William Storrar

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William Storrar is a Scottish Christian theologian who is the Director of Center of Theological Inquiry (CTI), known for his contribution on public theology. [1]

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Biography

He obtained his PhD 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 CTI at Princeton University. [3]

He was at the editorial board of International Journal of Public Theology [1] and was the chair of Common Cause at the Church of Scotland in the 1990s. [1]

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Edited works

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. 1 2 "Participants". The Humble Approach Initiative. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. "Center Of Theological Inquiry – Where Scholars Take On Life's Big Questions | Princeton Magazine" . Retrieved 2020-01-07.