Q Marks the Spot 177 (July 2023 Treasure Map)
Sacred Treasure Phil Whittall has picked up some important points made by Harvey Kwiyani about 2nd generation diaspora believers in Europe He has also picked
3rd July 2023
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Renaissance
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Ancient History
Echoes from Eternity: 30. Umberto Eco (pt2) Books in the library
There is so much good stuff in Eco’s collection that I couldn’t resist another outing after the last one (click the link for all the
22nd May 2020
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AMERICAS
Q Marks the Spot 132 (October 2019)
Sacred Treasure A friend who pastors in Hong Kong tackles the church’s divisions in the face of political turmoil and social unrest. We would do
2nd October 2019
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16th Century
Coming Soon: Why on earth do they think THAT?!
In a couple of months, I’ll be leading a study day here in Maidenhead on postmodernism and stuff, revamping and updating old material that led
29th April 2019
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AFRICA
Q Marks the Spot – Treasure Map 120 (October 2018)
So… a bit of a bumper crop again! Sacred Treasure Chris Green great again on why he won’t let us look into his bible and another
1st October 2018
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16th Century
Q Combinations 6: Auden and Brueghel (a bit of a cheat, this time)
So I should be upfront about this one. It’s a cheat – because I’m not the instigator of this particular combination – the poet was.
18th September 2015
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16th Century
Friday Fun 39: Swotting up on the English Reformation (part 3: Elizabeth I)
For the time being, this is our final dip into the murky waters of Sellar & Yeatman’s classic 1066 and All That. After all, overindulgence
15th March 2013
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16th Century
Friday Fun 38: Swotting up on the English Reformation (part 2)
Boys and girls, last week’s lesson was only the beginning, the tip of the iceberg. How could you possibly imagine that we had plumbed the
8th March 2013
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16th Century
Friday Fun 37: Swotting up on the English Reformation with Sellar and Yeatman
A day late, but hey. It’ll be worth it. But whatever you do, don’t use this for your GCSE history revision. [If you have done
2nd March 2013
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16th Century
Et in arcadia essemus: a visit to Wilton
With both children away on camp, Rachel & I ventured out on rather a road trip from Wiltshire along the South Downs and up. Marvellous.
25th August 2012
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16th Century
A Renaissance Paradise: The costs and glories of a Wiltshire Arcadia
I have a mild obsession with human attempts to create heaven on earth. Of course, their idealism is infectious: who doesn’t want heaven on earth?
7th August 2012
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16th Century
Rehabilitating the Medieval Scientific Mind and why it matters
Sir Isaac Newton is a titan in world science, so it’s no surprise that he features on the very first, and the penultimate page of
21st December 2010
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