Classics

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Preacher: Professor Tim Whitmarsh, Vice-Master, St John's CollegeTim Whitmarsh is Vice-Master of St John’s, and A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture in the Faculty of Classics. He specialises in the Greek world of the Roman Empire, with interests in religion, fiction and identity. He has written many books, including Battling the gods: atheism in the ancient world. His current research is into what enticed the earliest converts to Christianity. He writes frequently for the press and appears regularly in the media.