Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The centre was founded in 2004 and the main activities include:
- Yearly postgraduate conference with five participating institutions (Bath Spa University College, University of Exeter, University of Gloucestershire, Trinity College Bristol, Wesley College Bristol.)
- Biennial international conference on an aspect of Christianity and Culture.
- Research seminars during teaching blocks 1 & 2, every academic year
- To liaise with local, national and international institutions concerned with this topic
- To serve the local community through wider participation in the above events as well as developing links with local schools and other organisations
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Profiles
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Emeritus Professor Gavin G D'Costa
- Department of Religion and Theology - Emeritus Professor of Catholic Theology
- Centre for Christianity and Culture
Person: Member, Honorary and Visiting Academic
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Research output
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Calvin, John
Balserak, J., 21 Sept 2023, The Bloomsbury Sourcebook in Christian-Muslim Relations. Bennett, C. (ed.). Bloomsbury T&T ClarkResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter in a book
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Devotion to God and to God’s War; Calvin’s 2 Samuel Sermons in the Context of the First French War of Religion
Balserak, J., 8 Feb 2023, (Submitted) Festschrift for Douglas F. Kelly. Miller, M. & Smith, B. (eds.).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter in a book
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Peter Martyr Vermigli’s Exegesis of the Pauline Letters
Balserak, J., 1 Mar 2023, Reformatorische Paulusauslegungen. Krauter, S. & Nägele, M. (eds.). Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, (History of Biblical Exegesis; vol. 5).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter in a book
Open Access
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Calvinism: A Very Short Introduction, 2nd edition
Balserak, J. (Principal Investigator)
9/06/22 → 31/01/24
Project: Research
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Godly Cunning: Calvin’s Plan to Establish the Kingdom of Christ in France. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2025.
Balserak, J. (Principal Investigator)
12/07/21 → 31/08/24
Project: Research
Student theses
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A Field the Lord hath Blessed: the Person, Works, Life and Polemical Ecclesiology of Richard Field, DD, 1561‐1616
Wilkins, V. (Author), Balserak, J. (Supervisor), 23 Jan 2019Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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An Examination and Application of Rule Theory for Addressing the Theological Question Regarding the Fate of the Unevangelized: A Reformation Proposal
Faircloth, K. (Author), Lomi, B. (Supervisor) & D'Costa, G. (Supervisor), 23 Jan 2019Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Finding a space in the crowd: the notion of solitude in Pāli Buddhist literature
Weerasekera, I. N. (Author), Gethin, R. (Supervisor) & Balserak, J. (Supervisor), 22 Mar 2022Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Prizes
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Bristol University Teaching Awards: University Award for Education
D'Costa, G. G. (Recipient), Jun 2018
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
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Co-organzing international conference in Jerusalem, Catholics and the Land
D'Costa, G. G. (Recipient), 18 Jun 2019
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
Activities
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'Why Christians Give Up Things for Lent - The History Behind Religious Event,' Newsweek interview by Jack Dutton
Balserak, J. (Advisor)
22 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public talk, debate, discussion
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Invited Lecturer - Course on Martin Luther for Massolit
Balserak, J. (Lecturer)
7 Mar 2022Activity: Other activity types › - Research and Teaching at External Organisation
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Invited Lecturer - Course on John Calvin for Massolit
Balserak, J. (Lecturer)
23 Feb 2022Activity: Other activity types › - Research and Teaching at External Organisation