English Anglican priest and theologian (born 1946)
Timothy Gorringe
Born Timothy Jervis Gorringe
1946 (age 77–78)Nationality English Other names Tim Gorringe Spouse Mary Children Magdalen Tamsin, Hugo Oliver Religion Christianity (
Anglican ) Church
Church of England Ordained 1972 (deacon) 1973 (priest)
Alma mater Influences Discipline
Theology School or tradition
Christian socialism
[3] Institutions Main interests
Timothy Jervis Gorringe (born 1946) is an English
Anglican priest and theologian who is
St Luke's Professor of
Theological Studies at the
University of Exeter , Devon, England.
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Life
Born in 1946,
[2] Timothy Gorringe was educated at
St Edmund Hall, Oxford (BA 1969, MPhil 1975), and
Sarum Theological College (1969–1972).
[6] He was ordained
deacon in 1972 and
priest in 1973 and served as
Assistant Curate at
Chapel Allerton (1972–1975) and
Oxford St Mary the Virgin with
St Cross and
St Peter (1976–1978). From 1979 until 1986, he taught
theology at
Tamilnadu Theological Seminary .
[6] He was Official Fellow, Chaplain, and Tutor in Theology at
St John's College, Oxford , 1986–1995, Reader in Contextual Theology in the
University of St Andrews 1995–1998, and became St Luke's Professor of Theological Studies in the
University of Exeter in 1998.
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His academic interests focus on the interrelations of
theology, culture, art , social science, criminal justice, economics, and politics, as well as the theology of
Karl Barth . He is a member of the
Iona Community .
His other interests include
apiculture , poultry keeping, home
winemaking , the theatre, poetry, and
political activism .
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Currently Gorringe is working on a two-year research project funded by the
Arts and Humanities Research Council on "The values of constructive social change" focusing on the
transition town movement.
Publications
Gorringe has published many books:
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Redeeming Time: Atonement Through Education (Darton Longman Todd, 1986)
Discerning Spirit: A Theology of Revelation (SCM, 1990)
God's Theatre: A Theology of Providence (SCM, 1991)
Capital and the Kingdom: Theological Ethics and Economic Order (Orbis Books, 1994)
Alan Ecclestone: Priest as Revolutionary (Cairns, 1994)
God's Just Vengeance: Crime, Violence and the Rhetoric of Salvation (
CUP , 1996)
The Sign of Love: Reflections on the Eucharist (SPCK 1997)
Karl Barth : Against Hegemony (
OUP , 1999)
Fair Shares: Ethics and the Global Economy (
Thames & Hudson , 1999)
Salvation (Epworth, 2000)
The Education of Desire: Towards a Theology of the Senses (SCM, 2001)
A Theology of the Built Environment: Justice, Empowerment, Redemption (CUP, 2002)
Furthering Humanity: A Theology of Culture (
Ashgate , 2004) (shortlisted for the Michael Ramsey Prize 2005)
Crime (SCM, 2004)
Harvest: Food, Farming and the Churches (SPCK, 2006)
The Common Good and the Global Emergency: God and the Built Environment (CUP, 2011)
Earthly Visions: Theology and the Challenges of Art (Yale, 2011)
Word, Silence, and the Climate Emergency: God, Ekklesia, and Christian Doctrine (Fortress Academic, 2021)
References
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d Gorringe, Tim (30 August 2013).
"Interview: Tim Gorringe Professor of Theology and Religion, Exeter University" . Church Times . Interviewed by MacMath, Terence Handley. London. Retrieved 1 March 2016 .
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Wells, Samuel , ed. (2010). Christian Ethics: An Introductory Reader . Chichester, England: Wiley-Blackwell. p. 196.
ISBN
978-1-4051-6886-1 .
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b Crossley, James G. (2014). Harnessing Chaos: The Bible in English Political Discourse Since 1968 . London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark. p. 53.
doi :
10.5040/9780567659347 .
ISBN
978-0-567-65551-6 .
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b Lynch, Danielle Anne (2018). God in Sound and Silence: Music as Theology . Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications.
ISBN
978-1-5326-4151-0 .
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"Professor Tim Gorringe" . Exeter, England: University of Exeter. Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
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Public theology for the 21st century: essays ,
Duncan B. Forrester, William Storrar, 2004, p.16, Google Books
link:
GoogleB-wIC .
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"Professor Tim Gorringe | Theology and Religion | University of Exeter" .
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"The Transition Town Movement | Transition US" . Archived from
the original on 1 June 2011.
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"Books by Timothy Gorringe" . UK:
Amazon.co.uk . Retrieved 1 March 2016 .
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