The big questions about what ‘freedom’ and ‘the good life’ can mean, were explored at a symposium for sixth formers, at the University of Chester.
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November 1, 2019The BBC is reporting comments by Professor Ian Boyd, the government's outgoing Chief Environment Scientist, that the UK should
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July 24, 2019New MA Religious Studies student, Justine Ball, explains, "I completed my degree in Theology at Oxford in 1988 and always intended to go on and complete a Masters in Religious Studies, but a gap ye
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July 7, 2019Last week TRS Chester welcomed Year 12 student Emily Fox, Upton Hall School (Wirral) as part of her work experience.
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July 1, 2019Some of the country’s foremost opinion leaders on the Church of England and its links with higher education have addressed a conference at the University of Chester on what makes faith-based institutions tick.
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June 18, 2019The doctoral research of one of Ireland’s priests and scholars, who sadly died in 2016, is the focus of the latest book to be published by the University of Chester Press.
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May 9, 2019The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams – Baron Williams of Oystermouth – returns to the University of Chester next week to give a public lecture.
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April 9, 2019TRS Chester was very well represented at a recent conference at Queen’s Theological Foundation, Birmingham, hosted by the Faith Lives of Women and Girls research group. Liz Shercliff, a DProf c -
March 19, 2019A Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies at the University of Chester has been awarded a major research grant focusing on British Islam. Dr Caroline Tee’s project will investigate how Muslims in the United Kingdom read, understand and apply the religious teachings of the Qur’an and Sunna (the sayings, customs and example of the Prophet Muhammad) in their daily lives – specifically when it comes to decisions about how to partake in civic life.
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March 7, 2019A University of Chester Professor has just completed a month-long book tour of the US and Canada. David Clough, who is Professor of Theological Ethics, is promoting his new work on the study of human practice in relation to other animals.
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February 21, 2019The work of the University of Chester’s Department of Theology and Religious Studies (TRS) in promoting high quality Religious Education, to support religious literacy, has been mentioned during a parliamentary debate in the House of Commons.
