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Divinity Professors Meet with HRH Prince Charles
HRH Prince Charles paid a private visit to St Machar's Cathedral in Old Aberdeen last week to be shown the newly renovated medieval church. The cathedral's roof, stained glass windows and historical heraldic ceiling have all be renewed in an extensive renovation project which has just concluded. Professors Paul Nimmo and...
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Princeton honours Aberdeen theologian
Professor Robert Segal has been named Tiger Of The Week by the Princeton University Alumni Weekly in honour of the recent publication of a Festschrift for him: Explaining, Interpreting, and Theorizing Religion and Myth: Contributions in Honor of Robert A Segal. Professor Segal, who holds the Sixth Century Chair in Religious...
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The Aberdeen Academy of Theology: Thinking and Living Faithfully
"Unveiling Scripture" Led by Prof John Behr Rubislaw Church Centre, Beaconsfield Place, Aberdeen, AB15 4AB. 9.30am – 12.30pm What is involved in reading the Bible as Scripture? And what do we see when the veil is lift? This series will explore the dynamics of the preaching of the gospel ‘in accordance with the Scriptures’,...
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North-East Presbyteries Conference
Church in the Twenty-First CenturyKing's College, University of Aberdeen Saturday 9th October 2021 10.00 – 16.00 What role does the church play in society? How do we understand the church and sacraments in the economy of God? What are wise ways to think about the church in the 21st Century?...
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The Centre for the Study of Autism and Christian Community has changed its name
The Centre for the Study of Autism and Christian Community has changed its name to the Centre for Autism and Theology, with the tagline ‘Resourcing Christian Communities.’ The Centre was launched in 2018 by Professor Grant Macaskill. Since its launch the Centre has been successful in attracting funding, PhD students,...
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Historian Richard Anderson contributing to roundtable discussion 22 September
Richard Anderson (Lecturer in the History of Slavery) will be contributing to an online roundtable discussion on 22 September on "Liberated Africans and the Study of Slavery: New Directions."
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Virtual Conference '1870/71 Ein Krieg an der Schwelle zur Moderne / Une guerre au seuil de la modern
Dr Heidi Mehrkens will speak on the military presence of monarchs on the battlefield at the international conference '1870/71 Ein Krieg an der Schwelle zur Moderne / Une guerre au seuil de la modernité' (1-3 October 2021). The online conference will discuss the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71 as a political,...
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