@abdndivinity.bsky.social
Department of Divinity at the University of Aberdeen — over 500 years of world leading research and teaching!
Very proud to be part of the PGR student cohort at @abdndivinity.bsky.social. Achieving 90% for research quality (top of the list when sorted by that criterion) is no mean feat! I can’t recommend Aberdeen highly enough to potential PGs.
19.09.2025 09:33 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Happening tonight!
Still time to register or join us at 6.30pm UK time on MS Teams, DM me for event link.
A poster advertising the webinar. Text reads: "Why are women's symptoms so often dismissed, misdiagnosed, or disbelieved? This webinar explores the intersection of chronic illness, gender bias, and the credibility gap in healthcare. Drawing on research from her upcoming book, Dr Eilidh Galbraith examines how structural inequalities and medical misogyny shape diagnostic practices, clinical listening, and the ethics of care. Through shared lived experience with panelists Charli Clement, author of "All tangled up in autism and chronic illness," Natalie Busari, founder of "the Nerve of my MS" and Tanya Marlow, speaker and author of "Those who Wait" (2017), this session invites participants to reflect on what it means to be heard and to be believed in a system that too often fails those in pain."
"Incredible Women: Chronic Pain, Credibility, and Gender Bias"
📆 Wednesday 17th Sept, 6.30pm on MS Teams
📢 Dr Eilidh Galbraith discusses the findings of her @abdndivinity.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk research project with a panel of guests.
🔗 DM me for event link or see poster for details!
Congratulations to Aberdeen Divinity alumnus, Prof. Leon Harris!
news.fresno.edu/article/05/2...
As Prof. Brock's new book has appeared recently, join him as he discusses things with @jaredstacy.bsky.social. Click through for more!
jaredstacy.substack.com/p/living-as-...
A wee bit of good news! I’ve recently become editor of "Theology in Scotland," a journal rooted in Scottish theology with a broad, inclusive scope 📝🏴
You can learn more about the journal here: ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/TI...
Job: Kirby Laing Chair of New Testament Exegesis
University of Aberdeen - Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History @abdndivinity.bsky.social
Closing date 31 August
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOK118/k...
Announcement for Aberdeen Academy of Theology sessions on the Bible as Comedy, Tragedy, and History hosted by Dr Nathaniel Greene which will take place in person on 20 September, 18 October, and 22 November at Fountainhall Church Centre in Aberdeen. Email joel.pierce@abdn.ac.uk for more information.
If you're planning on being around Aberdeen this autumn or can make it to us for the mornings of 20 Sep, 18 Oct, and 22 Nov, please come join us for this exciting series of Aberdeen Academy of Theology workshops on interpreting the Hebrew Bible led by the Univ of Aberdeen's Dr Nathaniel Greene.
05.08.2025 12:59 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
From Englewood Review of Books, Prof. Brian Brock's _Joining Creation’s Praise: A Theological Ethic of Creatureliness_ tops the list of most anticipated theological books! Click through to read more:
englewoodreview.org/fall-2025-mo...
Job: Kirby Laing Chair of New Testament Exegesis
University of Aberdeen - Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History @abdndivinity.bsky.social
Closing date 31 August
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNP093/k...
New faculty publication!
How to Do Christian Ethics: Living the Grammar of Christian Life Every Day, edited by Brian Brock, Nadine Hamilton, and Daniel R. Patterson.
Click through for more info!
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/how-to-do...
Call for Papers:
Beyond Eurocentrism and Arabocentrism: Race, Ethnicity, and Knowledge Production in the Arabo-Islamic 'Golden Age'
Hosted by DHPA on 12–13 September 2025.
The deadline for abstract proposals is 30 July 2025. Click through for more information:
agya.info/publications...
A green and white advert for the Association for the Study of Death and Society (ASDS) early career mentoring scheme, featuring an enthusiastic quote from a former participant, and the new ASDS logo.
After enthusiastic feedback on the pilot, the
@asdsdeath.bsky.social PGR/ECR 2025-26 mentoring scheme is open for applications - closing 8/9/2025!
Further information is available at deathandsociety.org/mentoring/ - or feel free to get in touch by email.
Come and work with us!
With our vibrant research culture and robust postgraduate research community, we look forward to welcoming a new Kirby Laing Professor of New Testament. Please see the job ad just below for furthers and particulars. Please share widely!
www.abdn.ac.uk/jobs/vacanci...
@feministtheology.bsky.social is running their first summer writing room on Wednesday this week (25th) 2-4pm BST
Doesn’t matter what you’re working on, just a couple of hours of dedicated and accountable writing time!
Link sent out via email - sign up to join. All welcome #writing
Calling all alumni!
You're invited to an online event on how postgraduate study can support your goals.
Thur 26 June, 1300-1400
Register: abdn.io/1ug
👉Career benefits of postgrad qualifications — upskilling to career changes
👉Flexible study options
👉Exclusive financial support for alumni
![Call for Participants
Have you attended a Church of Ireland ordination service? Are you interested in sharing your experiences and insights? This study is for you!
It focuses on the experiences of individuals who have attended Church of Ireland ordination services as part of a PhD research project at the University of Aberdeen. It is led by you, aiming to represent how you talk about your experiences of these services in your own words. The focus is on your personal beliefs whether they are a form of Christianity or something else, particularly whether certain actions performed during the ordination you attended made a difference to these. The study will involve a short survey and the possibility of a follow-up interview, all conducted online for your convenience.
Who can take part?
Adults aged 18 or older
Anyone who has attended a Church of Ireland ordination service (including the making of deacons, the ordination of priests/presbyters, or the consecration of bishops – you do not have to know which service to take part)
People who do not regularly attend church are particularly welcome
What will it involve?
Completing a short online survey (approximately 20 minutes) via Microsoft Forms at your convenience
Option to participate in a follow-up interview conducted via Microsoft Teams
Confidentiality and anonymity:
Your responses will be kept confidential and anonymised
Only provide your contact details if you agree to follow-up with an interview
You can withdraw from the study at any time without explanation
Interested in taking part?
Please contact me at c.west.24[at]abdn.ac.uk to express your interest or for more information. This study is supervised by Dr Katie Cross who can also be contacted at k.cross[at]abdn.ac.uk with any questions. Your experiences and perspectives are important to me, and I look forward to hearing from you!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eem6pcud2xmhamaqq6iknbx3/bafkreicuvc4plbsuasu3zywbwrrtm6uowkvtmaco3lj2m7i5rsvwzkwx44@jpeg)
Call for Participants Have you attended a Church of Ireland ordination service? Are you interested in sharing your experiences and insights? This study is for you! It focuses on the experiences of individuals who have attended Church of Ireland ordination services as part of a PhD research project at the University of Aberdeen. It is led by you, aiming to represent how you talk about your experiences of these services in your own words. The focus is on your personal beliefs whether they are a form of Christianity or something else, particularly whether certain actions performed during the ordination you attended made a difference to these. The study will involve a short survey and the possibility of a follow-up interview, all conducted online for your convenience. Who can take part? Adults aged 18 or older Anyone who has attended a Church of Ireland ordination service (including the making of deacons, the ordination of priests/presbyters, or the consecration of bishops – you do not have to know which service to take part) People who do not regularly attend church are particularly welcome What will it involve? Completing a short online survey (approximately 20 minutes) via Microsoft Forms at your convenience Option to participate in a follow-up interview conducted via Microsoft Teams Confidentiality and anonymity: Your responses will be kept confidential and anonymised Only provide your contact details if you agree to follow-up with an interview You can withdraw from the study at any time without explanation Interested in taking part? Please contact me at c.west.24[at]abdn.ac.uk to express your interest or for more information. This study is supervised by Dr Katie Cross who can also be contacted at k.cross[at]abdn.ac.uk with any questions. Your experiences and perspectives are important to me, and I look forward to hearing from you!
Have you attended a Church of Ireland ordination service or know someone who has? I’m conducting a survey as part of my PhD project at @abdndivinity.bsky.social, supervised by the wonderful @drkatiecross.bsky.social, and would love to hear from you! Please get in touch and feel free to share.
05.06.2025 09:24 — 👍 9 🔁 8 💬 3 📌 1It's TEDx talk time 😍
20.05.2025 10:24 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Publication day!
My article, “Introductory Matters: Tracing the Aims of Proverbs 1:1–7 through the Book’s First Collection,” published in SJT, is now up under FirstView
doi.org/10.1017/S003...
The article is a minor rework of a paper I gave last year at the @abdndivinity.bsky.social PGR Symposium
You've been waiting for it! Now here it is: Dr. @jen-studies-death.bsky.social's TED talk on Death, Ritual, and Grave Goods!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMlj...
Miroslav Volf delivers his third Aberdeen Gifford Lecture entitled ‘Amor Fati: Nietzsche’s Universal Affirmation and Limited Love’. @abdndivinity.bsky.social @yaledivinityschool.bsky.social
15.05.2025 17:11 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Miroslav Volf continues his 2025 Gifford Lectures in Aberdeen, speaking this evening on ‘Odium Mundi’ with the help of Schopenhauer. @abdndivinity.bsky.social @yaledivinityschool.bsky.social
13.05.2025 17:11 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Are you a student member seeking greater participation in the SCE? Consider nominating yourself to serve on the 2026 Nominating Committee. Check your email for details, which went out on Monday 4/28. (Grad student supervisors: feel free to nominate your own students!)
29.04.2025 17:21 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
New alumnus publication! Dr. Nathan McConnell's new monograph will be available at the end of May. Click through to learn more!
www.routledge.com/Prisoners-of...
For those who may be looking for Master’s level study by distance, here is some information about the new flexible programme offered by @abdndivinity.bsky.social . There is also a residential M.Th. on.abdn.ac.uk/degrees/new-...
22.04.2025 09:50 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0📢 Contributors wanted for practicaltheologyhub.com! 📢
We welcome:
✏️ Short essays, poetry, creative and experiential writing on religious practice (500-2000 words)
🙏 All faith backgrounds, interdisciplinary ideas
📝 Single or co-authored pieces
Interested? DM me or contact editor@biapt.org.
Our NEW! masters degree in New Testament and Early Christianity is OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS! Click through now to learn more! (And please share widely!)
on.abdn.ac.uk/degrees/new-...
Image is red and gold artwork - gold in a checkerboard pattern over a red background. It is entitled Resonance of Being - Son and is made with mineral pigments, gold, gesso, and ink on canvas and the artist is Makoto Fujimura. the text of the advert reads 'Gifford Lectures 2025 at Aberdeen: Miroslav Volf, Amor Mundi, God and the Character of our relation to the World.' It also shows an image of Miroslav Volf, and the Aberdeen university logo alongside the Giffords logo.
If you'd like to cross something off of your To Do List this Friday afternoon, it only takes a minute to sign up for the Gifford Lectures 2025... 😉 forms.office.com/e/fnFd4XmGNw
18.04.2025 11:56 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0It was an excellent night to be an Aberdeen Divine wearing a black jumpsuit 💃🏼💃🏼
18.04.2025 18:47 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Yay @drkatiecross.bsky.social of course you’re the most inspiring lecturer! You’re amazing - well deserved celebration 🥰
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