Angus Library and Archive

We are proud to hold material relating to the heroes Thomas Burchell, Baptist missionary & builder of Gurney's Mount BC & Sam Sharpe, Baptist Deacon & leader of the 1831 Baptist Uprising theguardian.com/world/2025/apr…

It was a pleasure to visit Regent’s Park College, Oxford today to discuss Freedom of Religion or Belief. Especially as I got to see original pamphlets/letters from the likes of Locke, Wilberforce & Clarkson illustrating the historic British promotion of human rights & toleration

@dsnorthnorth It was a pleasure to welcome you to the Angus Library @RegentsOx & show you some of the amazing & moving material we hold about Baptist involvement in human rights and religious liberty.

Our next online seminar will be on 6th March with Dr Zachary Williams speaking on 'A "capital part" of Salvation: Abraham Booth on the Necessity of Holiness in the Christian Life' Register for free here ticketsource.co.uk/centre-baptist…

If you weren't able to join us for Dr Mallick's seminar on 'William Carey and Sati' then the video is now available here: youtu.be/xJQarfWtB3c

You are warmly invited to the next Opening the Angus online seminar, on the 23rd of October at 7.30, when Dr Saptarshi Mallick will be talking about Baptist Missionary William Carey & Sati, in " A Baptist Missionary's Interrogation against a Social Evil ". Please join us!

Please join us for our next Friends of the Angus online seminar, 23rd Oct at 7.30 when Dr Saptarshi Mallick will be giving a fascinating talk about William Carey and Sati in 'A Baptist Missionary's interrogation against a Social Evil'.

Tickets are now available for Friends of the Angus - Online Seminar 23rd October 2024 at Online, Online on Wed 23 Oct 2024 at 7:30PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now! ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/onlin…

Oct 8th 1648, John Allibond sets Rustica Descriptio Visitationis Fanaticae, a lament for Oxford following Root & Branch reform to the church : The glory wert thou of our land Oh Oxford! & honour'd thy name How is it I can't understand Though the same that thou art not the same?

To celebrate #InternationalCatsDay, here are some cats on glass Magic Lantern slides which we have in the Angus, doing every day cat like things such as driving carriages and reading the newspaper, (maybe it's the Daily Cat ch up?)

Election days are a time to look to the future but we couldn't help sharing an amazing item from the political past, a 1662 parliamentary speech given by a ghost! 'I am come from the dead. Will you believe me?' it asks. A 17th century ghost with spirit, but probably no manifesto

Last week's FOTA Seminar - ‘Life Writing as Spiritual Legacy: Lessons from the Steel Collection' with Dr Cindy Aalders is now available to view here: youtu.be/1xUDh-Ed07E?si… via @YouTube

You are warmly invited to our next online 'FOTA talk Life Writing as Spiritual Legacy: Lessons from the Steele Collection', 30th May @ 7.30. The collection holds the manuscripts of generations of religious women’s letters, diaries & other life writings. ticketsource.co.uk/centre-baptist…

'Boatswain' Smith 1782-1863 was a remarkable figure, after serving in the navy under Nelson he became a Baptist minister devoted to sailors welfare. He preached on ships & founded maritime charities, magazines & a floating sanctuary 'The Ark' in an old sloop #nationalmaritimeday

Join us for another online 'Friends of the Angus' Seminar, free to attend via Zoom, register here: ticketsource.co.uk/centre-baptist…

Happy May Day! We hope your day has been as idyllic as this charming 19th century illustration of 'little revellers gay' with their May flower crowns. Taken from 'The Month's Illustrated by Pen and Pencil' c. 1877

Join us on 30 April as we delve into the key issues around Changing the disability narrative: From unseen to understood with speaker Beth Kume-Holland for Oxford University’s annual Disability Lecture. Get your free tickets bit.ly/48T6N52

Delighted that @CardiffBapCol & @RegentsOx have been awarded funding from @eclasproject for their Science for Seminaries initiatives. The first two Baptist colleges in the UK to be part of the programme!

We regret to say tonight's FOTA talk 'Baptist Women & the Doctrine of Universal Salvation in 17th c England' is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Join us for our next talk 30th May with Dr Aalders, 'Life Writing as Spiritual Legacy: Lessons from the Steele Collection'

The recording of last week's FOTA Seminar - ‘The Photographic Archive of the Upoto mission' is now available here. Have you registered for this week's? - youtu.be/iHkAn0dpIw8?si… via @YouTube