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University of Divinity
Getting to know the stranger: what theology can teach us
I’m convinced author and screenwriter Douglas Adams must have taken a theology course. In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy he writes, ‘There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the...
Scott Kirkland
Living with new gratitude for the gift of life
The Revd Dr Colleen O’Reilly (Monday 18 May) Just when I thought I had the ageing thing nailed, the government intervened. I had been required to retire from parish ministry in 2019 because of my age, and I...
Guest Author
What Will We Take?
Like me, I am sure you have all noticed how much more silence there is in these days of isolation and being-at-home. For us city and town dwellers it is more marked than for rural folk. And, as we slowly emerge from...
Dorothy Lee
Is isolation a feeling?
I am feeling isolated. Is this a state, or an emotion? Rather than getting into the semantics of language, I will ask another question: what does isolation feel like? Isolation feels like being stuck on the couch...
Carly Osborn
Christianity, care and COVID-19
This online seminar reflects on the notion of theological ethics during a pandemic. Hear from Dr Dan Fleming and Dr David Carter – two leading public health and theological ethics researchers, who will provide expert...
Deadline extension for Research Grants Round 2
In response to continuing disruptions as a result of Covid-19, the Grants Panel has extended to 3 July the deadline for applications for Round 2 of the University of Divinity Research Grants. Please note that, due to...
Living ‘Without God’
During the summer of 1944 – 15 months into a 2-year imprisonment that would end in his execution in the Flossenbürg concentration camp – Dietrich Bonhoeffer told his best friend that the world had reached its adulthood...
Mark Lindsay
Rest amidst the Unrest
Dr Rachelle Gilmour
For those who are overworked during this time of COVID-19, a whole day’s rest sounds an unrealistic luxury. For others, COVID-19 is experienced as a period of complete cessation.
Rachelle Gilmour
The Pathway Ahead
There is a sign on an Alaskan highway that warns drivers about the limitations facing them ahead. It reads “Choose you rut carefully, as you will be in it for the next 60 miles” reflecting the deep ruts which previous...
Gary Heard