Alison Milbank

Dr Alison Milbank looks at how the great Italian poet, Dante Alighieri (c.1265-1321), can be seen a someone presenting his fellow Christians with a unique theology through his masterpiece: La Divina Commedia

Why Study Dante with Alison Milbank 

Alan Ford

Prof. Alan Ford takes the religious history of Ireland as an example of how important is for historians to examine religious dimension of the past societies -- and how that religious history impacts on historians

Why Study Irish Church History with Alan Ford 

Carly Crouch

Anyone reading the historical books of the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament can be shocked that warfare figures so prominently in the writings held by many as sacred. Dr Carly Crouch examines how warfare was understood within the religious worldview of ancient Israel.

Why Study Biblical Warfare with Carly Crouch

Philip Goodchild

Professor Philip Goodchild argues that way we use money amounts to a belief system, and what we say about money is, in fact, a form of theology.

Why Study Money and Theology with Philip Goodchild

Roland Deines

The Pharisees led an important religious movement in ancient Judaism around the time of Jesus. Here Prof. Roland Deines discusses their beliefs, their practices, and their influence -- in particular in relationship to Jesus of Nazareth.

Why Study the Pharisees with Professor Roland Deines

Prophecy was a major institution in the religion of ancient Israel, and the writings left by the prophets make up a major part of the collection known by some as 'the Hebrew Bible' and by others as 'the Old Testament.'

Why Study Prophecy with Dr Carly Crouch 

Jesus, a Jewish teacher from Nazareth in Galilee, is one of the central religious figures of history. Here Prof. Roland Deines discusses what we know of his life.

Why Study Jesus Christ with Roland Deines 

'The Hebrew Bible' is the name given to the collection of ancient writings that come from Judaism and constitute 'the bible' for Jews and which makes up the major part of the 'Old Testament' read by Christians.

Why Study... the Hebrew Bible with Carly Crouch 

John Milbank

Henri De Lubac

John Milbank introduces the significance of Henri de Lubac (1896-1991), one of major Catholic theologians of the last century whose work inspires theologians far beyond the boundaries of Catholicism.

Why study... Henri de Lubac with John Milbank

There are many Christian Churches which have ancient roots, but about which western Christians are almost wholly unaware. Here Dr Mary Cunningham seeks to draw attention to the ancient Churches of Syria, Armenia, Georgia, Egypt and Ethiopia.

Why Study... The Orthodox Churches of the East with Dr Mary Cunningham 

Why Study Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Nottingham?

Why Study Theology and Religious Studies

Rudolf Bultmann

Henri Gagey

Rudolf Bultmann (1884-1976) was a German Lutheran theologian whose work highlighted the difficulties of treating early Christian texts as simple historical narratives, while at the same time highlighting their importance as documents of faith.Henri Gagey, from the Institut Catholique in Paris, is an expert on Bultmann's theology and presents an introduction to it here.

Rudolf Bultmann (1884-1976) was a German Lutheran theologian whose work highlighted the difficulties of treating early Christian texts as simple historical narratives, while at the same time highlighting their importance as documents of faith. Henri Gagey, from the Institut Catholique in Paris, is an expert on Bultmann's theology and presents an introduction to it here.

Why Study Rudolf Bultmann, with Henri Gagey

Richard Bell

Prof. Richard Bell conveys his enthusiasm for the study of the letter of St Paul addressed to the Romans.

Why Study St Paul's Letter to the Romans with Richard Bell

Samuel Issa

Dr Mary Cunningham talks about the Syrian Orthodox Church with Fr Samuel Issa (a priest in that church). This is a community of Christians who have lived in the Levant since the time of Jesus and whose language, Syriac, is a development of Aramaic.

Why Study the Syrian Orthodox Church with Father Samuel Issa

Hermeneutics is the study of how to interpret texts that come from a different culture, time, language and world view.So it is a skill that is valuable in many aspects of study, but especially when reading ancient religious texts such as the Bible.Prof. Anthony Thiselton tries to capture the key insights of a life devoted to the study of hermeneutics.

Hermeneutics is the study of how to interpret texts that come from a different culture, time, language and world view. So it is a skill that is valuable in many aspects of study, but especially when reading ancient religious texts such as the Bible. Prof. Anthony Thiselton tries to capture the key insights of a life devoted to the study of hermeneutics.

Why Study...Hermeneutics with Prof Anthony C Thiselton

Icons – religious images from the eastern Churches – are far more than religious images as seen in western churches: they enable an encounter between the observer and the mystery. In this video, Mary Cunningham, and expert on Orthodoxy, introduces them.

Why Study Icons, with Mary Cunningham

Spinoza (1632-1677) is now remembered mainly as a philosopher. But he was also deeply concerned with religious and theological questions.In this video, Professor Agata Bielik-Robson argues that he has to be seen as presenting a particular view of the divine and as representative of a distinctive spirituality.

Spinoza (1632-1677) is now remembered mainly as a philosopher. But he was also deeply concerned with religious and theological questions. In this video, Professor Agata Bielik-Robson argues that he has to be seen as presenting a particular view of the divine and as representative of a distinctive spirituality.

Why Study Baruch Spinoza with Agata Bielik-Robson

Jon Hoover

Islam is one of the world’s great religions and references to it are constantly in the media, but it is also little understood in the west. Islamic Studies is a branch of religious studies that seeks to understand Islam and promote dialogue between cultures. Jon Hoover, an expert on Islam, describes what is involved in Islamic Studies and why it is of importance today.

Why Study Islamic Studies, with Jon Hoover

Henry Gagey, an expert in fundamental theology from the Institut Catholique in Paris, discusses why people take up the study of theology and how it can affect their approach to life and belief.

Why Study Systematic Theology, with Henri Gagey

The mother of Jesus, Mary, is revered in many branches of Christianity as the all-holy Mother of God. In this video Dr Mary Cunningham looks at the origins of devotion to Mary, and her place in Orthodox and Catholic theology and belief.

Why Study... Mary, the Mother of God 

Professor Alan Ford introduces the notion of historiography: the history of history.By studying how historians have constructed the past one can better understand the role of history in forming identities.

Professor Alan Ford introduces the notion of historiography: the history of history. By studying how historians have constructed the past one can better understand the role of history in forming identities.

Why Study Historiography with Alan Ford 

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