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Gifford Lectures

Overview

The prestigious Gifford Lectures have been delivered annually since 1888 by a succession of distinguished international scholars.

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The Gifford Lectureships (held at the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and St. Andrews) were established under the will of Adam Lord Gifford (1820-1887), a Senator of the College of Justice at the University of Edinburgh.

Established to 'promote and diffuse the study of Natural Theology in the widest sense of the term - in other words, the knowledge of God,' the Lectureships have enabled a most notable field of scholars to contribute to the advancement of theological thought.

Gifford Lectureships are normally awarded by invitation of the Gifford Lectureship Committee.

Gifford Lectures 2012-2013

Steven Pinker
Professor Steven Pinker - The Better Angels of Our Nature: A History of Violence and HumanityWednesday 29 May 2013, 5.30pm - 6.30pmMcEwan Hall, Charles Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG
A lecture delivered by Professor Steven Pinker, Harvard University.
Find out more about this lecture

All tickets for Professor Steven Pinker's Gifford Lecture are 'sold out' - the Lecture will be live streamed from this webpage

Gifford Lectures 2013-2014

Dr Rowan Williams: Lecture title TBC4 - 14 November 2013, 5.30pm - 6.30pmMcEwan Hall, Charles Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG
A lecture series delivered by Dr Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury and now Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge University. You will be able to book tickets for Dr Williams' Gifford Lecture series on this web page from 1st August 2013. The lectures will take place on 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, and 14 November 2013.
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This article was published on May 22, 2013


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