T R I N I T Y F O R U M E U R O P E
TRINITY FORUM ABERDEEN
Under the direction of Bruce Pearson and John Nolan, Trinity Forum Aberdeen seeks to support postgraduate students and engage the broader public through a variety of term-time events and the weekly Scriptorium.
The Aberdeen Scriptorium meets Fridays at the Divinity Library. It is open to all postgraduate students. For more information, please email aberdeen@trinityforumeurope.com​​
WHAT IS THE SCRIPTORIUM?
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The Scriptorium is a community of students, who gather together for structured days of research and writing. Inspired by the monastic practice of a "liturgy of hours," the day includes set times for personal work, and then breaks together. Tea, coffee, and lunch are provided.
The day is designed to inspire academic progress, not add one more obligation. For many, the Scriptorium has met a keenly felt need for structure and community, as they engage in what can be isolating research projects. The Scriptorium includes morning, midday, and closing Christian readings and prayer, while being open to students of all faiths and none.​
ABERDEEN EVENTS​
March 2025 (TBD) | Popular Music and Natural Theology
Exploring the intersection of popular music and natural theology in a conversation with Gavin Hopps (Director for the Institute for Theology, Imagination, and the Arts, St. Andrews University).
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More details coming soon.
Past Events
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20 May 2024 | Theological Writing Workshop
A workshop on theological writing led by Professor Karen Kilby (Bede Professor of Catholic Theology, Durham University).​
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9 March 2024 | Apocalyptic Apologetics and the Witness of the Church
A lecture and Q&A with the Rt Revd Dr Graham Tomlin (President of St. Mellitus College; Director of The Centre for Cultural Witness; Former Bishop of Kensington).​​
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16 February 2024 | Day of Reflection
Led by Bruce Pearson, a day dedicated to community, prayer, reflective space, and setting goals for the academic term ahead.
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6 December 2023 | The Finality of the Gospel and the Old Enemy
Speaker: Professor Philip Ziegler
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17 November 2023 | A Theology of Sin & Nature
Speaker: Dr. Daniel Pedersen​
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10 November 2023 | Awake in Gethsemane: Bonhoeffer and the Witness of Christian Lament
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Timothy Judson​