Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · Nov 16

The late Christopher Hill was central to my life and work. I look forward to reviewing this book for @thenation.com: *Christopher Hill: The Life of a Radical Historian* by Michael Braddick, to be published by @VersoBks in February 2025.

2 28 150

CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · Mar 10

Tomorrow as part of the Apocalypticism and Millenarian Movements Seminar at Cambridge, James Crossley will discuss his new book, an intellectual biography of A. L. Morton.

The seminar will meet as usual in Faculty of Divinity, Room 7, Tuesday 11 March, 4.30–5.30pm The talk will be recorded.

Vol 26 (2024): Environmental Endings and Religious Futures | Journal of the British Association for the Study of Religion (JBASR)

CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · Mar 26

We're excited to share that the new edition of the Journal of the British Association for the Study of Religions is now out (Vol. 26, 2024).

www.jbasr.com

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: A. L. Morton: Life in the Radical Tradition. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

James Crossley @jc01229.bsky.social · Mar 25

Sign up:

A. L. Morton: Life in the Radical Tradition

Thursday 3rd April 2025

Speaker: James Crossley

All welcome, but advance registration required.

ucl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

ucl.zoom.us

Event display | Marx Memorial Library

James Crossley @jc01229.bsky.social · May 19

Register!

A.L. Morton and the Radical Tradition

Thursday, 26 June 2025 - 7:00pm
Marx Memorial Library, 37a Clerkenwell Green, London

In person and online

www.marx-memorial-library.org.uk/event/504

www.marx-memorial-library.org.uk

A L Morton: Life in the Radical Tradition

James Crossley @jc01229.bsky.social · Apr 15

Full talk to SHS now available on A. L. Morton's life and work
youtu.be/9E5JoLDX9CQ?...

YouTube video by Steve Cushion

youtu.be

1 4

James Crossley @jc01229.bsky.social · Apr 2

Morton posting will end in 2026 labourhub.org.uk/2025/04/02/r...

Remembering A. L. Morton, Historian of English Radicalism

Ahead of a talk to the Socialist History Society tomorrow, James Crossley looks at the life of a trailblazing historian. A. L. Morton (1903–1987) is best remembered for A People’s History of Englan…

labourhub.org.uk

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: A. L. Morton: Life in the Radical Tradition. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

James Crossley @jc01229.bsky.social · Apr 1

Reminder

James Crossley @jc01229.bsky.social · Mar 25

Sign up:

A. L. Morton: Life in the Radical Tradition

Thursday 3rd April 2025

Speaker: James Crossley

All welcome, but advance registration required.

ucl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

ucl.zoom.us

UoM Religion @uomreligion.bsky.social · Mar 27

Today's Ehrhardt Seminar is underway, with @jc01229.bsky.social speaking on 'Meeting Old Quests Again for the First Time: The Historical Jesus among British Dissenters, Radicals, and the Working Class (c. 1790-c.1850)'

A screengrab of a slide titled "Jesus in Durham County Prison" and James speaking.

Vol 26 (2024): Environmental Endings and Religious Futures | Journal of the British Association for the Study of Religion (JBASR)

James Crossley @jc01229.bsky.social · Mar 26

Is everything we dont like "apocalyptic"?

CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · Mar 26

We're excited to share that the new edition of the Journal of the British Association for the Study of Religions is now out (Vol. 26, 2024).

www.jbasr.com

The enduring power of radical ideas

James Crossley @jc01229.bsky.social · Mar 10

Recording available soon, unless I botch it, obviously

CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · Mar 10

Tomorrow as part of the Apocalypticism and Millenarian Movements Seminar at Cambridge, James Crossley will discuss his new book, an intellectual biography of A. L. Morton.

The seminar will meet as usual in Faculty of Divinity, Room 7, Tuesday 11 March, 4.30–5.30pm The talk will be recorded.

3 8

James Crossley @jc01229.bsky.social · Mar 7

A. L. Morton biography now in @mstaronline.bsky.social ow.ly/FMPo50Vczxo

PHIL KATZ applauds the biography of a man of principle that is a vibrant excavation of the radical tradition itself

ow.ly

1 4

CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · Mar 4

Are you famliar with the Palgrave Studies in Utopianism series? The latest publication in the series, A. L. Morton and the Radical Tradition, is from our Academic Director, Professor James Crossley. Check it and the rest of the series out here: link.springer.com/series/15242

Palgrave Studies in Utopianism

Utopianism is an interdisciplinary concept which covers philosophy, sociology, literature, history of ideas, art and architecture, religion, futurology and ...

link.springer.com

1 2 5

CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · Mar 3

"Where his contemporary Norman Cohn represented an influential ‘liberal’ scholarly reading of millenarianism as having a malign political influence, ...

A. L. Morton - CDAMM

www.cdamm.org

1 1 1

James Crossley @jc01229.bsky.social · Jan 27

A. L. Morton and the Radical Tradition out now! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

A. L. Morton and the Radical Tradition

This book covers the life of Communist activist, historian, and literary critic, A. L. Morton, who pioneered studies in utopianism and radical history.

link.springer.com

2

CenSAMM @censamm.bsky.social · Jan 24

The Apocalypticism and Millenarian Movements Seminar are starting back up later this month starting on 28 January, 4.30pm.

Seminars will take place in Room 7, Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge.

3 4

James Crossley @jc01229.bsky.social · Jan 16

CenSAMM seminars for this term...

James Crossley @jc01229.bsky.social · Dec 12

Here we go

6

Cambridge UL Special Collections @theulspeccoll.bsky.social · Dec 9

It's John Milton's birthday! We are lucky to look after a copy of the original issue of his 'Lycidas' (part of a 1638 collection of poems marking the death of Edward King), with corrections & additions in Milton's own hand. Find out more on our Digital Library. cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/PR-ADV-...

2 16 110

James Crossley @jc01229.bsky.social · Nov 25

Next CenSAMM Seminar:

Justin Meggitt, “‘Babilons Bastards’ [sic] and the End of Hell: Benjamin Lay’s Antislavery Exegesis of Revelation” (Tuesday 26 November, 4.30–5.30pm)

Room 7, Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge

James Crossley @jc01229.bsky.social · Nov 19

Thanks, and interested to discuss further. Timing of two biographies on Historians' Group members (not to mention work on your man Samuel) is unintentional but...significant? Not sure what that significance would be tho

James Crossley @jc01229.bsky.social · Nov 18

Morton's close friend (Hill, that is) also has a biography coming out early 2025...

Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · Nov 16

The late Christopher Hill was central to my life and work. I look forward to reviewing this book for @thenation.com: *Christopher Hill: The Life of a Radical Historian* by Michael Braddick, to be published by @VersoBks in February 2025.

The Mariavites; Heresy, The Apocalypse, and Poland's Female Savior; Cyrocki - Equinox Publishing

James Crossley @jc01229.bsky.social · Nov 16

The answer to Rev. 1:13 is Mateczka www.equinoxpub.com/home/mariavi...

www.equinoxpub.com

Outstanding Marxist historiographer

Gavin Brewis @gavinbrewis.bsky.social · Nov 15

A review of the new book features in the Morning Star:

morningstaronline.co.uk/article/outs...

ELAINE MCFARLAND and JIM WHISTON introduce a collection of essays published in honour of Professor John Foster

morningstaronline.co.uk

3 9

James Crossley @jc01229.bsky.social · Nov 15

John Foster fs
www.manifestopress.coop/product/pre-...