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In November, 2010, CTI Director William Storrar chaired two of the sessions at a Salzburg Global Seminar on Islamic Law and International Law, at the invitation of the International Bar Association. CTI Senior Member Robin Lovin was also invited to give the closing remarks, summarizing the discussions of the five-day...read more >>

CTI is launching a major three year research Project on New Approaches in Theological Inquiry. Evolution & Human Nature is the topic for Year 1, 2012-13. The Request for Proposals is posted under RESEARCH. We welcome...read more >>

I am delighted to announce CTI has been awarded a $3.5 million grant by the John Templeton Foundation.  This grant will fund 36 resident fellowships for the scholars selected for our forthcoming project on “New Approaches in Theological Inquiry."  I wish to thank the Templeton Foundation for this major...read more >>

"Slavoj Zizek, the Death Drive, and Zombies: A Theological Account" Ola Sigurdson, University of Gothenburg and CTI Resident Member One noticeable trend in recent political philosophy is the return of theological reasoning among radical philosophers, some of whom are...read more >>

"Are We Still Special? Evolution and Human Dignity" Gijsbert van den Brink, CTI Resident Member Current CTI Resident Member Gijsbert van den Brink will deliver the Center's annual William Witherspoon Lecture in Theology and Science on Thursday, May 5 at 6:00 pm. This...read more >>

"Augustine's Spirituality" Brian Daley, University of Notre Dame and CTI Resident Senior Member Most people who have read Augustine's Confessions agree that this late fourth century spiritual autobiography changed the way we think about ourselves. Some even...read more >>

CTI resident member Ola Sigurdson has been appointed Director of the interdisciplinary Center for Culture and Health at the University of Gothenburg, beginning from July 1, 2011. His main work will be to stimulate and coordinate research in this area as well as to cultivate the interaction between the university...read more >>

Jeremy Waldron, one of the world's leading legal philosophers and a Senior Member of the Center, will deliver the Charles E. Test, M.D., Distinguished Lectures in the James Madison Program at Princeton University this month. His theme will be, "A Religious View of the Foundations of International Law." In these...read more >>

Princeton Theological Seminary's Kagawa Lectureship was established to honor and perpetuate the memory of Toyohiko Kagawa (1888-1960), the eminent pastor, evangelist, and social reformer whose multifaceted ministry made an indelible mark on twentieth century Japan. Thomas Hastings, CTI's Associate Director, is deeply...read more >>

Michael Graziano, a professor at the Princeton University Neuroscience Institute, will speak at CTI about his new book on Thursday, April 14 at 4:30 pm. In contrast to some scientists who see religion as a cultural anachronism to be outgrown, Graziano takes spiritual perception very seriously and sees a tantalizing...read more >>

In founding the Center of Theological Inquiry, James McCord wanted to bring theologians into dialogue with scientists and scholars in other fields of inquiry. He believed theology had a contribution to make and much to learn in research on fundamental questions. This is the mission McCord and the founding trustees set...read more >>

We are pleased to announce a Friends Event at the Center of Theological Inquiry on Sunday, December 5, from 4:00-5:30 pm. Ann Astell will deliver a fascinating lecture entitled "Retooling the Instruments of Christ's Passion: Late Medieval Labor, Burial, and Prayer." Ann is Professor of Theology and Literature at the...read more >>

The highlight of this year's CTI reception at the AAR was the launch of a remarkable book by the late Daniel Hardy, the Center's first Director. Entitled Wording a Radiance: Parting Conversations on God and the Church (SCM Press, 2010), the book is comprised of Dan's extensive conversations with his daughter...read more >>

The Center welcomes applications for the 2011-2012 academic year from scholars in all branches of theological inquiry as members of its residential community in Princeton. Go to the Program menu above to learn about CTI's unique residential program and to find a detailed description of our application...read more >>

Watch a video interview with Marilynne Robinson in which she reflects with the Director on why theological writing and the life of the mind are so important. While leading CTI's first writing workshop for theologians this summer, Dr. Robinson appeared on The Daily Show,...Watch Now >>

"Do our three scriptures unite or divide us?" This question was at the heart of a three-year CTI conversation on Scriptural Reasoning that brought together Jewish, Christian, and Muslim scholars. Crisis, Call, and Leadership in the Abrahamic Traditions (Palgrave Macmillan), edited by Peter Ochs and Stacy...read more >>

The Center wishes to congratulate the twelve successful applicants for its summer workshop, Writing Theology with Marilynne Robinson. As CTI Writing Fellows, they will participate in this intensive, three-week workshop with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Marilynne Robinson. Ms. Robinson writes of her hopes for...read more >>

Professor Johannes Anderegg, a leading expert on Goethe and current resident member at CTI, delivered a brilliant lecture at the Center entitled "Visual Art in the Final Scenes of Goethe’s Faust" on Sunday, April 18. The lecture demonstrated the technique of intermediality, the role of visual art by...read more >>

On Thursday afternoon, March 25th, the Center of Theological Inquiry and the Center for African American Studies at Princeton University co-sponsored a symposium at CTI on Race: A Theological Account, the groundbreaking book by Dr. J. Kameron Carter of Duke Divinity School. A distinguished panel of scholars,...read more >>

Current CTI Resident Member Paul Jones has received a John Templeton Award for Theological Promise for his book, The Humanity of Christ: Christology in Karl Barth's Dogmatics. Click read more >>

One of America’s leading ethicists, Robin Lovin, will be in residence as Senior Member at the Center in the Spring of 2010, when he will pursue ground-breaking research on International Law and Christian Ethics. Lovin, a University Professor of...read more >>

More than sixty scholars attended our breakfast receptions at the ARR and the SBL in November. At the AAR in Montreal, Peter Ochs announced the publication of Crisis, Call, and Leadership in the Abrahamic Traditions (Palgrave Macmillan), edited by Peter and Stacy Johnson. As a Muslim contributor to the book,...read more >>

Janet Soskice, Professor of Philosophical Theology at the University of Cambridge and current CTI member, will speak at the Center on November 15, from 4 PM, about her highly-acclaimed new book, The Sisters of Sinai: How Two Lady Adventurers Discovered the Hidden Gospels (Knopf). Reviews of Janet's book have...read more >>

N T Wright, Bishop of Durham and current CTI member, will be interviewed on November 30, from 7 PM, by our Director William Storrar. As well as being a well-known church leader, Bishop Wright is a one of the world’s leading New Testament scholars, with over 40 books to his credit. Come and hear him reflect on his life...read more >>

J. Wentzel van Huyssteen will deliver the William Witherspoon Lecture in Theology and Science entitled "Darwin and Theology: A New Challenge?" at the Center of Theological Inquiry on October 15, from 6 pm. Professor van Huyssteen is a CTI member and Princeton Theological Seminary’s James I. Mccord...read more >>

Featuring two lectures related to the current exhibit at Morven Museum & Garden, Let Your Motto Be Resistance - African American Portraits, an event sponsored by CTI and Morven was held on Sunday, September 20, from 2-4:30 PM.. Following a warm welcome to the Center by Director William Storrar, Dr. Peter...read more >>

NT Wright, one of the world’s leading New Testament scholars and church leaders, will be at the Center in the Autumn of 2009 as our senior Member in residence. Looking forward to his time in residence, he writes,"Since the first time I visited CTI I have realized, with a pang of envy, that this...read more >>

Congressman Rush Holt and Congressman David Price took part in the 2009 Luce Hall Conversations at CTI in April. The topic for this year's conversations between research scholars and public leaders was theology and the foundations of international law, a question currently being explored in an advanced research...read more >>

The Center's Director, William Storrar, is shown here with Sr. Tina Latina, launching the Friends of CTI in support of the Center's work. Sister Tina, a teacher and counselor from the Villa Victoria Convent in Trenton, NJ,  has been a longstanding supporter of the Center's mission. She is grateful that our resident...read more >>

Krista Tippett, a Peabody Award-winning broadcaster on American public radio, has joined the Center's Board of Trustees. Krista hosts the show, 'Speaking of Faith', where she has pioneered in-depth, hour-long conversations with exceptional thinkers and practitioners in religion and ethics, making an innovative...read more >>