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Jarel Robinson-Brown

@scholarpriest.bsky.social

β€’flawed human β€’anglo-catholic priest β€’patristic scholar ~you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter…and weep, but not all of your tears //πŸŒΎβ€οΈβ€πŸ”₯πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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❀️ this….very much this. And thank you.

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Today is the Feast of St Francis - we'll be worshipping with the creatures we love at our Pet Blessing Service at 2pm - all are welcome!

04.10.2025 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€οΈπŸ«‚

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Thank you, beloved.

04.10.2025 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The axe forgets, but the tree remembers….

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β€’\\what the mighty do with their might is nowhere near as important as what you choose to do with your fearβ€’\\

β€οΈπŸ–€πŸ’š

02.10.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am being poured out like a libation.

01.10.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Black History Month lecture with Rev Dr Kelly Brown Douglas (28-Oct-2025) Join us for our annual Black History Month lecture, featuring the trailblazing Womanist theologian, Rev Dr Kelly Brown Douglas.The Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas, Ph.D. is currently the visiting professor o...

We're hosting Rev Dr Kelly Brown Douglas later this month! Yes, THE Kelly Brown Douglas - one of the most important living Womanist theologians.

I am actually beyond excited about this, so please sign up! Online at 7pm on the 28th Oct.

londonjesuitcentre.churchsuite.com/events/eigp7...

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You heard it here, Hegseth declared war on the Roman Catholic Church

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Today is the day! Gender Violence in Late Antiquity: Male Fantasies and the Christian Imagination is now widely available. I will be giving my first book talk at the University of Pittsburgh, with a specific focus on domestic violence. press.edu/books/gender-violence-in-late-antiquity/hardcover

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The Bible Versus Gay People: Are Gays Going To Hell?
YouTube video by All Out with Jon Dean The Bible Versus Gay People: Are Gays Going To Hell?

youtube.com/watch?v=a8L-...

This is a really fascinating discussion with @scholarpriest.bsky.social
If you're #lgbtq and #christian then this is worth the time to watch/listen.

22.09.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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in te confido Iesu πŸ™πŸΎβ€οΈ

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21 September is the feast of St Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist. Here is a representation of St Matthew's symbol.

St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 124; Exegetical-liturgical collection of works; c. 810/820 CE; St. Amand; p.7 (e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)

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S7E2 Power and the Pulpit ft. Fr Jarel Robinson Brown Podcast Episode Β· Sunday School for Misfits with Dr Selina Stone Β· 21/09/2025 Β· 51m

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ANATHEMA.

19.09.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Some of us are not at all disappointed or surprised…

18.09.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

always wanted to see this and missed it when it was in Bangor! In the bay tomorrow so thank you! πŸ˜‡

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The whole wonderful sermon!

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Title page of the manuscript "Hurricanes Roar: Reflections on Black Spiritual Poetry" by Elizabeth S. Dodd and J.A. Robinson-Brown, forthcoming from Norwich Canterbury Press in 2026.

Title page of the manuscript "Hurricanes Roar: Reflections on Black Spiritual Poetry" by Elizabeth S. Dodd and J.A. Robinson-Brown, forthcoming from Norwich Canterbury Press in 2026.

Well, this is just as phenomenal as I'd expected...

@scholarpriest.bsky.social and Beth Dodd have gathered a veritable feast of poetry. Coming 2026.

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As our 140th Anniversary Year draws to a close, we’re delighted to have these Visiting Preachers!

15.09.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

attend to your interior life.

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121. SchreibΓΌbung des Petaus

Inv. Nr. KΓΆln 328
Recto und Verso  sowie um 180Β° gedreht
182/187 n. Chr.

9 x 22 cm


Arsinoites


 
Abb.: P.Petaus Tafel XIX (a) (Recto); CdÉ 41, 1966, 135; H. C. Youtie, Scriptiunculae II, 685; E. Turner, The Papyrologist at Work, London 1973, Tafel 6 b; R. Bagnall, Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient History, London-New York 1995, Tafel 5, nach S. VIII (BL X 159)
Ed.: U. Hagedorn; D. Hagedorn; L. C. Youtie; H. C. Youtie

Th. J. Kraus, Mnemosyne N.S. IV 53, 2000, 322–342

Abbildung:

328r
328v
328v (um 180Β° gedreht)

121. SchreibΓΌbung des Petaus Inv. Nr. KΓΆln 328 Recto und Verso sowie um 180Β° gedreht 182/187 n. Chr. 9 x 22 cm Arsinoites Abb.: P.Petaus Tafel XIX (a) (Recto); CdΓ‰ 41, 1966, 135; H. C. Youtie, Scriptiunculae II, 685; E. Turner, The Papyrologist at Work, London 1973, Tafel 6 b; R. Bagnall, Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient History, London-New York 1995, Tafel 5, nach S. VIII (BL X 159) Ed.: U. Hagedorn; D. Hagedorn; L. C. Youtie; H. C. Youtie Th. J. Kraus, Mnemosyne N.S. IV 53, 2000, 322–342 Abbildung: 328r 328v 328v (um 180Β° gedreht)

Ancient scribes had to practice their signature just like we do. We even have papyri illustrating a scribe named Petaus who over and over wrote the formula for a proper signature:

Name + Title + β€œI have submitted.” ✍️

P. Petaus 121. Inv. No. 328 Cologne. 182-187 CE www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/ifa...

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Benedict XVI to Pope Francis:

β€œyour goodness is the place where I dwell: where I feel protected” πŸ₯Ήβ€οΈ

I watch this at least once a month. I commend it to you.

youtu.be/J2jvdCk7e7I?...

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