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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].

The '''[http://www.giffordlectures.org/online.asp 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]].