Alumni in Print
‘With Angels and Archangels': Sharing the Worship of Heaven
‘With Angels and Archangels’: Sharing the Worship of Heaven by John Blakesley (1969 Theology) explores how the inclusion of hymns, chants and sequences in Eucharistic worship came about. The book guides us through the growth and development of chant, office hymns, sequences and tropes and their increased use in the Church of the Middle Ages. Nourished through liturgy, poetry, and the visual arts, the roots of this imagery are in the biblical texts used to enrich liturgical celebration and to foster devotion. The dramatic symbolism of the liturgy that could make the events of the Gospel vividly present in the worshipper's mind and heart is fully demonstrated in this book through translations of poetry inspired by late mediaeval devotion to the Lord's Passion and Death, the Resurrection, and the opening up of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Religions, Beliefs and Education in the European Court of Human Rights: Investigating Judicial Pedagogies
Religions, Beliefs and Education in the European Court of Human Rights: Investigating Judicial Pedagogies by Nigel Fancourt (1981 Theology) is an exposition of ‘judicial pedagogies’ as a new concept, and discusses juridical-educational issues in detail through an analysis of the educational claims and assumptions of judges’ decisions in the European Court of Human Rights. Nigel considers how the supranational court looks at these issues, and its role within the European education space. Drawing upon research and scholarship surrounding these questions, the book surveys a series of educational issues, including curriculum and assessment, and takes a comparative approach in the discussion of case studies to demonstrate the variety and depth of judges’ thinking.
Mathematics Explained for Primary Teachers
Mathematics Explained for Primary Teachers by Derek Haylock (1959 Mathematics) builds confidence in the primary classroom and deepens readers’ mathematical subject knowledge. Generations of primary teachers have relied on Derek Haylock's explanations of key mathematical concepts to support their understanding and strengthen their teaching. This seventh edition has been fully updated to offer a broader exploration of mastery teaching, deeper connections to contemporary research and new coverage of how children learn to count. It is supported by a fantastic range of online resources including lesson plans, videos and test questions to extend one’s own learning.
Old English Poetry from Manuscript to Message
Old English Poetry from Manuscript to Message by Peter J Lucas (1961 English Language and Literature) explores a variety of contexts of Old English poetry, including manuscript studies, metre, textual problems, and broader themes and readings. By comparison with Latin Europe, Anglo-Saxon civilisation is notable for the amount of literature preserved in contemporary manuscripts in the vernacular language, formerly called ‘Anglo-Saxon’ but now more usually called ‘Old English’. This literature includes some remarkable poetry, which is the subject of the present collection of essays. Some of the earliest poems may well have been written at a time when northern England held the intellectual leadership of Europe. The approach is holistic, investigating important issues in the manuscripts that affect the integrity of the texts to be studied or the way they relate to each other, examining metrical issues that affect the way the poems are appreciated for their compositional skill, studying particular textual problems that require elucidation or even emendation to make the meaning clear, and finally offering readings of particular poems focusing on themes that are central to Old English poetry. A postscript examines Lewis Carroll’s Jabberwocky, which is presented as a ‘Stanza of Anglo-Saxon Poetry’.
