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The Fraser Prize for theological writing

Theology in Scotland and the Scottish Church Theology Society have joined forces to promote the Fraser Prize essay competition for 2013.

A prize of £500 will be awarded for the best article of around 4,000 words on the topic Does the Church in Scotland still need theology?

The aim of the Fraser Prize is to affirm constructive, creative, theological thinking within the wider Church in Scotland. The prize is named in honour of Dr Ian Fraser, who has always had in mind the priesthood of all believers and their ability to think theologically.

Entries will be assessed by a small panel drawn from the journal Theology in Scotland and the Scottish Church Theology Society. It is open to all, but there is a desire to encourage those who may not hitherto have had their work published. Contributions should not have been published elsewhere, since the intention is to publish the prize-winning entry in Theology in Scotland. Entries should be around 4,000 words in length. The final date for submissions is 30 June 2013 and the Fraser Prize winner will be announced in the Autumn 2013 Issue.

An application form, with fuller details, can be had from Dr Ian Maxwell, 31 Hatton Place, Edinburgh EH9 1UA (i.d.maxwell@altrieve.com). More information is available here. The sponsors are grateful to the Novum Trust for helping fund this venture in conjunction with Theology in Scotland.

Theology in Scotland publishes online

Selected back issues of the journal are now available online as part of an Open Access publishing project being run in conjunction with the University of St Andrews Library.

A selection of articles and book reviews from recent issues of the journal can be accessed at http://ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/TIS/issue/archive Further back issues will be made available in due course.