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In this episode, we talk with Professor Giles Gasper ⁠⁠(Durham University) about his recent research and advice on academic projects.



Giles is principal investigator on the inter-disciplinary Ordered Universe project to edit, translate and contextualise the scientific works of Robert Grosseteste (c.1170-1253).

In this episode, we talk with ⁠Professor Catherine Rider ⁠(University of Exeter) about her recent research and public outreach.



Catherine Rider's recently co-edited the book ⁠Magic in Malta: Sellem bin al-Sheikh Mansur and the Roman Inquisition, 1605⁠ (2022). She is also the author of numerous books and articles, including ⁠Magic and Religion in Medieval England ⁠(2012) and ⁠Magic and Impotence in the Middle Ages⁠ (2006).

This episode's guest is Professor Christopher Bellitto (Kean University). He is Professor of History at Kean University in New Jersey and a specialist in the Middle Ages, church history and reform. He serves as series Editor in Chief of Brill’s Companions to the Christian Tradition and Academic Editor at Large for Paulist Press.



His publications include Humility: The Secret History of a Lost Virtue (Georgetown University Press, 2023), Ageless Wisdom: Lifetime Lessons from the Bible (Paulist Press, 2016), and 101 Questions and Answers on Popes and the Papacy (Paulist Press, 2008).

In this episode, we talk with Professor Craig Harline (Brigham Young University) about his recent research and how to start on a new research project.



Craig Harline's most recent book is A World Ablaze: The Rise of Martin Luther and the Birth of the Reformation (OUP). He is the also author of numerous other books, including Miracles at the Jesus Oak and A Bishop's Tale: Mathias Hovius Among His Flock in Seventeenth-Century Flanders.

In this episode we speak with Professor David Maxwell (University of Cambridge) about his research on African Christianity, the advantages of visiting fellowships, and how to get editorial experience in academia.



To read more about David Maxwell's research, see his latest book, entitled ⁠Religious Entanglements.  Central African Pentecostalism, the creation of cultural knowledge, and the making of the Luba Katanga⁠ (2022).

In this episode, we talk with Professor Alexandra Walsham (Cambridge) about her recent research, how to prepare for the job market after doing a PhD, and how to write an impactful academic article.



Alexandra Walsham's most recent book Generations: Age, Ancestry and Memory in the English Reformations is now available from Oxford University Press.