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Sarah Pritchard

@mrssarahp.bsky.social

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PhD candidate researching sin, shame & the fat female body. Westcott House/CTF/ARU. Feminist theology is my jam. MA Christian Spirituality. Interested in trauma theologies, women’s bodies in theology & the reimagining of theologies which cause harm.

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🌱Elaine Lithgow 🌱 @elainelithgow.bsky.social · 7d

It's painfully ironic that the amount of clerical bullshit you have to go through to get ADHD meds is the exact kind of clerical bullshit that most ADHD folk struggle with.

It's equivalent to, 'Ouch, broken leg? Don't worry! We've got some crutches for you at the end of this marathon.'

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Rev Peter W Nimmo @peternimmo.bsky.social · 14d

Other UK politicians should be coming down on Farage like a ton of bricks on this

LBC @lbc.co.uk · 14d

"We were told thalidomide was a safe drug and it wasn't..."

Nigel Farage says he has 'no idea' if Donald Trump is right about paracetamol being linked to autism.

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Sarah Pritchard @mrssarahp.bsky.social · 21d

Find yourself a PhD supervisor who says ‘this will probably need a new notebook and maybe a pen too.’ @karenod.bsky.social #stationeryislife

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Feminist Theology Network @feministtheology.bsky.social · Aug 12

So in case anyone hasn't spotted the excitement that is your FTN update arriving in your inbox this morning, here some of the upcoming date that you will not want to miss...
Everyone is welcome - please check your time zone's time/date on the attached "flyers".

(SUAW is on tomorrow 2pm-4pm UK)

Collage of images for the event "Cultivating a Feminist Preaching Imagination in Difficult Times." Writing is white on a black background and includes the time zone details: 15th September 2025 7pm BST, 2pm EDT, 11a, PDT, Tues 16th September 4am, AEST and 6am NZST. Photos of the speakers: Very Revd Dr Cynthia Kittredge, Revd Dr Ruthanna Hooke and Dr Amy McLaughlin-Sheasby.

Eve — (M)Other of All Living

28th October 2025 (7pm GMT, 3pm EDT, 12noon PDT, (Wed 29th Oct 6am AEDT and 8am NZDT)

With Dr Holly Morse

Birth in the Time of Death: Black Madonnas and the Initiation of Possibility

19 November 2025 (7pm GMT, 2pm EST, 11am PST, (Thurs 20th Nov 6am AEDT and 8am NZDT)

With Dr Amey Victoria Adkins-Jones

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Karen O’Donnell @karenod.bsky.social · Aug 4

Just a reminder that if you haven’t already joined the Feminist Theology Network and want to be part of a supportive, inclusive, vibrant place for feminist & womanist research, you can do so here mailchi.mp/a5e743737064... @feministtheology.bsky.social #feminist #theology #womanist #community

Feminist Theology Network

mailchi.mp

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Sarah Pritchard @mrssarahp.bsky.social · Aug 1

PhD life.

Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · Jul 31

The difficulty with writing anything about anything is that any given thing, on closer inspection, appears to be connected to every thing, and now you’ve gone from writing about anything to writing about everything 😅

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Sarah Pritchard @mrssarahp.bsky.social · Jul 14

Oh I’d love that! Currently still in the gathering ideas/themes stage but when things are a bit more coherent in my head I’d love to chat!

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Sarah Pritchard @mrssarahp.bsky.social · Jul 14

I’m doing some writing today on the racist roots of diet culture & honestly, if you’ve got anything to do with promoting diet culture yourself, you need to be thinking about this stuff and examining the history closely.

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Sarah Pritchard @mrssarahp.bsky.social · Jul 9

Woooooop!!!!!!

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Karen O’Donnell @karenod.bsky.social · Jun 22

@feministtheology.bsky.social is running their first summer writing room on Wednesday this week (25th) 2-4pm BST

Doesn’t matter what you’re working on, just a couple of hours of dedicated and accountable writing time!

Link sent out via email - sign up to join. All welcome #writing

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Sarah Pritchard @mrssarahp.bsky.social · Jun 16

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Sarah Pritchard @mrssarahp.bsky.social · May 18

Thank you for sharing your precious friendship with us in this eulogy. Knowing your laugh & your description of Ben’s, I can just imagine the noise you both laughing would have made!

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Sarah Pritchard @mrssarahp.bsky.social · May 14

Thanks for inviting me on! Great time chatting to Soph about all things bodies!

Soph 🫶🍉 @ssoopphh.bsky.social · May 14

Had a great time recording this episode! Give it a listen here:

open.spotify.com/episode/67Ws...

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Soph 🫶🍉 @ssoopphh.bsky.social · May 14

Had a great time recording this episode! Give it a listen here:

open.spotify.com/episode/67Ws...

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Sarah Pritchard @mrssarahp.bsky.social · May 12

This was a great evening, thanks for asking me to share my PhD project & for the thought provoking conversation that followed.

Westcott House Cambridge @westcotthousecam.bsky.social · May 12

1/2 It was great to be joined last week by Westcott PhD student, Sarah Pritchard, at our first Bar Theology of term. With theological insight and inspiring poetry, she spoke about her doctoral research on sin, shame and fat bodies, including some of the history of fatphobia.

PhD student, Sarah Pritchard, speaking at Bar Theology in the Common Room at Westcott House.

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · Apr 15

Round of applause for this social media person

The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · Apr 15

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,

"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"

Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

A light blue diagram depicting the sea, with the water's surface at the top, and just below it is an outline of the Mary Rose, with the depth (12m, 40ft or 6.7 fathoms). There is a line showing the seabed, which takes a rapid dive into the vertical...

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Feminist Theology Network @feministtheology.bsky.social · Apr 12

Apologies, I forgot to add the time on the previous reminder 🙈

On Monday (14th April) we have the wonderful Dr Selina Stone speaking on "A Womanist Loves the Spirit: Womanism, Theology, and Liberation."

⏰ 7pm UK/8pm CEST/2pm EDT ⏰

Upcoming Event flyer. Black letters on pink background. All details are in the attached post.

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Sarah Pritchard @mrssarahp.bsky.social · Apr 8

First solo paper at #SST25 today! Appreciate all those who came along & the thought provoking questions & comments after. Excited to see how this project develops 👏🏻