@IRCI_ACU

Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne

irci.acu.edu.au
Joined June 2020
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The IRCI is delighted to be co-sponsoring the third Makarios Conference, to be held on May 20-22, 2027 at ACU’s Rome campus, on the theme ’The Desire to Know in the Christian Tradition.’ The Call for Papers is now open and closes on November 1st. @HFHarvard @Baylor @BostonCollege
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The submission form is available at the QR code above or at this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F….
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BECS seminar on 1 October with Assoc. Prof. Nathan Eubank of Notre Dame on Merit and Ancestry in the Early Jesus moverment.
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REGISTER now for the Makarios conference at our Rome campus on May 20-22, 2027.
Brendan Case@Brendan_W_CaseSep 24
Friends, we are now accepting proposals for the next Makarios conference, co-sponsored by @IRCI_ACU, @HFHarvard, @BostonCollege, and @BaylorISR, and hosted at ACU's Rome campus. The submission form is available at the QR code below or at this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F….
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Just published: “Presbuteroi [presbyters/elders] in Papias” in Koet, Murphy & Smith, eds., Presbyters in Early Christianity and Its Contexts, WUNT 2.662 (Mohr Siebeck, 2026), 297-309.
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Happening tonight! xitter.cf/IRCI_ACU/status/209476…
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NEXT WEEK: IRCI’s Prof Matthew Crawford (@mattrcrawford) public lecture 9 September. Registration information in the next post.
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NEXT WEEK: IRCI’s Prof Matthew Crawford (@mattrcrawford) public lecture 9 September. Registration information in the next post.
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To register: bit.ly/4xjdTMO

IRCI Public Lecture - The Emperor of the Romans against the King of the Jews: Julian the Apostate...

This lecture, presented by Matthew Crawford, Program Director of Biblical and Early Christian Studies at the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry, will examine the works of the former Lutheran...

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IRCI PUBLIC LECTURE! Prof. Matthew Crawford, FAHA "The Emperor of the Romans against the King of the Jews: Julian the Apostate in the Propaganda of National Socialism" Wed. 9 Sept. 2026, 6:00, Mercy Theatre, ACU Fitzroy (Melbourne).
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IRCI’s Stephen Carlson is giving the prestigious Leon Morris lecture, 5 August 2026.
Stephen C. Carlson@sccarlsonJun 25
Honored to be giving the 2026 Leon Morris lecture. ridley.edu.au/event/the-leon…

The Leon Morris Lecture in New Testament Studies 2026

Join the Leon Morris Lecture for new insights on faith in Paul’s letters with Dr. Stephen Carlson on 5 August 2026.

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Tomorrow night Jodi Magness will be giving a public lecture for us here at ACU Melbourne. It's not too late to sign up to attend! Details below. xitter.cf/IRCI_ACU/status/205620…
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JODI MAGNESS coming to Melbourne for an IRCI public lecture, "Jerusalem in the time of Jesus" on 10 June 2026, at 6:00 pm.
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IRCI-sponsored "Night Vision" Discovery Project reading group, with Dr Tamara Lewit. Friday 12 June (Melbourne), Thurs 11 June (New York/LA).
Discovery Project reading group on Night Vision in Late Antiquity with Tamara Lewit, to register https://events.humanitix.com/night-light-reading-group

ALT Discovery Project reading group on Night Vision in Late Antiquity with Tamara Lewit, to register https://events.humanitix.com/night-light-reading-group

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Night Vision in the Late Ancient Mediterranean Reading Group (2026)

Regular online reading group sessions for the Australian Research Council Discovery Project 'Night Vision in the Late Ancient Mediterranean'.

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JODI MAGNESS coming to Melbourne for an IRCI public lecture, "Jerusalem in the time of Jesus" on 10 June 2026, at 6:00 pm.
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'Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus' - Public Lecture by Jodi Magness

Jodi Magness, a preeminent biblical archaeologist from UNC Chapel Hill, will give a lecture on the history of Jerusalem in the time of Jesus.

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For more information about this, see: events.humanitix.com/jerusal…

'Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus' - Public Lecture by Jodi Magness

Jodi Magness, a preeminent biblical archaeologist from UNC Chapel Hill, will give a lecture on the history of Jerusalem in the time of Jesus.

events.humanitix.com
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JODI MAGNESS coming to Melbourne for an IRCI public lecture, "Jerusalem in the time of Jesus" on 10 June 2026, at 6:00 pm.
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CALL FOR PAPERS for flourishing in early Christianity at OxPats 2027
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IRCI has funding for a doctoral student in Late Antiquity
Stephen C. Carlson@sccarlsonMay 11
Doctoral scholarship opportunity at ACU to work on Late Antique translation! acu.edu.au/research-and-ente…

Translation and Transformation in Late Antiquity | Scholarship-supported research project

Work on an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project to investigate how translation in Late Antiquity evolved while communicating and shaping new knowledge, and analyse translation across a...

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Celebrating the launch of IRCI’s A/Prof. Jonathan Zecher’s translation of the Philokalia for Penguin Classics. With IRCI’s Prof. Matthew Crawford (@mattrcrawford ) and special guest Fr. Doru Costache, Principal of Nisibis Assyrian Theological College.
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