University of Aberdeen - Divinity & Religious Studies

Dr Paula Sweeney will give the keynote talk next week (10th-11th October) at the first workshop of the ERC Starting Grant project “avataResponsibility” (Avatar agency: Moral responsibility at the intersection of individual, collective, and artificial social entities in emergent avatar communities. The workshop is hosted by the Research Center in Applied Ethics, University of Bucharest.

avataResponsibility 2024: Where no proxy has gone before: avatars & responsibility frameworks – avataResponsibility Description: Avatars in the form of digital or robotic embodied representations of a person in virtual or physical environments are being deployed in fields such as healthcare, education, social interaction or workspace. Alternatively termed as digital/ robotic twins, clones or duplicates of real hu...

Centre for Autism and Theology Webinar
To Register -https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/research-areas/864/divinity/

This upcoming Hybrid event is to mark the 90th anniversary of the Barmen Theological Declaration.
Further information in the QR Code.

The Archbishop of Canterbury is to be awarded an Honorary Degree of Divinity.

Archbishop of Canterbury to receive honorary degree from the University | News | The University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen will award an honorary degree to the Archbishop of Canterbury in recognition of his contribution to faith and society.

Rev Dr Ken Jeffrey visits Seoul in South Korea.
Upon the invitation of the Methodist Church, and towards the end of March, Rev Dr Ken Jeffrey, from Divinity, visited Seoul in South Korea. During his week-long visit, he gave two keynote addresses to an audience of missionaries from around the world at the Methodist Church Mission Education Centre. He also preached on Maundy Thursday to a congregation of more than 500 students at the Methodist Theological University. In addition, he had the opportunity of presenting a lecture on Billy Graham and the 1955 All Scotland Crusade at Yonsei University to an invited group of guests that included scholars and senior church leaders from America and Korea. Finally, he participated in an Easter Sunday service at Bethany Methodist Church in Seoul that was attended by several thousand people. Throughout his visit, he was accompanied by one of his PGR students, Seonkuk Kim, who kindly provided interpretation for all of his speaking engagements. Describing his experience, Ken said, ‘It was a great privilege and pleasure to receive the opportunity of visiting South Korea and making many new friends among the Methodists there. I hope this might be the start of a new relationship that Aberdeen University is able to create in Eastern Asia.’

Dr Jeffrey and guests who attended his Billy Graham lecture at Yonsei University.

International Women's Day
We're thrilled to announce a special programme of events to celebrate International Women's Day that will adopt the official campaign theme of . Our events will take place between 4 - 14 March and will celebrate the people behind the incredible research that's been making a difference and breaking boundaries.



Dive deep into equality, inclusion, and diversity with captivating talks from speakers who will share their inspiring career journeys and personal challenges, as well as a networking opportunity in a beautiful city centre venue with refreshments and canapes.



We will also host a panel discussion highlighting the innovative and imaginative research taking place as part of our Social Inclusion and Cultural Diversity interdisciplinary theme.

International Women's Day 2024 | What's On | The University of Aberdeen When we inspire others to understand and value women's inclusion, we forge a better world. And when women themselves are inspired to be included, there's a sense of belonging, relevance and empowerment.

A reminder that the 2024 Gifford Lectures, to be given by Professor Miri Rubin of Queen Mary University of London on the theme “The Feminine and the Religious Imagination”, will start one week from today.

The details of the first lecture, which is open to staff, students, and the general public, are:

Monday 26th February 2024, 6.00pm

King’s College Conference Centre

“An Introduction, and Considering the Necessity of the Feminine”



The event next Monday will also be followed by a drinks reception open to all attendees.

For further information, please visit http://abdn.io/pM or e-mail [email protected]

The 2024 Gifford Lectures at Aberdeen | The School of Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History | The University of Aberdeen We are delighted to welcome Professor Miri Rubin to deliver the 2024 Gifford Lectures. Miri holds a chair of Medieval and Early Modern History at Queen Mary University of London. She has taught at Cambridge and Oxford, has been a visiting scholar at several international research institutions, and d...

We’ve just added an additional SGSAH Divinity and Religions training event to this year’s programme: a workshop on applying for research funding. It will be held in Glasgow on 21st March, 2024, with free lunch and reimbursement for travel within Scotland for PGR students at Scottish universities.
Book via Eventbrite.

Research Funding in Theology, Biblical Studies and Religion Workshop One-day workshop on funding opportunities and strategy in TRS

Webinar: “The Spiritual Experiences and Expressions of Non-or Minimally Speaking Autistic People"
The Centre for Autism and Theology would like to invite you to our next webinar which will take place on the 7th December, 10am-11:30am (GMT). Dr Karenne Hills will be speaking on “The Spiritual Experiences and Expressions of Non-or Minimally Speaking Autistic People.” To register for the event,

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SGSAH-sponsored day conference for all PhD students in Theology & Religious Studies in the Scottish universities

The programme for the day will comprise sessions of submitted papers, a plenary panel discussion with staff from the Scottish universities, morning coffee, a catered lunch, and a concluding drinks reception. Scottish PGR students will be able to claim back economy travel expenses within Scotland after the event. The event is sponsored by SGSAH (Scottish Graduate School of Arts and Humanities) and hosted by the Department of Divinity at the University of Aberdeen.

The Centre for Autism and Theology would like to invite you to their next webinar which will take place on the 7th December, 10am-11:30am (GMT). Dr Karenne Hills will be speaking on “The Spiritual Experiences and Expressions of Non-or Minimally Speaking Autistic People.” See the attached invitation for more information, and follow this link to register for the event.

Autism and Theology Highlights
In September, the Centre for Autism and Theology (CAT) launched its own podcast. It has been a soaring start, with encouraging feedback by listeners from all over the world. Every month an episode is released, featuring interviews with CAT staff and students about their research and with invited guests. In between these releases, the shorter monthly CATChats include informal conversations with our hosts, where they answer questions from listeners. Tune in on Spotify here!

Meanwhile, the Centre for Autism and Theology has released a short series of videos in which students talk about their research and what it is like to study at CAT. Watch here to find out what Sarah, Stewart, and Zoe are passionate about in their research, or what they have to say about what their autism brings to their research, what advice they would give to other autistic students, and how the Centre for Autism and Theology has impacted their study experience and research!