Dr Calida Chu

NEW E-BOOK OUT NOW - 'Faith in the City' 40 Years On: Theological, Historical, and Contextual Movements

Many thanks to our cross-disciplinary contributors for their reflections on the resonance and legacy of 'Faith in the City' decades later

williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/temple-books/

British Academy Conferences funding for UK-based researchers An exceptional opportunity for UK-based scholars to run a landmark event featuring leading-edge research as part of the British Academy’s events programme.

Want to hold a major academic conference in the humanities and social sciences? We offer up to £20k (and sometimes £25k) for a conference on any topic to be held between April 27/March 28. Apply by 29 Jan 2026.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

Many congratulations! I can’t attend tomorrow but I hope it goes well.🥳

The 2025 BIAPT conference CfP

The CfP of the @biaptheology.bsky.social conference special issue at @practicaltheology.bsky.social is live: www.biapt.org/wp-content/u...

Please consider to submit by 6 December 2025.

Yesterday, we celebrated the 10-vol Edinburgh Companions to Global Christianity w/ @edinburghup.bsky.social. 🥂🎉

With us were editors Ken Ross (Centre hon. fellow) and Todd Johnson, and contributing editors Mariz Tadros and Gina Zurlo. #WorldChristianity edinburghuniversitypress.com/series-edinb...

It's only important if it makes a profit is now the mantra of university leaders up and down the country. Look out for these petitions from Nottingham and other places, including my old employer Leicester, who are also slashing and burning right now.

Cutting courses in architecture, maths, public health (5 years out from a global pandemic!), modern languages, and theology among many others. The United Kingdom is allowing vandals to destroy one of their few remaining world class sectors over relatively paltry sums of money.

Russell Group uni plans to axe a huge 48 courses that aren't 'financially viable' enough The uni won't accept freshers for 15 subject areas

My former employer, @uniofnottingham.bsky.social, will be the first Russell Group university to cut #Theology degrees from next year onwards: thetab.com/2025/11/06/r...

Do consider to sign this student-led petitions: www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...
@uonucu.bsky.social

Editorial Published in Practical Theology (Vol. 18, No. 5, 2025)

Latest @practicaltheology.bsky.social with editorial from Dustin Benac 'Practical theology is, after all, a richly contextual and collaborative discipline and practice, such that our work is as much a craft as it is a formal academic discipline.' @biaptheology.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1756...

📢 Just out—𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 31.3. What a privilege to publish this final issue of our 30th anniversary year with exceptional articles that are representative and reflective of #WorldChristianity and #MissionStudies. 1/6 @edinburghup.bsky.social www.cswc.div.ed.ac.uk/studies-in-w...

@calidachu.bsky.social’s article looks at how Contemporary Christian Music was used in the protests of the 2010s in Hong Kong, and demonstrates the ways that music represents a grassroots theology of lament. #CCM #HongKongeseChristianity #grassrootstheology 5/6 www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10....

To save you reading my 6,000 prose, here’s the conclusion: “May we #theologians
never forget for whom our theologies speak; may we #musicians remember the songs that make our hearts sing.” #WorldChristianity

Abstract on city lament, contemporary Christian music, and a grassroots theology in Hong Kong.

I first presented this paper on city #lament, #CCM and a grassroots theology at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. Glad that this has now been published while I am a staff here, and at @cswcedinburgh.bsky.social
journal, where I did my PhD. (1/2) #HongKongProtests
doi.org/10.3366/swc....

Afternoon all,

A new social media landscape for us! We are in the advanced stages of preparing our Autumn edition under the leadership of our new editor - @drkatiecross.bsky.social. Watch this space.
In the meantime you may be interested in the Books and Belief festival - @edinburghuni.bsky.social.

A poster for the SSCE PG Conference 2026. The theme is “Christ Beside Us, Christ Before Us: Pilgrimage, Neighbourliness, and Encounters in Christian Ethics.” The plenary speakers are Luke Bretherton and Joshua Hordern. The event is on 6 May 2026 at Christ Church Oxford.

The SSCE Postgraduate Conference 2026 invites abstracts (up to 250 words by 6 Feb 2026) exploring pilgrimage, neighbourliness, and ethical encounters in Christian thought and practice. Email: pg-convener@ssce.org.uk. Please share and register here. #callforpapers #cfp #theology #ethics

Leader Studies Inquiry - Scholar Leaders Instructions Please fill out the inquiry form, and a member of our team will be in touch with you shortly. For scholarships beginning in the coming academic year, we especially invite applicants who w...

PhD scholarships from Scholar Leaders for theologians based in the majority world

Deadline: 15 November 2025

www.scholarleaders.org/leaderstudie...

Yale-Edinburgh 2026 – Call for Papers Popular, Folk, Grassroots and Pop Culture in World Christianity and the History of Mission10–12 June 2026 ‧ New College, University of Edinburgh ‧ #YaleEdin2026Yale-Edinburgh Conference on World Ch…

Call for Papers for #YaleEdin2026: Popular, Folk, Grassroots and Pop Culture in World Christianity and the History of Mission #WorldChristianity #MissionHistory www.cswc.div.ed.ac.uk/2025/10/yale...

📚Practical Theology journal is looking for book reviewers!📚

Interested? Contact our book reviews editor, Jayson Rhodes, at practicaltheologybookreviews@gmail.com.

Current books for review include:
"A Heavy Yoke" - Selina Stone
"Decolonizing Mission" - Harvey Kwiyani

con't...

Thanks Alex!

Thanks Graham!

Thanks the SCM team!

Thanks Benjamin!

Thanks to the contact Pastoral Trust, editoral team, and especially our capable editor @dustindbenac.bsky.social, to set up the examples for us all to carry the baton forward.

𝘗𝘛 is strong at its collaboration effort, pastoral insights, and theological input through social scientific methods. I look forward to inheriting these traditions, while expanding our partnership/friendship locally/globally.

Editorial Published in Practical Theology (Vol. 18, No. 3, 2025)

I am late to this announcement (partly because we were in search of the next Associate Editor), but I am happy to announce that I will be promoted as Editor-in-Chief of 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, effective from Jan 2026. @practicaltheology.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/1756...

Humanities and arts degrees disappearing in parts of UK Students from rural and disadvantaged areas disproportionally affected by subject cuts, British Academy warns

Humanities, arts and social sciences degrees are disappearing in many UK regions.

With more young people than ever studying close to home, course cuts are narrowing their choices at university.

@timeshighered.bsky.social covers our 'Cold Spots' report today. Read more at https://bit.ly/46e3wOy

Cover photo of Studies in World Christianity's first issue, edited by James Mackey

Cover photo of Studies in World Christianity's forthcoming issue, edited by Alexander Chow and Emma Wild-Wood

Interested in #WorldChristianity but not sure where to start? Check out THIRTY YEARS of Studies in World Christianity, the premier journal in the field.

@edinburghup.bsky.social has made available articles throughout the years to help us celebrate!

📝 www.euppublishing.com/virtualissue... 1/2

SSCE keynote

Grateful for the engaging conversation about my keynote last week at the SSCE conference at
@yorkstjohn.bsky.social
on trauma-informed #PublicTheology and for how we theologians can assist our church communities to rethink our practices in church, academia, and society.

Our editorial team @practicaltheology.bsky.social is expanding and wishes to appoint an Associate Editor. If this may interest you, please follow the below link for further info: www.biapt.org/news/practic...

Deadline: 15 August

@biaptheology.bsky.social

Our editorial team @practicaltheology.bsky.social is expanding and wishes to appoint an Associate Editor. If this may interest you, please follow the below link for further info: www.biapt.org/news/practic...

Deadline: 15 August

@biaptheology.bsky.social