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Dr Federica Gigante in front of the fresco

鈥楢ltar tent鈥 discovery puts Islamic art at the heart of medieval Christianity

01 Feb 2025

A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars. Dr...

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探花直播skeleton of the teenage girl, and the remnants of her burial, as discovered by Cambridge 探花直播 archaeologists in 2011.

Trumpington Cross goes on display for the first time

01 Feb 2018

Extremely rare, early Christian gold cross, gifted to Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

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探花直播bodies of two Protestants, Martin Bucer and Peter Phagius, are burnt in Cambridge's market place, 1557

探花直播Reformation is remembered

27 Oct 2017

探花直播Reformation is famously traced to an event that took place in Germany 500 years ago and reverberated across Europe. An online exhibition paints a...

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探花直播last Muslim King in Spain

18 May 2017

探花直播history, myths and legends surrounding the last Muslim ruler in Spain 鈥 whose surrender ended seven centuries of Islam at the heart of Western...

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探花直播book advises the church to recognise, celebrate and bless same-sex relationships that are faithful, stable and permanent

Leading theologians urge the Church of England to celebrate same-sex relationships

30 Jun 2016

Leading theologians have called on the Church of England to recognise and celebrate same-sex relationships at its forthcoming General Synod, warning...

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Lines of Thought: Communicating Faith

27 May 2016

Some of the world鈥檚 most important religious texts are currently on display in Cambridge as part of Cambridge 探花直播 Library鈥檚 600th anniversary...

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Sacramento Pride Parade, supporting the LGBT community, June 15 2013. 探花直播new study highlights the leadership of many Churches in the United States in shifting the balance of Christian attitudes towards trans people.

Global Christian attitudes towards transgenderism 鈥渟oftening鈥, study suggests

02 Dec 2015

A mapping exercise examining the positions of major Christian denominations on transgender identities suggests that a growing number of Churches...

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"Maccari-Cicero" by Cesare Maccari. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Understanding the ancient world through language

22 May 2015

James Clackson's new book looks at what language use can tell us about ancient societies.

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Pope Benedict XVI prays in front of the image of Our Lady of Fatima after arriving to catholic Fatima shrine in central Portugal, May 12, 2010

No Curia for old age: the radical act of papal resignation

15 Feb 2013

Dr Sara Silvestri, a specialist in religion and politics and a Research Associate with the Von H眉gel Institute, St Edmund鈥檚 College, examines the...

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Summer school participants during a tour of the 探花直播.

Inter-faith summer schools train future leaders in art of 鈥渋ntelligent disagreement鈥

09 Jul 2012

Emerging religious leaders from around the world have arrived in Cambridge for a programme which aims to build understanding between faiths and teach...

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Scene depicting a husband and wife accusing each other before a quadi (judge) from Les Makamat de Hariri (1054-1122). .

Encounters in medieval matrimony

17 May 2012

Scholars from five different institutions, and both Christian and Muslim backgrounds, will gather in Cambridge tomorrow to look at medieval Islamic...

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Anglo-Saxon bed burial with gold cross

Mystery of Anglo-Saxon teen buried in bed with gold cross

16 Mar 2012

Extraordinary 7th century discovery on outskirts of Cambridge offers unique insights into the origins of English Christianity.

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