History of Christianity 2015
Mondays, 4:10pm - 5:30pm, Lecture room 1
History of Christianity Research Seminars
Unless otherwise noted, all seminars are held on Mondays 4:10 - 5:30pm, Lecture Room 1, New College, University of Edinburgh.
Semester 1
| Date | Seminar |
|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2015 | "How Ecumenical was the Second Ecumenical Council of Constantinople in 381?" Dr Sara Parvis, (School of Divinity) |
| 5 Oct 2015 |
No Seminar - Seminar participants may be interested in attending the annual meeting of the Christianity and History Forum for Scotland on Saturday, 3 Oct 2015, at Charlotte Chapel, 204 Rose Street, Edinburgh - email Dr Emma MacLeod e.v.macleod@stir.ac.uk to inform her that you will be attending 10am – 4.30 pm |
| 12 Oct 2015 | “'The Committee for Kirk Security: The Short but Eventful life of the Church Interests Committee 1931-1936" Dr David Ritchie (Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies, University of Edinburgh) |
| 19 Oct 2015 | “China and the European Enlightenment" Professor Stewart J Brown (School of Divinity) |
| 26 Oct 2015 | “St John as an Historical Guide", Mr Owen Dudley Edwards (School of History, Classics and Archaeology) |
| 2 Nov 2015 | TBC |
| 9 Nov 2015 | [No seminar this week] |
| 16 Nov 2015 | “Cyril of Alexandria and the Summer of 436: The Politics of Theological Tolerance" Dr Paul Parvis, (School of Divinity) |
| 20 Nov 2015 | [No seminar this week] |
| 27 Nov 2015 | "Disruption Deficit? The Publications of the Free Church Fathers following the Scottish Disruption of 1843", Professor John McIntosh (Edinburgh Theological Seminary) |
| 4 Dec 2015 | "The Catholic Apostolic Church in Scotland", Dr Tim G Grass (Spurgeon’s College, London) |
Semester 2
| Date | Seminar |
|---|---|
| 18 Jan 2016 |
"Religious Competition and Coexistence in James VII's Scotland, 1686-9", Dr Alasdair Raffe (School of History, Classics and Archaeology) |
| 25 Jan 2016 |
"Witchcraft and Charming in Post-Reformation North-East Scotland’Witchcraft and Charming in post-Reformation North East Scotland", Ms Catherine Macmillan (School of Divinity) |
| 1 Feb 2016 |
"Sermons and Political Culture in Early Modern Glasgow", Dr Alexander Campbell (Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities) |
| 8 Feb 2016 |
"Ultra-Protestant Societies and British Imperial Identities, c.1880-1910", Dr Géraldine Vaughan (University of Rouen) |
| 15 Feb 2016 | Innovative Learning Week |
| 22 Feb 2016 |
"Moderating Evangelicalism in an Age of Conflict: Rev. William Muir of St. Stephen's, Edinburgh (1787-1869)", Mr Andrew Jones (School of Divinity) |
| 29 Feb 2016 |
"The Christian Gay Debate: Its American Origins", Prof Brian Stanley (School of Divinity) |
| 7 March 2016 |
"'An ancient tradition common to all nations': Pagan Religions and Christianity in the Works of Andrew Ramsay (1686-1743)", Ms Felicity Loughlin (School of History, Classics and Archaeology) |
| 14 March 2016 |
"The Periodical Parish: Popular Christian magazines and the breakdown of religious authority in post-1945 American Evangelicalism", Ms Amber Thomas (School of Divinity) |