If you're at #AARSBL23 this year, our Director of Theological Education Helen Paynter would love to meet and have a conversation if you are interested in doctoral research, Bible and violence, Anabaptist/Baptist studies, or topics related to Centre for the Study of Bible & Violence. Message to connect!

A reminder. If you'll be at #AARSBL and would like to talk about doctoral study with me, or more generally at Bristol Baptist College or through the Centre for the Study of Bible & Violence, I' dbe delighted to meet up and chat. I'll there from Friday morning to Tuesday.

Let us know if you're going to #AARSBL23 SBL American Academy of Religion - our Director of Theological Education Helen Paynter would love to connect! She is particularly interested in Centre for the Study of Bible & Violence doctoral research, theological/Baptist history/Anabaptist/Bible and violence research.

If you're at #AARSBL23, our Director of Theological Education Helen Paynter would love to chat. We have an ever-growing lively community of research students from across the globe with a range of focuses, with the degrees validated by University of Aberdeen SBL American Academy of Religion

📣BREAKING NEWS! The latest issue of the Journal for the Study of Bible and Violence is now live! Read and download it: csbvbristol.org.uk/jsbv/i2/ A special thanks to all involved in the writing and editing of this issue.

Why hope? In a world which seems to be spirally more rapidly into chaos with every passing year, what grounds can there possibly be for hope? Can we avoid lapsing into sheer pessimism without falling into the traps of blithe denialism or saccharine platitudes?

As part of our Wednesday programme, our Ministers-in-Training are spending the day with Salmon Swimming to learn about Leadership Types. Our students benefit from discovering more about themselves, and how to appreciate and understand those around them, too.

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OPEN MORNING 2nd March Interested in what studying with us looks like? Exploring God's call for your life? Desperate to get your teeth into some Theology? Want Children, Youth & Families training? Find out more at our Open Morning. Sign up: eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-morning…

To watch the 3 papers on discernment from Theology Live 2024 follow the link here: jbtc.org.uk/theology-live-… Baptists Together Centre for Baptist Studies, Oxford Spurgeon's College Bristol Baptist College NBC swalesbaptistcollege

What characterises the New Anabaptists? Churches and communities with Anabaptist convictions are being planted in the UK - now a new book examines 12 common practices of these emerging communities. Author Stuart Murray introduces it ow.ly/bb9q50Qo5Z9

New series highlights biblical reasons for hope Baptist minister and biblical scholar the Revd Dr Helen Paynter (Helen Paynter) hopes viewers can gain a fresh perspective upon the great pains of this world by exploring scriptural themes and truths baptist.org.uk/Articles/68067…

Submit your paper for our 2024 conference csbvbristol.org.uk/annual-confere… Session 1: Biblical Theology and Empire Session 2: Nuance of Empire Session 3: Empire and Postcolonial Readings Session 4: The Holy Spirit, Christian Faithfulness, and Empire

Tickets are now available for Baptists and Biblical Scholarship Day Conference at Regent's Park College, Oxford on Thu 9 May 2024 at 10:00AM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now! ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/oxfor…

How can we find hope in a world which seems to be falling apart? In my new YouTube series I take just a few minutes each week to set out some of the key reasons for hope from the Bible. Do join me on this journey, and pass the word on! New episode just out youtu.be/cK_gPI6nPWQ?si…

We are delighted to have Kaitlyn Schiess joining us for Lent Book Club on Tues 12 March to discuss her book 'The Ballot and the Bible'. Here she is on @HolyPostPodcast in Aug 2023 youtu.be/t9sBIcrblS4?si… REGISTER: csbvbristol.org.uk/lent-book-club…

📣 HEAR IT HERE FIRST 📣 We are delighted to announce our NEW part-time online MA track in Bible and Violence. The modules look at both biblical violence and how the Bible is used in violent situations in the contemporary world. MORE INFO: csbvbristol.org.uk/study-with-us/…

We now have the full titles for the Biblical Scholarship conference in May, and tickets are selling (well, they're free but you know what I mean) fast! Book here: tinyurl.com/43a3d5uf