Events and activities that took place in the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh in 2021, the 175th anniversary year of New College. January Image 14 January: Opening Service25 January: DIY Virtual Burns Night (with instructions, and speakers from the New College community)28 January: Holocaust Memorial DayFebruary25th February: Lisa Isherwood, on the changing face of Theology/Queer TheologyMarch8 March: International Women's Day April19 April Preaching Today 2021 Conference22 April: Public lecture – Children, religion and the earth they will inherit, by Mary McAleese, former President of Ireland and Professor of Children, Law and Religion, University of Glasgow. May22nd - 24th May: Yale-Edinburgh Conference Image Photograph by Andrej Zeman June3 June 2021: Founders Day and Launch of New College Past, Present and Future exhibition5 June 2021: New College Past and Present day event September6-8 September: Religious Studies 50th anniversary conference (alongside BASR 2021)9 September: Future of Theology and Religious Studies conference October30 October: Alexander Duff lecture15 October: Twenty years after 9/11 conferenceDecember3 December: Christmas lunch and carol service4-5 December: Winter Tales... A Festival of Literature, Religion and the Imagination Publication date 19 Mar, 2024