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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 [[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]].