Osterhaven Lectures 2026

The Osterhaven Lectures offer the WTS community the opportunity to engage with world-class scholars on the relevance of Reformed theology to today’s world. This year, we are excited to welcome Dr. David Clough as the speaker for the 2026 Osterhaven Lectures. 

2026 Osterhaven Lectures Schedule

Monday, September 28

Lecture 1, titled Creatures among Creatures: Theology for Monotheists, is Monday, September 28, from 1:30-2:45 pm EST. Join us in-person or via livestream.

Lecture 2, titled Theological Encounters with Farmed Animals: Towards a New Consensus about Christian Food Ethics, is Monday, September 28, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm EST. Join us in-person or via livestream.

Tuesday, September 29

Chapel with Dr. Clough at 10:00 am EST

Community Conversation Lunch with Students – 12:00 to 1:00 pm EST (in-person only)

This event is open to the public. Registration is not required.

About Dr. David Clough

Dr. David Clough was appointed to a personal Chair in Theology and Applied Sciences in 2021 at the University of Aberdeen. He was previously Professor in Theological Ethics at the University of Chester (2007–2021); Tutor in Ethics and Systematic Theology at Cranmer Hall, St. John's College, Durham (2000–2007); and F.D. Maurice Postdoctoral Fellow in Christian Ethics, St. Chad's College, Durham (1999–2000).

David studied Natural Sciences and Theology as an undergraduate at Peterhouse, Cambridge (1986–1989) and Christian Political Thought as an M.St. student at St. Cross College. Oxford (1992–1993). He completed a PhD in Religious Ethics at Yale University (1994–1999), writing on the ethics of Karl Barth.

David is a preacher in the Methodist Church. He was a member of the church's Joint Advisory Committee on the Ethics of Investment (2001–2015), the Methodist/URC Working Group on the Ethics of Modern Warfare (2006), and the Baptist/Methodist/URC Working Group on Theology and Climate Change (2009), which produced the report Hope in God's Future: Christian Discipleship in the Context of Climate Change.