DIRECTOR'S INSIGHTS
Dr. William Storrar shares his insights on the life and work of CTI.
Raising theology's relevance is our challenge and responsibility. With your support, we can extend our reach globally, sharing theology's wisdom to inform the way we live now.

WISDOM FOR OUR WORLD: WEBINARS FROM CTI
Pandemic: Possibilities for Change?
How is the pandemic transforming our approach to global public health, environmental responsibility, and ending gender-based violence? And, what is the contribution of theology? Join Dr. Storrar in conversation with three scholars to learn more.

Three Scholars in Conversation with CTI Director William Storrar:

  • Liz Grant, Assistant Principal and Director of the Global Health Academy at the University of Edinburgh

  • Elisabet Le Roux, Research Director at the Unit for Religion & Development at University of Stellenbosch

  • Frederick Simmons, John Templeton Foundation Research Scholar at Princeton Theological Seminary
THIS MOMENT. THIS VOICE. In the Public Conversation
As a literary scholar looking at issues of domestic servitude in the African American experience in literature, religion, and visual arts, Leslie Wingard, CTI Member and Associate Professor of English at the College of Wooster, discusses with Dr. Storrar the importance of bringing this kind of research into the public conversation now.

Theology Matters Podcast: THEOLOGY & THE PANDEMIC

Theology Matters host, CTI's Josh Mauldin, engages in conversation with theologians on the global health crisis in this new season of podcasts.


Episode 1: A Time of Discernment
Andrew Davison, CTI Member and Starbridge Lecturer in Theology and Natural Sciences at Cambridge University, discusses how the pandemic is changing what we do, how it is revealing what is most important, and how our flourishing is mutually dependent upon one another.


Episode 2: Religion, Violence, and Human Interconnection
Joel Hodge, CTI Member and Senior Lecturer in Theology at Australian Catholic University, shares his work on religious violence and how justification for violence has shifted from the ancient world to the modern. As the current pandemic has brought suffering, we can find meaning in that as it reminds us of how interconnected we are and the call for responsibility.


Episode 3: The Partnership Between Theology and Science
Celia Deane-Drummond, CTI Member and Senior Research Fellow in Theology at Oxford, discusses viewing the pandemic through the lens of Pope Francis' 2015 Encyclical Laudato Si' and the mutually beneficial partnership between theology and science in sparking new public conversations.

RESEARCH INSIGHTS
What We Are Learning: From CTI to the UN
CTI Member Hannah Strømmen recently participated in an expert consultation on “Preventing polarization, building bridges, and fostering inclusivity: the role of religious actors,” which took place in New York City. This meeting was an activity of the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Religion and Development, led by the UN Office on the Prevention of Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect, and in collaboration with KAICIID Dialogue Centre, the World Council of Churches and the Jewish Theological Seminary.

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