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The Risen Son at Avebury, Ben Edge, Children of Albion Exhibition
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The Risen Son at Avebury, Ben Edge, Children of Albion Exhibition
🚨 New blog post! 🚨
#Mamdani’s historic rise as NYC’s first Muslim Mayor-elect sparked intense media attention, with religion often at the centre. Read Hugh Beattie’s blog about the role of religion in the campaign and how Mamdani navigates it
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/religi...
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#Mamdani’s historic rise as NYC’s first Muslim Mayor-elect sparked intense media attention, with religion often at the centre. Read Hugh Beattie’s blog about the role of religion in the campaign and how Mamdani navigates it
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/religi...
@thebasr @OU_FASS
November 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🚨 New blog post! 🚨
#Mamdani’s historic rise as NYC’s first Muslim Mayor-elect sparked intense media attention, with religion often at the centre. Read Hugh Beattie’s blog about the role of religion in the campaign and how Mamdani navigates it
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/religi...
@thebasr @OU_FASS
#Mamdani’s historic rise as NYC’s first Muslim Mayor-elect sparked intense media attention, with religion often at the centre. Read Hugh Beattie’s blog about the role of religion in the campaign and how Mamdani navigates it
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/religi...
@thebasr @OU_FASS
Milton Keynes at Summer Solstice, Ben Edge’s Children of Albion exhibition
November 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Milton Keynes at Summer Solstice, Ben Edge’s Children of Albion exhibition
Eastre, Anglo Saxon Goddess of Spring by JD Fergusson (1924)
November 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Eastre, Anglo Saxon Goddess of Spring by JD Fergusson (1924)
Trees taken over as memorials, Duck Bay, #LochLomond
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Trees taken over as memorials, Duck Bay, #LochLomond
#MateuszSzczypinski's "Wisielec" uses the Hanged Man Tarot card to critique contemporary patriarchy.
November 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
#MateuszSzczypinski's "Wisielec" uses the Hanged Man Tarot card to critique contemporary patriarchy.
#TomaszKulka's paintings evoke medieval religious paintings, with a modern science-fiction and horror gloss #krakow
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
#TomaszKulka's paintings evoke medieval religious paintings, with a modern science-fiction and horror gloss #krakow
Fitzrovia Chapel, former chapel of Middlesex Hospital, London
November 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Fitzrovia Chapel, former chapel of Middlesex Hospital, London
Last week, Steve Roud, creator of the Roud Indexes, received an honorary Doctor of the University from The Open University. Read Marion Bowman’s blog about the ceremony and Dr Roud's academic contributions!
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November 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Last week, Steve Roud, creator of the Roud Indexes, received an honorary Doctor of the University from The Open University. Read Marion Bowman’s blog about the ceremony and Dr Roud's academic contributions!
open.ac.uk/blogs/religi...
@thebasr
@OU_FASS
open.ac.uk/blogs/religi...
@thebasr
@OU_FASS
#PennyfortheGuy! at Paulton Hospital. Keeping alive the Bonfire Night tradition of making and displaying a Guy before the 5th November bonfire.
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
#PennyfortheGuy! at Paulton Hospital. Keeping alive the Bonfire Night tradition of making and displaying a Guy before the 5th November bonfire.
Rainbow on Bath Abbey
November 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Rainbow on Bath Abbey
Bath Tea House Emporium pumpkins! #Halloween
November 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Bath Tea House Emporium pumpkins! #Halloween
Marion and Honorary Graduate Steve Roud at Birmingham ceremony
October 30, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Marion and Honorary Graduate Steve Roud at Birmingham ceremony
Malawi Mission themed tablecloth, Stockbridge Church, Edinburgh
October 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Malawi Mission themed tablecloth, Stockbridge Church, Edinburgh
#Halloween lanterns at former Temperance Hall, now Escape Room, Widcombe, Bath.
October 28, 2025 at 8:18 AM
#Halloween lanterns at former Temperance Hall, now Escape Room, Widcombe, Bath.
Preparing with gusto/ghosto for #Halloween, Bath
October 27, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Preparing with gusto/ghosto for #Halloween, Bath
Memorial/ shrine outside Julian House night shelter, Bath
October 24, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Memorial/ shrine outside Julian House night shelter, Bath
German John Wesley plaque, 1924, in Wesley Museum, London
October 23, 2025 at 8:21 AM
German John Wesley plaque, 1924, in Wesley Museum, London
🚨 New blog post! 🚨
With Pope Francis's death and the election of Leo XIV, UK media coverage was surprisingly positive. Read John Wolffe's blog on whether Britain moved beyond its old ‘No Popery’ tradition
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/religi...
@thebasr @OU_FASS
With Pope Francis's death and the election of Leo XIV, UK media coverage was surprisingly positive. Read John Wolffe's blog on whether Britain moved beyond its old ‘No Popery’ tradition
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/religi...
@thebasr @OU_FASS
October 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
🚨 New blog post! 🚨
With Pope Francis's death and the election of Leo XIV, UK media coverage was surprisingly positive. Read John Wolffe's blog on whether Britain moved beyond its old ‘No Popery’ tradition
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/religi...
@thebasr @OU_FASS
With Pope Francis's death and the election of Leo XIV, UK media coverage was surprisingly positive. Read John Wolffe's blog on whether Britain moved beyond its old ‘No Popery’ tradition
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/religi...
@thebasr @OU_FASS
Memorial, Moorgate Tube Crash, 1975
October 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Memorial, Moorgate Tube Crash, 1975
John Wesley’s grave, in grounds of Chapel now surrounded by modern buildings, London
October 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
John Wesley’s grave, in grounds of Chapel now surrounded by modern buildings, London
Soup Kitchen for the Jewish Poor, East End London, 1902
October 13, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Soup Kitchen for the Jewish Poor, East End London, 1902
Contrasting London buildings, Euston Road
October 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Contrasting London buildings, Euston Road