article 'Feminism, Foucault, and Flourishing: Can Women be Free Under Patriarchy?' published in The Reed - an undergraduate philosophy journal based at St Olaf College in the US.

Join us tonight for a Centre for Black Theology event, an online book launch for Towards a Critical White Theology - a landmark text bringing together contributions from scholars and practitioners, Black and Postcolonial theologians, and critical white theologians from the UK, USA and New Zealand.

I'm excited to share that this summer there will be an exhibition on Beauvoir, Sartre, and Giacometti at the Institut Giacometti in Paris (19 June–12 October). I had the pleasure of taking part in a roundtable for the catalogue and of seeing a preview of the works for display. 🧵 #philsky #artsky

Join us on Thursday 29 May, 5pm for a lecture by Jakob Lothe on the topic of 'Memory and Narrative Ethics: Holocaust Testimony, Fiction and Film.'

Last weekend, Regent's Principal, Professor Sir Malcolm Evans, preached at the annual University Sermons at University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford.

The latest 'Debating the Difficult' event discussing the UK's defence spending will take place this Friday 23 May, 7pm at Trinity College.

Huge congratulations to Diana Alvarado and Jadon Haller, current Georgetown College students and Regent's visiting students, who recently won The Georgetown 2025 Dean's Honor Award 🙌 💫

Huge shoutout to current Regent's postgraduate student, Heather Colley, who has recently signed not one, but two book deals - the first for her debut novel and the second for a collection of short stories 💫👏

Former sites of HEIs, a series. Stepney Academy moved to Holford House, the largest villa in Regents Park, in 1856. @regentsox.bsky.social relocated to Oxford and after the house was bombed in the war it was demolished. The site is fenced off to provide wild woodland.

There are still spaces available for Regent's Emeritus Principal, Prof Paul Fiddes' book launch happening this Thursday, 1 May 🌎

Friday 2 May, 5pm, @regentsox.bsky.social and on zoom I'll be talking after the AGM of the Henry Bradshaw Society @oxmedstud.bsky.social. #medievalsky