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hey the #NAPS2025 program is uuuuuup! www.patristics.org/wp-content/u...

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Proof day! The special issue I edited on Christian authorship is out soon in Early Christianity. Watch out to see the fantastic papers by my distinguished colleagues @danbatovici.bsky.social @gpfewster.bsky.social @worldlyscribe.bsky.social and @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social

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Our newest essay has been uploaded. As always, robust scholarship, peer-reviewed, and open source! Tarmo Toom, "Hermeneutics in Augustine's De Doctrina Christiana Books Two and Three," PT 1 (2024) 101-34. tinyurl.com/patristicthe...

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Exciting! Tomorrow is the 16th Annual Joint meeting of Providence Patristics and the Boston Area Patristics Group/Patristica Bostoniensia. In-person at Brown and on zoom, 10am-noon Maria Doerfler (Yale), “Ephrem and the Emperors: Exploring Civic Identity at the Edges of the Roman World”

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The latest article in our journal, 'Patristic Theology' will be uploaded in the next few days - a fascinating piece on Augustine from Tarmo Toom. In the meantime, make sure that you have checked out our first three essays. tinyurl.com/patristicthe...

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New issue of Scrineum Rivista Vol. 21 No. 2 (2024) www.serena.unina.it/index.php/sc... Minitexts: A Window into Early Medieval Manuscript Cultures #openaccess @samottewillsoulsby.bsky.social @arthurwestwell.bsky.social

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Our conference has begun!

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The clock is ticking. Our student conference is this Friday! If you are interested in learning more about Syriac Christianity, early Christian women, Irenaeus, Augustine, or chatting with Lewis Ayres, there is still time to register. All are welcome. tinyurl.com/CPECevent

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Our Jan 24 student conference is near at hand. We are thrilled to be welcoming 24 students from all over Canada, the U.S., and as far away as France. See our schedule below, and remember, all are welcome to attend! To register, visit: www.tinyurl.com/CPECevent

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The January 31 Canadian Patristics submission deadline approaches! The Canadian Society of Patristic Studies Annual Meeting is June 3–5 in Toronto, with special guest @annetteyreed.bsky.social See cspsacep.ca/appel-de-com... for details. Submit abstracts to [email protected] Join us!

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Another CFP: The Asia-Pacific Early Christian Studies Society Annual Conference, September 25-27, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. apecss.wixsite.com/apecss

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Our student conference is later this month, but here is another! CALL FOR PAPERS - Due February 1, 2025 - School of Religious Studies, McGill University, Fourth Annual Graduate Conference, May 16-17, 2025, in Montreal. Theme: (Disputed) Origins in the Study of Religions #CallForPapers @relcfp.com

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New issue of Vigiliae Christianae Vol. 79, No. 1 (2025) brill.com/view/journal... @degruyterbrill.bsky.social

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Our student conference is in less than four weeks! To read about it, including the abstracts, see our latest newsletter: tinyurl.com/CPECnews. To ensure you never miss our news, subscribe here: eepurl.com/iGuppg Happy holidays from all of us here at the Centre, and from McMaster Divinity College.

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Interested in the early expansion of Christianity beyond the Roman Empire?

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Our deification conversation has been uploaded. Tune in, and remember to subscribe! youtu.be/QFKBuwuz6jw?...

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We are looking forward to tomorrow's conversation between our co-director @dwspringer.bsky.social, Andrew Hofer, & Paul Gavrilyuk to discuss the @oupacademic.bsky.social Handbook of Deification. Look for it later in the day at www.youtube.com/@patristicsE...

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www.independent.co.uk/news/science... an intriguing find

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We'll be chatting next week with Paul Gavrilyuk and Andrew Hofer about their recent publication, The Oxford Handbook of Deification. Look for it on our Youtube channel (and if you have a question you would like us to ask them, pass it along!). www.youtube.com/@patristicsE...

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New issue of Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum = Journal of Ancient Christianity Vol.28, No. 3 (2024) www.degruyter.com/journal/key/... @degruyterbrill.bsky.social @matthijsdendulk.bsky.social

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Our latest Patristic Theology journal article has been published! Kevin Clarke's essay is entitled, "PATROLOGY BEYOND SUSPICION: HERMENEUTICS, HOLINESS, AND HOPE." Available now! mcmasterdivinity.ca/journals/pat...

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We are active participants in the Canadian Society of Patristic Studies, and all are invited to this year's special 50th anniversary annual meeting, June 3-5 in Toronto. There are several special sessions and a guest lecture by @annetteyreed.bsky.social. Click below for CFP: tinyurl.com/csps2025

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New friends, take note that we recently launched "Patristic Theology", our peer-reviewed & open-source journal (with print publication through Wipf&Stock). Our latest article will drop this week, but have a look at our first essays, by John McGuckin & Charles Hill. tinyurl.com/patristicthe...

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

Are you at #sblaar24 and would like to learn more about our centre? We would love to chat!

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New History Job Posted Today: Position: Assistant Professor of Classics, 1-Year Term (Start Fall 2025) | Grinnell College

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New issue of Studies in Late Antiquity Vol. 8, No. 4 (2024) online.ucpress.edu/SLA/issue/8/4 @ucpress.bsky.social

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Our co-director has made the leap. Follow Don @dwspringer.bsky.social

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A limited list, to be sure. Please add those that we've missed.

submitted 105 days ago • 3 comments

A reminder that the four volumes of the Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings (CEECW) are now available in paperback, with each volume under $40 -- and there is a 20% discount code until 31 December 2025, making them all under $32! www.cambridge.org/us/universit...

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Excited to see the wave of new followers, including good friends of the centre @hcliftonward.bsky.social and @sjwilhite.bsky.social. Welcome, all!

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We are very grateful to both the Canadian and North American patristics societies for their financial support of our January student conference. You too can make a difference in a student's education! If you would like to sponsor someone, through a travel or registration bursary, send us a note!

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Two days to go until our student conference CFP deadline, and we've already matched the number of submissions received last year! Proposals have come from Vancouver, Ottawa, Chicago, Toronto, Florida, Boston & N.Carolina! It's shaping up to be a great event. Join us! tinyurl.com/CPECregister

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REMINDER: This Thursday, November 14 marks the deadline to apply for the position of Professor of Late Antique Latin Literature and Thought with University of Toronto's Department of Classics and Centre for Medieval Studies! www.medieval.utoronto.ca/news/were-hi...

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We are pleased to announce that Lewis Ayres, one of our CPEC senior fellows, will be joining our January 24 conference. He will zoom in to participate in a live Q&A session with the students. To find out more about the conference, visit: mcmasterdivinity.ca/exploring-ea...

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We have received a generous donation towards our January student conference, and the funds are designated for helping students with their registration fee. We have five bursaries and they are available first come, first served. Send us a DM to inquire, or email cpec @ mcmaster.ca.

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Registration is now open for our January student conference (only $25 Cdn!). Take note that the deadline for submitting a proposal is approaching. Abstracts must be in by Nov. 15. t.co/03Jro800NW

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Jeffrey Wickes and I have arranged a session for the annual meeting of the North American Patristics Society titled "Portraits of Holiness in Verse." The full description and link to submit a proposal may be found here: www.patristics.org/annual-meeti... #syriac #lateantiquity #earlychristianty

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NEW ARTICLE! The latest from our journal, Patristic Theology is available (and it is a good one!). Charles E. Hill, "Enthroned upon the Cherubim: Irenaeus’s Gospel Symbolism and its Christological, Biblical-Theological, and Codicological Ramifications." mcmasterdivinity.ca/journals/pat...

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Our first essay is online! John McGuckin on "Classical and Byzantine Christian Notions of the Self and their Significance Today." It is open source, and available for you to read today. mcmasterdivinity.ca/journals/pat...

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Graduate students, join us!

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We are pleased to announce our second annual graduate student conference: 24 January 2025 on the campus of McMaster Divinity College. A call for papers will be issued in the next two weeks. Mark your calendars! For more information, email cpec [at] mcmaster .ca

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Our first articles will appear online in the next month. Visit www.mcmasterdivinity.ca/cpec to stay informed.

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New issue of Studies in Late Antiquity Vol. 8, No. 3 (2024) online.ucpress.edu/SLA/issue/8/3 A Late Antiquity on Its Own Terms: Approaches to Adaptation and Innovation in the Late Antique Urban Environment @ucpress.bsky.social

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Meeting with the council of the International Association of Patristic Studies. #excitement

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If you're at Oxford Patristics next week, drop by to hear our Co-director Don Springer share on Irenaean spirituality.

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