Last year I had the pleasure of reviewing two recent books on religious change in 1960s Britain. You can get an e-print of the review article here: bit.ly/2ZI7/qgl

Dear ⁦Boris Johnson⁩ It is morally wrong to cut aid to the world’s gravest humanitarian disaster by £127m. This ‘saving’ amounts to just 0.4% of what we’ve spent fighting #Covid but it’s a death sentence for people in #Yemen ⁦UK Prime Minister⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/world-mid…

Vacancy: p/t Further Education Chaplaincy Ambassador for the WM region, 7.5 hrs pw, fixed term 3 yrs, salary: £7815pa. Application pack from: [email protected], or download from: bit.ly/308CgiG Closing date: 26/03/21.

Well this is a lifetime first - have just rung someone for a conversation about the 1832 reform act...

After worrying reports (Johnson says vaccine success down to 'capitalism & greed', senior AZ execs reportedly regretting making vaccine at cost) just want to day thank you to Oxford/AZ for generosity in producing s/t affordable for whole world.

If you have contacts in the Midlands, particularly Birmingham, please share this, thank you - we know the family from church m.facebook.com/story.php?stor…

Really enjoyable to take part in Lichfield Diocese 's 'Perspectives on the Church' series of video conversations this morning - although this morning's won't be published for a while, you can find the whole series on YouTube.

James Woodward lecture on religion and ageing 27 May 5pm - part of University of Worcester Religion and Society research group and Worcester Cathedral seminar series: worcester.ac.uk/about/news/202…

Challenging Religious Issues journal for A-Level students (issue 18) out now, with articles of Jesus' public ministry, Hume's critique of the argument from design, and Covid-19's impact on Christianity in UK. Available here: saltleytrust.org.uk/challenging-re…

Do you teach RE/RS? (primary OR secondary, as your main job OR just once a week?) Take part in our RE:Connect Project's 10 min ONLINE SURVEY about Religious Education and the Environment/Climate Crisis here: bit.ly/3xLdsw7

Vacancy: p/g or equivalent with good quant. data analysis skills to analyse a teacher survey on RE/RW and environment/climate crisis (run by RE:Connect project Jeremy Kidwell, St Peter's Saltley T). Remote working, 13 wks, 20hrs pw, £16.67ph Apply: bit.ly/3jdl1Yr Deadline 6/7/21

Really looking forward to dipping in and out of two great looking conferences over the next couple of days: Hazelnut Community #sustainingchurch and EHS #EHSConf2021

Well this *is* exciting #LocalHistory, er, news.

We've been playing with this excellent (free) panorama generator: udeuschle.de/panoramas/make… and here's a view from the medieval Dunster Castle - showing the reason for the strong connections across the Severn Sea into South Wales. For more, see our forthcoming #BigRedBook.

Our friends Sandwell Churches Link (SandwellChurchesLink) and Sandwell Council are holding Introduction to ABCD workshops across each of the six towns in #Sandwell A fantastic way to see local communities strengthened and grow! Find out more, and how to book tinyurl.com/vrbv24nv

“How is it possible to process anxiety and fear, so that we also can offer support to others, as Christians?" churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2021/…

Lynn Nichol and Catherine Ross on 'The Career Profile of Women Bishops'. -"University of Worcester Religion and Society Research Group and Worcester Cathedral" | sway.office.com/rDVIBB1seFo1SR…

The Forum’s 2024 Showcase event is being held today at the House of Lords, hosted by BAFTA award-winning broadcaster, singer and campaigner David Grant MBE 💙 Look out for more posts. ⁦ACF⁩ ⁦Scottish Grantmakers⁩ christianfundersforum.org/cffevents/

Brilliant to be at this event this evening!