Samantha Calvert is pursuing doctoral research in the School of
Philosophy, Theology and Religion on the relationship between modern
Christianity and vegetarianism (1847 to the present). She has published
articles on vegetarianism and Christianity in this period in The Journal
of Ecclesiastical History (Vol 58, No. 3, 2007), Eating and Believing,
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Vegetarianism and Theology (Eds. R.
Muers and D. Grumett, T&T Clark, 2008) and has another article
forthcoming in Studies in Church History. She is an Associate Fellow of
the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics and has worked as Head of Public
Affairs for The Vegetarian Society in the UK.
Reflecting on her experience of making this video Samantha notes, �It
was a true voyage of discovery as I had never picked up a camera and
editing software was a totally new experience too. There was a great
sense of achievement in managing the steep learning curve in a short
time and being able to produce a video. A high point of the process was
visiting the site of the Bible Christian Church Church, in Salford, with
Derek Antrobus and knowing that the early Bible Christians had
worshipped there. Meeting the Churnet Valley Male Voice Choir was
another rewarding experience and provided an opportunity for knowledge
transfer � the purpose of this project � when members of the choir had
so many questions about my research. Initially they thought vegetarian
hymns written by a man called Cowherd must be a �Candid Camera� type of
practical joke! There is a small corner of the Staffordshire Moorlands
that is very well informed about the Bible Christian Church as a
result.�.
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