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Read more at: Congratulations to Dr Amal Awad

Congratulations to Dr Amal Awad

16 December 2024

Congratulations to Dr Amal Awad (British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty), who has been awarded a £10,000 grant by the Cambridge Humanities Research Grant Scheme in support of her forthcoming international conference on 'Philosophy of Mind in Medieval Islamic Thought'. This conference, which will take place in...


Read more at: Satsaṅga Dīkṣā: Exploring A Modern-Day Scripture Date: Friday 17 January 2025

Satsaṅga Dīkṣā: Exploring A Modern-Day Scripture Date: Friday 17 January 2025

10 December 2024

The Satsaṅga-Dīkṣā is a vital scripture of the BAPS Swaminarayan tradition, one of the largest, fastest-growing, and most prominent Hindu groups in the world today. Since the text’s composition in 2020, it has become an integral part of the daily worship, study, and formative life of thousands of BAPS followers in India...


Read more at: The European Research Council Synergy Grant

The European Research Council Synergy Grant

15 November 2024

Congratulations to Dr Tony Street, Assistant Director of Research in the Faculty of Divinity on the award to him and an international consortium of partners of an ERC Synergy Grant worth around 10 million euros in total and £1.8M to Cambridge. picture1.jpg The Synergy Grant will fund a project entitled ‘RevLogRedux – Logic...


Read more at: CfP Political Theologies of a Democratic Common Life (24-26 March 2025)

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...


Read more at: Congratulations Professor Joseph Webster

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...


Read more at: Islamic Philosophy in the Faculty

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 ...


Read more at: New Teaching Associate in Theology and Natural Science - Dr Emily Qureshi-Hurst

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...


Read more at: "Belief in policy: shaping national conversations"

"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...


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

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...


Read more at: Incoming Gates Scholar

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...