Mondays, 4:10pm-5:30pm. All in the Martin Hall and online unless otherwise stated. All welcome. Everyone is welcome to attend any of our seminars – please spread the word and invite those who might be interested. We use an email list to keep attendees informed of upcoming events and to send reminders and updates about seminars – please get in touch if you want to be added to the list.We record most of our events; recordings are only available to members of the University.EnquiriesContacts for Semester 1: Shoaib Malik (Science & Religion), Selina Stone (Theology & Ethics)Contacts for Semester 2: Shoaib Malik (Science & Religion), Rachel Muers (Theology & Ethics)Semester 2: Spring 2026Instructions for joining online will be circulated early in the semester and at regular intervals – we’ll use the same link every time!Date SpeakerTopic19 JanuaryShoaib Malik and Philippa Townsend (Edinburgh)Manichaeism and Evolution: Reconsidering a Marginalised Theology for a New Science and Religion Conversation2 FebruaryMark Harris (University of Oxford)Christ and the Quantum: Fundamentals of Theology and Science23 FebruaryVolker Stümke (Hamburg/ Wuppertal)Christian Ethics between Conviction and Compromises: Religious Limitations/Rejections on Political Decisions9 MarchLinn Tonstad (Yale University) 23 March Student presentations TBCAdditional Seminars and Events in Semester 1Please note that these events will usually have different online links – consult the School of Divinity weekly newsletter for details.Date SpeakerTopicThursday 15 January, 4:10-5:30pm, Martin Hall and online Cross-School interdisciplinary seminar: Religious Encounters, with J-T Hewitt, Felicity Loughlin, Joshua Ralston and Shoaib MalikRegisterThursday 30 April, Details TBCMichael Mawson (University of Auckland)Research Seminar Theology and Ethics Reading Group The Theology and Ethics Reading Group is a student-led group, meeting regularly during the semester, and all are welcome to attend. The group meets in person and online. For further details contact Wilson Chak: Wilson.chak@ed.ac.uk.This semester there are two special guest sessions to which all are welcome – even if you don’t have time to do advance reading. Venues TBCTuesday 10th February, 1pm-2.30: Brian Brock (Aberdeen) discusses a section from his book Joining Creation’s Praise: A Theological Ethics of Creatureliness (Baker Academic, 2025)Tuesday 24th February, 1pm-2.30: Philip Ziegler (Aberdeen) discusses his book God’s Adversary and Ours: A Brief Theology of the Devil (Baylor University Press, 2025) And please note that everyone is encouraged to attend other seminars in the School, especially in weeks when there is no Theology and Ethics / Science and Religion seminar! Previous Seminars Semester 1: Autumn 2025Instructions for joining online will be circulated early in the semester and at regular intervals – we’ll use the same link every time!Date SpeakerTopic29 SepetmberRachel Muers, Joshua Ralston, Alex Chow (Edinburgh)Presenting Modern Christian Theology in ‘Ford’s The Modern Theologians’ 4th Edition – Editor and Authors13 OctoberDavid Tombs (University of Otago)Alone and Naked: Representing the Torture of Jesus Alongside the Torture of Miriam Leitão13 October5:30pm Book Launch sponsored by CTPI: Selina Stone (Edinburgh) discusses her new book A Heavy Yoke: Theology, Power and Abuse in the Church (SCM Press, 2025) with Prof Tombs and other panellists27 OctoberAndrew Loke (Hong Kong Baptist University)Natural Theology: A Reassessment10 NovemberSheena Orr (Church of Scotland)Prisons, Criminal Justice and the Churches24 November Showcasing Science and Religion at Edinburgh – student and staff papers to be confirmedAdditional Seminars and Events in Semester 1Please note that these events will usually have different online links – consult the School of Divinity weekly newsletter for details.Date SpeakerTopicThursday 18th September, 4:10-5:30pm, Martin Hall and online Cross-School interdisciplinary seminar: Religion and Place, with Pedro Feitoza, Nuam Hatzaw, Gaurav Rajkhowa and Peter Atkins (all Edinburgh).Thursday 25th September, 4:10pm-5:30pm, Martin Hall and onlineBruce Gordon (Yale)Discussion of his book The Bible: A Global History (Basic Books, 2024)Theology and Ethics Reading GroupThe Theology and Ethics Reading Group is a student-led group, meeting regularly during the semester, and all are welcome to attend. The group is meeting on alternate Tuesdays in room 1.02 (Dr Selina Stone's office) at 1pm. This term’s theme is ‘eschatology’. For further details contact Wilson Chak: Wilson.chak@ed.ac.ukPlease find the dates and readings below: 23 September: Rowan Williams, "Rethinking Eschatology," in Looking East in Winter7th October: José Antonio Jurado, Lluis Oviedo and Sara Lumbreras, "What Eschatology Fits Our Socio-Cultural Conditions Better? An Exercise in Theology 'From Below'" Heythrop Journal 65:2 (2024): 190-206.21 October: Matthew John Paul Tan, "Loss in Light of the Last Things. Christianity, Eschatology and Grief in Inside Out" Religions 16: 897.4 November: Alexander Chow, "Eschatology and World Christianity" Studies in World Christianity 22:3 (2016): 201-215. Https://www-euppublishing-com.eux.idm.oclc.org/doi/pdf/10.3366/swc.2016.0156 18 November: Leandro Gaitán, "Heaven on Earth. The Mind Uploading Project as Secular Eschatology" Theology and Science 17:3 (2019): 403-416. 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