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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]
Robert Hamilton FRSE (19 May 1707 – 3 April 1787) was Professor of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. He served twice as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland [1] and was also a co-founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. [2]
In 1985, he was appointed a lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. In 1990, he was appointed Professor of Systematic Theology at the University of Aberdeen, before moving to Edinburgh to take up the position of the Chair of Divinity in 2000. He has held this post at New College in the University of Edinburgh until 2021. [8]
Her Majesty The Queen attended the sixtieth anniversary service of the dedication of the chapel in July 2013, accompanied by Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex. The Sovereign's Standard of The Blues and Royals was laid up in The Robin Chapel on 4 October 2015, at a special service to mark the occasion. [4] "Laying Up" service
The New College Missionary Society had undertaken home mission work in deprived areas of Edinburgh since 1845, settling in the former buildings of Pleasance Free Church in 1876. In 1893, a tenement for resident student workers was added to the mission premises, establishing the mission as part of the growing settlement movement.
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.
It was dedicated on 3 January 1935, and the first Sunday service, on 6 January, was officiated by Rev. J Marshall Robertson. [6] [4] On 11 June 2019 the Rev. Alex McAspurren was inducted as minister of both Craigmillar Park Church and Reid Memorial Church, the two churches having been linked by the Presbytery of Edinburgh the previous year.
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]