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The Centre for Theology and Public Issues (CTPI) is a research centre based in New College, the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. Founded in 1984 by Duncan B. Forrester, CTPI promotes Christian theological reflection and research on important public issues. CTPI research is global in orientation and rooted in the tradition of public theology. Issues are examined by bringing together theologians, social scientists, church leaders, policy makers and the public.〔 CTPI has particularly close relations with the Scottish Parliament and other institutions of Scottish public life.〔 == History == CTPI was created to carry on New College's long tradition of public engagement.〔Duncan Forrester, 'New Wine in Old Bottles', ''Disruption to Diversity: Edinburgh Divinity 1846-1996'', eds., David F. Wright and Gary D. Badcock (Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1996), 267.〕 The founding director of CTPI, Duncan Forrester, reflected in the mid-1990s on the purpose of the Centre: Theology and the problems of the world have tended to drift apart, as theology has sometimes seen the academic world as a refuge from relevance. Nor is it any longer possible to expect a magisterial theology which descends from above to interpret and resolve the world's problems, more or less on its own. We clearly need to develop a theology which is neither deductive nor inductive, but which grows out of a dialectic between the tradition and the praxis of those who are involved in endeavoring to transform the situation.〔Forrester, 'New Wine in Old Bottles', 267.〕 CTPI was intended to foster such dialectical theological research. Forrester goes on to describe CPTI's working method as a three-step process: # Engage the experience of those affected by a public issue. Here an emphasis is placed on hearing the testimonies of the most vulnerable. #Gather the best available social scientific analysis of the issue. #Reflect theologically on the experiential and social scientific findings. Produce a cogent theological response that empowers Christian advocates and policy makers.〔Forrester, 'New Wine in Old Bottles', 268-269〕 Forrester stepped down from the Centre in 2000, handing over his directorship to Will Storrar. Storrar is now the Director of the Centre of Theological Inquiry, in Princeton. Whilst at Edinburgh, he founded the Global Network for Public Theology, which connects academic research centres in public theology from around the world. Subsequent directors include (Cecelia Clegg ) and (Jolyon Mitchell ). Since its founding, CTPI research has resulted in a number of conferences and publications. Topics have included poverty and welfare, justice and the penal system, peace and international security, suicide and public health, finance and ethics, national identity, and devolution and citizenship.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Centre for Theology and Public Issues」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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