After a half-rainy, half-sunny venture to St Andrews for the weekend, Professor Hempton returned to deliver his fourth lecture of the series. Below is a short summary, followed by a reflection from a PhD Candidate in Christian-Muslim relations Nathan Dever, and the lecture video. The summary follows the structure of Professor Hempton’s lecture and is split […]

A full Playfair library greeted Professor Hempton on Thursday afternoon. Below is a summary of the lecture, two responses, from a PhD candidate in African Studies Francisca Anita Adom-Opare, and an undergraduate in the School of Divinity Andrea Azzurra Melani. The video recording will also follow.  This lecture juxtaposed two religious networks that emerged in […]

A rainy Tuesday evening greeted Professor Hempton’s second lecture, Religious Networks in the Reformation Era. Shortly after reinforcing the important sporting event referred to yesterday, Hempton explained that this lecture focuses on well-known movements in the 16th Century- the Protestant Reformation networks and the Jesuit missionary organisation. Yet the analytical framework of Networks, Nodes and Nuclei, […]

This evening commenced the first of our 2021 Gifford Lecture Series. Professor David Hempton from Harvard Divinity School opened our lecture recollecting fond memories of Edinburgh- namely beating us in a hockey game whilst studying for his PhD in St Andrews. What follows here is a summary of this first lecture, the video recording for […]

In just over three weeks we will be joined by Senior Professor David Hempton from Harvard University. The Gifford Lectures and Seminar for 2021 will be held in person in the Playfair Library. Professor Hempton’s title for his Lecture Series is ‘Networks, Nodes, and Nuclei in the History of Christianity, c. 1500-2020.’ Due to the […]

Below is the vote of thanks that Professor David Fergusson gave at the conclusion of Senior Professor Michael Welker’s 2019/2020 Gifford Lectures at the University of Edinburgh. Fergusson is Professor of Divinity and Director of  Research at New College here at the University of Edinburgh, Chaplain to the Queen in Scotland, and a former Gifford […]

Senior Professor Michael Welker gave the final lecture of his Gifford Lectures earlier this evening. The video of Welker’s lecture is embedded below (followed by a short summary) for those who were unable to attend in person, or for those who’d like to watch it again. An audio only version is available at the end of […]

In this post Dr Sarah Lane Ritchie offers some of her reflections on Senior Professor Michael Welker’s Gifford Lectures thus far. Dr Lane Ritchie is currently a Lecturer in Theology and Science in the School of Divinity here at the University of Edinburgh. Her reflections can be found below. Sociocultural Analysis and the Puzzles of […]

In this post Dr Joshua Ralston offers some of his reflections on Senior Professor Michael Welker’s Gifford Lectures thus far. Dr Ralston is currently a Reader in Christian-Muslim Relations in the School of Divinity here at the University of Edinburgh. His reflections can be found below. A Schleiermachian Yes and a Barthian No to Welker’s […]

Senior Professor Michael Welker gave the fifth of his six Gifford Lectures earlier this evening. The video of Welker’s lecture is embedded below (followed by a short summary) for those who were unable to attend in person, or for those who’d like to watch it again. An audio only version is available at the end of […]