D. W. D. Shaw Memorial Lecture 2025 - Monday 12 May

The concluding lecture of our series paying tribute to Professor Bill Shaw, the founding editor of Theology in Scotland, will be delivered by Dr Joanna Leidenhag.

Her lecture is entitled “For the creation waits with eager longing ...”: Panpsychism and the Problem of Evil".

Using Romans 8 as its springboard, this lecture provides a re-evaluation of Christian responses to the problem of evil, taking into account the pain and longing of non-human creation. Dr Leidenhag employs the philosophy of panpsychism, which is the idea that consciousness is fundamental and ubiquitous throughout the universe, to articulate the cosmic scope of the Christian gospel.

Dr Leidenhag is Associate Professor in Theology and Philosophy at the University of Leeds. She completed her doctoral research at the University of Edinburgh and worked for four years at the University of St Andrews. She is the author of two monographs, Minding Creation: Theological Panpsychism and the Doctrine of Creation (Bloomsbury/T&T Clark, 2021) and Science-engaged Theology (Cambridge University Press, 2023 – co-authored with Dr John Perry), and over 30 published articles/essays.

The lecture series has been generously supported by The Hope Trust. We’re also very grateful to the team at the University of Glasgow for organising and hosting the event.

We hope you will be able to join us:

When: Monday 12 May, 5.00–6:30pm

Where: The Memorial Chapel of the University of Glasgow, West Quad, Glasgow G12 8QQ

Or join us via Zoom:

Topic: DWD Shaw Lecture - University of Glasgow
Time: May 12, 2025 5:00 PM London
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