School of Divinity events from 2017. Interfaith Relations - CPD Event 12pm, 18 January 2017, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh EH1 2LX. CPD Day for ministers and church leaders on the theme of Interfaith Relations. New College Burns Supper A night to celebrate Scotland's most famous poet, with the eating of a traditional Scottish meal, the drinking of whisky, and the recitation of works by, about, and in the spirit of the Bard. Screening and Public Talk: The immanence of belief 8 February 2017 at 5pm, Martin Hall, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2LX. Isabel Rocamora (Edinburgh), filmmaker and scholar will give this talk, it will be chaired by Professor Jolyon Mitchell. CTPI Event. Homelessness and the Churches. Thursday, 2 March 2017, Martin Hall, New College. Homelessness and the Churches - a Roundtable discussion Science and Religion Seminar 2pm, 6 March, Althaus-Reid Room, New College. Science and Religion in the Eighteenth Century, Newtonianism and Alternative Cosmologies in the Eighteenth Century, by Dr Derya Gurses Tarbuck, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul. CTPI Event. Being a Beast 5pm Thursday 9 March 2017, Martin Hall, New College. Public Presentation with Charles Foster Asian Religions Network: Khyentse Lecture in Buddhist Studies The Death of the Buddha, as Seen from Japan. Wednesday 5 April 2017, 5.30pm - 6.30pm, Martin Hall, New College, Edinburgh EH1 2LX. Professor Bernard Faure, Columbia University, will give this lecture The Death of Romanticism and its Philological and Historical Consequences 4pm - 6pm, Thursday 13 April, Baillie Room, New College. Professor Suzanne Marchand, Louisiana State University, will give this public lecture Coins and the Bible. Understanding Ancient Coinage. 3.30pm - 5.00pm, Saturday 29 April 2017, Martin Hall, New College. Richard Abdy, Curator, The British Museum, will give this session. Gifford Lecture Series. Religion Unbound: Ideals and Powers from Cicero to King 1,2,4,8,9,11 May 2017, 5.30 - 6.30pm (Multiple Dates), Business School Auditorium, 29 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh EH8 9JS. Professor Jeffrey Stout, Professor of Religion at Princeton University, will give these lectures. Approaching Religion Through Story: A CPL Event for Scottish Schoolteachers. New Resources from Islam and Hinduism Friday 5 May 2017, 2pm - 4pm, Martin Hall, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, New College, The Cultures of the Reformation: A Colloquium in Honour of Professor Jane Dawson 0930hrs, 1 June 2017. Martin Hall, New College. Call For Papers: Reframing Christian-Muslim Encounter: Theological and Philosophical Perspectives The Global Network for Christian-Muslim Studies (GNCMS) will host its inaugural international conference at the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh on 4-6 September, 2017 Divine Hospitality: A Christian-Muslim Conversation' book launch and interfaith discussion The Christian-Muslim Studies Network invites the public to a book launch and round table discussion that explores the role that Christian-Muslim conversation and shared action have had in Lebanon and the broader Middle Eas Women and the World Church Conference 10.30hrs, Saturday 16 September, New College. A Day Conference organised by the Centre for the Study of World Christianity and the Church of Scotland World Mission Council. Biblical Resources for Year B: A CPD Day for Ministers and Worship Leaders Wednesday 20 September, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh EH1 2LX Who is worthy of a biography? Balloon debate - October 4th First Friday PG Conversations October The first Friday of the month, during semester time, alternating morning and afternoon slots, in the Senate Room. The conversations are then followed by coffee and cake in the Rainy Hall. You can come to just the conversation or just the cake or combine both! Friday 6th October, 9.45-10.30am, the Senate Room The Sue Innes Memorial Lecture Women's History Scotland holds an annual Sue Innes Memorial Lecture, and this year Dr Lesley Orr has been invited to be the speaker. Croall Lecture Series 2017 5pm 23, 24, 25 October, Martin Hall, New College. Professor Werner Jeanrond, Master of St Benet's Hall, Oxford, will speak on his current research Reformation 500 Protestants and their Bibles from the Reformation to the Present First Friday PG Conversations - November The first Friday of the month, during semester time, alternating morning and afternoon slots, in the Senate Room. The conversations are then followed by coffee and cake in the Rainy Hall. You can come to just the conversation or just the cake or combine both! Friday 3rd November, 2.15-3.00pm, the Senate Room Exhibition in observance of 500th Anniversary of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation 10 November 2017 - 8 March 2018, New College Library and the University Main Library will open an exhibition in observance of the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation Who is Normal? : disability and the image of God 25 November, St Cuthbert's Church, Lothian Road, Edinburgh. St John’s Theology Symposium on Christian Anthropology. A joint event with New College and the Centre for Theology and Public Issues. Official Unveiling of New College Lights 5pm - 6.30pm, 29 November 2017, Rainy Hall, New College. Official Unveiling of New College Lights Asian Religions: Boundaries, Connections, Identities annual lecture 29th November - Prof Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad, Lancaster University, The phenomenology of dispassion across Hindu and Buddhist traditions’ The Futures of Public Theology Conference 3.30pm 30 November - 4.30pm 1 December 2017 in Martin Hall, New College Centre for Theology and Public Issues Conference. 30th November and 1st December First Friday PG Conversations December The first Friday of the month, during semester time, alternating morning and afternoon slots, in the Senate Room. The conversations are then followed by coffee and cake in the Rainy Hall. You can come to just the conversation or just the cake or combine both! Friday 3rd November, 2.15-3.00pm, the Senate Room This article was published on 2024-03-19
