Aberdeen Divinity
@abdndivinity.bsky.social
Department of Divinity at the University of Aberdeen — over 500 years of world leading research and teaching!
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The Rise of “National” Scripts in the Iron Age II: A Proposal | Maarav: Vol 29, No 1-2
Northwest Semitic paleographic data has inspired a consensus that several “national” scripts had become well-established by the Iron IIB. Many treat these scripts as expressions of self-contained iden...
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🚨 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
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
🚨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
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
December 15, 2025 at 9:12 AM
🚨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
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
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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-...
December 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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-...
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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...
Gaelic and Scots now recognised as official languages - BBC News
The milestone is one of a number of new measures taking effect on St Andrew's Day from the Scottish Languages Act.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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!
November 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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!
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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!!
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New Kirby Laing Professor of New Testament Exegesis appointed
Dr Jamie Davies has been appointed to the post of Kirby Laing Professor of New Testament Exegesis
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November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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-...
www.abdn.ac.uk/news/latest-...
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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/
New Kirby Laing Professor of New Testament Exegesis appointed
Dr Jamie Davies has been appointed to the post of Kirby Laing Professor of New Testament Exegesis
www.abdn.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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/...
www.abdn.ac.uk/dhpa/events/...
World-Making: An Anthropology of the Visible
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November 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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/...
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=peVN...
Episode XXVII: Brian Brock on Creatures and Creation
YouTube video by Christianity Now Podcast
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November 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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...
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
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
The Rise of “National” Scripts in the Iron Age II: A Proposal | Maarav: Vol 29, No 1-2
Northwest Semitic paleographic data has inspired a consensus that several “national” scripts had become well-established by the Iron IIB. Many treat these scripts as expressions of self-contained iden...
www.journals.uchicago.edu
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
🚨 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
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
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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'
November 4, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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'
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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.
Theology & Religious Studies Subject League Table 2026
Theology & Religious Studies focus on the world's major religions from a non-biased, academic perspective
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September 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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.
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Happening tonight!
Still time to register or join us at 6.30pm UK time on MS Teams, DM me for event link.
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!
📆 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!
September 17, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Happening tonight!
Still time to register or join us at 6.30pm UK time on MS Teams, DM me for event link.
Still time to register or join us at 6.30pm UK time on MS Teams, DM me for event link.
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"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!
📆 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!
September 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
"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!
📆 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!
As Prof. Brock's new book has appeared recently, join him as he discusses things with @jaredstacy.bsky.social. Click through for more!
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jaredstacy.substack.com/p/living-as-...
Living As Creatures
A Conversation with Brian Brock
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August 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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-...
jaredstacy.substack.com/p/living-as-...
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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...
You can learn more about the journal here: ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/TI...
August 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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...
You can learn more about the journal here: ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/TI...
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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...
University of Aberdeen - Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History @abdndivinity.bsky.social
Closing date 31 August
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOK118/k...
Kirby Laing Chair of New Testament Exegesis at University of Aberdeen
An academic position as a Kirby Laing Chair of New Testament Exegesis is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.
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August 21, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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...
University of Aberdeen - Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History @abdndivinity.bsky.social
Closing date 31 August
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOK118/k...
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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.
August 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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.
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...
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Fall 2025 - Most Anticipated Books for Christian Readers! - Page 3 of 9 - The Englewood Review of Books
The second half of 2025 promises a ton of excellent new books! Here are 60+ of our most anticipated books of Fall 2025 for Christian Readers…
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July 30, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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...
englewoodreview.org/fall-2025-mo...
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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...
University of Aberdeen - Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History @abdndivinity.bsky.social
Closing date 31 August
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNP093/k...
Kirby Laing Chair of New Testament Exegesis at University of Aberdeen
Apply for the Kirby Laing Chair of New Testament Exegesis role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
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July 18, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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...
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!
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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...
How To Do Christian Ethics
Discover how pressing contemporary moral issues can be approached and discussed in a distinct and coherently theological fashion. This book displays a more dir…
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July 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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...
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:
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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...
Beyond Eurocentrism and Arabocentrism: Race, Ethnicity, and Knowledge Production in the Arabo-Islamic 'Golden Age'
agya.info
July 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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...
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...
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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.
@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.
June 25, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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.
@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.