“The Gifford Lectures are an annual series of lectures which were established by the will of Adam Lord Gifford. They were established to promote and diffuse the study of natural theology in the widest sense of the term — in other words, the knowledge of God. A Gifford lectures appointment is one of the most prestigious honors in Scottish academia. The lectures are given at several Scottish universities: University of St Andrews, University of Glasgow, University of Aberdeen and University of Edinburgh.”