Society for the Study of Theology explained

The Society for the Study of Theology (SST) is the leading British organization for theologians in academy, church, and society, which held its first conference in 1952.

Mission

The Society is the leading scholarly society for the study of theology in the UK. 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)
• Prof Rachel Muers (2019–20)
• Prof Mike Higton (2020–22)^{[7] [8]}

External links

• Society for the Study of Theology

Notes and References

1. Web site: Directory of UK Subject Associations and Learned Societies in the Humanities and Social Sciences. 12 April 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927003816/http://www.britac.ac.uk/links/uksahssSections.asp?Section=H2. 27 September 2011.
2. Web site: Society for the Study of Theology - Speakers and papers. 12 April 2016.
3. Book: Molnar, Paul D.. Thomas F. Torrance: Theologian of the Trinity. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. 2009-01-01. 9780754652298.
4. Web site: The Very Rev Professor Thomas Torrance. Telegraph.co.uk. 10 December 2007 . 2015-11-24.
5. Web site: The Reverend Professor James Atkinson. Telegraph.co.uk. 11 September 2011 . 2015-11-24.
6. Web site: Obituary: Professor Donald MacKinnon. The Independent. 9 March 1994 . 2015-11-24. en-GB.
7. Web site: Past Officers and Committee Members SST. www.theologysociety.org.uk. 2020-05-26.
8. Web site: 2018-10-16. Committee SST. 2021-05-17. www.theologysociety.org.uk. en-GB.