Lumsden and Sachs Fellowship
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The Lumsden and Sachs Fellowship is a prize awarded by Christ's College, Aberdeen
to the overall, most distinguished graduate of the year having studied in the Department of Divinity
and Religious Studies
of the University of Aberdeen
.
Fellows include Rev John Macdonald, Rev John Morrison, Rev Dr John Alexander Selbie, Mark Lindley-Highfield of Ballumbie Castle, FRAI, Dr Jonathan Miles-Watson, Dr Ian Kenneth McEwan, FRSE, David Webster, son of John Bainbridge Webster
, and Rev Peter Diack, M.A.
is the body in Aberdeen responsible for ministerial training for the Church of Scotland
. It works closely with the University of Aberdeen in administering the Divinity Library, providing weekly Chapter Services on Campus, funding a Lectureship in Practical Theology, sponsoring and holding lectures and seminars, and managing bequests and legacies, including the Lumsden and Sachs Fellowship.
Christ's College, Aberdeen
Christ's College, Aberdeen was one of three colleges in Scotland founded by the Free Church of Scotland for the training of ministers following the Disruption of 1843. The other two were New College, Edinburgh and Trinity College, Glasgow....
to the overall, most distinguished graduate of the year having studied in the Department of Divinity
Divinity
Divinity and divine are broadly applied but loosely defined terms, used variously within different faiths and belief systems — and even by different individuals within a given faith — to refer to some transcendent or transcendental power or deity, or its attributes or manifestations in...
and Religious Studies
Religious studies
Religious studies is the academic field of multi-disciplinary, secular study of religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutions. It describes, compares, interprets, and explains religion, emphasizing systematic, historically based, and cross-cultural perspectives.While theology attempts to...
of the University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
.
Fellows include Rev John Macdonald, Rev John Morrison, Rev Dr John Alexander Selbie, Mark Lindley-Highfield of Ballumbie Castle, FRAI, Dr Jonathan Miles-Watson, Dr Ian Kenneth McEwan, FRSE, David Webster, son of John Bainbridge Webster
John Bainbridge Webster
Professor John B. Webster, MA, PhD, DD, FRSE is a notable contemporary British theologian of the Anglican communion writing in the area of systematic, historical and moral theology...
, and Rev Peter Diack, M.A.
Christ's College
Christ's College, AberdeenChrist's College, Aberdeen
Christ's College, Aberdeen was one of three colleges in Scotland founded by the Free Church of Scotland for the training of ministers following the Disruption of 1843. The other two were New College, Edinburgh and Trinity College, Glasgow....
is the body in Aberdeen responsible for ministerial training for the Church of Scotland
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland, known informally by its Scots language name, the Kirk, is a Presbyterian church, decisively shaped by the Scottish Reformation....
. It works closely with the University of Aberdeen in administering the Divinity Library, providing weekly Chapter Services on Campus, funding a Lectureship in Practical Theology, sponsoring and holding lectures and seminars, and managing bequests and legacies, including the Lumsden and Sachs Fellowship.