Divinity winners @ last night's @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social Excellence Awards! Ms. Paula Duncan (Most Accessible Lecturer / Most Inspiring) Dr. Nathaniel Greene (Best Overall Course — Literature and Society in Ancient Israel) Dr. Katie Cross (Mental Health Champion) CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! 🎉🎉🎉

Prof. Brock will be giving the James Gregory Lectures on Science & Human Flourishing this April! 5:15pm, on April 13th, 2026, Booth Lecture Theatre (Medical and Biological Sciences Building) at St. Andrews University. Click through for more! jamesgregory.org.uk/series-3/if-...

Call for papers! Do contact Dr. Samantha Newington (www.abdn.ac.uk/people/s.new...) for further information!

⏳ Postgraduate Fair | Only a few days left! 📅 Tuesday 17 February 📍 Elphinstone Hall | ⏰ 11am–6pm Discover how to continue your Aberdeen journey with a Masters (taught or research) or a PhD. Final chance to register: bit.ly/4jRNPD9

The Scottish Episcopal Church (SEC) invites applications for its International Scholarships Programme. These scholarships are open to applicants from the Global South, aimed at building and strengthening relationships within the Anglican Communion. www.scotland.anglican.org/applications...

Another piece of PhD funding at @abdndivinity.bsky.social @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social to remind you about: our Catherine McConnachie Studentships are still open for women applying to the PhD programme in theology and religious studies. Deadline 27th Feb, more info: www.abdn.ac.uk/study/fundin...

🚨Save the date!!🚨 Our Postgrad Fair is on 17 February, 2026 @ Elphinstone Hall. Explore our £7k Alumni Postgrad Scholarship, fee waivers, and career-focused pathways. All are welcome! Click through for more: www.abdn.ac.uk/study/open-d... #AberdeenPGFair #AberdeenPostgrad #NextStepAberdeen

A gentle reminder to all interested in attending our #sofcethics26 annual meeting in DC next month: early bird registration ends TODAY! www.scethics.org/2026-annual-...

Happy St Andrews day! And a piece of good news/deagh naidheachd from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 as Scots and Gaelic are, as of today, recognised as official languages. As a Scots and Gaelic speaker (well…tha beagan Gàidhlig agam for now) I’m delighted (and officially tri-lingual!) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Congratuluations to our 2025 winter graduands! We are elated to have been a part of your story and your success during your studies with us here in Aberdeen!

While our PhD student community is the largest at the University, our Masters degree cohorts are just as important a part of our studies. Congraultations to our PGT graduands, here with our program director, Dr. Katy Hockey

Our academic community is, of course, nothing without the wonderful support our students receive from their families, their classmates, and the faculty. Congratulations to all!

We are elated to announce that Dr. Jamie Davies has been appointed as the new Kirby Laing Professor of New Testament Exegesis! Welcome, @jamiedavies.bsky.social!! www.abdn.ac.uk/news/latest-...

In case anyone thought this was a viral joke (and I don't blame you) the official announcement is now out from Aberdeen: www.abdn.ac.uk/news/24854/

The newly established Centre for Images and Texts in Antiquity @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social has its inaugural event on the anthropology of images and of figuration on Thur, 20 Nov 2025, featuring Prof. Philippe Descola (Collège de France). Click through for more info! www.abdn.ac.uk/dhpa/events/...

Prof. Brock appeared recently on the Christianity Now Podcast to talk about Creatures and Creation. The link is just below! www.youtube.com/watch?v=peVN...

🚨 New faculty publication! 🚨 Ever wondered how the alphabet became what it is today? Part of the answer lies in Dr. Nathaniel E. Greene's new article (co-authored w/Prof. Jeremy M. Hutton, @uwmadison.bsky.social) investigating the origins of Hebrew, Aramaic, and Phoenician scripts. bit.ly/4pgYUiD

Our runner-up is Christopher West @christophernwest.bsky.social from @abdndivinity.bsky.social with a wonderful neep representing his PhD 'Inordinate Rites: Symbolic Actions in Irish Anglican Ordinations and the God-Talk of the Infrequent Worshipper'

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.

Happening tonight! Still time to register or join us at 6.30pm UK time on MS Teams, DM me for event link.

"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...

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...

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

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.

It's TEDx talk time 😍

Publication 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

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

Are 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!)

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-...

📢 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 [email protected].

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-...

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

It was an excellent night to be an Aberdeen Divine wearing a black jumpsuit 💃🏼💃🏼

Yay @drkatiecross.bsky.social of course you’re the most inspiring lecturer! You’re amazing - well deserved celebration 🥰

We are ELATED! to celebrate the recognition of Divinity faculty members this year at the @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social excellence awards: Dr. Jennie Riley for Early Career Public Engagement with Research Dr. Katie Cross for Most Inspiring Lecturer CONGRATULATIONS to these well deserved colleagues!

Prof. Brock recently joined Divinity alum Dr. Michael Morelli to chat about his new book, _Joining Creation's Praise: A Theological Ethic of Creatureliness_. Click through to watch/listen! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbZ3...