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Graham Kings

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Bishop, theologian & poet, enjoying retirement in Cambridge, grandchildren & writing. Hon Assistant Bishop, Diocese of Ely, & Senior Research Associate, Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide. www.grahamkings.org www.cccw.cam.ac.uk

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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 58m
My #sermon preached on Mon Mar 16, 2026 at the Cambridge #Theological Federation Durham and Cambridge Awards Service at St. Mark’s Church, Newnham, #Cambridge. Published on ‘Covenant’.
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Ministers as Scribes of the Kingdom - The Living Church
Ordained ministry may be compared, in part, to that of the scribes who meditated on God's word. Here is a sermon from Bishop Graham Kings.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump Campaign Paid More Than $4.3 Million to Jan. 6 Event Organizers www.newsweek.com/trump-campai... #J6 #treason #insurrection #democracy #elections #Blues
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Trump Campaign Paid More Than $4.3 Million to Jan. 6 Event Organizers
The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol requested info from 15 social media companies, the FBI and more.
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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 10h
Significant dissent.
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Ben Fulford @benmfulford.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If you’ve seen or shared news about programme closures at Edinburgh (not least in Theology & Religious Studies) please see this appeal from Prof Rachel Muers. The reports are misleading.
Text reads: ‘Appeal to anyone who has seen or shared the news reports about programme closures at Edinburgh, including in TRS: Please stop circulating them. They are very misleading, and are causing actual damage to our otherwise healthy department. (And for what it's worth, colleagues in Scottish Literature are saying something similar). I am now fed up with responding to anxious prospective students who think we, or some of our areas of teaching and research, are being closed down. We aren't. There are institutions where our subject is at risk but Edinburgh is not one of them. Please don't try to fit us into a narrative of "attack on the humanities" or "secularisation gone mad". Thank you.’
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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
For those not on Instagram, details of a memorial service in memory of Rosamond McKitterick: 5 p.m. on Friday 23 October 2026, at Great St Mary’s, the University Church.
screen shot from Sidney Sussex College's Instagram account.
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Beer and Theology Cambridge @beertheologycam.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Mon 16 Nov 2026, 8-9.30pm next @beertheologycam.bsky.social led by Sr Jane Livesey, former General Superior, Congregation of Jesus, ‘“They are but women’”? #Nuns Worldwide.’ Fort St George Pub, Midsummer Common, #Cambridge. Open to all. www.grahamkings.org/article/beer...
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Beer and Theology Cambridge @beertheologycam.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Tonight, Mon 21 Sept 2026, 8pm @beertheologycam.bsky.social at Fort St George pub, #Cambridge, Prof Andrew Bush. Details below. Open to all. Just turn up. www.grahamkings.org/article/beer...
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Nourishing Connections- Beer and Theology Cambridge
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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Wuthering Heights first published in 1847 isn't quite the version we know today... Our new facsimile reproduces the first edition, before Charlotte Brontë's later revisions. Here's a closer look at the original and the story behind this new publication 👇
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I’ve heard UK academics say that complex degree programmes involving cooperation between departments are targeted for cuts because they are more costly to run. Disastrous if true and goes against intellectual trends of interdisciplinary thought. Very shortsighted.
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Michael Napier @michaelnbooks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Ely Cathedral
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Hassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes
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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Dr Margaret Masson, Principal of St Chad’s College, #Durham, preached this wonderful sermon expounding Tom Denny’s window of the Transfiguration @durhamcathedral.bsky.social on 5 March 2016. www.fulcrum-anglican.org.uk/articles/tra...
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Transfiguration: A Sermon for St Chad’s Day, Durham Cathedral | Fulcrum Anglican
Some years ago, I fell in love – with a window....The window as a whole is an image of the love of God and the way it transfigures, transforms the whole world.
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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Unmitigated madness of #Trump for all to see…
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The desecration of DC: from a giant arch to a nuke-proof bunker, Trump’s legacy-building blingfest is an architectural atrocity
A bloated ballroom, a six-storey military HQ, a helipad-cum-cocktail patio, a gilded angel on a giant arch honouring himself … our architecture critic deplores the decorator-in-chief’s mutilation of W...
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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#Vance disagreed with #Trump…
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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Phenomenal Prom tonight now on Radio 3, Bach’s B Minor Mass! Cum Sancto Spiritu, at the end of the Gloria, seems to reflect the burst of power of Luke’s narrative of the Spirit. The Vivificantem, in the Credo, perhaps resonates more with the Johannine Paraclete? #HolySpirit
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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
‘The reach and pungency of the US right, drenched in white supremacism, interferes with Farage’s old strategy of banking far-right support and feinting moderation to make gains in the mainstream.’ @rafaelbehr.bsky.social @theguardian.com
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European democracies are running out of time to turn away from the abyss | Rafael Behr
Far-right parties, Maga ideology and Kremlin money are conniving to suffocate liberal idealism for another generation, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Beautiful initial 'Q'(uid) at the beginning of Psalm 51 St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 23; Folchart Psalter (Psalterium Gallicanum with Cantica); 872 CE-883 CE; St. Gall; p.135 (www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)
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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Wow! Major news in global #Christian #publishing. Congrats Sam Richardson, CEO of #SPCK
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SPCK Group acquires Eerdmans to become major global Christian publisher
SPCK Group has acquired Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., bringing together two historic Christian publishers across the UK, US and global markets.
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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
She bubbles like a spring, tumbles like a waterfall, meanders like a river and welcomes like the sea. You may as well try to bottle the wind as capture her. She is reticent and reflective, giving glory to the Son and the Father. #HolySpirit
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Nourishing Connections- Pentecost Prose Poem
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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
In House of Lords speak: ‘Not Content’…
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MsBlueWednesday @msbluewednesday.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
But the BBC report on this said “It says officers "responded to a spontaneous protest" during Saturday morning, adding "no arrests were made". This did not look ‘spontaneous’ in the pix. All dressed alike?
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 05/09/2026
In August we revealed the violent pasts of Tommo’s “handpicked” men, who despite being subject to “rigorous checks” and prioritising “quality over quantity”, have multiple convictions including violence against women. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/08/13/p...
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Patriot Platform: Danny Tommo’s “handpicked” men convicted of violence against women  – HOPE not hate
HOPE not hate exposes the violent men “handpicked” by Danny Tommo for his new ‘Patriot Platform’. Despite being subject to “rigorous checks” and prioritising “quality...
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 05/09/2026
The vigilante group, a self-professed Christian “army of patriots” designed to “take control of the United Kingdom” held its first meeting on 19 July at Black Dam and Crabtree Nature Reserve, Basingstoke.
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 05/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Patriot Platform, a new far right group launched by Tommy Robinson’s right hand man Daniel Thomas (AKA Danny Tommo) has blockaded the port and several roads in Dover. The masked men are from subgroups of PP, including Sussex, Essex, and South East Patriots Here’s all you need to know.
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Elaine Treharne @etreharne.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
If you look closely at the image in CCCC 286, you'll see a later addition of a little handbell in the upper right. It's a sanctus bell, a symbol of the moment of transubstantiation at mass. Cool, eh! I wrote about this in an essay 'Word & Image' mentioned in my 'Perceptions of Medieval MSS' (158)
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The Parker Library @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Going to see the Bayeux Tapestry? Be sure to look out for the image that may well have been inspired by the 6thC Augustine Gospels (CCCC MS 286) parker.stanford.edu/parker/catal... The 11thC embroidery was probably made at Canterbury where the MS was then at St Augustine’s Abbey #bayeuxtapestry
A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry that resembles the scene of Last Supper in the St Augustine's Gospels (CCCC MS 286)

Feast scene from the Bayeux Tapestry:  "Et hic episcopus cibum et potum benedicit" (And here the bishop blesses the food and the drink) written above a scene of 6 people eating and drinking around a curved table; one person carrying more food to the table, and two red animals (dogs?) 
It is the scene depicting a feast with Bishop Odo of Bayeux and his nobles are arranged around a circular table, very similar to the Last Supper panel in the Augustine Gospels. Odo is also shown in a pose similar to the figure of Christ, blessing his wine just as Christ was shown blessing his food. Feast scene from the St Augustine's Gospels (CCCC MS 286):  "Cena domini" (Lord's Supper) written above a scene of 8 disciples and Christ eating and drinking around a curved table
A scene from scene of Lord's Supper resembles the one in the Bayeux Tapestry with Bishop Odo of Bayeux and nobles feasting around a curved table
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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
James Orr and Dan Jukes. Truth will out.
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Farage aides step down after undercover report on Reform UK donations
James Orr and Dan Jukes have stepped down from positions pending outcome of party investigation, says Reform UK
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Nigel Farage filmed celebrating illegal foreign donations Undercover footage reveals plot to break the law by funnelling offshore funds through a UK donor. Donations funded a series of widely reported polls boosting Reform ahead of the local elections channel4news.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Significant.
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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Thanks Sadiq Khan!
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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Fine review of #Bayeux tapestry!
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The Bayeux tapestry: a stupefying, thrilling, horrifying masterpiece that shakes the earth
The greatest battle ever depicted in art is here at last – and it hurtles along, making your heart pound with its sense of doom and destiny, culminating in fires and corpses on a battlefield full of p...
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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
‘And yet although I am unworthy, the creator and redeemer of us all has given me the grace to see life whole and an ability to speak effectively of it.’ #Gregory the Great’s day today. Commentary on Ezekiel, cited in ‘Celebrating the Saints’ (Canterbury Press, 1999) p 308, compiler Robert Atwell.
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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Applications for the Postdoctoral Fellowships are open. We're inviting proposals from early-career researchers in the humanities and social sciences wishing to pursue an independent research project. Learn more: bit.ly/4xWduAS
A colour block banner promoting Postdoctoral Fellowships funding. Deadline: Wednesday 30 September 2026
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Colleen Curran @ccurran.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Also, I purchased this book through powellsbookschi.bsky.social; 100% recommend.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 02/09/2026
Anthropic, OpenAI and Google DeepMind are stepping up work on biological risk testing, access controls and other safeguards to limit misuse of advanced AI systems that they hope will speed up drug discovery, aid disease research and prevent pandemics ft.trib.al/tRdMBft
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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Wendell Berry RIP.
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Wendell Berry's Eternal Story - First Things
Ten years ago, an editor at Penguin approached me to ask if I would like to edit a collection of essays by Wendell Berry for a British audience. Berry’s...
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Rev Peter W Nimmo @peternimmo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Looks like the Bank of England is predicting the bubble will burst soon www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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AI could cause global economic downturn, Andrew Bailey warns G20
The governor of the Bank of England warned of AI's “volatility” caused by energy shocks from the US-Iran war.
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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Significant day tomorrow in Parliament…
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Burnham to tell Commons more public ownership is only way to grow UK economy
Exclusive: Prime minister wants to ‘bring back hope’ by tackling cost of living as MPs call for electoral reform
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Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
September #MedievalCalendar BnF MS Latin 10837; Saint-Willibrord d'Echternach (?), the Calendar of Willibrord and Horologium; late 7th and early 8th century; f.38v @gallicabnf.bsky.social
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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Confluence Confluence of Word and flesh, in Palestine; Confluence of Spirit and spirit, in body and mind; Confluence of Body and Blood, in bread and wine. Graham Kings www.grahamkings.org/poem/conflue...
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Nourishing Connections- Confluence
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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Why AI Companies Are Buying—And Then Destroying—Old Books
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Why AI Companies Are Buying—And Then Destroying—Old Books
We've long joked about delaying bedtime in order to read the entire internet, but the prospect of actually doing so doesn't sound as appealing as it used to. An ever-growing proportion of text online,...
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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
My new #poem, ‘Signature and Sign’, on Jonathan Clarke’s #sculpture, ‘Sign’ (2015), outside Queen Elizabeth School, #Wimborne Minster, Dorset. www.grahamkings.org/poem/clarke-...
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Andy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
✨John Ruskin described Lincoln Cathedral as “out and out the most precious piece of architecture in the British Isles.” Its grandeur is unmatched, but the medieval Romanesque details - like the west front door - feel truly otherworldly, as if from another planet. 🪐
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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Chapter 12 of Adrian Hastings, 'The Shaping of Prophecy: Passion, Perception and Practicality' (London: Geoffrey Chapman, 1995), pp. 145-153, which we republished, with permission, on Fulcrum in 2005. In effect, Hastings prophesied #Srebrenica. #Mladic www.fulcrum-anglican.org.uk/articles/bos...
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Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies aged 84
Bosnian Serb commander responsible for Srebrenica massacre dies in prison while serving life sentence for genocide
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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Ha! Significant! Mail now out of step with its readers, on #Brexit…
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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Beautiful #Zimbabwean wooden #sculpture in St Mary’s Church, #Islington, of five events in the life of #Jesus. Artist unknown, my video March 2017.
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Zimbabwean wooden sculpture, in St Mary’s Church, Islington, London, of 5 events in the life of Jesus
Zimbabwean wooden sculpture, in St Mary’s Church, Islington, London, of 5 events in the life of Jesus, filmed 9 Mar 2017, by Graham Kings, Vicar of St Mary’s 2000-2009.
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North Ages @northages.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Aug 22: Feast of Sigfrith (†688), abbot of St Peter’s, Wiremutha (Monkwearmouth). Bede says he was ‘well-grounded in scriptural knowledge and possessed of the highest moral character’. He died of a lung disease. 📸John Armagh
St Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth, which was founded in 684.
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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Wisdom!
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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Thank you @stephenkb.bsky.social for calling out Times Radio on @thenewsagents.co.uk latest episode, for TR's disgraceful platforming of Nathan Cofnas to comment on Jason Arday. That was possibly the most vicious moment in his hounding.
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