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Philip Ziegler @pgziegler.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Katy Hockey gave a very fine lecture on the place of emotion in the Catholic Epistles and their relation to judgments about ‘living well’.

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Philip Ziegler @pgziegler.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Some photos from this morning’s final sessions of the 2026 annual meeting of the UK Society for the Study of Christian Ethics (SSCE) at Sarum College in Salisbury. The theme this year was ‘Christian Ethics as Prophecy’.

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Philip Ziegler @pgziegler.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Awfully bright here in Aberdeen today . . .

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Philip Ziegler @pgziegler.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Saturday morning with Miles and Karl.

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Philip Ziegler @pgziegler.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

In 2001 I wrote this ‘Laudatio’ for David Demson for a special issue of the Toronto Journal of Theology marking his retirement. The TJT have kindly made this open access. Those mourning David’s passing and remembering his life and work might find something in it. utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/...

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Philip Ziegler @pgziegler.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Prof. Miroslav Volf delivers his final Gifford Lecture this evening here at the University of Aberdeen :: ‘Amor Mundi - Humility and Striving’

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Philip Ziegler @pgziegler.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Miroslav Volf offers his fifth Gifford Lecture of this set on the theme of ‘Amor Mundi’ here in Aberdeen.

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Philip Ziegler @pgziegler.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Miroslav Volf delivers his third Aberdeen Gifford Lecture entitled ‘Amor Fati: Nietzsche’s Universal Affirmation and Limited Love’. @abdndivinity.bsky.social @yaledivinityschool.bsky.social

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Philip Ziegler @pgziegler.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Miroslav Volf continues his 2025 Gifford Lectures in Aberdeen, speaking this evening on ‘Odium Mundi’ with the help of Schopenhauer. @abdndivinity.bsky.social @yaledivinityschool.bsky.social

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Philip Ziegler @pgziegler.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Miroslav Volf begins his 2025 Gifford Lecrures here at the University of Aberdeen on the theme of ‘Amor Mundi - God and the Character of Our Relation to the World’

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Philip Ziegler @pgziegler.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

My Aberdeen colleague Bruce McCormack speaking this morning at the ‘Creedal Spirit’ conference on Nicaea and its legacy at St Mellitus.

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Philip Ziegler @pgziegler.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Aberdeen alumnae Dr Sarah Shin speaking on pneumatology issues today at the ‘Credal Spirit’ conference at St Mellitus. @abdndivinity.bsky.social

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Philip Ziegler @pgziegler.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

I’ve used these with students over the years in relation to theology and the Enlightenment. They are are three very rich with detail and insights. The Gillespie takes a long run at it from mediaeval nominalise, but the last three chapters are directly on the period.

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Philip Ziegler @pgziegler.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, d. 9 April 1945

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Philip Ziegler @pgziegler.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Doing some scholarly stuff this afternoon with Peter Zocher at the Karl Barth Archiv here in Basel. What a wonderful resource (both archive and archivist!)

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Philip Ziegler @pgziegler.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Able to pay a visit today to the Barth family grave here in Basel.

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Philip Ziegler @pgziegler.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Looking forward to giving this public lecture later this week in the Theology Faculty here at the University of Basel: theologie.unibas.ch/de/fakultaet...

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Philip Ziegler @pgziegler.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

A first look at the cover of my forthcoming book on the theology of the devil to be published this Autumn by the good folks at @baylorpress.bsky.social

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Philip Ziegler @pgziegler.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

More nerdy Basel tourism after work today :: this time to seek out the house at Pilgerstrasse no. 25 where Karl Barth lived from 1946-1955 just west of the University and nearby the Basel Mission.

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Philip Ziegler @pgziegler.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Some nerdy Basel tourism :: The house in which Friedrich Nietzsche and Franz Overbeck shared an apartment for seven years from 1869 during his time as Professor of Philology here at the University. The historic plaque in the second photo is on a fountain nearby.

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Philip Ziegler @pgziegler.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Early morning walk to St Peter’s (as one does) and then back along the Tiber. Now, curiously, to talk about Barth’s doctrine of the church to our colloquium.

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Philip Ziegler @pgziegler.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Rich and instructive opening session of a three-day symposium on ‘catholicity and eschatology’ hosted by the Australian Catholic University at their campus in Rome. Expecting to learn a tonne. Will have to try say something intelligent about Karl Barth on the theme when the time comes too.