Centre for Theology and Public Issues
Encyclopedia
The Centre for Theology and Public Issues (CTPI) is a research centre based in New College
, the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh
. Founded in 1984 by Duncan B. Forrester
, CTPI promotes Christian theological reflection and research on important public issues. CTPI research is global in orientation and rooted in the tradition of public theology. Issues are examined by bringing together theologians, social scientists, church leaders, policy makers and the public. CTPI has particularly close relations with the Scottish Parliament and other institutions of Scottish public life.
CTPI was intended to foster such dialectical theological research. Forrester goes on to describe CPTI's working method as a three-step process:
Forrester stepped down from the Centre in 2000, handing over his directorship to Will Storrar. Storrar is now the Director of the Centre of Theological Inquiry, in Princeton. Whilst at Edinburgh, he founded the Global Network for Public Theology, which connects academic research centres in public theology from around the world. Subsequent directors include Cecelia Clegg and Jolyon Mitchell.
Since its founding, CTPI research has resulted in a number of conferences and publications. Topics have included poverty and welfare, justice and the penal system, peace and international security, suicide and public health, finance and ethics, national identity, and devolution and citizenship.
; public discussion of ethical debates over war and peace; cross-conflict interreligious dialogue
; and the lessons of past wars for present conflicts. In 2010 Dr Wilkes moved Relwar from the University of Cambridge
to Edinburgh University, where it is housed in CTPI in association with the Just World Institute and other University research centres. CTPI leadership is closely involved in supporting the project.
Twenty-five church representatives gathered in April 2009 to discuss a starter paper on the project. In 2010 three conferences were held addressing different aspects of Scottish public life. The first, Building Home, Building Hope, addressed the theology of the home. It was put on by CTPI in partnership with Scottish Churches Housing Action, the Salvation Army and Bethany Christian Trust. The proceedings from the conference are available on CTPI's blog (link). The second, Families Today: Where Are We Now?, gathered practitioners, policy makers and academics to discuss issues facing Scottish families in the twenty-first century. The third event was the Henry Duncan Bicentenary Conference. Duncan, a Scottish minister, was an early initiator of the savings bank movement in Britain
. The bicentenary event celebrated his legacy in the context of contemporary efforts to extend banking to the poor. The proceedings from this conference are also on CTPI's blog (link).
and Christian Aid
in sponsoring a series of lectures on the Millenium Development Goals. From December 2009 to January 2010 CTPI co-sponsored a series of six lectures on the influence of John Calvin
and the Reformation
in Scotland
.
. Associate directors include Drs Alison Elliot
, Alison Jack and Geoffrey Stevenson, and Profs Oliver O'Donovan
, David Fergusson
and Michael Northcott.
to publish a new book series entitled Public Concerns. Will Storrar and Alison Elliot
are the series editors. The first book in the series was God in Society: Doing Social Theology in Scotland Today, edited by Will Storrar and Peter Donald (2003). God in Society features essays written by the members of the Centre’s Theological Panel as the outcome of a CTPI research project on how different Scottish theological traditions and churches—Reformed, Catholic, Evangelical, Feminist and Ecumenical—relate the Gospel to public issues in Scotland, especially in the new political context of devolution.
In 2004 two books were published in the series. The first was Honouring Children: The Human Rights of the Child in Christian Perspective, by child lawyer Kathleen Marshall and New College theologian Paul Parvis. That book was accompanied by a study guide for churches, subtitled Rights in Christian and Family Life. The second Public Concerns book that year was Netting Citizens: Exploring Citizenship in the Internet Age, edited by Johnston R. McKay. Netting Citizens brings together papers from a 2002 Edinburgh conference on the same theme.
Alison Elliot
and Heidi Poon edited a diverse collection of essays for the 2009 publication Growing Citizens: An Interdisciplinary Reflection on Citizen Education. In this book educationalists, philosophers, theologians, scientists, community leaders and political scientists explore various facets of contemporary citizenship.
, Stanley Hauerwas
, Ann Loades, Jürgen Moltmann
, and Max Stackhouse are among the contributors.
In 2008 CTPI published a collection of essays written in celebration of Alison Elliot's
sixtieth birthday, Christian Faith and the Welfare of the City: Essays for Alison Elliot. The wide range of subjects includes women in the church, contemporary ecumenism, the National Conversation
on Scotland's future, the concept of human dignity, farming and sustainability, and prisons and prisoners.
School of Divinity, the University of Edinburgh
Global Network for Public Theology
New College, Edinburgh
New College was opened in 1846 as a college of the Free Church of Scotland, later of the United Free Church of Scotland, and from the 1930s has been the home of the School of Divinity of the University of Edinburgh...
, the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
. Founded in 1984 by Duncan B. Forrester
Duncan B. Forrester
Duncan B. Forrester is a Scottish theologian and the founder of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at New College, University of Edinburgh. He is currently Honorary Fellow and Professor Emeritus at New College....
, CTPI promotes Christian theological reflection and research on important public issues. CTPI research is global in orientation and rooted in the tradition of public theology. Issues are examined by bringing together theologians, social scientists, church leaders, policy makers and the public. CTPI has particularly close relations with the Scottish Parliament and other institutions of Scottish public life.
History
CTPI was created to carry on New College's long tradition of public engagement. The founding director of CTPI, Duncan Forrester, reflected in the mid-1990s on the purpose of the Centre:Theology and the problems of the world have tended to drift apart, as theology has sometimes seen the academic world as a refuge from relevance. Nor is it any longer possible to expect a magisterial theology which descends from above to interpret and resolve the world's problems, more or less on its own. We clearly need to develop a theology which is neither deductive nor inductive, but which grows out of a dialectic between the tradition and the praxis of those who are involved in endeavoring to transform the situation.
CTPI was intended to foster such dialectical theological research. Forrester goes on to describe CPTI's working method as a three-step process:
- Engage the experience of those affected by a public issue. Here an emphasis is placed on hearing the testimonies of the most vulnerable.
- Gather the best available social scientific analysis of the issue.
- Reflect theologically on the experiential and social scientific findings. Produce a cogent theological response that empowers Christian advocates and policy makers.
Forrester stepped down from the Centre in 2000, handing over his directorship to Will Storrar. Storrar is now the Director of the Centre of Theological Inquiry, in Princeton. Whilst at Edinburgh, he founded the Global Network for Public Theology, which connects academic research centres in public theology from around the world. Subsequent directors include Cecelia Clegg and Jolyon Mitchell.
Since its founding, CTPI research has resulted in a number of conferences and publications. Topics have included poverty and welfare, justice and the penal system, peace and international security, suicide and public health, finance and ethics, national identity, and devolution and citizenship.
Peacebuilding through Media Arts
CTPI is currently launching a three-year research project on Peacebuilding through Media Arts. In addition to producing scholarly research on the relationship between peace, violence and religion in media arts, the major aim of the project is to increase public awareness of peacebuilding through arts events, workshops, lectures and seminars. The project is funded by the Binks Trust, and begins in 2011 with an art exhibition, Shadows of the Divine. The exhibition, which runs from 14 May-11 June, showcases select pieces from the Methodist Art Collection alongside works from Scottish and Scotland-based artists. These original artworks are displayed with one of Scotland's rare first editions of the 1611 King James Version of the Bible, combining historic words and artistic images in the 400th anniversary year of its publication. According to the exhibition organizers, King James sought to bring together conflicting religious groups through a new translation of the Bible. The exhibition aims to explore how pictorial and literary creations can represent and contribute to the search for peace.Religion and Ethics in the Making of War and Peace
The project on Religion and Ethics in the Making of War and Peace (Relwar) studies the relationships between military, political and religious dimensions of the making of war and peace today and in the past. Under the direction of Dr George R Wilkes, the project brings together a network of partners from across the world, both within academia and from militaries and humanitarian and peacebuilding organisations. Relwar researchers are involved in academic research, dialogues, and consultations on a number of topics, including military ethics education; grassroots post-conflict reconciliation, with a special focus on the former YugoslaviaFormer Yugoslavia
The former Yugoslavia is a term used to describe the present day states which succeeded the collapse of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
; public discussion of ethical debates over war and peace; cross-conflict interreligious dialogue
Interfaith dialog
The term interfaith dialogue refers to cooperative, constructive and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions and/or spiritual or humanistic beliefs, at both the individual and institutional levels...
; and the lessons of past wars for present conflicts. In 2010 Dr Wilkes moved Relwar from the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
to Edinburgh University, where it is housed in CTPI in association with the Just World Institute and other University research centres. CTPI leadership is closely involved in supporting the project.
Theology in the Public Square
Theology in the Public Square was a two-year research project aimed at resourcing Scottish churches for public engagement. It was led by Rev. Dr Graham K. Blount and funded by the Binks Trust. The project duration was from the autumn of 2008 until the summer of 2010. The project had two main goals:- To review and reflect upon the perspectives and strategies of Christian engagement in Scottish public debate since devolution.
- To identify, in consultation with the churches, policy areas where there is need for theological resourcing and to develop—in partnership with churches and others—theological perspectives on these issues.
Twenty-five church representatives gathered in April 2009 to discuss a starter paper on the project. In 2010 three conferences were held addressing different aspects of Scottish public life. The first, Building Home, Building Hope, addressed the theology of the home. It was put on by CTPI in partnership with Scottish Churches Housing Action, the Salvation Army and Bethany Christian Trust. The proceedings from the conference are available on CTPI's blog (link). The second, Families Today: Where Are We Now?, gathered practitioners, policy makers and academics to discuss issues facing Scottish families in the twenty-first century. The third event was the Henry Duncan Bicentenary Conference. Duncan, a Scottish minister, was an early initiator of the savings bank movement in Britain
Trustee Savings Bank
The Trustee Savings Bank was a British financial institution which specialised in accepting savings deposits from the poor. They did not trade their shares on the stock market and, unlike mutually held building societies, depositors had no voting rights nor the ability to direct the financial and...
. The bicentenary event celebrated his legacy in the context of contemporary efforts to extend banking to the poor. The proceedings from this conference are also on CTPI's blog (link).
Other Recent Events
CTPI regularly sponsors lecture series and colloquiums on topics of public concern. During the 2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, CTPI co-sponsored Murray Watts's one man play Mr. Darwin's Tree. In autumn 2010 and winter 2011, CTPI joined the University of GlasgowUniversity of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
and Christian Aid
Christian Aid
Christian Aid is the official relief and development agency of 40 British and Irish churches and works to support sustainable development, alleviate poverty, support civil society and provide disaster relief in South America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Africa and Asia...
in sponsoring a series of lectures on the Millenium Development Goals. From December 2009 to January 2010 CTPI co-sponsored a series of six lectures on the influence of John Calvin
John Calvin
John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism. Originally trained as a humanist lawyer, he broke from the Roman Catholic Church around 1530...
and the Reformation
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
in Scotland
Scottish Reformation
The Scottish Reformation was Scotland's formal break with the Papacy in 1560, and the events surrounding this. It was part of the wider European Protestant Reformation; and in Scotland's case culminated ecclesiastically in the re-establishment of the church along Reformed lines, and politically in...
.
Leadership
The current director of CTPI is Prof Jolyon Mitchell. Prof Mitchell's research is in the areas of communications, arts, ethics and religion, with a special interest in violence and peacebuildingPeacebuilding
Peacebuilding is a term used within the international development community to describe the processes and activities involved in resolving violent conflict and establishing a sustainable peace....
. Associate directors include Drs Alison Elliot
Alison Elliot
Alison Elliot OBE is the Associate Director of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2004 she became the first woman ever to be elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland...
, Alison Jack and Geoffrey Stevenson, and Profs Oliver O'Donovan
Oliver O'Donovan
Oliver O'Donovan FBA FRSE is a scholar in the field of Christian ethics. He has made contributions to political theology, both contemporary and historical.-Life:...
, David Fergusson
David Fergusson
David A. S. Fergusson is a Scottish theologian. He is Professor of Divinity at New College in the University of Edinburgh. He is a minister of the Church of Scotland.He was born in Glasgow....
and Michael Northcott.
Public Concerns Series
In 2003 CTPI began a partnership with Saint Andrews PressSaint Andrew Press
Saint Andrew Press, established in 1954 to promote the works of the theologian William Barclay, is the publishing house of the Church of Scotland. It merged with Scottish Christian Press in 2005....
to publish a new book series entitled Public Concerns. Will Storrar and Alison Elliot
Alison Elliot
Alison Elliot OBE is the Associate Director of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2004 she became the first woman ever to be elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland...
are the series editors. The first book in the series was God in Society: Doing Social Theology in Scotland Today, edited by Will Storrar and Peter Donald (2003). God in Society features essays written by the members of the Centre’s Theological Panel as the outcome of a CTPI research project on how different Scottish theological traditions and churches—Reformed, Catholic, Evangelical, Feminist and Ecumenical—relate the Gospel to public issues in Scotland, especially in the new political context of devolution.
In 2004 two books were published in the series. The first was Honouring Children: The Human Rights of the Child in Christian Perspective, by child lawyer Kathleen Marshall and New College theologian Paul Parvis. That book was accompanied by a study guide for churches, subtitled Rights in Christian and Family Life. The second Public Concerns book that year was Netting Citizens: Exploring Citizenship in the Internet Age, edited by Johnston R. McKay. Netting Citizens brings together papers from a 2002 Edinburgh conference on the same theme.
Alison Elliot
Alison Elliot
Alison Elliot OBE is the Associate Director of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2004 she became the first woman ever to be elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland...
and Heidi Poon edited a diverse collection of essays for the 2009 publication Growing Citizens: An Interdisciplinary Reflection on Citizen Education. In this book educationalists, philosophers, theologians, scientists, community leaders and political scientists explore various facets of contemporary citizenship.
Other Recent Books
In 2002 a colloquium on the future of public theology was held in Edinburgh. Will Storrar and Andrew Morton edited together a number of the papers presented there into the volume Public Theology for the 21st Century (London: T&T Clark, 2004). José Miguez-Bonino, John de GruchyJohn De Gruchy
John De Gruchy is a Canadian motorcycle racer. De Gruchy was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2005.-References:...
, Stanley Hauerwas
Stanley Hauerwas
Stanley Hauerwas is a Christian theologian and ethicist. He has taught at the University of Notre Dame and is currently the Gilbert T...
, Ann Loades, Jürgen Moltmann
Jürgen Moltmann
Jürgen Moltmann is a German Reformed theologian. The 2000 recipient of the Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion.-Moltmann's Youth:...
, and Max Stackhouse are among the contributors.
In 2008 CTPI published a collection of essays written in celebration of Alison Elliot's
Alison Elliot
Alison Elliot OBE is the Associate Director of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2004 she became the first woman ever to be elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland...
sixtieth birthday, Christian Faith and the Welfare of the City: Essays for Alison Elliot. The wide range of subjects includes women in the church, contemporary ecumenism, the National Conversation
National Conversation
The National Conversation was the name given to the Scottish Government's public consultation exercise regarding possible future changes in the power of the devolved Scottish Parliament and the possibility of Scottish independence, a policy objective of the Scottish National Party, who at the time...
on Scotland's future, the concept of human dignity, farming and sustainability, and prisons and prisoners.
Full Book List
The following is a complete list of books published by CTPI:- Christianity and the Future of Welfare, Duncan B. ForresterDuncan B. ForresterDuncan B. Forrester is a Scottish theologian and the founder of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at New College, University of Edinburgh. He is currently Honorary Fellow and Professor Emeritus at New College....
, Epworth, 1985. ISBN 0716204096 - The Scottish Churches and the Political Process Today, Alison ElliotAlison ElliotAlison Elliot OBE is the Associate Director of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2004 she became the first woman ever to be elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland...
and Duncan B. ForresterDuncan B. ForresterDuncan B. Forrester is a Scottish theologian and the founder of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at New College, University of Edinburgh. He is currently Honorary Fellow and Professor Emeritus at New College....
(eds.), 1987. (Google Books) - Discerning Images: The Media and Theological Education, Derek Weber, 1991. (Google Books)
- The End of Punishment: Christian Perspectives on the Crisis in Criminal Justice, Chris Wood, 1991. ISBN 978-0861531455
- Opportunities and Limitations in Religious Broadcasting, Peter Elvy, 1991. (Google Books)
- Capital: A Moral Instrument? Members of Working Group on Finance and Ethics, 1992. ISBN 0-86153-149-3
- Voices in the Andes: The Churches Use of Radio in Equador, Alice May Mitchell, 1993. (Google Books)
- Beyond Fear: Vision, Hope & Generosity, Andrew R. Morton (ed.), Saint Andrew Press, 1998. ISBN 9780715207598
- God in Society: Doing Social Theology in Scotland Today, William F. Storrar and Peter Donald (eds.), Saint Andrew Press, 2003. ISBN 978-0715208038
- Public Theology for the 21st Century: Essays in Honour of Duncan Forrester, William F. Storrar and Andrew R. Morton, (eds.), T&T Clark International, 2004. ISBN 9780567088925
- Honouring Children: The Human Rights of the Child, Kathleen Marshall and Paul Parvis, Saint Andrew Press, 2004. ISBN 0715208101
- Netting Citizens: Exploring Citizenship in the Internet Age, Johnston R. McKay (ed.), Saint Andrew Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0715208212
- Christian Faith and the Welfare of the City: Essays for Alison Elliot, 2008. (Google Books) ISBN 978-1870126465
- Growing Citizens: An Interdisciplinary Reflection on Citizen Education, Alison ElliotAlison ElliotAlison Elliot OBE is the Associate Director of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2004 she became the first woman ever to be elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland...
and Heidi Poon (eds.), Saint Andrews Press, 2009. ISBN 9780715208724
Discussion Papers
CTPI has published a number of discussion papers by leading scholars. The papers were made available by CTPI at a small price, between £0.50 and £2.00.- The Virtues of the Progressive Educator, Paulo FreirePaulo FreirePaulo Reglus Neves Freire was a Brazilian educator and influential theorist of critical pedagogy.-Biography:...
, 1988. (Google Books) - The Radical Anglo-Catholic Social Vision, Kenneth LeechKenneth LeechKenneth Leech is an Anglican priest and Christian socialist in the Anglo-Catholic tradition.Leech graduated with a BA degree in 1961 from the University of London and then went to Trinity College, Oxford. After theological studies at St Stephen's House, Oxford he was ordained to the priesthood in...
, 1989. (Google Books) - Encountering Illness, Michael IgnatieffMichael IgnatieffMichael Grant Ignatieff is a Canadian author, academic and former politician. He was the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition from 2008 until 2011...
, 1989. (Google Books) - A Rationale for Religious Communication, Chris Arthur, 1988. (Google Books)
- The Good Society Today, David Jenkins, 1994. (Google Books)
- Cool Dads: What Do Children Need?, Cynthia Milligan and Alan Dowie, 2000. (Google Books)
- An Apt and Cheerful Conversation on Marriage, John Witte, 2000. (Google Books)
- Building a Citizens Welfare State, Ruth Lister, 2001. (Google Books)
- Out of the Shadows: Christianity and Violence against Women in Scotland, Lesley Orr Macdonald, 2001. (Google Books)
- The End of Equality? A Strange Silence in Public Debate, Duncan B. ForresterDuncan B. ForresterDuncan B. Forrester is a Scottish theologian and the founder of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at New College, University of Edinburgh. He is currently Honorary Fellow and Professor Emeritus at New College....
, with responses from Christopher RowlandChristopher Rowland (theologian)Christopher Charles Rowland is a British priest and theologian, who has been Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford since 1991.-Life:...
, Rev. Kathy GallowayKathy GallowayKathy Galloway is an ordained Church of Scotland minister and was, in 2002 the first woman to be elected leader of the Iona Community. She currently holds the position of Head of Christian Aid Scotland. Kathy is also a published poet and hymnwriter...
and Church Action on Poverty, 2002. (Google Books)
Occasional Papers
Between 1984 and 2003, CTPI published nearly fifty occasional papers. These were substantive collections of scholarly essays on a variety of topics, many of which are available in their entirety online:- ’Does he know how frightening he is in his strangeness?’ A Study of Attitudes towards Dementing People, Hugh M. D. Petszch, 1984. (Google Books)
- Family, School and Church in Religious Education, Leslie J. Francis et al., 1984. (Google Books)
- Welfare State or Welfare Society?, Robin Downie et al., 1985. (Google Books)
- From Captivity to Liberation: Some Theological and Pastoral Perspectives on Chronic Renal Failure, Gillian M Morton, 1985. (Google Books)
- The New Right and Christian Values, Lord Harris et al., 1985. (Google Books)
- The End of Professionalism?, William F. May et al., 1985. (Google Books)
- Poverty Today, Peter Townsend et al., 1986. (Google Books)
- Faith in the Scottish City, Richard O’Brien et al., 1986. (Google Books)
- Education and Community, Ruth Jonathan et al., 1986. (Google Books)
- Law and Order: Prospects for the Future, Malcolm Rifkind et al., 1986. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126014
- Finance and Ethics, Ronald Preston et al., 1987. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126021
- The Scottish Churches and the Political Process Today, eds., Alison ElliotAlison ElliotAlison Elliot OBE is the Associate Director of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2004 she became the first woman ever to be elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland...
and Duncan B. ForresterDuncan B. ForresterDuncan B. Forrester is a Scottish theologian and the founder of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at New College, University of Edinburgh. He is currently Honorary Fellow and Professor Emeritus at New College....
, 1986. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126007 - Northern Ireland: A Challenge to Theology, Enda McDonagh et al., 1987. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126038
- Inequalities in Health in the 1980’s, ed., Alison ElliotAlison ElliotAlison Elliot OBE is the Associate Director of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2004 she became the first woman ever to be elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland...
, 1988. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126045 - Distribution of Wealth and Income: Patterns and Trends, Fred Twine, 1988. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126052
- The Economics of the Distribution of Income and Wealth, John Sleeman, 1988. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126069
- Dependency: Dependence, Independence, Inter-dependence in Culture and Society, ed., Chris Clark, 1988. (Google Books)
- The Renewal of Social Vision, eds, Alison J. ElliotAlison ElliotAlison Elliot OBE is the Associate Director of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2004 she became the first woman ever to be elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland...
and Ian Swanson, 1989. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126076 - Justice, Guilt and Forgiveness in the Penal System, ed., David Garland, 1990. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126083
- The Market and Health Care, David Jenkins et al., 1990. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126090
- Christianity and Social Vision: Looking to the Future of Scotland, Duncan Forrester et al., 1990. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126106
- Justice and the Market, Gordon A. Hughes et al., 1990. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126113
- Third World Debt – First World Responsibility, David Knox et al., 1991. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126120
- Vision and Prophecy: The Tasks of Social Theology Today, ed., Michael S. Northcott, 1991. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126144
- The Future of Broadcasting in Britain, Brian Marjoribanks et al., 1991. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126137
- Peacemaking and Security in the 1990s, Hugh Beach et al., 1991. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126168
- The Animal Kingdom and the Kingdom of God, Ruth Page et al., 1991. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126175
- Penal Policy: The Way Forward, Rod Morgan et al., 1991. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126199
- Seeing Scotland, Seeing Christ, David McCrone et al., 1993. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126243
- AIDS, Sex and the Scottish Churches, ed., Michael S. Northcott, 1993. (Google Books)
- Care, Community and State, ed., Sandy Wynd, 1994. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126267
- God's Will in a Time of Crisis: A Colloquium Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Baillie Commission, ed., Andrew R. Morton, 1994. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126274
- After Socialism? The Future of Radical Christianity, ed., Andrew R Morton, 1994. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126281
- Christian Responsibility and the New Europe, ed., Andrew R Morton, 1994. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126298
- Justice and Prosperity: A Realistic Vision? A Response to the Report of the Commission on Social Justice, ed., Andrew R Morton, 1995. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126304
- Domestic Debt: Disease of Consumer Society?, ed., Andrew R Morton, 1996. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126311
- Security, Solidarity and Peacemaking, ed., Andrew R. Morton, 1996. (Google Books ISBN 9781870126328
- Work, Worth and Community: Responding to the Crisis of Work, eds, John Hughes and Andrew Morton, 1996. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126335
- The State of Imprisonment, ed., Andrew R Morton, 1997. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126342
- Catholicism and the Future of Scotland, eds, Gerard Hand and Andrew Morton, 1997. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126359
- When Maize and Tobacco Are Not Enough: A Church Study of Malawi's Agro-Economy, ed., Peggy Owens, 1997. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126366
- The Future of Welfare, ed., Andrew R. Morton, 1997. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126373
- What do children need from their fathers? , Cynthia Milligan and Alan Dowie, 1998. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126380
- A Turning Point in Ireland and Scotland? A Challenge to the Churches and Theology Today, ed., Andrew Morton, 1998. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126397
- A Europe of Neighbours? Religious Social Thought and the Reshaping of a Pluralist Europe, eds, Andrew Morton and Jim Francis, 1999. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126403
- The Sorrows of Young Men: Exploring their Increasing Risk of Suicide, eds, Andrew Morton and Jim Francis, 2000. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126434
- Couples in Transition: Integrity and Brokenness, ed., Andrew R. Morton, 2000. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126441
- High Ideals & Sobering Realities: Public Lectures on Public Issues, Jim Wallace et al., 2003. (Google Books) ISBN 9781870126458
External Links
Centre for Theology and Public IssuesSchool of Divinity, the University of Edinburgh
Global Network for Public Theology