We're delighted to see that Haanya Ijaz, a student at the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC) won the ESSSAT Student Research Prize 2026 🏆 She won this prize from her course essay that she completed under the supervision of Dr Shoaib Malik. Find out more 📰👇 edin.ac/4gn54KW

Bookings are live! We're delighted to announce that our sixth New College Festival of Books and Belief will be held from 6-7 November 2026 📚🍂 Don't miss your chance to join us and book your tickets now 🎟️👇 edin.ac/4ziCcfC

We had an amazing night celebrating our graduation reception! 🥳🎓 It was a pleasure to welcome our graduates, their friends, and family to Rainy Hall and the Quad for an evening of lively celebrations and unforgettable memories 🥹

What a fantastic evening we had ✨ Celebrating together in the Rainy Hall with our graduating students and their friends and family was extraordinary 🥹❤️ Thank you for spending your time with us!

We're just two hours away from our Graduation Ceremony and we can't wait to see so many of you there 🤩 Can't make the ceremony? Follow along with the University's Graduation livestream online. Live broadcasts start approximately ten minutes before the ceremony 🎥👇 edin.ac/4uUI6jQ

Our Graduation Day is finally here 🎓🎉 We can't to see you all make that special walk across the McEwan Hall stage later today. We're so proud of all of you! Celebrate with us by tagging us in your graduation photos and we might share a few on our accounts 👀📸

The final Day 3 of #YaleEdin2026 began with a Nairobi panel, then paper panels, and a concluding session reflecting on the conference and planning for #YaleEdin2027!

Have a read of reflections on Yale-Edinburgh 2026 written by Centre PhD student Kpanie Addy, SJ. ☺️ #YaleEdin2026 www.cswc.div.ed.ac.uk/2026/06/refl...

Reflections on Yale-Edinburgh 2026

This was written by our Centre PhD student, Kpanie Addy, SJ. Professor Emma Wild-Wood (Centre Co-Director) and Professor Jeremy Carette (Head of School) welcoming delegates to Yale-Edinburgh 2026. …

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We had a full Day 2 of #YaleEdin2026, which started with a CUHK plenary panel, parallel paper panels, a “Meet the Publishers” panel, and a sing-a-long led by Professor Jean Kidula and Professor Kyama Mugambi! 🎶🎵

It has been wonderful welcoming delegates to Day 1 of #YaleEdin2026 . We were also pleased to end the night with a #DuffLecture from the ethnomusicologist Professor Jean Kidula.

Dr James Eglinton has been awarded a grant of $120,000 by the Abraham Kuyper Christian Leadership Fund for the two-year project, “Kuyper’s Encyclopaedia of Sacred Theology: Recovering a Lost Magnum Opus.” Read the full story on our website now 📰👇 edin.ac/43br7hB

In the 'Gifford Seminar', Profs Paula Fredriksen, Helen Bond, & Paul Foster (from @uoedivinity.bsky.social) at @royalsoced.bsky.social explore how a small Jewish movement became a religion that reshaped the ancient world, engaging questions about belief, culture, & power. #Giffords2026 📺⬇️

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Dr Shoaib Malik is part of the Abrahamic Theistic Origins Project hosted by Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford. This project explores the question of how the Abrahamic faiths & the evolutionary sciences meet. Want to find out more? Check out the project's introductory video now! 🎥👇 edin.ac/4mXNxfm

Dr Alexander Chow recently delivered the Dr Timothy Lin Memorial Lecture at China Evangelical Seminary 🧑‍🏫 You can watch all nine lectures from his series alongside the roundtable discussion and Q&A session on their YouTube channel now 🎥👇 edin.ac/4w2YAIr

Due to unforseen circumstances, we have unfortunately had to postpone the book launch on 30 March. Once confirmed, the new date and time will be communicated to all registered attendees on Eventbrite and via our social media channels. All existing tickets will be valid for the new date.

School of Divinity@uoedivinity.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We have two new book events coming up from @religionlit.bsky.social! 📚 In February, we'll take a look at 'Such Fragile Futures: An Artist and a Poet Reflect in a Garden', and in March we'll look at 'Theological Libraries in the UK & Ireland'. Check out our Eventbrite for tickets 👇 edin.ac/3QGHz2Z

We're just a few days away from Professor Arkotong Longkumer's Inaugural Lecture, and there are still a few tickets left! 🎟️ Join us on 25 March at 5:15pm for this exciting lecture, "Ancestors." Secure your spot on Eventbrite today 👇 edin.ac/3MFQNhN

You've been asking, and now it's here! 👀 Make sure to catch the full recording of Professor Gordon Lynch's Inaugural Lecture on our YouTube channel 🎥👇 edin.ac/4bihItE

One Inaugural Lecture finishes and then another begins! This month we're pleased to be hosting Professor Arkotong Longkumer's lecture; 'Ancestors'. Book your tickets to ensure you can join us on 25 March, 5:15pm in the Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Theatre for this special event 🎟️👇 edin.ac/3MFQNhN

We can't wait to be back in Martin Hall for the next New College Festival! 🍂 In the meantime, we took a trip down memory lane with last year's highlights. Check out the full article online now 📖👇 edin.ac/4kFYYXU

We loved having Shannon Vallor at New College Festival to discuss her fascinating new book ‘The AI Mirror’! 📚 Watch the recording of her thought-provoking conversation with Jeremy Carrette on Artificial Intelligence, on our YouTube channel 👇 edin.ac/3NJzWuF

Professor Gordon Lynch's Inaugural Lecture takes place this month 📅 Have you got your tickets? The event is currently sold out but don't worry, you can join the waitlist and be the first to know if any tickets become available 🎟️👇 edin.ac/3YJdS5J

We have two new book events coming up from @religionlit.bsky.social! 📚 In February, we'll take a look at 'Such Fragile Futures: An Artist and a Poet Reflect in a Garden', and in March we'll look at 'Theological Libraries in the UK & Ireland'. Check out our Eventbrite for tickets 👇 edin.ac/3QGHz2Z

Did you miss Dr Bicket's appearance leading the Daily Service on BBC Radio 4? Don't worry because you can listen to the full recording of the episode now on the BBC Sounds website 🎧👇 edin.ac/3ZKuQRn

School of Divinity@uoedivinity.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Dr Linden Bicket will be leading the Daily Service this Monday on BBC Radio 4 🎙️ Make sure to tune in to this service of reflection, worship and music at 9:45am on BBC Radio 4 to hear her focusing on Jesus' presentation in the temple and the meaning of the Candlemas celebration 🎧👇 edin.ac/3ZKuQRn

Dr Linden Bicket will be leading the Daily Service this Monday on BBC Radio 4 🎙️ Make sure to tune in to this service of reflection, worship and music at 9:45am on BBC Radio 4 to hear her focusing on Jesus' presentation in the temple and the meaning of the Candlemas celebration 🎧👇 edin.ac/3ZKuQRn

New College Festival was last year but we can't stop thinking about it 💭🍂 If you miss it just as much as us, why not pass the time until this year's dates by watching last year's recordings on our YouTube channel now 🎥👇 edin.ac/3N6LKqv

Did you see? 👀 Tickets for Professor Gordon Lynch's Inaugural Lecture went live last week! Don't miss your chance to join us on 25 February at 5:15pm in the Martin Hall. Tickets are limited, register your place now 🎟️👇 edin.ac/3YJdS5J

School of Divinity@uoedivinity.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Our first Inaugural Lecture of the year takes place next month! 🧑‍🏫 Professor Gordon Lynch will be delivering his lecture titled 'How to be (more) moral: An experiment in Divinity' on 25 February at 5:15pm in Martin Hall. Tickets are limited, register yours now 🎟️👇 edin.ac/3YJdS5J

Our first Inaugural Lecture of the year takes place next month! 🧑‍🏫 Professor Gordon Lynch will be delivering his lecture titled 'How to be (more) moral: An experiment in Divinity' on 25 February at 5:15pm in Martin Hall. Tickets are limited, register yours now 🎟️👇 edin.ac/3YJdS5J

As 2025 begins to draw to a close, we want to extend a huge thank all of you for spending this year with us! We look forward to seeing you again next year and wish you all a wonderful and prosperous 2026 ✨ 🎆

From all of us here at the School of Divinity, we wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! ❄️

As part of St Andrews Day last month, Professor Alison Jack featured on BBC Radio 4's Sunday Worship 🎙️ This episode explored the work and spirituality of Scottish writer Edwin Muir, tracing his developing faith and its influence on his writings. Listen to the episode online now 🎧👇 edin.ac/4935FOz