November Already?!

Hello everyone,

Happy All Saints' Day! I hope you enjoyed Halloween! It's been a while since my last post, so I have quite a few updates for you. First off, I mentioned my many auditions last time, and I am happy to let you know that I am singing with The Oxford Commas. It is a new all-male a cappella group that just started about a year ago. I'm also planning on singing with the Chapel Choir at my college. All of the other groups I mentioned didn't pan out for several reasons, foremost of which being that they are very serious about sight reading over here - something I am not very good at.

Examination Schools - I have one lecture here

In other news, I have started attending some lectures. On Mondays I have a lecture in Science and Religion with Alister McGrath, a very well-known professor - some students were even taking selfies with him before the first lecture. On Tuesdays I have a seminar with some of the ministerial students and then a lecture in Christian Moral Reasoning. On Thursdays I have a lecture in Sociology of Religion, and on Fridays I have my regular seminar for my program. It is a good mix of topics, and each has helped me realize that I made the right choice in deciding to focus on applied theology.

Another part of my new routine is my involvement in the Christian Union and with a few local churches in the area. The Christian Union meets on Wednesday nights and provides a space to study scripture in a group as well as pray together. I have also been going to St. Aldate's Church on Thursday nights for dinner, worship, and Bible study. It is a much larger group compared to the Christian Union, but I still like it because it incorporates music and a message from a church leader. Furthermore, I have been to St. Aloysius Church and Trinity Church for Sunday worship.

St. Aloysius

Despite all of these lectures and extracurricular activities, I still have a good amount of free time. However, I recently received some exciting news that will change that. I submitted a paper for publication in a journal eleven months ago, and the editor finally got back to me last week. He let me know that he thinks the paper has merit, but a few sections need some work. So, he wants me to make some revisions and resubmit! Therefore, I will be using my free time to complete those revisions.

I just have one more thing to share. Check out the News tab on the top right of the page. The St. Michael's College newspaper, The Defender, published an article about some recent religious studies students that are now in graduate school. Otherewise, I think that's about all I have to share. Always feel free to email me at timothy.nagy@regents.ox.ac.uk if you have questions, or leave a comment below. Thanks for reading!

Truly,

Tim