Divinity (School of)
The School of Divinity has an internationally renowned staff and a reputation for high quality in both teaching and research. Its primary expertise is as a centre engaging with theological and historical concerns, chiefly as raised and developed within the Christian tradition, its Jewish roots, and related critical scholarship. The School's academic staff seek to address wider concerns arising within western society through the growing prominence of other religious traditions and the rejuvenation of interest in questions of 'spirituality'.
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Measuring "a hair's breadth" : determining John Wesley's closeness to Calvinism by a comparison to Jonathan Edwards
(University of St Andrews, 2020-07-30) - ThesisJohn Wesley is recognized as one of the most powerful voices of the 18th century. His work sparked a revival which spread around the world, becoming the basis for multiple Christian denominations which are still present ... -
God in the eyes of a refugee : emic perspectives on religion and resettlement of Syrian Muslims in North East Scotland
(2024-06-11) - ThesisThis ethnographic study prioritises the emic perspectives of Syrian Muslim refugees resettled to North East Scotland by means of conversations about God. Beginning with a model borrowed from the monastic tradition that has ... -
Contextualising Zia-ul-Haq's Islamisation of Pakistan (1977-88) and its impact on 'non-Muslims' in the thought of Maududi and British colonialism
(2024-06-11) - ThesisThis thesis explores Zia-ul-Haq’s Islamisation of Pakistan (1977-88) and its lasting impact on those perceived to be ‘non-Muslims’ by his regime. Zia’s Islamisation, to be defined as a top-down process of bringing the laws ... -
John, divine locality and the Book of Revelation
(University of St Andrews, 2021-07-01) - ThesisThis thesis argues that John, the author of Revelation, depended upon two traditions or cultural models for the development of his theology: the corporeality of God and the heavenly temple. 'Cultural model' is a term used ...