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First in Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations
In November, Emmanuel Kwame Tettey became the first student to graduate from the University of Edinburgh with a Masters degree by research in Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations
Christianity Today 2019 Book Award
Professor Brian Stanley’s 'Christianity in the Twentieth Century' has been chosen as one of the books most likely to shape evangelical life, thought and culture.
Apocalypses now: modern science and biblical miracles
Boyle Medal winner Dr Mark Harris suggests that scientific explanations for Bible stories do not disprove miracles so much as offer new retellings.
Jake Hale
The School has been shocked and saddened to hear of the tragic death of Jake Hale, who was in his third year of an MA in Philosophy and Theology.
The Bible in crime fiction and drama
Dr Alison Jack has co-edited a collection of essays about the influence of the Bible as a ‘murderous text’ in modern day media.
Honorary Doctor of Divinity: Professor Andrew Finlay Walls, OBE, MA, BLitt, DD, FSASco
Congratulations to all our students graduating today - and to our latest Honorary graduate.
Speaking from St Paul's Cathedral
Professor Helen Bond teamed up recently with Professor Joan Taylor (King's College, London) to speak to over 500 people at St Paul's about the role of women in early Christianity.
Call for papers: ‘Gratitude: Hope or Burden?’
Postgraduates are invited to submit papers by 19 November 2018 for a workshop in Edinburgh which will explore major themes and approaches in Islamic and Christian theologies of gratitude.
Landmark year for New College
As New College celebrates 175 years of teaching, its Principal - Professor Susan Hardman Moore - discusses her vision for the College and her call to serve the Church.
Lest we forget: the story of Thomson Sinclair Mackie
On the anniversary of the Armistice which ended World War 1, the poetry of one New College alumnus brings home the savage cost of conflict.
Armistice 100: New College remembers
The façade and archway of New College will be bathed in red light each night until Armistice Day, 11 November 2018, to mark the centenary of World War 1.
Magnetic attraction in science and religion
Dr Mark Harris, our Senior Lecturer in Science and Religion, has collaborated in empirical research which has just been published in Nature Physics.
Divinity achieves Athena SWAN Silver Award
The School is the first Theology and Religious Studies department in the UK to achieve Silver, after securing the first Bronze in 2014.
The Eucharist and the Care of Creation
Dr David Grumett will lead St John's Theology Symposium 2018, Church of St John the Evangelist, Princes Street, Edinburgh, 10am-4pm Saturday 10 November 2018.
Interested in studying for a PhD here?
Information sessions for new and existing postgraduate students.
What can the Western Church learn from Africa?
Among African Christian congregations, growth is normal. Dr Emma Wild-Wood discussed the variety of African expressions of Christianity with church, youth and mission thinkers in Sheffield.
Pioneering professor
“Frontier-crashing" Head of School, Professor Helen Bond, was interviewed by BBC Radio Scotland, 14 October 2018.
Principal’s praise for the School of Divinity
Professor Peter Mathieson, Principal, University of Edinburgh, spoke about Divinity’s strong track record in student satisfaction during a visit to the School, 9 October 2018.
AHRC PhD funding opportunity
An information session will be held, Thursday 11 October 2018, for potential and existing PhD students who may be eligible for Arts and Humanities Research Council (ARHC) Scholarships.
“A compelling account of how the Bible became a global book”
Professor Brian Stanley has been interviewed about his new book, Christianity in the Twentieth Century: A World History, by Professor Crawford Gribben of Queen’s University Belfast.
Professor Lim delivers distinguished lecture in Jerusalem
Professor Timothy Lim will give a lecture on his current research, the Earliest Commentary on the Prophecy of Habakkuk, at the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, Jerusalem, 25 October 2018.
Edinburgh's first female Head of Divinity
Interview with new Head of School, Professor Helen Bond.
“It’s been a great privilege”
After 10 years as Principal of New College, Professor David Fergusson reflects on past highlights and future opportunities as he hands over to Professor Susan Hardman Moore.
Siddiqui heads for Sandhurst
Professor Mona Siddiqui will be guest speaker at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Tuesday 9 October 2018.
Debating the future of democracy
Professor Mona Siddiqui will join a distinguished panel at the Scottish Parliament, 6 September 2018, for the John P Mackintosh Memorial Debate.
Borders and Boundaries, Belfast
Dr Steven Sutcliffe and Dr Chris Cotter have co-organised the first joint conference of the British Association for the Study of Religions and the Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions.
Divinity academics in the media
Our staff have been in the news again this summer, speaking on television, radio, in newspapers and through digital media.
Winning research grants
Professor Mona Siddiqui, Dr Arkotong Longkumer and Dr David Grumett have become the latest Divinity staff to be awarded funding for their research.
Celebrating Sacred Art
On 12 August 2018, Professor David Fergusson opened the Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts at St Vincent's Church, as guest preacher.
Bicket’s book shortlisted
Dr Linden Bicket's book, George Mackay Brown and the Scottish Catholic Imagination, is one of three chosen by the Ecclesiastical History Society.