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New College is situated on The Mound in the north of Edinburgh's Old Town. New College originally opened its doors in 1846 as a college of the Free Church of Scotland, later of the United Free Church of Scotland, and since 1935 has been the home of the School of Divinity (formerly the Faculty of Divinity) of the University of Edinburgh. [3]
The Centre for Theology and Public Issues (CTPI) is a research centre based in New College, the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh.Founded in 1984 by Duncan B. Forrester, CTPI promotes Christian theological reflection and research on important public issues. [1]
He was born on 19 May 1707 in Cramond manse, the fourth son of Very Rev William Hamilton (1669–1732), Principal of the University of Edinburgh and minister of Cramond Kirk. His mother was Mary Robertson (1675–1760). He was educated at the High School in Edinburgh and then studied Divinity at the University of Edinburgh.
1690 Hugh Kennedie (Edinburgh: Trinity College Church) 1692 and 1697 William Crichton (Edinburgh: Tron Church) 1694 John Law (Edinburgh: High Church) 1695 Patrick Simson (Renfrew) 1698 and 1703 George Meldrum (Edinburgh: Tron Church and Professor of Divinity, Edinburgh) 1699 George Hamilton (Edinburgh: High Church) 1700 David Blair (Edinburgh ...
He studied at Edinburgh University graduating around 1688. [1] He was ordained as a Church of Scotland minister in September 1694 at Cramond Kirk. [2] In 1709 he left Cramond to be Professor of Divinity at Edinburgh University. He was also Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland on five occasions: 1712, 1716, 1720, 1727 and ...
In April 2021, he was appointed Regius Professor of Divinity, one of the oldest professorships of the University of Cambridge. [5] Fergusson is a Fellow of the British Academy (elected 2013), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and was an associate director of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues.
In 1808 he translated to St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh and in 1809 he additionally took on the role of Professor of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. He lived nearby at 5 Argyll Square (now demolished). [3] He also preached at St Giles Cathedral. In 1810 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Gerard was born in Aberdeen on 12 August 1760, son of Jane (d. 1818), the eldest daughter of Dr John Wight of Colnae and the Very Rev Alexander Gerard. [2] He studied at King's College, Aberdeen graduating with an MA in 1777, going on to study divinity at the University of Edinburgh.