A Gifford lectures appointment is one of the most prestigious [[honors]] in [[academia]]. They are normally presented as a series over an academic year and given with the intent that the edited content be published in [[book]] form. A number of these works have become [[classics]] in the fields of [[theology]] or [[philosophy]] and their relationship to [[science]]. | A Gifford lectures appointment is one of the most prestigious [[honors]] in [[academia]]. They are normally presented as a series over an academic year and given with the intent that the edited content be published in [[book]] form. A number of these works have become [[classics]] in the fields of [[theology]] or [[philosophy]] and their relationship to [[science]]. |