Divinity events
Upcoming and past events in the School of Divinity or led by our academics.
2021 is the 175th Anniversary of the day when Dr Thomas Chalmers laid the foundation stone of New College on the Mound. To celebrate we are holding a variety of different events throughout the year. For full details on the 175th Anniversary events, make sure to check out our 175 events page.
Hartford Seminary - Willem A. Bijlefeld Lecture
Professor Mona Siddiqui delivers this year’s Willem A. Bijlefeld Lecture at Hartford Seminary.
Live Webinar - Global Gurus
The Leverhulme Research Project on Gurus, anti-gurus, and media in North India, and the Religious Studies Seminar series welcome you to an international panel on Global Gurus.
Mosul, inter-religious co-existence, and Pope Francis' Visit to Iraq
On his visit to Iraq in early March, Pope Francis spoke in the rubble of a church in Mosul about how "fraternity is more durable than fratricide, that hope is more powerful than death, that peace more powerful than war."
In conversation with… Alison Mukherjee
Tuesday, 23rd March, 1pm on Zoom
Jewish Studies as Translation – A panel discussion
Tuesday, 16 February, 4pm, Online
New College Christmas Carol Service 2020
Friday, 4th December, 4pm, online on Teams
The Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow - 219th Lecture Series
Wednesday, 2 December, 7.30pm, Online
Literature and Religion: A Dialogue between China and the West
Wednesday, 25 November, 2pm, Online
Act of Remembrance at New College
Wednesday, 11 November, 10.50am on Microsoft Teams
Reimagining Mission during and after Covid
Online, Wednesday 18 November, 1-2.30pm, on Zoom
Virtual postgraduate open days
From 9-13 November 2020, The University of Edinburgh are running a series of virtual postgraduate open days.
Short courses for Church people
The School of Divinity offers two short courses for Church people, lay or ordained.
In Conversation with Anne Donovan
Anne Donovan discusses religious themes in her fiction in this online event hosted by the Scottish Network for Religion and Literature, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh.
Biblical Resources for RCL Year B - Online CPD Day for Ministers and Worship Leaders
Online CPD Day for Minister & Worship Leaders organised by School of Divinity, Univ of Edinburgh with Trinity College, Univ of Glasgow
Event archive
Past events at the School of Divinity