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John Maiden @johnmaiden.bsky.social · 7h

Move over #Oasis. This is the reunion tour that matters. And I’m a Manc.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
#rush

Rush reform for first time since drummer Neil Peart’s death

Canadian prog-rockers will play seven concerts in summer 2026 in the US, Canada and Mexico, after hiring new drummer Anika Nilles

www.theguardian.com

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John Maiden @johnmaiden.bsky.social · 2d

Our first @ihr.bsky.social Modern Religious History seminar of the year is 15 October at 17.30 UK time. Our speaker is @alephross.bsky.social .

To book:
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

#Skystorians #history @hannahelias.bsky.social @dralanagharris.bsky.social @graceheaton.bsky.social

Sex, Health and the Anglo-Jewish Body

This paper will explore the history of discourses around sexual health in Britain's Jewish community across the 20th century.

www.history.ac.uk

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Parkes Institute @parkesinstitute.bsky.social · 3d

"Synagogue attack: the Manchester I know – by antisemitism researcher and Mancunian Jew" by Tony Kushner, James Parkes Professor of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations theconversation.com/synagogue-at...

Synagogue attack: the Manchester I know – by antisemitism researcher and Mancunian Jew

Manchester Jewry has maintained an extraordinarily strong local identity, but is notable in its diversity.

theconversation.com

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John Maiden @johnmaiden.bsky.social · 7d

Great first session of #Evangelical Studies Program conference with Bruce Hindmarsh, Kerrie Handasyde, Priscilla Pope-Levison & Thomas Kidd. Join us tomorrow for David Bebbington, Andrew Atherstone, Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, John Amalraj & Allison Kach-Yawnghwe. #ESP2025

events.baylorisr.org

Events | Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion

events.baylorisr.org

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John Maiden @johnmaiden.bsky.social · 12d

You can get 30% off the new @oxfordacademic.bsky.social paperback edition of Age of the Spirit using the promo code below. 😀

Just visit global.oup.com/academic and use code AUFLY30

Please help me spread the word! 👍 #skystorians #religiousstudies #religioushistory #pentecostalism

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John Maiden @johnmaiden.bsky.social · 24d

Supporting Manchester United is making me miserable.

John Maiden @johnmaiden.bsky.social · 27d

Excited to announce that the paperback edition of Age of the Spirt, a #history of #charismatic #Christianity, is out on 26 September (on my birthday no less!). Pre-order here or at your preferred retailer! Thanks to OUP for making this happen.
www.waterstones.com/book/age-of-...

Age of the Spirit by John G. Maiden | Waterstones

Buy Age of the Spirit by John G. Maiden from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

www.waterstones.com

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Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 29d

New #Skystorians job alert!

The impressive VCH Herefordshire project have been fundraising hard for some time and are now able to advertise two contributing editor roles which will work towards completing work histories of Ledbury and the Malvern Hills.

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Contributing Editors at The Herefordshire Victoria County History Trust

An opportunity for an academic position as a Contributing Editors is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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John Maiden @johnmaiden.bsky.social · Sep 8

www.theosthinktank.co.uk/in-the-news/...

For those who missed this in August, an important open letter on the value of #Theology and #ReligiousStudies in UK #highereducation.

Safeguarding Theology & Religious Studies in higher education: an open letter

As students receive their A–Level results today, Theos have put together this open letter highlighting the importance of religious education in higher education. 14/08/2025

www.theosthinktank.co.uk

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John Maiden @johnmaiden.bsky.social · Sep 2

But I’m on my way to a conference…!?

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John Maiden @johnmaiden.bsky.social · Aug 26

events.baylorisr.org
Still time to book for @baylor.bsky.social #Evangelical Studies Program online conference "Evangelicalism and the Holy Spirit', 1-3 October. Speakers inc @drleahpayne.bsky.social , Kerrie Handasyde, Bruce Hindmarsh, J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, Priscilla Pope Levison & Thomas Kidd

Events | Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion

events.baylorisr.org

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John Maiden @johnmaiden.bsky.social · Jun 13

Time for the first panel session at #glopent25 . It looks like a great programme.

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Ecclesiastical History Society @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social · May 20

Our Summer Conference programme has just dropped! Come join the fun this 15-17 July in Edinburgh

Find a more detailed version on our website: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/25-26-summer... #skystorians #history

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John Maiden @johnmaiden.bsky.social · May 20

Announcing the 2025 #BaylorISR #Evangelical Studies Program conference: Evangelicalism & the Holy Spirit. Explores beliefs & practices in relation to the Holy Spirit across time & space, since the 18thc. Speakers include @drleahpayne.bsky.social and D. Bruce Hindmarsh. Booking: events.baylorisr.org

Events | Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion

events.baylorisr.org

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Gina A. Zurlo @gzurlo.bsky.social · May 7

Glad to see my data from the World Christian Database cited in this @nytimes.com article! The Catholic Church is the most global it has ever been.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Pope Francis Made the Church More Global. What Does That Mean for the Conclave?

Francis appointed most of the cardinals. But they may not choose another pope like him.

www.nytimes.com

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John Maiden @johnmaiden.bsky.social · Apr 30

Watching the #GlobalFlourishingStudy launch. Exciting, transparent and potentially empowering global research on well-being.

@gallup.com
#baylor
@harvard.edu

John Maiden @johnmaiden.bsky.social · Apr 30

Religious Education people! Join us at the @openuniversity.bsky.social on 24 June for "Creative pedagogies for promoting religious tolerance and diversity in schools". We'll be talking about film-making and interplay approaches

www.open.ac.uk/blogs/religi...

#TeamRE
@culhamstgabriel.bsky.social

Creative pedagogies for promoting religious tolerance and diversity in schools | Contemporary religion in historical perspective

www.open.ac.uk

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John Maiden @johnmaiden.bsky.social · Apr 25

On both these I’ll have a think and chat to a few people - will get back to you. As a Salfordian, joy division fan and an RS scholar, really excited about your research!!

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John Maiden @johnmaiden.bsky.social · Apr 25

I'm struggling to think of surveys of religion in Manchester. There are focussed histories, like the Jeremy Gregory volume on the collegiate church; Mark Smith on w-c Anglicanism in Oldham; and Patrick Joyce's Work, Society and Politics. Also some older studies of RCism in Salford...

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John Maiden @johnmaiden.bsky.social · Apr 23

Received our new #Baylor #Evangelical Studies Program book The Gospel in the Past, on historiographies of evangelicalism! Privileged to read these essays as prep for writing the intro ("Writing Evangelical History") & afterword. Authors inc Mark Noll, Kerrie Handasyde & Crawford Gribben
#skystorians

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John Maiden @johnmaiden.bsky.social · Apr 11

Lots in this @biblesociety.bsky.social report of potential interest to scholars of religion: both the quantitative data suggesting some resurgence of churchgoing (and its relation to gender, ethnicity & affiliation) in England and Wales, and the discourse. www.biblesociety.org.uk/research/qui...

The Quiet Revival: Gen Z leads rise in church attendance

Gen Z leads an exciting turnaround in church attendance, as the decades-long decline in churchgoing in England and Wales is over.

www.biblesociety.org.uk

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · Mar 21

On 10 & 11 April, @kingshistory.bsky.social is hosting a symposium in honour of the historian Arthur Burns (1963-2023). It pays tribute to Arthur with a theme which runs throughout his own research: institutions and communities in modern Britain.

Programme and booking: bit.ly/4bOC8cc

#Skystorians

Image of King's College London, Strand. with text 'Institutions and Communities in the Modern British World since c.1700: A Symposium in Honour of Arthur Burns, King's College London, 10-11 April 2025'

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Ecclesiastical History Society @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social · Apr 1

The Ecclesiastical History Society is delighted to join BlueSky and the #academic community here. Our Society is dedicated to the study of all things #churchhistory. We will be moving from posting on our X account soon, so please give us a follow!

Committee members of the EHS at the 2024 Summer Conference

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John Maiden @johnmaiden.bsky.social · Mar 27

Informative thread.

Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · Mar 26

My favourite element of this story is the ban from entering Cambridgeshire. Administrative or ceremonial county? Do either of these coincide with the police area? How is this information conveyed to the person convicted?

Man who stole 325 Creme Eggs banned from Cambridgeshire for three months

Deon De Groot, 26, was spotted stuffing eggs worth £220.50 into a duffel bag at a Tesco Express in Peterborough

www.theguardian.com

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Victoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social · Feb 20

Our training series on #placedbased #religioushistories beyond the #parish #church will continue with a session on #catholicism. Hosted with @catholicrs.bsky.social it will feature @carmenmangion.bsky.social @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social & Lawrence Gregory www.history.ac.uk/events/resea...

More info about the training session mentioned in post. All this info can be found at https://www.history.ac.uk/events/researching-place-based-religious-histories-beyond-parish-church-2

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