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The '''Gifford Lectures''' were established by the will of [[Adam Gifford|Adam Lord Gifford]] (d. [[1887]]). They were established to "promote and diffuse the study of Natural Theology in the widest sense of the term — in other words, the knowledge of God."  The term [[natural theology]] as used by Gifford means theology supported by science and not dependent on the [[miracle|miraculous]].  The lectures are given at the [[Scotland|Scottish]] universities: [[University of St Andrews]], [[University of Glasgow]], [[University of Aberdeen]] and [[University of Edinburgh]].

The '''Gifford Lectures''' were established by the will of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Lord_Gifford Adam Lord Gifford] (d. [1887). They were established to "promote and diffuse the study of Natural Theology in the widest sense of the term — in other words, the knowledge of God."  The term [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_Theology natural theology] as used by Gifford means theology supported by [[science]] and not dependent on the [[miracle|miraculous]].  The [[lectures]] are given at the Scottish universities: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_St._Andrews University of St Andrews], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Glasgow University of Glasgow], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Aberdeen University of Aberdeen] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Edinburgh University of Edinburgh].

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]].   

==Notable lectures==

==Notable lectures==

*1997–98  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Stannard Russell Stannard]  ''The God Experiment''

*1997–98  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Stannard Russell Stannard]  ''The God Experiment''

*2000–01  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_S._Habgood John S. Habgood]  ''The Concept of Nature''

*2000–01  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_S._Habgood John S. Habgood]  ''The Concept of Nature''

*2003–04  [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Haldane John Haldane]]  ''Mind, Soul and Deity''

*2003–04  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Haldane John Haldane]  ''Mind, Soul and Deity''

*2003  [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleonore_Stump Eleonore Stump]  ''Wandering in the Darkness''

*2003  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleonore_Stump Eleonore Stump]  ''Wandering in the Darkness''

===Edinburgh===

===Edinburgh===