School of Divinity events from 2015. Opening lecture - 2015 17TH SEPTEMBER - Opening lecture by Professor Helen Bond titled "Paragon of Discipleship or Parody of Kingship? Simon of Cyrene in Mark's Gospel". The St John's theology symposium 26TH SEPTEMBER - The St John's theology symposium, a two-part exploration of the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. Gunning Lecture Series 1st OCTOBER - "Consequences of Scripture: the Case of Job". Lecture by Professor Choon-Leong Seow, Professor of Hebrew Bible at Vanderbilt University. BOOK LAUNCH: by Professor Michael Northcott 7th OCTOBER - Professor Northcott launches his new book "Place, Ecology and the Sacred: The Moral Geography of Sustainable Communities" Did Jesus found a church? Reflections on the Ecclesiology of the Gospels 12th OCTOBER - Kennedy Wright Opening Lecture by Professor Loveday Alexander Religion, Story and Material Culture panel discussion 21ST OCTOBER - Religion, Story and Material Culture - A panel discussion with contributions from staff across the School of Divinity. Theology, Science and the Environment: Human Beings in Context 14 NOVEMBER 2015- A Conference organised jointly by the Albertus Institute for Science, Knowledge and Religion and the Science and Religion Programme of the School of Divinity The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Very Short Introduction 18 NOVEMBER 2015 - A very short introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls by Professor Timothy Lim The Transformation of the Ancient Synagogue: From the Meeting Hall of Jesus’ Galilee to the Sacred Space of Early Byzantine Galilee 27 NOVEMBER 2015 - Lecture by Professor Paul V.M. Flesher, University of Wyoming Since the 2nd century, the church has had 4 gospels... but what if there was room for one more? 30 NOVEMBER 2015 - Since the 2nd century, the church has had 4 gospels... but what if there was room for one more? Vote for a 5th gospel Asian Religions and World Religions: Reflections on Taxonomy and the Study of Buddhist Liturgy 2nd DECEMBER - The inaugural lecture in a series from the Asian Religions Network New College Christmas Carol Service 11 DECEMBER 2015 - The New College choir will lead the singing and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the Right Reverend Dr Angus Morrison will be preaching. This article was published on 2024-03-19
