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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Finally, some good news for me.

B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

So glad to announce the 14th annual meeting of ETS Ontario & Quebec. Here is the link for registration: eventbrite.com/e/a-i-and-hu... Please help us to spread the word! #AI #humanflourishing #Christian #Toronto #Ontario #Quebec #Canada #evangelical #conference

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

RIP Dr Robert Louis Wilken (1936–June 7, 2026). Had to read his Spirit of Early Christian Thought (YUP, 2003) three times. Dr Wilken was a great introduction to the Fathers.

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

So glad the John Rylands Library has agreed to host our day conference this year. We have 6 exciting papers lining up and a document viewing session. Please plan to join us and help us to spread the word. @danjohnsonhymns.bsky.social

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

It’s interesting that when people commented on the U.S. President’s recent AI image, no one mentioned the practice of the “royal touch,” which was an imitation of Christ’s healing. Shortly after Charles II’s restoration, he held public services of touching the sick in London. 1/2

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Excited to announce that Dr @danjohnsonhymns.bsky.social and I will co-host our 4th annual conference this year at the John Rylands Library in Manchester. Call for papers is now alive. Please help us to spread the news. Grateful for the support of ASCH and AFCBS.

Conference Poster, “Voices for the Margins,” a day conference of the British Nonconformity in the long 18th century work group. Conference will be held at the John Rylands Library in Manchester on June 22, 2026.

Call for papers. Narratives of British Nonconformity in the Long Eighteenth Century often centre on key characters, further amplifying the voices which are already the loudest. This conference seeks to give attention to those who are situated on the peripheries of these narratives.This will include family members and
colleagues of more established figures, enslaved peoples, non-Western perspectives, the heterodox and heretical, the radical, and those engulfed in scandal. This conference aims to
consider a diverse range of social, economic,
racial, and
theological perspectives, giving attention to those who were
either
marginalised
in
their own lifetimes, or have been
marginalised by subsequent historiographies.
We invite proposals for papers on any subject pertainting to this theme, which may include: The poor
• Women
• Family and friends of famous figures
• Overlooked figures
• Enslaved peoples
• Non-Western lives and perspectives
• Heterodox and heretical figures or views
• Radicals
• Scandalous figures
The conference is hosted by the British Nonconformity in the Long Eighteenth Century, co-convened by Drs Baiyu Andrew Song and Daniel Johnson, under the auspices of the American Society for Church History.
Please submit an abstract of 250 words and a brief biography by May 25, 2026 to c18.nonconformity@gmail.com.

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Thrilled to announce that Palgrave Macmillan has offered a contract to publish my monograph, Joseph Kinghorn and English Baptist Communion Controversies. This work will also be included in the “Christianities in the Trans-Atlantic World” series.

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

The registration is open now at Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies website. Please help to spread the words! Excited about this research trip.

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Sad to learn Prof Paul A Cohen passed away. I’m so indebted to his works though I’ve never had the privilege to meet him. May he rest in peace!

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Absolutely thrilled to find this book in my pigeonhole today, which was written by my great friend Janice Pibworth! Ada Habershon’s hymn “He will hold me fast” has been a great blessing to my life. I’m very sure that Janic/ book could be a brilliant Christmas gift idea!!

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

As people are fascinated by Tolkien, Lewis, and Rowling, I think Neil Gaiman is really important, especially for those who read theology. I really hope someone to work on Gaiman’s novels from a theological perspective. In particular, to study his American Gods and Good Omens.

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Enjoyed reading this fantastic book. Wish there is a sequel on East Asians in British history. Nevertheless, Fatima said it beautifully—pages 184–186—what I would offer as a proposal and call for church historians, i.e., to reimagine a metanarrative. Thank you, Fatima!

Fatima Manji, Hidden Heritage: Rediscovering Britain’s Lost Love of the Orient.

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Glad to participate my friend @danjohnsonhymns.bsky.social ‘s talk tonight at Abney Park on the radical hymns of Isaac Watts!

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

It was a great afternoon discussing English Baptists in the 18th cen and the revolutions. #18thcen #nonconformity #ASCH @danjohnsonhymns.bsky.social

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

@danjohnsonhymns.bsky.social and I are so pleased that we can host our third in-person meeting of the British Nonconformity in the Long Eighteenth Century working group conference this year in Bath! #ASCH #18thcen #Revolution

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Bring the tender tale true of the Pelican; Bathe me, Jesu Lord, in what Thy bosom ran Blood whereof a single drop has power to win All the world forgiveness of its world of sin.

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

RIP. Prof. Alasdair Macintyre is truly an intellectual giant. Thanks for your contributions.

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

I don’t do much Canadian Baptist history, but feel privileged to join Baptist historians and scholars tomorrow to discuss the Canadian Baptist story at the Canadian Baptist Symposium, organised by Canadian Baptist Historical Society and Acadia Centre for Baptist and Anabaptist Studies.

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Thrilled my student Yolanda Yang has passed her thesis defence today. Yolanda’s research on Huang Pin-San is pioneering and excellent.

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Great to hear my friend, the Isaac Watts expert, @danjohnsonhymns.bsky.social presenting on hymns, missions and slavery at @bsecs.bsky.social #BSECS2025

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

I hate to write papers during Christmastide, but the reward is to be able to enjoy @bsecs.bsky.social at Oxford in January. I will present a paper on 18th cen Baptist William Winterbotham’s prison literature on Thursday morning. Excited to see friends and colleagues.

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

So grateful for Dr Daniel Reed of Oxford Brooks University, who discovered a very rare letter by Joseph Kinghorn to his parents. Virtually, we have no letter between the Kinghorns during Joseph’s time at Bristol Academy, and this letter is extremely important.

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Glad my proposal has been accepted for the Immigration and Religion conference! Excited to visit Paris again after 22 years!

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Thinking about my friend Janice Pibworth’s biography of Helen Cadbury (www.dayone.co.uk/products/hel...). Great read and taste!

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

It was a privilege to hear Jody Wilson-Raybould and Roshan Danesh spoke tonight in Winnipeg about their new book, Reconciling History. Such an encouraging account! Proud to be a Canadian, to be part of the story!

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B. Andrew Song @basjk677.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Excited for next year’s @bsecs.bsky.social conference, where I will talk about William Winterbotham’s prison treatises!

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