Lynneth Miller Renberg

🎧 Tune in to the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast to hear author @lmillerrenberg.bsky.social in conversation with Miranda Melcher about her book Women, Dance and Parish Religion in England, 1300–1640. ➡️ buff.ly/FTv0jet #medievalsky #skystorians

Enjoyed talking about my first book with Dr. Miranda Melcher for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social- give it a listen here! newbooksnetwork.com/women-dance-...

Conversations here are shifting to reflect dual threats in the Arctic, from the U.S. and Russia; we are destroying the very relationships that have kept us safe. Please, contact your representatives and ask them to treat our friends as friends, not enemies.

We are quickly becoming less, not more, secure because we are treating our friends like enemies. Demanding to buy another country, insulting our longtime allies, and imposing tariffs is causing so much damage to the friendships and relationships that have provided security and peace.

These Norwegian colleagues have seen the U.S. as a friend and an ally, someone who shares their concerns in protecting peace through security in the Arctic. In short, while peace is always tenuous, working with our friends in the Arctic has kept us secure.

Many of my friends and colleagues I have made here have collaborated with the US and with other allies to protect the Arctic from threats, including working with the U.S. military to help them train for Arctic conditions and working to counter Russian propaganda.

As part of living in the Arctic this year, I have learned quite a bit about geopolitical and security concerns in the region. I have seen firsthand the strength of our relationship with NATO and the EU, as well as this relationship’s vital role in protecting the Arctic from hostile intervention.

On The ‘Middle’ Coming: Advent Reflections With Romanos Time and space are peculiar during the Advent season. The emphasis on repeated family traditions resurrects memories of the past amidst present

Time and space get a bit weird in the liturgical poems of Romanos the Melodist. Learn from the sixth century hymnographer, as his Advent reflections transports us to Eden, Bethlehem, the River Jordan, and the baptismal font in our own church.

Candles in the Darkness: Experiencing Advent with the Early and Medieval Church Candles in the Darkness: Experiencing Advent with the Early and Medieval Church [Renberg, Lynneth Miller, Renberg, Adam R.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Candles in the Darkness: Experiencing Advent with the Early and Medieval Church

We love how the cover gives glimpses of light and of beauty to be found in ancient and medieval perspectives. Preorder link here: www.amazon.com/Candles-Dark...

For @adamrenberg.bsky.social and me, some of the brightest witnesses to Christ have been believers from the global early and medieval church. We’re excited to be able to share some of their voices with you in “Candles in the Darkness,” coming this summer with @ivpacademic.bsky.social

A candle in front of a book cover, blue with gold lettering that reads “Candles in the Darkness,” sitting in front of a dark and snowy landscape.

In the darkness of the winter, as we look forward to the coming of Christ during this season of Advent, we look for lights to remind us of the hope we have in the Gospel.

one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.

The letters UiT covered in snow, on a snowy lawn

October looks pretty different than usual this year…. (There’s a lot going on. May the snow picture be a small break from it all).

Subtheme: Movement as Resistance and Refuge | Medieval Colloquium

Sewanee subtheme on movement as resistance and refuge is live! Submit a proposal to think about the potential readings of movement as response to crisis with me: www.sewaneemedievalcolloquium.com/movement-as-...

Subtheme: Movement as Resistance and Refuge | Medieval Colloquium

Sewanee subtheme on movement as resistance and refuge is live! Submit a proposal to think about the potential readings of movement as response to crisis with me: www.sewaneemedievalcolloquium.com/movement-as-...

Delighted to be getting started on a Fulbright year at Universitetet I Tromsø. With email access and an office sign, it is about as official as it gets!

A baby in a headband holding a book with dancing women on the front

A toddler in a blue dress holding a paperback book with dancing women on the front

Reposting this iconic “baby with book baby photo” along with the updated version, in honor of my book’s paperback release! (It’s also 50% off with code BB094 right now on @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social’s website, so, in short, a steal).

Series Focus: Gender in the Middle Ages To celebrate the publication of the 25th book in the Gender in the Middle Ages series, we invited the series editors, Diane Watt and Jacqueline Murray, to share their reflections on its significance a...

"Proofed," the Boydell & Brewer Blog's Series Focus: Gender in the Middle Ages: guest post written by Diane Watt and Jacqueline Murray, editors of the Gender in the Middle Ages series.
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The Cats Of Cyprus (Church History On Vacation) On a recent trip to Turkey and Greece, where I loved the churches, mosques, and museums we were able to tour, my daughter had a very different highlight

All the news is heavy right now. I wrote about cats and Helena Augusta to cope. www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou...

Dancing Plague of 1518 Not Just the Tudors · Episode

For more on this… shameless plug for a podcast episode: open.spotify.com/episode/4X01...

Dancing Plague of 1518 Not Just the Tudors · Episode

Forgot to share this when it dropped, but if you’re interested in dancing plagues, give it a listen. open.spotify.com/episode/4X01...

Extremely difficult to read document in cursive script. Actually this is a charter of lady Clotilde, Paris AN/K//2/10, from 673

My therapist: Don’t worry, Merovingian cursive is not real, it can’t hurt you

Merovingian cursive:

A program for the International Congress of Medievalist Studies, held up in front of a building and greenery

Shameless self promotion- a picture of a panel in the ICMS program, titled “Dance in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period: A Multidisciplinary Panel Honoring Lynneth Renberg’s Women, Dance, and Parish Religion in England”

The best place to be in early May. 🗃️ #icms2025

Okay, why does this book matter? We held a conference in Melbourne in 2023, believing democratic-decay scholarship needs to pay attention to Rome, the only old democracy to fall from internal causes. I don’t need to say why that matters now. We want to bring #ancientbluesky and #polisci together. 🧵

What Makes A Pope Great? On Popes And Pastoral Care With the recent passing of Pope Francis, there has been a lot of discussion about the pope’s legacy. Described by NPR as “one of the most popular popes in

Thinking about popes today on @anxiousbench by looking at one of my favorites, the early medieval pope Gregory I. What makes a pope great? And how do we evaluate papal legacies? www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou...

Nicene Theology and Eusebius of Caesarea with Adam Renberg The London Lyceum · Episode

If you are interested in learning more about the theology of the Council of Nicaea for its 1700 year anniversary (or my work!), this podcast episode from the London Lyceum is a good start.

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In Support Of Expansive Education Is education meant to protect young people from ideas that might be challenging or upsetting, or meant to expand their perspectives? In short, should education be protective or expansive?

My monthly post for @anxiousbench.bsky.social, with some thoughts on education (maybe especially for those in Christian education): www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou...

Congratulations!! So thrilled for you.

This made me cheer. It gets directly at a problem I’ve often noticed: people don’t fundamentally understand what a historian *does*.