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Theological Science in retrospect
Get PDFRe-reading T. F. Torrance’s Theological Science with the experience gained from thirty-five years in Christian ministry, Peter Forster finds a practical simplicity at the core of this famously difficult work. His paper explores specific aspects of Torrance’s understanding of the relation between theology and modern science, remarkable not only for its pioneering achievement but also for the fact that it came from the very heart of his own Christian conviction and experience
A skirmish in the early reception of Karl Barth in Scotland: The exchange between Thomas F. Torrance and Brand Blanshard
Get PDFWith an introduction by Iain Torrance, this paper reproduces a series of letters in The Scotsman newspaper between T. F. Torrance and the distinguished American philosopher Brand Blanshard. This (at times highly contentious) exchange was occasioned by views expressed by Blanshard in his 1952 Gifford Lectures on Barth and Brunner and what he called their ‘theology of crisis’. The letters give a fascinating insight into the way this new theology was perceived in the English-speaking world at the time
Incarnation and Atonement: An overview
Get PDFThe purpose of this paper is twofold. It is first to provide, particularly for students and those not yet familiar with Torrance, a brief orientation to the nature, aim and character of his dogmatics lectures. Secondly, it is to complement the previous article (based on an address given at the launch of the Incarnation volume) by selecting and outlining certain of the main themes in the lectures, particularly those appropriate to Atonement and not already highlighted, in order to give a wider overview of some of their most fundamental and distinctive concepts
A contemporary perspective on mission: The blue flower
Get PDFAlison Milbank offers an aesthetic approach to models of mission and evangelism, arguing for a model which is responsive to cultural production. Drawing on Romanticism, particularly the work of Novalis, she challenges some current understandings of mission and suggests an alternative approach through philosophical dialogue
State and Islam in Baathist Syria: Confrontation or Co-optation?
No full textWhat techniques has the Syrian state under Bashar al-Assad used to control the possibility of opposition from Syria\u27s Islamic sphere? Addressing this question, the authors of State and Islam in Baathist Syria explore the troubled relations between the regime and the remnants of the Muslim Brotherhood after the 1982 repression, consider the impact of the proliferation of Islamic charities and schools, and examine the discourses of the Damascus \u27ulama during the current uprising
Thomas F. Torrance: Reflections of a former student
Get PDFColin Williamson describes his time as a student in T. F. Torrance\u27s class at New College in the late 1960s and how he remained in contact with the professor during his subsequent ministry in the Church of Scotland