Society for the Study of Theology
The Society for the Study of Theology (SST) is the leading British organization for theologians in academy, church, and society.
Mission
The Society is the leading scholarly society for the study of theology in the U.K. The Society for the Study of Theology promotes excellence in the study of Christian Theology by facilitating and shaping theological thought, conversation, and community. In particular, the Society's object is to identify and discuss important themes, questions and dialogues which call for theological engagement.[1]
Conference
The Society holds an annual conference. Its first was held in Cambridge in 1952 on the theme of "eschatology".[2]
Presidents
- Very Revd Dr John Baillie (1952–54)
- Very Revd W.R. Matthews (1955–56)
- Prof J.H.S. Burleigh (1957–58)
- Revd Principal F. Greeves (1959–60)
- Prof Alan Richardson (1961–62)
- Very Revd Mgr H. Francis Davis (1963–64)
- Prof H.D. Lewis (1965–66)
- Revd Prof T.F. Torrance (1967–68)[3][4]
- Rt Revd Dr I.T. Ramsey (1969–70)
- Revd Prof H. Cunliffe Jones (1971–72)
- Revd Canon Prof M.F. Wiles (1973–74)
- Revd Prof John Hick (1975–76)
- Revd Prof Allan Galloway (1977–78)
- Revd Prof James Atkinson (1979–80)[5]
- Prof D.M. MacKinnon (1981–82)[6]
- Revd Principal James Whyte (1983–84)
- Prof Stewart R. Sutherland (1985–86)
- Revd Canon Prof Daniel Hardy (1987–88)
- Canon Brian Hebblethwaite (1989–90)
- Prof Duncan Forrester (1991–92)
- Prof Colin Gunton (1993–94)
- Prof Vincent Brümmer (1995–96)
- Prof David Ford (1997–98)
- Prof Anthony Thiselton (1999–2000)
- Revd Prof David Fergusson (2001–2)
- Rt Revd Peter Selby (2003–4)
- Prof Ann Loades (2005–6)
- Prof Oliver Davies (2007–8)
- Dr Janet Soskice (2009–10)
- Prof Graham Ward (2011–12)
- Revd Prof George Newlands (2013–14)
- Revd Prof David Brown (2015–16)
- Prof Karen Kilby (2017–18)
References
- ↑ "Directory of UK Subject Associations and Learned Societies in the Humanities and Social Sciences". Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Society for the Study of Theology - Speakers and papers". Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ Molnar, Paul D. (2009-01-01). Thomas F. Torrance: Theologian of the Trinity. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 9780754652298.
- ↑ "The Very Rev Professor Thomas Torrance". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- ↑ "The Reverend Professor James Atkinson". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- ↑ "Obituary: Professor Donald MacKinnon". The Independent. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
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