William F. Storrar is a Scottish Christian theologian who is the Director of Center of Theological Inquiry, known for his contribution on public theology.[1]
William Storrar | |
|---|---|
| Born | William F. Storrar |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity (Presbyterian) |
| Church | Church of Scotland |
| Ordained | 1984 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Theology |
| Sub-discipline | Practical theology |
| Institutions | |
Biography
editHe obtained his Doctor of Philosophy degree in practical theology at New College, University of Edinburgh, in 1993. He was ordained a minister in the Church of Scotland in 1984 and has served as a parish minister in Glasgow and Carluke for eight years.[2]
In 1992, he started working as a lecturer in practical theology at the University of Aberdeen, followed by being a senior lecturer at the University of Glasgow in 1998.[2] In 2000, he was appointed Director of Centre for Theology and Public Issues and Chair of Christian Ethics and Practical Theology at New College and has worked until 2005. He was the co-founder of the Global Network for Public Theology. Since 2005, he has taken up the post of Director of the Center of Theological Inquiry.[3]
He was at the editorial board of the International Journal of Public Theology[1] and was the chair of Common Cause at the Church of Scotland in the 1990s.[1]
Selected works
edit- Storrar, William (1982), No Room, No Birth, Some Magi, in Hearn, Sheila G. (ed.). Cencrastus No. 10, Autumn 1982, pp. 3–8, ISSN 0264-0856
- Storrar, William (1990), Scottish Identity: A Christian Vision. Edinburgh: Handsel. ISBN 9781871828016
Edited works
edit- Storrar, William and Iain R. Torrance (1995). Human Genetics: A Christian Perspective. Edinburgh: St. Andrew Press.
- Storrar, William and Peter Donald (2003). God in Society: Doing Social Theology in Scotland Today. Edinburgh: Saint Andrew Press. ISBN 9780715208038
- Storrar, William and Andrew Morton (2004). Public Theology for the 21st Century. T&T Clark. ISBN 9780567088925
- Storrar, William, Peter J. Casarella and Paul Louis Metzger (2011). A World for All? Global Civil Society in Political Theory and Trinitarian Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: William B Eerdmans. ISBN 9780802827425
- Storrar, William, Katie Day and Esther McIntosh (2013). Yours the Power: Faith-Based Organizing in the USA. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004246003
References
edit- ^ a b c Storrar, William (2007). "2007: A Kairos Moment for Public Theology". International Journal of Public Theology. 1 (1): 5–25. doi:10.1163/156973207X194457. ISSN 1872-5171.
- ^ a b "Participants". The Humble Approach Initiative. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Arntzenius, Linda (April 2015). "Center of Theological Inquiry – Where Scholars Take On Life's Big Questions". Princeton Magazine. pp. 66–71. Retrieved 7 January 2020.