The prestigious Gifford Lectures have been delivered annually since 1888 by a succession of distinguished international scholars. The Gifford Lectureships (held at the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and St. Andrews) were established under the will of Adam Lord Gifford (1820-1887), a Senator of the College of Justice. Established to 'promote and diffuse the study of Natural Theology in the widest sense of the term - in other words, the knowledge of God,' the Lectureships have enabled a most notable field of scholars to contribute to the advancement of theological thought.Gifford Lectureships are normally awarded by invitation of the Gifford Lectureships Committee. Established to 'promote and diffuse the study of Natural Theology in the widest sense of the term - in other words, the knowledge of God,' the Lectureships have enabled a most notable field of scholars to contribute to the advancement of theological thought.Gifford Lectureships are normally awarded by invitation of the Gifford Lectureships Committee. Gifford Lectures Through the Years 2024/2025: Professor Alexandra Walsham - Religious Movements: Motion and Emotion in Early Modern Christian History The University of Edinburgh were delighted to host Professor Alexandra Walsham as the 2025 Gifford Lectures speaker. 2023/2024: Dr Cornel West - 'A Jazz-soaked Philosophy for our Catastrophic Times: From Socrates to Coltrane' The University of Edinburgh were delighted to host Dr Cornel West as this year's Gifford Lectures speaker. Professor John Dupré Lecture Series: A Process Perspective on Human Life Archive The University of Edinburgh is delighted to host Professor John Dupré Gifford Lecture Series, 'A Process Perspective on Human Life'. Professor Mary Beard - The Ancient World and us: from fear and loathing to enlightenment and ethics Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at Newnham College, University of Cambridge This article was published on 2024-08-28
