Dr Robin Douglas
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Cover reveal for the paperback (and hopefully more affordable) edition of ‘Paganism Persisting’ (co-authored with @robincdouglas.bsky.social) which releases on 21 April with @uexeterpress.bsky.social. I'm especially pleased with the Lithuanian cover image 😉 www.exeterpress.co.uk/products/pag... 📚
Endorsements:
St Ronald Hutton: "written in an admirably lucid and accessible style that will be attractive to general readers while the subject matter also makes it important to scholars"
Owen Davies: "A valuable contribution to our understanding"
St Ronald Hutton: "written in an admirably lucid and accessible style that will be attractive to general readers while the subject matter also makes it important to scholars"
Owen Davies: "A valuable contribution to our understanding"
Reposted by Dr Robin Douglas
Who was the first modern pagan?
That is, who was the first person in modern times to embrace revived pre-Christian religion?
The answer may surprise you.
That is, who was the first person in modern times to embrace revived pre-Christian religion?
The answer may surprise you.
February 6, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Who was the first modern pagan?
That is, who was the first person in modern times to embrace revived pre-Christian religion?
The answer may surprise you.
That is, who was the first person in modern times to embrace revived pre-Christian religion?
The answer may surprise you.
Endorsements:
St Ronald Hutton: "written in an admirably lucid and accessible style that will be attractive to general readers while the subject matter also makes it important to scholars"
Owen Davies: "A valuable contribution to our understanding"
St Ronald Hutton: "written in an admirably lucid and accessible style that will be attractive to general readers while the subject matter also makes it important to scholars"
Owen Davies: "A valuable contribution to our understanding"
Cover reveal for the paperback (and hopefully more affordable) edition of ‘Paganism Persisting’ (co-authored with @robincdouglas.bsky.social) which releases on 21 April with @uexeterpress.bsky.social. I'm especially pleased with the Lithuanian cover image 😉 www.exeterpress.co.uk/products/pag... 📚
February 6, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Endorsements:
St Ronald Hutton: "written in an admirably lucid and accessible style that will be attractive to general readers while the subject matter also makes it important to scholars"
Owen Davies: "A valuable contribution to our understanding"
St Ronald Hutton: "written in an admirably lucid and accessible style that will be attractive to general readers while the subject matter also makes it important to scholars"
Owen Davies: "A valuable contribution to our understanding"
Reposted by Dr Robin Douglas
Cover reveal for the paperback (and hopefully more affordable) edition of ‘Paganism Persisting’ (co-authored with @robincdouglas.bsky.social) which releases on 21 April with @uexeterpress.bsky.social. I'm especially pleased with the Lithuanian cover image 😉 www.exeterpress.co.uk/products/pag... 📚
February 6, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Cover reveal for the paperback (and hopefully more affordable) edition of ‘Paganism Persisting’ (co-authored with @robincdouglas.bsky.social) which releases on 21 April with @uexeterpress.bsky.social. I'm especially pleased with the Lithuanian cover image 😉 www.exeterpress.co.uk/products/pag... 📚
Who was the first modern pagan?
That is, who was the first person in modern times to embrace revived pre-Christian religion?
The answer may surprise you.
That is, who was the first person in modern times to embrace revived pre-Christian religion?
The answer may surprise you.
February 6, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Who was the first modern pagan?
That is, who was the first person in modern times to embrace revived pre-Christian religion?
The answer may surprise you.
That is, who was the first person in modern times to embrace revived pre-Christian religion?
The answer may surprise you.
Reposted by Dr Robin Douglas
Listen to the new episode of the China Books Podcast: chinabooksreview.com/2026/02/03/r...
February 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Listen to the new episode of the China Books Podcast: chinabooksreview.com/2026/02/03/r...
Lefebvre's excommunication was about the Roman primacy. Not the Latin Mass, nor even pre-Vatican II theology, but the question of whether Catholic ecclesiology allows one to say that the Pope has lost the plot so far that it's necessary to consecrate bishops against his express orders.
February 4, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Lefebvre's excommunication was about the Roman primacy. Not the Latin Mass, nor even pre-Vatican II theology, but the question of whether Catholic ecclesiology allows one to say that the Pope has lost the plot so far that it's necessary to consecrate bishops against his express orders.
Reposted by Dr Robin Douglas
New article from me on the birth of a form of religious bigotry.
January 30, 2026 at 8:25 AM
New article from me on the birth of a form of religious bigotry.
New article from me on the birth of a form of religious bigotry.
January 30, 2026 at 8:25 AM
New article from me on the birth of a form of religious bigotry.
There's an old joke about a Portuguese soldier who bets a French soldier in the trenches in WW1 that he can teach him 1000 words in Portuguese in less than a minute. "Every French word ending in -tion is the same in Portuguese, but ends -ção. There are over 1000 of them and they're all feminine."
January 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
There's an old joke about a Portuguese soldier who bets a French soldier in the trenches in WW1 that he can teach him 1000 words in Portuguese in less than a minute. "Every French word ending in -tion is the same in Portuguese, but ends -ção. There are over 1000 of them and they're all feminine."
London, 1816 - an absolutely bizarre "Operatic Ballet" based on the story of the Bounty mutineers and Pitcairn Island.
January 24, 2026 at 6:32 PM
London, 1816 - an absolutely bizarre "Operatic Ballet" based on the story of the Bounty mutineers and Pitcairn Island.
The Great Goddess in the Ancient World
New article from me published by Katharsios Press.
www.katharsiospress.com/blog-3-1/9kn...
New article from me published by Katharsios Press.
www.katharsiospress.com/blog-3-1/9kn...
The Great Goddess in the Ancient World — Katharsios Press
The idea of a Great Goddess, who is triple in nature, and tethered to the moon and earth, is not such a modern idea, after all.
www.katharsiospress.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:38 PM
The Great Goddess in the Ancient World
New article from me published by Katharsios Press.
www.katharsiospress.com/blog-3-1/9kn...
New article from me published by Katharsios Press.
www.katharsiospress.com/blog-3-1/9kn...
Reposted by Dr Robin Douglas
Ancient anti-Christian apologetics
During the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, several pagan intellectuals published works attempting to discredit the new faith.
My piece on this: robindouglas.org/2026/01/17/a...
During the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, several pagan intellectuals published works attempting to discredit the new faith.
My piece on this: robindouglas.org/2026/01/17/a...
Ancient anti-Christian apologetics
During the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, several pagan intellectuals published works attempting to discredit the new faith. Three works in particular are worthy of mention: Celsus’…
robindouglas.org
January 17, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Ancient anti-Christian apologetics
During the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, several pagan intellectuals published works attempting to discredit the new faith.
My piece on this: robindouglas.org/2026/01/17/a...
During the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, several pagan intellectuals published works attempting to discredit the new faith.
My piece on this: robindouglas.org/2026/01/17/a...
Ancient anti-Christian apologetics
During the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, several pagan intellectuals published works attempting to discredit the new faith.
My piece on this: robindouglas.org/2026/01/17/a...
During the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, several pagan intellectuals published works attempting to discredit the new faith.
My piece on this: robindouglas.org/2026/01/17/a...
Ancient anti-Christian apologetics
During the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, several pagan intellectuals published works attempting to discredit the new faith. Three works in particular are worthy of mention: Celsus’…
robindouglas.org
January 17, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Ancient anti-Christian apologetics
During the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, several pagan intellectuals published works attempting to discredit the new faith.
My piece on this: robindouglas.org/2026/01/17/a...
During the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, several pagan intellectuals published works attempting to discredit the new faith.
My piece on this: robindouglas.org/2026/01/17/a...
I see that they're doing "Rhodesia" nostalgia over on Twitter.
January 14, 2026 at 11:10 AM
I see that they're doing "Rhodesia" nostalgia over on Twitter.
It may be time to recirculate this article:
"Islamism and Khomeinism: The words are Muhammad's but the voice is Mussolini's"
pagesfromahistoriansnotebook.substack.com/p/islamism-a...
"Islamism and Khomeinism: The words are Muhammad's but the voice is Mussolini's"
pagesfromahistoriansnotebook.substack.com/p/islamism-a...
Islamism and Khomeinism
The words are Muhammad's but the voice is Mussolini's
pagesfromahistoriansnotebook.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:50 AM
It may be time to recirculate this article:
"Islamism and Khomeinism: The words are Muhammad's but the voice is Mussolini's"
pagesfromahistoriansnotebook.substack.com/p/islamism-a...
"Islamism and Khomeinism: The words are Muhammad's but the voice is Mussolini's"
pagesfromahistoriansnotebook.substack.com/p/islamism-a...
Reposted by Dr Robin Douglas
There are debatable exceptions, but as a historical and theological matter, no, most likely would not.
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):
January 11, 2026 at 3:10 AM
There are debatable exceptions, but as a historical and theological matter, no, most likely would not.
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):
New book from me out later this year!
"THE PAGAN REVIVAL: The Roots of Modern British Paganism, 1700-1950"
A unique history of the pagan revival told through analysis of contemporary literary, scholarly and journalistic texts.
www.equinoxpub.com/projects/pag...
"THE PAGAN REVIVAL: The Roots of Modern British Paganism, 1700-1950"
A unique history of the pagan revival told through analysis of contemporary literary, scholarly and journalistic texts.
www.equinoxpub.com/projects/pag...
The Pagan Revival | Equinox Publishing
<i>Forthcoming, 2026</i><br><br>
This book is a unique documentary history of the religious tradition known as modern Paganism, covering the period from the eighteenth century to 1950. Through the med...
www.equinoxpub.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:12 PM
New book from me out later this year!
"THE PAGAN REVIVAL: The Roots of Modern British Paganism, 1700-1950"
A unique history of the pagan revival told through analysis of contemporary literary, scholarly and journalistic texts.
www.equinoxpub.com/projects/pag...
"THE PAGAN REVIVAL: The Roots of Modern British Paganism, 1700-1950"
A unique history of the pagan revival told through analysis of contemporary literary, scholarly and journalistic texts.
www.equinoxpub.com/projects/pag...
Reposted by Dr Robin Douglas
"Astrologers came from the East"
A piece for Epiphany on the mysterious Magi in St Matthew's Gospel.
Who were they? What do the gifts mean? Is the story true?
robindouglas.org/2026/01/05/a...
A piece for Epiphany on the mysterious Magi in St Matthew's Gospel.
Who were they? What do the gifts mean? Is the story true?
robindouglas.org/2026/01/05/a...
Astrologers came from the east
“When Jesus had been born in Bethlehem in Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, magoi arrived in Jerusalem from the east….” The magoi – the ‘kings’, or ‘wise men’…
robindouglas.org
January 6, 2026 at 12:05 AM
"Astrologers came from the East"
A piece for Epiphany on the mysterious Magi in St Matthew's Gospel.
Who were they? What do the gifts mean? Is the story true?
robindouglas.org/2026/01/05/a...
A piece for Epiphany on the mysterious Magi in St Matthew's Gospel.
Who were they? What do the gifts mean? Is the story true?
robindouglas.org/2026/01/05/a...
"Astrologers came from the East"
A piece for Epiphany on the mysterious Magi in St Matthew's Gospel.
Who were they? What do the gifts mean? Is the story true?
robindouglas.org/2026/01/05/a...
A piece for Epiphany on the mysterious Magi in St Matthew's Gospel.
Who were they? What do the gifts mean? Is the story true?
robindouglas.org/2026/01/05/a...
Astrologers came from the east
“When Jesus had been born in Bethlehem in Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, magoi arrived in Jerusalem from the east….” The magoi – the ‘kings’, or ‘wise men’…
robindouglas.org
January 6, 2026 at 12:05 AM
"Astrologers came from the East"
A piece for Epiphany on the mysterious Magi in St Matthew's Gospel.
Who were they? What do the gifts mean? Is the story true?
robindouglas.org/2026/01/05/a...
A piece for Epiphany on the mysterious Magi in St Matthew's Gospel.
Who were they? What do the gifts mean? Is the story true?
robindouglas.org/2026/01/05/a...
Reposted by Dr Robin Douglas
🎵 The party's on
The spirit's up
We're here tonight
And that's enough
Simply having a
The spirit's up
We're here tonight
And that's enough
Simply having a
December 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
🎵 The party's on
The spirit's up
We're here tonight
And that's enough
Simply having a
The spirit's up
We're here tonight
And that's enough
Simply having a
Reposted by Dr Robin Douglas
From a focus group of Gen Z Republicans. (www.city-journal.org/article/manh...)
December 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
From a focus group of Gen Z Republicans. (www.city-journal.org/article/manh...)
US army chaplains are insufficiently redpilled.
I assume "tossing" must mean something different in American.
I assume "tossing" must mean something different in American.
December 19, 2025 at 8:06 AM
US army chaplains are insufficiently redpilled.
I assume "tossing" must mean something different in American.
I assume "tossing" must mean something different in American.
Reposted by Dr Robin Douglas
when a reviewer asks you to cite their work in your revised submission and so you grudgingly insert a footnote but in no way discuss their ideas in your work, so that it’s there and you can’t be dinged for ignoring it, but also you did nothing to address it… this is called a “sightation”
Sightation surely
December 17, 2025 at 9:57 AM
when a reviewer asks you to cite their work in your revised submission and so you grudgingly insert a footnote but in no way discuss their ideas in your work, so that it’s there and you can’t be dinged for ignoring it, but also you did nothing to address it… this is called a “sightation”
SPIRITUALISM AND TWO CLASSICAL SCHOLARS
Or, how an ancient Greek philosopher appeared to a South African academic and the bestselling English translation of the Aeneid was assisted by Virgil's ghost.
robindouglas.org/2025/12/16/s...
Or, how an ancient Greek philosopher appeared to a South African academic and the bestselling English translation of the Aeneid was assisted by Virgil's ghost.
robindouglas.org/2025/12/16/s...
Spiritualism and two classical scholars
Asking Virgil’s ghost for advice Over the years, a number of scholars of classics have had an interest in the paranormal. Perhaps the best-known is E. R. Dodds (1893-1979), who is the only pe…
robindouglas.org
December 17, 2025 at 7:05 AM
SPIRITUALISM AND TWO CLASSICAL SCHOLARS
Or, how an ancient Greek philosopher appeared to a South African academic and the bestselling English translation of the Aeneid was assisted by Virgil's ghost.
robindouglas.org/2025/12/16/s...
Or, how an ancient Greek philosopher appeared to a South African academic and the bestselling English translation of the Aeneid was assisted by Virgil's ghost.
robindouglas.org/2025/12/16/s...
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just a reminder that antisemitism has been a part of Western culture for over a millennia and has a powerful influence on culture, social life, and politics. as with other forms of oppression, like misogyny and racism, open violence is just an explicit expression of more widespread attitudes.
December 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
just a reminder that antisemitism has been a part of Western culture for over a millennia and has a powerful influence on culture, social life, and politics. as with other forms of oppression, like misogyny and racism, open violence is just an explicit expression of more widespread attitudes.