Joshua Forstenzer

@nathanaelvette @kingstrs @uoedivinity @monasiddiqui7 Many Congratulations! It is very well deserved!

I'm delighted to share that in December I'll be taking up a post as Lecturer in Bible, Gender and Art at @kingstrs. I've loved my 8 years studying and working at @uoedivinity and I'm beyond grateful to my colleagues there, esp. @monasiddiqui7 and Helen Bond. Now back to London!

Philosophia Clare Marie Moriarty reflects on philosophy and motherhood in a tribute to Professor Maria Rosa Antognazza. philosophersmag.com/philosophia/

There couldn't be a more timely moment to consider the introduction of P4C throughout the school system for all the reasons that Grace has outlined. Let's 'think' before we 'speak'.

Coming soon to JSNT: my latest article on what Jesus' battle in the 'country of the Gerasenes' has to do with pagan river gods, corpse impurity, the restoration of the land and swimming pigs (among other things!). As discussed on @BibleTimeMach. buff.ly/3XZysxQ

Yesterday our EYFS network group met with Fufy Demissie to share her work on the TWiTCH project. We discussed the development of language skills and reasoning as well as questioning skills. Thank you to all who joined and Fufy for sharing her expertise! buff.ly/3MVQdcj

This week (Fri 11th, 2.30): Sheffield Philosophy's "Expanding the Canon" lecture. Looks fantastic! All are welcome! Hybrid participation facilitated (link to follow).

“I think we should embed philosophy for children across the curriculum…. It’s a dialogic approach that allows children to form their own opinions and come to a clearer understanding themselves of the world around then.” says @DanielKebedeNEU @guardian theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Throughout the next weeks, we will release recordings of the talks given at the 2024 HSGB Annual conference. Here's #1: Joe Saunders on "Stern's System". youtube.com/watch?v=FeXLwS… #hsgb #hegel #germanidealism #metaphysics #uk #oxford

A snapshot of the workshops on inclusive language we're running, this week & next. If you know someone interested in attending future workshops, or having a discussion about using gender-inclusive language in their workplace, do pls pass details on! engagedphilosophy.org/inclusive/cari…

New things coming in my world. Humbled and excited by this opportunity. churchofengland.org/media/press-re…

The Institute of Philosophy at the University of Leuven is offering 2X 4-year PhD bursaries in the area of the teaching of philosophy. kuleuven.be/personeel/jobs…

How do the major UK parties compare on our 4 asks for climate education? It seems there is room for improvement whoever the new government is! #manifesto #labour #tory #GreenParty #LibDem #reformuk #plaidcymru #SNP #generalelectionl2024 #climatevote #climateeducation

Thousands join ‘Restore Nature Now’ march channel4.com/news/thousands…

The Art, Imagination and Morality conference, organised by @aweakmoralizer & @AlexFisher32 was just *so* good - fascinating talks on complex issues from political iconoclasm to speech acts in drill music--the latter, from fellow Sheffielder, the wonderful @TareeqJalloh

What a fantastic @PhilosoTeachers #APT2024 conference today at Clifton College. Heard great talks from so many thought-provoking thinkers like @JulianBaggini @ProfWiddows @DrElizabethMac1, Jeremy Hayward, Anne-Marie McCallion and Leonie Smith. Very inspiring!

Today marks 7 years since the Grenfell Tower disaster. We remember the 72 working class people killed by corporate greed and institutional neglect. We recognise the bravery of the firefighters who attended the fire. And we demand justice for the families who lost loved ones.

@aufgehenderRest Hello! My lovely colleague, Komarine Romdenh-Romluc, is finishing a book on Fanon: sheffield.ac.uk/philosophy/peo…

Dear Philosophy Friends: I wonder if you all could help me. I am looking for a scholar or Grad Student, who publishes and does current research on Franz Fanon in order to do an Episode on Fanon's thought and life for my series. #Fanon

CfA: Metaphysics, Ethics and Idealism: Themes from the Work of Robert Stern. The #HSGB invites the submission of abstracts for its 2024 annual conference on any topic (broadly) relating to the work of Robert Stern. Submission deadline: May 21, 2024. hegel-society.org.uk/conference/202…