Category: Updates
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Why re-think thinking? Three myths about the mind
Yesterday, I opened this semester’s AKC series, Rethinking Thinking: Bodies, Minds, and Machines in the Modern World, with a lecture entitled, “Why re-think thinking? Three myths about the mind.” Over the semester, I’m inviting the King’s community to explore how we think—and how we might think differently—with help from colleagues across the College’s faculties and…
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Reflecting on Blackfriars: Then and Now
I am delighted to share that I have been appointed a Research Fellow at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford. This new and non-stipendiary role—which I’ll hold in addition to my full-time role at King’s—is very much a homecoming. Blackfriars has had a tremendous impact on my academic and personal life, and I am honoured to continue my…
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Transitioning to King’s
They say that while change can happen instantly, transitions can take ages. Moving to King’s was, for me, a big change. Eleven years in Oxford—first as a postgraduate, then as a postdoc—meant that the rhythms of that place had become second nature. I arrived expecting to be there for just nine months, a brief academic…
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Reflections on 2024: A Year of Growth and Opportunity
As I pause to look back on 2024, I marvel at how transformative this year has been. It’s been a journey of new opportunities, significant milestones, and meaningful transitions—all setting the stage for what lies ahead. From Oxford to King’s College London 2024 was marked with an intensive focus on developing and launching the Gen…
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Life after Philosophy Podcast
I join Dr Christopher Anadale for an episode of his fascinating podcast, Life after Philosophy, which features philosophy graduates from Mount Saint Mary’s University. Listen in!
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Big update: I’m going to King’s College London!
This month, I accepted an offer to join the faculty at King’s College London. Deo gratias. I’ve copied my LinkedIn announcement below. In the months ahead, I’ll post updates either here or on social media about the transition. See you in London, folks! 📣 Delighted to announce that I’m joining King’s College London as Lecturer…
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Collaborative seminars in Christian Ethics: a case study in student-staff partnerships
According to the Oxford’s Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL), student-staff partnerships are “a form of student engagement where students and staff work together to achieve a specific aim. Incorporating this approach to teaching and learning activities can lead to positive personal and educational transformations, enriching the educational experience for [everyone].”1 I’m delighted that CTL…
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Beyond the Academy: Career Advice for Postgrads in Theology and Religion
While in grad school (or postgraduate studies, as the Brits say), I worked for a big investment bank through an arrangement with my university’s business school. I’m still involved in this work, but to a lesser extent than before. Commitments to my research post keep me primarily at the scholar’s desk. Only when time allows…
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Join me this Summer for a UNIQ+ Research Internship at Oxford
30 January 2024. Calling all aspiring postgraduates! Join me this summer as a research intern in the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Oxford. I’m hosting two exciting projects (described below) on Gen Z’s religious and spiritual role models, and on religious madness in the Age of the Asylum. What is a…
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Asking Why
When presented with an opportunity, don’t say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ first. Instead, ask ‘why’. Academia comes with many opportunities — a new collaboration, a new writing idea, a new project — and there will always be a fear of missing out. Certainly, I must say ‘yes’ to everything that comes my way, right? Otherwise I,…
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