The Rev Dr Michael Hull was appointed the Pantonian Professor of Divinity by the College of Bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church in July 2023. The Professorship dates to the early nineteenth century when Miss Kathrine Panton, a devout Scottish Episcopalian, funded a ‘Professor of Divinity’ to assist in the training of the Church’s ordinands.
The Pantonian Professor of Divinity offers an annual lecture for the Scottish Episcopal Institute. Professor Hull’s Inaugural Lecture was delivered on St Jerome’s Day, Saturday 30 September 2023 and is entitled ‘St Jerome and the Quest for the Holy Word’. It is available here.
The Pantonian Professorship is tied to a canonry in St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh. On Sunday 1 October, Professor Hull was installed by the Very Rev John Conway, Provost, at Evensong with the Rt Rev Dr John Armes, Bishop of Edinburgh, and the Rt Rev Andrew Swift, Bishop of Brechin.
Photo courtesy of The Hon Barnaby Miln
