Gifford Lectures
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The Gifford Lectures are a prestigious series of public lectures on natural theology, delivered at Scottish universities by leading scholars and thinkers since the late 19th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic event
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lecture series → public lecture series → |
| country |
Scotland
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United Kingdom → |
| describedAs |
prestigious lecture series
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| discipline |
philosophy
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philosophy of religion → theology → |
| field |
natural theology
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| foundedBy |
Adam Gifford
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bequest of Adam Gifford → |
| givenAt |
University of Aberdeen
NERFINISHED
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University of Edinburgh → University of Glasgow NERFINISHED → University of St Andrews NERFINISHED → |
| inception |
1888
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| language |
English
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| location |
Scottish universities
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| namedAfter |
Adam Gifford
NERFINISHED
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| notableLecturer |
Alasdair MacIntyre
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Alfred North Whitehead → Arthur Eddington → Charles Hartshorne NERFINISHED → Charles Taylor → Etienne Gilson NERFINISHED → Gilbert Ryle → Hannah Arendt → Hans Urs von Balthasar NERFINISHED → Ian Barbour → John Dewey NERFINISHED → John Polkinghorne → Jürgen Moltmann NERFINISHED → Karl Barth → Martha Nussbaum → Michael Dummett NERFINISHED → Niels Bohr → Paul Tillich NERFINISHED → Reinhold Niebuhr → Rowan Williams → Rudolf Otto → Stanley Hauerwas → Werner Heisenberg NERFINISHED → William James NERFINISHED → Wolfhart Pannenberg NERFINISHED → |
| output |
published lecture volumes
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| purpose |
promotion of the study of natural theology
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public understanding of natural theology → |
| scope |
metaphysics and theology
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philosophical foundations of religious belief → relationship between science and religion → |
| sponsor |
Gifford Trusts
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Infinite in All Directions
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Process and Reality → Science and the Modern World ("Lowell Lectures") → |
basedOn |
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Stanley Hauerwas
("Gifford Lectures (delivered 2001–2002)")
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awardReceived |