The School of Divinity is housed in St Mary's College (founded 1537), one of the ancient colleges of the University of St Andrews.

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Call for Papers: "Paul's Letter to the Romans and Christian Theology" Conference We (St Andrews and our friends at Princeton) are hosting a conference in Princeton on 23–25 October. You can propose a paper (until 31 March) and/or register at this link: ptsem.edu/event/pauls-letter…
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Check out this review of ‘Arianism Revisited’ by Dr Brendan Wolfe and Dr Oliver Langworthy (and assisted by Mattias Gassman). It provides a good look at this excellent new release from members of the department. youtu.be/TouWdRGVPf8?si=G79C…
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We are pleased to officially launch the St Mary’s College Alumni Association, the Lily, Mast & Mascle. Our goal is to support the legacy of St Mary’s College. Please send an email to stmarysalumni@st-andrews.ac.uk if you would like to join and hear updates from the College.
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Delighted to announce that Rev Dr Madison N. Pierce will be joining our department in September!
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Congratulations to Dr Dante Clementi who has been awarded the Samuel Rutherford Prize (2025) for the best PhD thesis in Divinity, History or English for his thesis, “Kierkegaard’s Discourses on Matthew 6.24–34: Philosophy, Literature, and Religious Self-Becoming”.
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🚨New book alert🚨 Out now: The Doctrine of God and the Crisis of Modernity A critical evaluation of Charnock’s, Schleiermacher’s and Barth’s accounts of the doctrine of God in view of the philosophical critiques of Hume, Kant and Feuerbach. Learn more: bit.ly/45kOozW
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Photos from the recent book launch at Notre Dame London of ‘Dante the Theologian’ by Pierre Mandonnet, ed & trans. George Corbett and Patricia Kelly. The full e-book can be found here: brepols.net/products/IS-9782…
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This year, St Andrews was ranked 14th best University worldwide for Divinity (for the third year running!). Many congratulations and thanks to everyone in our wonderful College community who continue to uphold our high standards for academic excellence.
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We are delighted to announce that the monumental edition of Byron’s Don Juan, edited by our very own Gavin Hopps and Jane Stabler has been awarded the Elma Dangerfield Prize (for scholarship relating to the work of Lord Byron). routledge.com/The-Poems-of-L…
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After 30 years of dedicated scholarship, teaching, and mentoring, Professor Jim Davila will retire at the end of August. As Professor of Early Jewish Studies, his impact on students and the field alike has been profound. Thank you, Professor Davila!
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Happy to announce the restoration of the crest above the college gate! It was initially damaged after the storm in January, and we are very glad to have it back.
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St Mary’s College wishes a happy retirement to Prof Jim Davila this afternoon. I taught world religions with him for 25 years!!!🕷️🦖👇
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Vacancy for an Associate Lecturer in New Testament Studies in the School of Divinity. Role is teaching focused. One year fixed contract. More details linked below: st-andrews.ac.uk/divinity/ne…

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Dr Dafydd Daniel joined History Hit: The Ancients to mark 1700 years since the Council of Nicaea called by Constantine to settle key debates in the Church. It shaped Christianity’s global path, canon law, the Nicene Creed… and a violent Father Christmas. open.spotify.com/episode/1RS…
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We are delighted to be hosting the INMT Conference in St Andrews on 25-27 June 2026. If you would like to give a paper on any aspect of Christian theology and music, please email your proposal to inmt.information@gmail.com no later than 1 July 2025.
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We are delighted to announce the publication of ‘Dante the Theologian by Pierre Mandonnet’, ed. and trans. by George Corbett and Patricia Kelly. The volume can be freely downloaded and all are welcome to join us for the book launch at Notre Dame London on Friday 20 June.
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The book can be found here: brepolsonline.net/action/sho… And registration to the launch event can be found here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…

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Dr. Dafydd Daniel has just published an article in the Journal of Scottish Thought entitled ’John Witherspoon’s Ethic and ‘Sir Isaac Newton’s Bulldog’‘. John Witherspoon was the only clergyman to sign the American Declaration of Independence. jst.aberdeenunipress.org/art…
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Some photos from our recent panel with Prof. Andrew Torrance, Dr T.J. Lang, and @CosmicSkeptic. It was a great discussion considering what the Bible means to us today (and how meaning is formed), from both theist and non-theist perspectives. Thanks to all for coming!
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Our own Prof. Aguilar’s reflections on Pope Francis and Scotland…
My memories of Pope Francis in today’s The Scotsman How Pope Francis wanted to visit Scotland and its islands - but never could scotsman.com/news/scottish-n… @univofstandrews @divinitysta
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