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A £1.1m campaign by Cambridge University Library to secure one of the most important New Testament manuscripts - the seventh-century Codex Zacynthius - has been a success.

04 Aug 2014 New research on the Scottish Census data reveals that almost all minority communities in Scotland were more likely to claim a Scottish identity in Scotland, than an English identity in England. The picture is complicated, however, because many minorities in Scotland were just as likely to choose a 'British only' identity as a 'Scottish only' identity.

New research on the Scottish Census data reveals that almost all minority communities in Scotland were more likely to claim a Scottish identity in Scotland, than an English identity in England. The picture is complicated, however, because many minorities in Scotland were just as likely to choose a 'British only' identity as a 'Scottish only' identity.

In this article - originally published on CRIAViews, the blog of the Cambridge Review of International Affairs - Lucy Thirkell explores some of the reasons behind the tragic and seemingly endless cycle of conflict in Gaza.

" Wherever you look you can find the Bible lurking. What is new in the latest offerings from Hollywood is how it's packaging the Bible - but then the Bible is constantly repackaged and retold for new audiences.

KGB files from the famous Mitrokhin Archive - described by the FBI as 'the most complete and extensive intelligence ever received from any source' - will today open to the public for the first time.

While there are positive outcomes for many victims who report hate crimes to the police in Lancashire, many victims of religiously aggravated verbal abuse are unsure about whether they can be dealt with effectively.

Seventy years after Allied soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy, the Churchill Archives Centre has released a short film commemorating the 'forgotten architect' of D-Day.

28 May 2014 The University has been chosen to receive a copy of a very rare book, printed by the Vatican, concerning Hildegard of Bingen.

A new report, 'Integration, Disadvantage and Extremism', produced by researchers from the University of Oxford and Birkbeck, University of London, for the All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism, examines what drives extremism in British society.

23 May 2014 The voice of one of the country's best known atheists is to be part of an opera based on a controversial unfinished novel by Mark Twain on 24 May.

Halal meat, the representation of Islam in the British press, and female, Muslim hip-hop artists will all be topics of discussion at a three-day symposium held by Cambridge University's Centre of Islamic Studies.

A conference taking place today in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic is the first step in an ambitious graduate-led project to create an online database of the diverse and often confound

" Perhaps what makes the film unpalatable is that it's so different from the re-tellings of the biblical flood story with which we're familiar " Dr Katie Edwards, Lecturer in the Bible in Contemporar

Press release issued: 9 April 2014 In his new book, Dr William John Lyons, Senior Lecturer in Biblical Interpretation at the University of Bristol, explores the reception history of Joseph of Arimathea from the Bible to the present day.

The early modern period (1500-1800) saw a surge in the keeping of records. A conference later this week (9-10 April 2014) at the British Academy will look at the origins of the archives that shape our understanding of history.

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It's time to revamp the photos and sharpen the footage of gay celebrities, writes Dr Leanne Smith from Cardiff Law School .

A tenth century Greek manuscript, one of the latest additions to the Digital Library, shows how the transmission and reinterpretation of written knowledge over the centuries still continues in today's digital age.

Theology and religion researchers from across Scotland are cooperating on a major initiative to analyse the importance of religion within modern within Scottish culture and society.

Professor Anthony Finn St Andrew's Foundation Cardinal Winning Lecture Former General Teaching Council for Scotland Chief Executive Anthony Finn will tomorrow (1 March) give the 2014 Cardinal Winning Lecture.

A new business has been created to take people on spiritual journeys around the UK and Europe.

Professor Mona Siddiqui will be in Cambridge from 10 to 13 March to give a series of public talks that go to the heart of the debate that surrounds Islam and rights for women.

Shana Cohen and Ed Kessler discuss how individuals of different ethno-religious backgrounds in Europe can learn to trust each other, and how community-building initiatives in deprived areas can enhance the resilience of society.

Pope Francis has appointed Father John Keenan, Catholic Chaplain to the University of Glasgow, as Bishop of Paisley.

The late Mother Teresa, one of the world's highest-profile religious figures, was accused of being mad, vain, evil, and also of having an inappropriate relationship with a priest who was her spiritual director, according to newly published research from the University of Birmingham.

Letters and publications belonging to John Colenso, a 19th-century missionary who caused outrage for his sympathetic work with Zulus in South Africa, and his open questioning of the provenance of the Old Testament, are being put on public display to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth.

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We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Otherwise, we'll assume you're OK to continue. Research reveals signs of growth in the Church of England New research involving Durham University has found churches showing signs of growth across the country in a variety of areas of church life from newly established congregations and churches to ancient Cathedrals and parishes.

07 Jan 2014 A little-remembered Jewish culture in Germany and Austria between the 1870s and 1930s was a hotbed of ideas which drove the formation of the European Union, according to new research.

Dr William John Lyons, senior lecturer in the University of Bristol's Department of Religion and Theology, has secured a three year Leverhulme Trust project grant worth £244,911 for his project 'Scripture, dissent and Deaf space: St Saviour's, Oxford Street'.

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Cambridge University Library plans to raise £1.1m to purchase an outstanding Biblical manuscript.

Souvenirs, legacies and a little town called Bethlehem The Christmas story is celebrated in carols and nativity plays throughout the Christian world.

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman turned a Yorkshire clergyman into a literary celebrity.

08 Nov 2013 A team from The University of Manchester Library has helped save Oldham's Book of Remembrance ahead of this Sunday's Remembrance Service.

CS Lewis, creator of some of the most-loved children's stories and also a scholar of medieval and early modern literature, died half a century ago on 22 November.

Muslims in the UK more effectively pass on their faith to the next generation than other religious groups, according to a new book by Cardiff researchers.

Talking to children about death is a difficult and delicate task, but it is sometimes also necessary.