Knowledge Commons | Eric C. Smith | Group Activity https://hcommons.org/members/ecsmithphd/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Eric C. Smith is a member. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:37:17 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 ffb23860363e5c36c08b8aced078ceb1 Matthew Kidd started the topic Participate in a survey on generative AI and archival research practices in the forum Biblical Studies via email https://hcommons.org/groups/biblical-studies/forum/topic/participate-in-a-survey-on-generative-ai-and-archival-research-practices-11/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:26:29 -0500 Dear all,

We would like to invite you to take part in an anonymous online survey exploring how the growing use of generative AI tools (including ChatGPT) is reshaping user practices and expectations in relation to searching, discovering, and interpreting digitised and born-digital archival records.

The survey forms part of a research project…[Read more]

]]> 636395ea71613008128cf7d935679fed Matthew Kidd started the topic Participate in a survey on generative AI and archival research practices in the forum Education and Pedagogy https://hcommons.org/groups/education-and-pedagogy/forum/topic/participate-in-a-survey-on-generative-ai-and-archival-research-practices-9/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:18:57 -0500 Dear all,

We would like to invite you to take part in an anonymous online survey exploring how the growing use of generative AI tools (including ChatGPT) is reshaping user practices and expectations in relation to searching, discovering, and interpreting digitised and born-digital archival records.

The survey forms part of a research project…[Read more]

]]> eb2d7ea85f92e0f39228023d69703f45 Tom de Bruin edited the blog post The Psychological Impact of Ostracism and the Silent Treatment and their Application to the Psalms in the group Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies https://jibs.hcommons.org/2025/12/05/the-psychological-impact-of-ostracism-and-the-silent-treatment-and-their-application-to-the-psalms/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:50:15 -0500 Robert Revington, Hannah Fonseca Becar & Merrill G. Greene

revingrc@mcmaster.ca; channah.fq@gmail.com; greenem@kingswood.edu 

Reading the Psalms from a psychological perspective is not a new phenomenon.[1] […]

]]> 83ce17ce8aa13af60f9abbbe1ae0359e Tom de Bruin edited the blog post Writing to Paul: Using Interactive Fiction to Explore Early Christian Worlds in the group Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies https://jibs.hcommons.org/2025/06/03/writing-to-paul-using-interactive-fiction-to-explore-early-christian-worlds/ Tue, 03 Jun 2025 13:32:00 -0400 Sarah F. Porter[a]

porters@gonzaga.edu

It’s 50 CE. You’re Chloe, a resident of ancient Corinth. You receive a letter from a panicked messenger, but can you read it? [Roll for literacy.]

So begins an […]

]]> 13e50d8b2563e442eb63907e2d6d2678 Tom de Bruin edited the blog post Oh Poor Jephthah: Jephthah, Jephthah’s Daughter, and Himpathy in the group Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies https://jibs.hcommons.org/2025/03/12/oh-poor-jephthah-jephthah-jephthahs-daughter-and-himpathy/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:59:59 -0400 Sara Stone

Sara.Stone@glasgow.ac.uk

Judges 11 tells us the story of Jephthah and his daughter, his only child, whom he must sacrifice in order to keep his vow to God. The narrative is written in a way […]

]]> 98deb19748ea5f8923ff26d354acee21 Katharine Lemessy started the topic CFP: Open Educational Resources in Caribbean Studies in the forum Education and Pedagogy https://hcommons.org/groups/education-and-pedagogy/forum/topic/cfp-open-educational-resources-in-caribbean-studies-10/ Tue, 10 Dec 2024 19:57:07 -0500 Call for Proposals Fall 2024 (English) 

Convocatoria Otoño 2024 (Español) 

Submit proposals by April 14, 2025 at 11:59PM EST via Application Form

The Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) is pleased to announce its third call for open educational resources (OER) in Caribbean studies. Please see the 2024 and 2023 stipend recipients and read…[Read more]

]]> e0b8d6c38310a413a164f8bfbf0dc130 Meredith Warren deposited St Paul of the Thorns: A Note on Disability, Visual Criticism, and 2 Corinthians 12:7b–10 in the group Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902584/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:00:30 -0400 In this note, we introduce readers to St Paul of the Thorns, a painting by Elizabeth Tooth, which is part of an exhibition entitled Reimagining Paul. Using visual arts interpretive methodologies, disability studies, exegesis of 2 Corinthians, and exhibition visitor feedback, we consider the distinctive contribution of visual art to discussions of…[Read more]

]]> 0 3e84ae5b2b3587ff89acf10631095ead Meredith Warren deposited St Paul of the Thorns: A Note on Disability, Visual Criticism, and 2 Corinthians 12:7b–10 in the group Biblical Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902583/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:00:26 -0400 In this note, we introduce readers to St Paul of the Thorns, a painting by Elizabeth Tooth, which is part of an exhibition entitled Reimagining Paul. Using visual arts interpretive methodologies, disability studies, exegesis of 2 Corinthians, and exhibition visitor feedback, we consider the distinctive contribution of visual art to discussions of…[Read more]

]]> 0 c7e44d184a0d918c14e354c0d0e7463a Meredith Warren deposited A Metanarrative of Disability in John 5 in the group Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902581/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:00:23 -0400 Within Johannine texts, impairment carries associated meanings to the point that the narrative figure is reduced to the impairment rather than having an independent and/or complex identity. A metanarrative of disability exists within these texts, regarding assuming that attitudes, capabilities or attributes relate to particular impairments. This…[Read more]

]]> 0 0a76225dcc83a80fe5cd3a1d2c803b03 Meredith Warren deposited A Metanarrative of Disability in John 5 in the group Biblical Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902580/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:00:19 -0400 Within Johannine texts, impairment carries associated meanings to the point that the narrative figure is reduced to the impairment rather than having an independent and/or complex identity. A metanarrative of disability exists within these texts, regarding assuming that attitudes, capabilities or attributes relate to particular impairments. This…[Read more]

]]> 0 d18ea8c8c347cb330f270197c72c24c3 Meredith Warren deposited Epilepsy as Punishment from God: A Disability Reading of 2 and 3 Maccabees in the group Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902578/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:00:16 -0400 A surprising consensus among scholars working on 3 Maccabees is that the story of Philopator’s supernatural intervention appears strikingly similar to an epileptic seizure. Likewise, the same observations have been made by others about Heliodorus’s episode in 2 Maccabees. Surprisingly, none of these scholars appear to be self-aware that this is…[Read more]

]]> 0 525ac4042d5e261744a1e48ba5ff7297 Meredith Warren deposited Epilepsy as Punishment from God: A Disability Reading of 2 and 3 Maccabees in the group Biblical Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902577/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:00:12 -0400 A surprising consensus among scholars working on 3 Maccabees is that the story of Philopator’s supernatural intervention appears strikingly similar to an epileptic seizure. Likewise, the same observations have been made by others about Heliodorus’s episode in 2 Maccabees. Surprisingly, none of these scholars appear to be self-aware that this is…[Read more]

]]> 0 e45fc1330c6a3f526582c89a94bc0548 Meredith Warren deposited Davidic Kings with Disability: Illness, Disability, and Ideal Monarchs in the group Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902575/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:00:08 -0400 Royal illness and disability recur as motifs within the accounts of the Davidic monarchs provided in the books of Samuel and Kings. Recent work done on the intersection of disability studies and the Hebrew Bible provides a framework for tracing this motif throughout the history of the southern kingdom in 1 and 2 Kings. Under this framework, kings…[Read more]

]]> 0 ad0db98f5a3b3ed9502887c24bddb6af Meredith Warren deposited Davidic Kings with Disability: Illness, Disability, and Ideal Monarchs in the group Biblical Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902574/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:00:01 -0400 Royal illness and disability recur as motifs within the accounts of the Davidic monarchs provided in the books of Samuel and Kings. Recent work done on the intersection of disability studies and the Hebrew Bible provides a framework for tracing this motif throughout the history of the southern kingdom in 1 and 2 Kings. Under this framework, kings…[Read more]

]]> 0 2503221fa7c2e1995d638bb335ac97f0 Tom de Bruin edited the blog post St Paul of the Thorns: A Note on Disability, Visual Criticism, and 2 Corinthians 12:7b–10 in the group Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies https://jibs.hcommons.org/2024/10/24/st-paul-of-the-thorns-a-note-on-disability-visual-criticism-and-2-corinthians-127b-10/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:12:41 -0400 Grace Emmett and Ryan D. Collman

grace.emmett@outlook.com; ryan.collman@gmail.com

The purpose of this note is to offer initial remarks about how one might read St Paul of the Thorns (Elizabeth Tooth, oi […]

]]> 48b9a21a4bd2636fada6ea0844c1fec5 Tom de Bruin edited the blog post A Metanarrative of Disability in John 5 in the group Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies https://jibs.hcommons.org/2024/10/24/a-metanarrative-of-disability-in-john-5/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:07:57 -0400 Emma Swai

emjswai@gmail.com

Critical disability readings of impaired mobility are relatively rare within the forum of biblical studies. As a result, there is a danger of recurrent tropes being […]

]]> a5ec516cbc6d48528dfa4372fa5d42ce Tom de Bruin edited the blog post Epilepsy as Punishment from God: A Disability Reading of 2 and 3 Maccabees in the group Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies https://jibs.hcommons.org/2024/10/24/epilepsy-as-punishment-from-god-a-disability-reading-of-2-and-3-maccabees/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:05:11 -0400 Matthew J. Korpman 

mkorpman@lasierra.edu

Disability is still a new and slowly growing part of the critical approaches that encompass modern biblical studies. In that respect, there has yet to be a d […]

]]> 36c4e61b7f9cb585d166564f1aa411ec Tom de Bruin edited the blog post Davidic Kings with Disability: Illness, Disability, and Ideal Monarchs in the group Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies https://jibs.hcommons.org/2024/10/24/davidic-kings-with-disability-illness-disability-and-ideal-monarchs/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:02:13 -0400 Grant F. Gates[1]

grant.gates@cst.edu

This paper builds upon the interdisciplinary approach of reading the Hebrew Bible with the support of disability studies that has been introduced in both biblical […]

]]> 527d9e6a4350986b3b0780f10934cd9e Valeria Graziano deposited Training for Exploitation?: Politicising Employability and Reclaiming Education in the group Education and Pedagogy https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902279/ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 03:00:40 -0400 Foreword by Silvia Federici. 'Training for Exploitation' provides a pedagogical framework to deconstruct dominant narratives around work, employability and careers, and explores alternative ways of engaging with work and the economy. Training for Exploitation? includes tools for critically examining the relationship between education, work and…[Read more]

]]> 0 062a4c6e58bbabac801a13d9761eafde Ian Willis deposited Exploring ‘Just the Two of Us’ at Tegel Gallery 581 in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902199/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 03:00:13 -0400 This blog post explores a new exhibition at the Tegel Gallery 581 in Cobbitty, NSW, called 'Just the Two of Us'. It features 100 paintings by local artists Nola Tegel and Patricia Johnston. This collection reflects their artistic journeys and love for the Camden countryside and their travels. The exhibition runs until 27 October 2024, excluding…[Read more]

]]> 0 ad23c9ba59fb8c2df4fb7d814fa4df80 Ian Willis deposited Exploring Camden Realism: Art as storytelling in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902148/ Sun, 20 Oct 2024 03:00:12 -0400 This blog post explores Camden Realism, an art style emerging in the Macarthur region, characterized by storytelling through representational artworks. Artists like Nola Tegel and Patricia Johnston, influenced by Alan Baker, capture local history and change. Exhibitions at Campbelltown Arts Centre showcase their work, reflecting the evolving…[Read more]

]]> 0 7bc5b1f9a799e319e08f9916f72806f6 Ian Willis deposited Exhibition Notes: Hardy Wilson’s Old Colonial Architecture 1924-2024, University of Sydney Library in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1901505/ Sun, 13 Oct 2024 03:00:12 -0400 This bulletin article provides an overview of the exhibition Hardy Wilson’s Old Colonial Architecture 1924-2024 at the University of Sydney Library. William Hardy Wilson was an architect, artist, and author of profound importance in architectural history in Australia, despite his odious views on race and politics in the late 1920s and 1930s. The e…[Read more]

]]> 0 58e583c881844193196221b617adfa8c Ali Shehzad Zaidi deposited Dreamer of Tomorrow in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1901087/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 03:00:57 -0400 This essay examines the stellar, wind, eagle, and light imagery in Muneer Niazi’s “Futility,” “Now is Not the Time,” “Signaling to a Friendly Star to Keep Shining,” and “Horizons.

]]> 0 cc6a3c5dd7d8a5fedd84d5de3a13b310 Meredith Warren deposited Naming as Human Agency in Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens in the group Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1901081/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 03:00:36 -0400 In Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s 1990 comic novel Good Omens, names act as important signifiers of role and function; the act of naming can be an expression of power so strong and significant that it can literally shape reality. Here, I propose a reading of Good Omens that explores human agency through the process of naming. Focusing on the c…[Read more]

]]> 0 cac38539e3f3e7101d249227d0970367 Meredith Warren deposited Naming as Human Agency in Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens in the group Biblical Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1901080/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 03:00:31 -0400 In Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s 1990 comic novel Good Omens, names act as important signifiers of role and function; the act of naming can be an expression of power so strong and significant that it can literally shape reality. Here, I propose a reading of Good Omens that explores human agency through the process of naming. Focusing on the c…[Read more]

]]> 0 0a8e86d2f420750f71433ca105077124 Meredith Warren deposited Naming as Human Agency in Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens in the group Ancient Jew Review https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1901079/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 03:00:30 -0400 In Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s 1990 comic novel Good Omens, names act as important signifiers of role and function; the act of naming can be an expression of power so strong and significant that it can literally shape reality. Here, I propose a reading of Good Omens that explores human agency through the process of naming. Focusing on the c…[Read more]

]]> 0 fd9a4058b1166286599ab1523e4da751 Ian Willis deposited Camden Police Station and Residence in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1901077/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 03:00:25 -0400 This newspaper article examines policing in the Camden district of NSW. Policing was an integral part of the NSW colony, as was the building of residences for the local police constables and premises to keep offenders. Policing started in the Camden village in 1840, with the first police presence at the Nepean River crossing in 1804. With the…[Read more]

]]> 0 18eb6f84c46031be49d561b0c284ee9a Meredith Warren edited the blog post Naming as Human Agency in Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens in the group Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies https://jibs.hcommons.org/2024/10/07/naming-as-human-agency-in-terry-pratchett-and-neil-gaimans-good-omens/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 17:17:41 -0400 Clair J. Hutchings-Budd

cjhutchings-budd1@sheffield.ac.uk

Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he […]

]]> b10e59606f056d0fea2aa4a1a2eb4382 Ian Willis deposited Revitalizing John Street: A Vision for Community Placemaking in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1900967/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 03:16:23 -0400 This blog post explores a proposal to transform John Street in Camden into an Italian-style piazza, enhancing community bonding and social capital. By activating and enhancing various existing and under-utilised elements, this revitalized space could foster deeper connections among residents and serve as a vibrant, meaningful heart for the town.

]]> 0 e94bcf7f4a6c29a1af4df2ef6e608b5f Ian Willis deposited Unveiling Hardy Wilson’s architectural legacy and his influence on Camden’s aesthetics in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1900825/ Sat, 05 Oct 2024 03:00:17 -0400 This blog post examines the role of William Hardy Wilson, a largely unrecognized architect and artist, who authored The Cow Pasture Road in 1920, impacting Camden's cultural narrative. His work celebrates colonial architecture and aesthetics, leading to a recent exhibition at the University of Sydney Library, which explores his dual legacy as both…[Read more]

]]> 0 3de084e7a858d2bd793601f7ab9e8ca1 Matthew R. Anderson deposited Walls, Paths, Gardens, and a Gravediggers' Pub in the group Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1900702/ Fri, 04 Oct 2024 03:00:37 -0400 Matthew R. Anderson's walking explorations through North Dublin help him reflect on colonisation, decolonisation, and Land in both Ireland and North America.

]]> 0 cecf6c7e993d775e5a94c63aa921fa9c Zacharias Shoukry deposited Shoukry, „Die Erde erben: Schöpfung in der Didache – Terminologische, theologische und schöpfungsethische Aspekte.“ New Testament Studies 70 (2024): 340–356. in the group New Testament https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1900343/ Tue, 01 Oct 2024 03:00:26 -0400 The study of the creation-theme in the Didache is a research desideratum. This article examines translations and commentaries to determine the Greek words that refer to this theme and how these can be interpreted in terms of creation-theology. This preliminary set of creation-terminological lexemes will be refined by further analysis to gain an…[Read more]

]]> 0 3f411d6fc96dd722f8f0eaf5fe068a0a Meredith Warren deposited There Was a Man Who Had Two Sons: A Parable of Futurity, Reproductivity, Utopia, and Social Death in the group Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1899808/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 03:00:44 -0400 Few of the parables found in the gospels have received more attention than the parable of the man with two sons, commonly known as the parable of the Prodigal Son. In this paper, I argue that discourses of queer futurity can help make new sense of the parable, highlighting its use of family structures and its assumptions about time, and attending…[Read more]

]]> 0 9cab0efe12edcddd5f66d98aa4a9c707 Meredith Warren deposited There Was a Man Who Had Two Sons: A Parable of Futurity, Reproductivity, Utopia, and Social Death in the group Biblical Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1899806/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 03:00:26 -0400 Few of the parables found in the gospels have received more attention than the parable of the man with two sons, commonly known as the parable of the Prodigal Son. In this paper, I argue that discourses of queer futurity can help make new sense of the parable, highlighting its use of family structures and its assumptions about time, and attending…[Read more]

]]> 0 232756cd8cd5219aa6f1653c4823a510 Tom de Bruin edited the blog post There Was a Man Who Had Two Sons: A Parable of Futurity, Reproductivity, Utopia, and Social Death in the group Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies https://jibs.hcommons.org/2024/09/25/there-was-a-man-who-had-two-sons-a-parable-of-futurity-reproductivity-utopia-and-social-death/ Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:09:07 -0400 Eric C. Smith

ecsmith@iliff.edu

Few of the parables found in the gospels have received more attention than the parable of the man with two sons, commonly known as the parable of the Prodigal Son. The […]

]]> debd4f06ac3e9380bc8e58e696bbec84 Ian Willis deposited Camden History Journal September 2024 v5n8 in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1899677/ Wed, 25 Sep 2024 03:00:28 -0400 CAMDEN HISTORY, Journal of the Camden Historical Society Inc. Ian Willis (editor). Contents: Kellee Cordina, ‘Celebrating the life of Neidra Hill AM’, p.357; Dianne Matterson, ‘Government Savings Bank: Camden Branch’, p.362; Zoe McPherson, ‘Always was, always will be, wasn’t easy’, p. 370; Paula Muir, ‘The Elizabethan Way’, p. 376; Jacques Mich…[Read more]

]]> 0 f1607c96bd289b9a25e067aa0764beea Dr Mark Perkins FRSA deposited Artificial Intelligence: The Human, the Multiple, and the Cartel in the group Education and Pedagogy https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898744/ Sat, 14 Sep 2024 03:00:37 -0400 As Artificial Intelligence (AI) evolves rapidly, it is critical to evaluate human and machine domains and thereby formulate a vision of unique ethical, psychological, and practical human space. In this article, I argue that there is a set of three core principles with twenty human properties that will ultimately guarantee human control of AI…[Read more]

]]> 0 f599a1e8bed4a4c58f445552b2455756 Ian Willis deposited Force or Face, Community Consultation in Local Government in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898618/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 03:00:13 -0400 Trust and understanding in the community engagement process are considered by many an essential part of a successful urban planning process. Yet these issues have proved problematic for the stakeholders in one New South Wales local government area.
This paper examines a case study of a community engagement process in New South Wales which has…[Read more]

]]> 0 6dd9f7e0cd23e509badd9d367e3ec287 Meredith Warren deposited Requiring Apologia? Merchants and Artisans in Acts of the Apostles in the group Late Antiquity https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898297/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 03:00:42 -0400 Christian merchants, artisans, and service providers were explicitly targeted by early critics of the movement, who felt, in line with contemporary prejudices, that such people were dirty, ignorant, and prone to the vices of greed and deceit. Detractors hoped to attack Christianity on two intersecting fronts: that the faith was morally bankrupt…[Read more]

]]> 0 c1f29c051e6eadd84214de70c9e862de Meredith Warren deposited Requiring Apologia? Merchants and Artisans in Acts of the Apostles in the group Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898296/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 03:00:39 -0400 Christian merchants, artisans, and service providers were explicitly targeted by early critics of the movement, who felt, in line with contemporary prejudices, that such people were dirty, ignorant, and prone to the vices of greed and deceit. Detractors hoped to attack Christianity on two intersecting fronts: that the faith was morally bankrupt…[Read more]

]]> 0 8f91a38cc3b0ff5825bbdbca04c825ce Meredith Warren deposited Requiring Apologia? Merchants and Artisans in Acts of the Apostles in the group Biblical Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898295/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 03:00:34 -0400 Christian merchants, artisans, and service providers were explicitly targeted by early critics of the movement, who felt, in line with contemporary prejudices, that such people were dirty, ignorant, and prone to the vices of greed and deceit. Detractors hoped to attack Christianity on two intersecting fronts: that the faith was morally bankrupt…[Read more]

]]> 0 98882d783562cfefc1c2c50432067434 Meredith Warren deposited Requiring Apologia? Merchants and Artisans in Acts of the Apostles in the group Ancient Greece & Rome https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898294/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 03:00:05 -0400 Christian merchants, artisans, and service providers were explicitly targeted by early critics of the movement, who felt, in line with contemporary prejudices, that such people were dirty, ignorant, and prone to the vices of greed and deceit. Detractors hoped to attack Christianity on two intersecting fronts: that the faith was morally bankrupt…[Read more]

]]> 0 11986564e3d5d1a1a3c26cd7e0ca7f0c Meredith Warren edited the blog post Requiring Apologia? Merchants and Artisans in Acts of the Apostles in the group Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies https://jibs.hcommons.org/2024/09/09/requiring-apologia-merchants-and-artisans-in-acts-of-the-apostles/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 08:25:27 -0400 Jane Sancinito

Jane_Sancinito@uml.edu

The fragmentation of early criticism of Christianity poses a challenge to both theological and historical analyses of the early Christian movement and its place in […]

]]> d0c5a9b4c7f6ccc216edcdf64a722698 Ali Shehzad Zaidi deposited Voice of the Forgotten in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898197/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 03:00:15 -0400 This article discusses the sea imagery in Ahmed Faraz’s poem “Spray on the Eagle’s Pinion,” which appears here in a previously unpublished translation by Daud Kamal. Two other poems, “Siege” and “Remorse” exemplify the defiance and revolt that characterizes Faraz’s dissident poetry during the eleven years of General Zia-ul-Haq’s military regime.

]]> 0 4546590a38ad1193b6990c2b883fdf10 Ian Willis deposited Hawaii arrives in Camden in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898150/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 03:00:12 -0400 This newspaper article examines the arrival of Hawaiian music and dance after sweeping the rest of the country on the stage, at the movie and broadcast across the radio waves. The craze of the 1920s and 1930s was centred on hula dancing and the steel guitar. The first mention of Hawaiian culture in Camden occurred in 1925 when young Daphne Butt…[Read more]

]]> 0 bbea1f2daef543ca5862dbe67d1a0153 Ian Willis deposited Explore Unlock Camden 2024: Uncover Camden’s Rich History in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898105/ Sat, 07 Sep 2024 03:01:05 -0400 This blog post explores how Unlock Camden is back in 2024, offering a celebration of the town's history and culture. The event, scheduled for September 28th, will feature a variety of activities, including historical re-enactments, art demonstrations, musical performances, and guided walking tours. The event aims to promote the area's historic…[Read more]

]]> 0 fa7045c72d2e4a0959e2abb67bf576c5 Ian Willis deposited History Week 2024, ‘The Memory Landscape of the Cowpastures’, Ian Willis in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898032/ Fri, 06 Sep 2024 03:00:13 -0400 Australia Historical Association Newsletter 5 September 2024
History Week 2024, ‘The Memory Landscape of the Cowpastures’, Ian Willis
Camden Library, John Street, Camden, Saturday 7 September 2024, 1.00pm AEST
In this talk, Dr Ian Willis OAM will offer a new look at the Cowpastures story in the Macarthur region. Ian will use examples of mem…[Read more]

]]> 0 b52764c7555c4b052b502b79b3b6adb2 Aleksandra Fostikov deposited Metoh manastira Konče kroz prizmu povelje cara Uroša i Končanskog praktika – prilog ubikaciji poseda in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897887/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 03:01:19 -0400 Metoh manastira Konče nalazio se u dolini Krive Lakavice, u neposrednoj okolini samog manastira posvećenog Svetom Stefanu. Podatke o metohu donose svega dva dokumenta. Prvi je povelja cara Uroša, kojom potvrđuje dar velikog vojvode Nikole Stanjevića Hilandaru iz 1366. godine, a u kojoj se poimenice navodi 14 sela. Končanski praktik, to jest popis…[Read more]

]]> 0 d6403e10890307f0749711158481749d Aleksandra Fostikov deposited Метох манастира Конче кроз призму повеље цара Уроша и Кончанског практика – прилог убикацији поседа in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897885/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 03:01:13 -0400 Метох манaстира Конче налазио се у долини Криве Лакавице, у непосредној околини самог манастира посвећеног Светом Стефану. Податке о метоху доносе свега два документа. Први је повеља цара Уроша, којом потврђује дар великог војводе
Николе Стањевића Хиландару из 1366. године, а у којој се поименице наводи 14 села. Кончански практик, то јест п…[Read more]

]]> 0 621891bb64e594480782e6d685afaf5f Ian Willis deposited Why does the sale of a local church create community angst? What is going on? in the group Place Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897545/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 03:00:22 -0400 This blog post examines the sale of church land, which has sparked community angst, particularly at St. Paul's Anglican Church in Bankstown. The proposed heritage listing has led to concerns about redevelopment and closure. Similar issues have arisen in Tasmania, where local church sales have evoked strong emotional and historical attachments. The…[Read more]

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