Timothy Jervis Gorringe (born 1946) is an English

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priest and theologian who is St Luke's Professor of Theological Studies at the

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, Devon, England. ''Public theology for the 21st century: essays'', Duncan B. Forrester, William Storrar, 2004, p.16, Google Books link
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Life

Born in 1946, Timothy Gorringe was educated at

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(BA 1969, MPhil 1975), and Sarum Theological College (1969–1972). He was ordained

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in 1972 and

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in 1973 and served as

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(1972–1975) and Oxford St Mary the Virgin with St Cross and St Peter (1976–1978). From 1979 until 1986, he taught

theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

at Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary. He was Official Fellow, Chaplain, and Tutor in Theology at St John's College, Oxford, 1986–1995, Reader in Contextual Theology in the

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1995–1998, and became St Luke's Professor of Theological Studies in the

in 1998. His academic interests focus on the interrelations of theology, culture, art, social science, criminal justice, economics, and politics, as well as the theology of

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. He is a member of the

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. His other interests include

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, poultry keeping, home

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, the theatre, poetry, and

political activism Activism (or Advocacy) consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct or intervene in social, political, economic or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society toward a perceived greater good. Forms of activism range fr ...

. Currently Gorringe is working on a two-year research project funded by the

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on "The values of constructive social change" focusing on the

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movement.

Publications

Gorringe has published many books: *''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'' (

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, 1996) *''The Sign of Love: Reflections on the Eucharist'' (SPCK 1997) *''

: Against Hegemony'' (

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, 1999) *''Fair Shares: Ethics and the Global Economy'' (

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, 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'' (

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, 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)

References

External links

Professor Tim Gorringe: Emeritus Professor of Theological Studies home page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gorringe, Timothy 1946 births 20th-century Anglican theologians 20th-century Church of England clergy 20th-century English Anglican priests 20th-century English theologians 21st-century Anglican theologians 21st-century Church of England clergy 21st-century English Anglican priests 21st-century English theologians Academics of the University of Exeter Academics of the University of St Andrews Alumni of St Edmund Hall, Oxford Anglican socialists Christianity and environmentalism Church of England priests College chaplains of the University of Oxford English Anglican theologians English Christian socialists Fellows of St John's College, Oxford Iona Community members Living people Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary faculty