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CfP Political Theologies of a Democratic Common Life (24-26 March 2025)

28 October 2024

This fifth iteration of the Political Theologies conference series fosters interdisciplinary conversations around democratic resilience, the rule of law, and the need for a vibrant and diverse social and civic infrastructure if a peaceable common life is to be fostered. The broad, constructive question in play is: how can...

Congratulations Professor Joseph Webster

24 October 2024

Congratulations to Professor Joseph Webster, Faculty of Divinity who has been nominated for the Research Culture Celebration 2024 in recognition of his contributions to positive Research Culture among his colleagues. All nominees were celebrated alongside colleagues who nominated them, friends and senior leadership on...

Islamic Philosophy in the Faculty

1 October 2024

The Faculty of Divinity is delighted to welcome Dr Dustin Klinger , its new British Academy International Fellow, working on Language and Meaning in Post-Classical Islamic Intellectual History (1300-1500 CE). He joins a team of post-doctoral researchers working on medieval Islamic philosophy and theology: Dr Suf Amichay ...

New Teaching Associate in Theology and Natural Science - Dr Emily Qureshi-Hurst

27 September 2024

The Faculty is delighted to welcome Dr Emily Qureshi-Hurst as our Teaching Associate in Theology and Natural Science for the coming academic year. Dr Emily Qureshi-Hurst is a philosopher whose writing focuses on the interface between science and religion, particularly physics and Christianity. She has written on issues in...

"Belief in policy: shaping national conversations"

19 August 2024

“By pulling together we can stem rising hate against minority faith and belief identities that continues to blight our nation; we can co-create innovative responses to the underlying conditions that sustain inequality; and we can rebuild the trust in our institutions that is needed for us all to flourish. We want to work...

Ms Tanya Kundu will take up the post of Research Associate in Theology, Gender and Sexuality

3 June 2024

The Faculty is pleased to announce that Ms Tanya Kundu will take up the post of Research Associate in Theology, Gender and Sexuality on 1 January 2025. The Faculty is most grateful to Mr Michael Huffington for providing the funding and to Trinity College for providing an affiliation. Tanya is currently a PhD student in the...

Incoming Gates Scholar

18 April 2024

The Faculty of Divinity looks forward to welcoming incoming Gates Scholar, Mr Avweroswo Akpojaro, in Michaelmas Term 2024 to embark upon his research project on the theology of Friedrich Schleiermacher in pursuit of the PhD in Theology and Religious Studies. In his studies and work in Jos and more recently Edinburgh, Mr...

BBC World Service - Dr Jörg Haustein on The Ethiopian Church

9 February 2024

Dr Jörg Haustein is one of four experts interviewed for the BBC World Service programme, The Inquiry . The episode, titled "Are Ethiopians losing faith in their Orthodox Church", looks at the profound religious and socio-demographic changes in Ethiopia and their connection with the country's political turmoil of recent...

Decani Scholarship

25 January 2024

Applications are now open for the Decani Scholarship at Clare, to commence in October 2024. The link, with further details, is here - https://www.clare.cam.ac.uk/decani-scholarship

The Year of the Dragon

25 January 2024

Divinity student directs video for Cambridge Spring Festival Gala. Xinyi Yang is in the first year of her PhD in the Faculty of Divinity, under the supervision of Professor Catherine Pickstock. She is also a film director, with ambitions to bring the joy and enthusiasm of Chinese New Year to Cambridge and beyond. dragon...

CfP Political Theologies of a Democratic Common Life (24-26 March 2025)

Congratulations Professor Joseph Webster

Islamic Philosophy in the Faculty

New Teaching Associate in Theology and Natural Science - Dr Emily Qureshi-Hurst

"Belief in policy: shaping national conversations"

Ms Tanya Kundu will take up the post of Research Associate in Theology, Gender and Sexuality

Incoming Gates Scholar

BBC World Service - Dr Jörg Haustein on The Ethiopian Church

Decani Scholarship

The Year of the Dragon

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