The Centre for the Study of Christianity and Culture - CSCC

16/09/2024

A momentous occasion that marks a real change in our understanding of the Jewish story in York. We're so proud of our own Dr Louise Hampson for her contributions to this incredible piece of York history.

Thanks to Rabbi Dr Elisheva Salamo, and Dr Louise Hampson of the University of York's StreetLife Team, for uncovering the blue plaque on Coney Street outside the Next building yesterday. It celebrates York's forgotten C13 synagogue.

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16/09/2024

14/06/2024

24/05/2024

Check out all the latest on our AHRC-funded project: "Henry VIII on Tour" as we delve into Henry VIII's royal progresses 👑
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/24335219.dig-take-place-petworth-house-part-henry-viii-project

This summer archaeologists will trace the footsteps of Henry VIII as they search for evidence of a lost Tudor wing at Petworth House.

08/05/2024

Did you know that Medieval York was home to a thriving Jewish community? Or that the celebrated scholar and rabbi YomTov was probably a 12th-century resident of the city?

Discover the pivotal role of the Jewish community in York’s history on 5 June. Explore well-known events such as the tragedy at Clifford’s Tower and lesser-known stories of everyday Jewish life in the past on a walking tour and talk with our own Dr Louise Hampson.

Discover the pivotal role of the Jewish community in York’s history with our walking tour and talk led by Louise Hampson of the University of York.

12/01/2024

Have you read this article in The Conversation UK? Have a look at one of our projects, featuring work done by Dr Louise Hampson and Dr John Jenkins: How a French rabbi helped build a thriving Jewish community in medieval York – before a shocking massacre.

Jewish communities still use liturgical poems written by the French rabbi known for having taught in York in the 12th century.

22/12/2023

🎉🎄 Happy Christmas from all of us at the Centre for the Study of Christianity & Culture! 🌟 Our journey of exploring Christian concepts and narratives that shape Britain's rich heritage continues. This year, we've had the privilege of collaborating with diverse partners, contributing to major research projects, and fostering connections with heritage organisations. Thank you for being a part of our community! Here's to a Christmas filled with cultural enrichment and a New Year of shared exploration 📚🏰 ⛪️

06/09/2023

🍁🐿️📚 What are you reading this autumn? We're looking forward to 'Bede and the Theory of Everything' https://reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/bede-and-the-theory-of-everything

Want to meet the author? Three opportunities detailed below!

(1) 27th Sept, 6pm. lecture by Prof. Michelle Brown, 'Bede and the Theory of Everything', to the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (The Common Room - former Mining Institute -Westgate Road, Newcastle) - open to members and guests, see https://www.newcastle-antiquaries.org.uk/index.php?pageId=277

(2) 30th Sept, St Peter’s Church, Monkwearmouth (10am eucharist commemorating Abbot Ceolfrith, followed at 11am by the Wearmouth Lecture by Michelle Brown, 'From Biscop to Bede – building the first university')

(3) 30th Sept, 3-5pm, lecture by Michelle Brown, ‘Bede, Codex Amiatinus and Northumbrian Book Culture’, Jarrow Hall Museum

This book investigates the life and world of Bede (c. 673–735), foremost scholar of the early Middle Ages and ‘the father of English history’. It examines his notable feats, including calculating the first tide-tables; playing a role in the creation of the Ceolfrith Bibles and the Lindisfarne ...

09/06/2023

🕎 You might know that Medieval York was home to a thriving Jewish community. But do you know which building was once a Victorian synagogue?
StreetLife York is conducting a Jewish York Walking Tour on Monday 12th June, 2:00pm - 4:00pm. Details here! ➡️ https://streetlifeyork.uk/events/jewish-york-walking-tour-0

17/05/2023

It seems this month, we're all talking about kings (in one century or another 😉). Why not grab a cup of tea and a slice of Victoria Sponge ☕️🍰 (and perhaps some Coronation Chicken 👑, we won't judge) and check out our latest project Henry VIII on Tour🎪🐴?

A new study aims to shed light on the royal tours of King Henry VIII, one of the most iconic - and controversial - figures in British history.

03/03/2023

💫 We often find that collaboration yields the best results, and this was certainly true with the scanning of The Yorkshire Museum's Hoard with Artec 3D Scanners Space Spider.

One is the Hoard bronze bust of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (image courtesy of York Museum Trust). The other is a 3D-printed, hand-painted replica of Marcus Aurelius bust (image courtesy of ThinkSee3D Ltd).

But how do you get from one to the other? With great teamwork, unparalleled expertise, and (of course!) the latest in cool tech 🤓 Images of scans courtesy of our own Heritage 360 tech team 🧑‍💻

Want to know more? Get the full story at: https://www.artec3d.com/cases/yorkshire-museum-ryedale-hoard

03/03/2023

👋 Our account might have been quiet, but we've been hard at work! Our latest project Henry VIII on Tour has just launched! This is a Arts and Humanities Research Council - AHRC funded "Henry VIII on Tour" project into Henry VIII's royal progresses.

Do follow to stay up-to-date on all the latest Henry-related news👑

01/03/2023

07/11/2022

🐿🍂 It's feeling very autumnal, and just as the squirrels gather their nuts we are also getting stocked up on supplies for dark winter nights 🌠

Right now you can get 30% off Routledge Books with code BOA30 until 20th November📚

May we suggest Dee Dyas, 'The Dynamics of Pilgrimage: Christianity, Holy Places and Sensory Experience' - now available in paperback 🤓

This book offers a systematic, chronological analysis of the role played by the human senses in experiencing pilgrimage and sacred places, past and present. It thus addresses two major gaps in the existing literature, by providing a broad historical narrative against which patterns of continuity and...

27/09/2022

Discoveries such as the Ryedale hoard remind us that the religious landscape of Roman Britain was complex and diverse. Religious beliefs and practices of var...

08/07/2022

Tomorrow we're hosting a A FREE Creative Writing Workshop at The Yorkshire Museum. Want to see more of our free events? Keep an eye on our website for all the latest. And don't forget to book your place in advance 😃

https://streetlifeyork.uk/

08/07/2022

Becket’s shrine in the Trinity Chapel at Canterbury Cathedral was destroyed in 1538, but we've put together some digital recreations so you can see how it would have looked! Check out: https://thebecketstory.org.uk/

On the Feast of the Translation of St Thomas of Canterbury we commemorate the service in 1220 in which his relics were moved from the Eastern Crypt to a much grander Shrine in the Trinity Chapel.

The Shrine was destroyed during the Reformation on the orders of Henry VIII, but today a candle marks the site where is once stood.

All are welcome to join our services:

🙏 12.30 Said Eucharist
🙏 17.30 Solemn Evensong

06/06/2022