A great pleasure to attend yesterday’s responses to Prof. Susannah Ticciati’s wonderful inaugural lecture, Does God Play Hide and Seek? on Augustine and human fallibility, where we were reminded that God is not a thing and that no one has more access to God than others. @kcltrs.bsky.social

✨ New academic year, new adventures! ✨ Theology & Religious Studies is kicking off 2025–26 in our new home at Bush House, SE Wing, 6th Floor. Wishing everyone a year full of curiosity, big ideas, and good vibes on campus. Come find us—we can’t wait to see you! 🌍📚

Thrilled to have been on this Early Career's Researcher workshop at @BSASocrel #socrel25 with Dr Jennie Riley @jen-studies-death.bsky.social and Dr Rob Barward-Symmons @robb-s.bsky.social on public speaking, comms and accessibility!Such brilliant advice on how to get our research out into the world!

A powerful evening at the 2nd McDonald Agape Lecture with Genesis Tramaine, Emily Young & Christine Joynes. A moving conversation on art, faith & materiality — from sacred stone to spirit-led painting. Grateful to all three for their insight and presence. #TheologyAndTheArts

🔈 JOB ALERT! 🚨 The Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King's College London is seeking to appoint Lecturer in Islamic Studies! Deadline: 31st July 2025 For more information check the 🔗 kcl.ac.uk/jobs/119465-le…

My analysis on Iran-Israel conflict for @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social Why western-led regime change in Iran will backfire spectacularly www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/why-...

🎧 The Vibe Shift — a bold new podcast from Dr. Edward David explores Gen Z’s spiritual lives in the digital age. From papal TikTokers to lifestyle gurus, it’s religion, influence & identity reimagined. 🔗 Listen: open.spotify.com/show/1LUcI9h... #TheVibeShift #GenZ #DigitalFaith

Thrilled to share that I’ll be staying on at @kcltrs.bsky.social as Lecturer in Religion, Politics and Ethics. I’m deeply grateful to my colleagues and friends in the department for their support and encouragement- it means the world. Excited to continue working in this brilliant team!

Exciting news! We're pleased to announce that Dr Renasha Khan @renasha.bsky.social has been appointed Lecturer in Religion, Politics and Ethics. Renasha takes up the post in Sept 2025, continuing her work on religion, race, gender, digital media, and politics. #KingsTRS #religion #politics #ethics

WEBINAR: Disclosing & Surviving Abuse in Religious Contexts Tues 17 June | 🕐 1–2:30pm (BST) | 💻 Online With Prof. Linda Woodhead, Jo Kind, Prof. Lisa Oakley & Dr. Jenny Hardy. Hosted by Rosie Dawson. 🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/disclosing...

Thrilled to share that Dr Chloë Reddaway @thevcs.bsky.social is keynote speaker at the St John Henry Newman Conference 2025 🎨 Theme: Catholic Imagination: shaping perceptions of Catholicism for the mid-twenty first century 📍18 June | Open to all 🔗 www.stmarys.ac.uk/news/2025/05...

Exciting news! 🎉 We’re thrilled to announce that Dr Nathanael Vette @nathanaelvette.bsky.social has been appointed permanent Lecturer in New Testament, Gender, and Arts at our department! 📚✨

🎉 Congratulations to Dr Karen O’Brien-Kop @obrienk.bsky.social on receiving a @britishacademy.bsky.social Small Grant for her upcoming project on plant ontologies & sustainable practice in Ayurveda! Launching July 2025, the research explores health, ecology & ethics. 🌿 #Ayurveda #Sustainability

📣 Calling all King’s students — the Brenda Trenowden Feminist Analysis Essay Prize is now open! Got coursework that uses a feminist lens? Submit it for a chance to win: 🥇 £600 | 🥈 £300 | 🥉 £100 📅 Deadline: Fri 27 June 2025 📧 [email protected] 📝 Subject: Brenda Trenowden Essay Prize

Had a blast chatting with @KingsCareers on their Careers in Your Ears podcast! 🎙️ From documentary filmmaking to academia — the twists, turns, and lessons learned. If your career path’s a bit unconventional, this one’s for you. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5b3F... #lifeatkings

The TRS department is spending the day at the Aga Khan Centre for our departmental away day- reflecting, strategising, and planning. Grateful for the time and space to think collaboratively with colleagues in such an inspiring setting. #TRSKCL #AgaKhanCentre #AcademicLife

🧘‍♂️ Straps, Mats, and Huts — but make it ancient. Join Dr. Seth Powell for a deep dive into the visual & material history of yoga in premodern India! 📅 18 June 2025 🕔 5–6.30pm 📍 KCL, Nash Lecture Theatre Register: 🔗https://www.tickettailor.com/events/kingscollegelondon4/1701505 #YogaHistory #KCLTRS

📣 Join us for Professor Susannah Ticciati’s Inaugural Lecture! Tuesday 27 May 2025 6.30pm | Safra Lecture Theatre, KCL “God is found only to be sought all the more avidly” – Augustine. Explore belief, fallibility & thought beyond ideology. 🎟 Register: www.tickettailor.com/events/kings...

Check out highlights from #GuntonDay at @kcltrs.bsky.social Brilliant PhD presentations kicked things off before Prof. Nicholas Adams took the stage for the Colin Gunton Memorial Lecture: “Toxic Positivity: How Philosophy Cheerfully Undermines Faith #guntonday #kcltrs #lifeatkings

I'll be speaking at the PEF (@palexfund.bsky.social) this Thursday on some intriguing connections between the Gospel of John and Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem c.a. 130 CE). Do come along if you're in London!

A deliciously decolonial afternoon for our Religion, Race & Gender class! Food history, culture & cookery with Dr Michal Nachman! Huge thanks to @KCLNutriSci, Michal, Pilira & our amazing students! #DecoloniseTheCurriculum #FoodAnthropology www.instagram.com/reel/DJmBjGV...

Explore pagan Jerusalem & a rare artefact linked to John 5:2 with Nathanael Vette (KCL) @nathanaelvette.bsky.social @palexfund.bsky.social 🎟️ Free – email [email protected] to book 🔗 www.pef.org.uk/wp-content/u... 🗓️ Thurs 15 May, 6pm 📍 PEF, Greenwich, Lond

📢 Booking now open for the 2025 Ethel M. Wood Lecture! Prof Judith Buchanan (Oxford) will speak on ‘Courting and thwarting the “ill word”: the figure of Judith in film, art and literature’ 📍 Anatomy lecture theatre
🗓️ Mon 19 May, 5:30pm
🔗 www.tickettailor.com/events/kings... #EthelMWoodlecture

Now open: Walton Scholarships at King’s! £4,500 awards available for full-time MA & MPhil/PhD students in Theology & Religious Studies. Apply now & spread the word! More info: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/theolog... #KingsTRS #Scholarships #PostgradFunding

Theology meets the modern world—boldly, brilliantly, and with nuance. The F.D. Maurice Lectures return next week at King’s, with Prof Sarojini Nadar as this year’s speaker. Have you booked your seat? www.tickettailor.com/events/kings... #FDMauriceLectures #kcltrs #KingsCollegeLondond

Buzzing after speaking at my first @britsoci.bsky.social conference! 3 days of brilliant talks by inspiring sociologists from across disciplines. Loved sharing my research on social media and contemporary Muslim life – and diving into the big questions about social transformation! #britsoc25

There’s still time to book for the FD Maurice Lectures 2025 on 6, 7, and 8 May, from 6-7pm, featuring Professor Sarojini Nadar. Register here: tickettailor.com/events/kingsco…   We look forward to seeing you there!    📍6-8 May 2025, Nash Lecture Theatre, Strand, KCL

New Book Drop: Messy Methods in Researching Religion Edited by our very own Prof Linda Woodhead and Dr Nicole Graham @drnicgraham.bsky.social and Dr Louisa Cadman. It’s a must-read for anyone navigating the beautiful chaos of fieldwork. Available now via King’s Library and in print! See 🔗 in bio!

It’s happening SocRel Response Day 2025 is here! Join us for a day of critical discussions on Religion, Disability, and Neurodivergence, with Dr Naomi Jacobs as our keynote speaker. @naomijacobs.bsky.social @bsasocrel.bsky.social #SocRelResponse2025 #SOCREL #Religion #Disability #Neurodivergence

So excited for today! If you're joining us for the response day on #religion, #disability and #neurodivergence , feel free to bluesky msg us #SocRelResponse2025 and @bsasocrel.bsky.social , and @renasha.bsky.social and I!

A quick reminder from @renasha.bsky.social and I that booking is still open for the SOCREL Chair’s Response Day on Religion, Disability, and Neurodivergence, happening this Saturday, 29th March at King’s College London. 🔗 Book your place here: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b... /1/

There’s still time to book for this groundbreaking day conference on Religion, Disability, and Neurodivergence — happening on 29th March at King’s College London!

The last instalment of this term’s Biblical Studies Seminar series returns this Wednesday with Prof. Paul M. Joyce, KCL, on ‘Hope, Denial, and the Integration of Loss: Reading Lamentations in the Wake of Trauma’. Everyone is welcome. 📍26th March, 5-6.30pm, 3.01 Virginia Woolf Bdg

🌸 VIGIL FOR AALIA MAHOMED 🌸 A vigil will be held tomorrow, 25 March, at 11am in King's Quad. Please arrive by 10:45am. Teaching continues, but no one will be marked absent for attending the vigil. At 11:41am, we will observe a minute's silence in remembrance for Aalia.

We are delighted to announce that the FD Maurice Lectures 2025 will take place on 6, 7, and 8 May, from 6-7pm, featuring Professor Sarojini Nadar. Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/kings...?   We look forward to seeing you there!    📍6-8 May 2025, Nash Lecture Theatre, Strand, KCL

We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of King’s student, Aalia Mahomed. As a department, we stand together in grief and remembrance. www.instagram.com/p/DHd6pYxN-l...

Excited about this event tonight! There’s still time to sign up and attend!

Any questions? Send @renasha.bsky.social and I an email to [email protected] and one of us will reply as soon as we can. @kcltrs.bsky.social @bsasocrel.bsky.social /end/

We have some fab speakers lined up on a variety of topics covering religion, spirituality, creative methods, activism and near death experiences. We also have @naomijacobs.bsky.social as our keynote speaker who will be giving us a powerful and cracking keynote - not a lecture to miss! /2/

Afternoon folks - there's still time to book for our conference on #religion, #disability and #neurodivergence on the 29th March. Any issues signing up or any questions, please email [email protected] www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b... /1/ #DisabilityStudies #ReligiousStudies

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Dr Nicole Graham’s first monograph: 📚 Feminism and the Religious Significance of Laughing Bodies (Routledge, 2024) 📅 19th March ⏰ 5-6:30pm 📍 Room S-2.23, King’s College London www.tickettailor.com/events/kings...

SocRel Response Day 2025! TRS is excited to be hosting this year’s BSA SocRel Response Day on Religion, Disability, and Neurodivergence! Join us in person or online—don’t miss out! Book your place here: lnkd.in/efKRxFgY or use the 🔗 in bio! 📅 29th March 2025, 10am - 4pm 📍 King’s College London

The Biblical Studies Seminar returns this week with Laura Quick, University of Oxford, speaking on ‘Approaching Beauty in Biblical Literature’. Details: Wednesday March 12th, 5 pm to 6.30 pm, Virginia Woolf Building, VWB 3.01 All are welcome!

You can book on the link below- attendance can be in person or virtual. 29th March 2025, 10am - 4pm at King's College London. www.britsoc.co.uk/.../religion... See you there! #ReligiousStudies #DisabilityStudies @bsasocrel.bsky.social @kcltrs.bsky.social @renasha.bsky.social

This terms Theology Seminar series returns this week with Dr Laliv Clenman, Leo Baeck College discussing ‘We do not interpret: Hermeneutic approaches to mixed-marriage in early rabbinic midrashim’ 📍 25th February, 11.30am, Virginia Woolf Building 3.01 See you there!

Enjoying Dr Khadija Elshayyal’s @drkelshayyal.bsky.social findings from the DBI project, exploring gender. Key insights include empowerment, safety, and the commodification of aspiration—critical for understanding diverse online experiences across genders. #DigitalReligion #dbiconf2025

Excited to hear Dr Sadek Hamid's @sadekhamid.Baku.social talk on The Shifting Nature of Religious Authority Among Muslims in Britain. A valuable opportunity to engage with critical insights on leadership, identity & change within Muslim communities. #Religion #Sociology #Islam #dbiconf2025

Thrilled to be at the Digital British Islam Conference 2025—ready for thought-provoking conversations and fresh perspectives on the digital lives of British Muslims. #dbiconf25

The Biblical Studies Seminar continues next week with Michelle Fletcher, King's College London speaking about 'Making Sheep Impact on the Apocalypse. All are welcome! 📍February 12th, 5 pm to 6.30 pm, Virginia Woolf Building, VWB 3.01.

Yesterday, we had the absolute pleasure of welcoming Professor Vincent Lloyd to TRS at King’s for a truly inspiring and engaging visit. We’re incredibly grateful for Professor Lloyd’s time, wisdom, and generosity. His visit has left us energized and filled with fresh perspectives.