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StFX Religious Studies

@StFXRELS

Religious Studies teaches what you need to know for 4 competencies of a global citizen: social, cultural, academic, and spiritual. #ReligionWhatYouNeedToKnow

 Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Joined July 2017
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CBA member Dr Sara Parks, assistant professor in Religious Studies (Early Christianity) @StFXRELS. She previously taught New Testament @TP_DCU & @UoN_TRS & was a Leverhulme Fellow. Sara also co-authored the award-winning book Jewish & Christian Women in the Ancient Mediterranean.
Canadian Society of Biblical Studies (@CSBSCom) profile pictureCanadian Society of Biblical Studies@CSBSCom3 May 2023
Out now in an affordable paperback edition, Sara Parks, *Gender in the Rhetoric of Jesus: Women in Q*! @StFXRELS @RLPGBooks rowman.com/ISBN/978197870198…
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Bono’s Bible
@BonosBible9 Apr 2023
Biblical Allusions in @U2's "Invisible"
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@BonosBible2 Apr 2023
Biblical Allusions in @U2's "40" In the Bible, the number "40" signifies a period of testing, trial, spiritual growth and new life. For #U2 fans, it has taken on new meaning with the birth of #Bono's memoir "Surrender (40 Songs, One Story)" and "Songs of Surrender" (40 Songs).
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StFX University@stfxuniversity3 Dec 2022
Congratulations to all the students receiving their coveted and hard-earned X-Rings today! Generations of alumni proudly wear the ring that bonds us together and connects us forever. Watch the X-Ring ceremony live at 2:00pm AST: livestream.com/accounts/7359…
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@BonosBible26 Nov 2022
Interview with #Bono, 1989 ➡️ Explains his fascination with the Biblical idea of SURRENDER ➡️ John 3:3 and Luke 9:24 ➡️ Allusions in Surrender, A Sort Of Homecoming, With Or Without You, All Because Of You, Breathe, Lights Of Home #U2 ➡️
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StFX University@stfxuniversity27 Sep 2022
Power was restored to campus overnight. Please be advised that classes will resume tomorrow, Wed. Sept. 28 at 8:15 am. Students are asked to check their e-mails from instructors for information specific to their courses. Learn more: stfx.ca/about/news/classes-r…
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Biblical Allusions in @U2's "Mysterious Ways"
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Applications for ADaPT Atlantic are closing soon! Apply by June 5th at torontomu.ca/adapt @fsc_ccf_en @RyersonDI @TECHNATIONca @smuhalifax #FutureSkills #SkillsDevelopment #ProfessionalSkills #DigitalSkills #MicroCredentials
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Ken M. Penner@kmpenner3 Feb 2022
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@StFXRELS is hiring a 9-month sabbatical replacement for 2022-23, teaching 6 undergraduate courses (18 credits): Ethics for Health Care Providers; Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in World Religions; Religion, Violence, & Peace; and 3 others. mystfx.ca/hr/sites/hr/files/…
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RNS@RNS25 Dec 2021
Christmas brings out some of the worst ignorance of Jesus’ Judaism, write Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler. religionnews.com/2021/12/24/…
Five Christmas sermon blunders that get Judaism (and Jesus) wrong

Five Christmas sermon blunders that get Judaism (and Jesus) wrong

(RNS) — Christmas brings out some of the worst ignorance of Jesus’ Judaism.

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StFX Religious Studies@StFXRELS8 Dec 2021
Job: tenure track Assistant Professor July 1, 2022 in 1 of: * Christianity (e.g., New Testament, history, theology, diversity, society) * East Asian religions (China, Japan, Korea) * Indigenous religions Review of applications begins January 1, 2022 mystfx.ca/hr/sites/hr/files/…
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StFX English Dept@StFXEnglish16 Sep 2021
Hey @stfxuniversity students! Are you interested in a research assistant position where you'll get to learn about 17th C manuscripts, early modern plays, and how we represent them digitally? Email @Laura_Estill (lestill {at} stfx {dot} ca) for details. All majors welcome.
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Andrew Mark Henry@andrewmarkhenry6 Sep 2021
Is Confucianism a Religion? Watch Episode 2 of Religion for Breakfast's Confucianism series as we wrestle with this categorical puzzle!: youtube.com/watch?v=CDqJVRdW…

Is Confucianism a Religion?

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Sojourners@Sojourners8 May 2021
“Police abolition is a process that requires communities to create alternatives to policing." sojo.net/articles/mennonite-…
Mennonite Church Introduces Curriculum on Police Abolition

Mennonite Church Introduces Curriculum on Police Abolition

“We wanted to help people understand that abolition isn’t this sort of utopian ideal that is something that can never happen, it’s something that we do,” Melissa Florer-Bixler said.

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RNS@RNS10 Apr 2021
Prince Philip, 99, passed away yesterday. Here are five faith facts you didn't know about the longest serving British consort: religionnews.com/2021/04/09/…
Anglican convert and Pacific Island deity: 5 faith facts about Prince Philip

Anglican convert and Pacific Island deity: 5 faith facts about Prince Philip

(RNS) — Married for 73 years to the head of the Church of England, the prince consort built a religious profile that was more complicated than his official role might suggest.

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PopCulture&Theology@PopAndTheology10 Apr 2021
WANDAVISION and a Biblical Approach to Processing Grief popularcultureandtheology.co… via @PopAndTheology
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Simran Jeet Singh@simran8 Apr 2021
Interested in learning about Sikhs and the Sikh tradition? Join my one-day course on May 1 — and feel free to invite your friends too! Register here: 1spirit.org/live-workshops/s…
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James F. McGrath@ReligionProf20 Mar 2021
Job opening: Departmental Lecturer, Sanskrit at University of Oxford bit.ly/3lCbrNY
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StFX University@stfxuniversity19 Mar 2021
Great news! StFX has been awarded close to $800K by @nsgov to expand and enhance its computer science programs. These funds will help promote skills for our emerging digital economy, including an emphasis on opportunities for under-represented groups. stfx.ca/about/news/stfx-awar…
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James F. McGrath@ReligionProf5 Mar 2021
“Religious studies is braver, it seems to me, than many disciplines. It takes on the unusual and tries to find respectful ways to understand what it finds.” — Steve Wiggins bit.ly/3kMSF5N
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