Edinburgh axes Divinity degrees as theology cull continues to spread across UK universities

Posted on September 24, 2026 
Filed under Scotland

From Premier Christian News –

“The University of Edinburgh is scrapping its Divinity and Master of Divinity degrees, becoming the latest institution to walk away from a subject the university has taught since its founding in 1583. …

The retreat from theology at university level comes as numbers training for ordination in the Church of England remain well below what’s needed. …”

– Story here.

Image: Landing page for the University of Edinburgh School of Divinity.