Theology

Promise the Earth: why real climate action means restraint

06 Feb 2026

A new book by a Cambridge engineer and an Oxford theologian argues that our faith in technology to solve the climate crisis is distracting us from the...

Reinterpreting Newton and religion

21 Dec 2021

Rediscovered notebook adds new depth to our understanding of Isaac Newton's relationship with theology.

Bridging the divide: philosophy meets science

12 Jul 2018

A unique three-year project to bridge the divide between science and philosophy – which embedded early-career philosophers into some of Cambridge’s...

Solomon Schechter at work in the old University Library

Solomon Schechter (1847-1915): a Jewish polymath with a gift for friendship

20 Nov 2015

The Jewish scholar Solomon Schechter is best remembered for his work on the Cairo Geniza. A conference this Sunday will explore the wider impact of a...

General Sir Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem in December 1917. The widely-circulated image of him entering the Old City on foot conjured up images of Christ-like humility in the Bible in a calculated attempt to win over hearts and minds.

A conflict of Biblical proportions: How the Bible was used to turn the First World War into a Holy War

08 Nov 2015

The significance of the Bible in the war, and anti-war efforts, of both Allied and Central powers in the First World War are to be examined in a new...

Charting the Rise and Decline of the Gothic Cathedral

14 Jan 2012

A comprehensive exploration into Gothic cathedrals and their place in medieval society will be the focus of a series of Cambridge University Slade...

Leonardo Da Vinci's depiction of the Last Supper

The Penultimate Supper?

17 Apr 2011

The Last Supper of Jesus Christ was on the Wednesday, and not the Thursday, before his death, according to a new study which claims to have solved...

All in the script

05 Apr 2011

The power of “scriptural reasoning” to transform the way in which different faiths understand one another is to be the subject of a major lecture in...

Theology

Promise the Earth: why real climate action means restraint

Reinterpreting Newton and religion

Bridging the divide: philosophy meets science

Solomon Schechter (1847-1915): a Jewish polymath with a gift for friendship

A conflict of Biblical proportions: How the Bible was used to turn the First World War into a Holy War

Charting the Rise and Decline of the Gothic Cathedral

The Penultimate Supper?

All in the script

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