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12/8/2009 DISTINGUISHED ETHICIST AT CTI
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 >>
12/8/2009 AAR AND SBL RECEPTIONS A BIG SUCCESS
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 >>
10/21/2009 CTI MEMBER JANET SOSKICE TO SPEAK ON NEW BOOK FOR FALL FRIENDS' EVENT
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 >>
10/20/2009 FALL FRIENDS' EVENT - AN EVENING WITH BISHOP TOM WRIGHT
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 >>
9/21/2009 WITHERSPOON LECTURE ON OCTOBER 15, "DARWIN AND THEOLOGY: A NEW CHALLENGE?"
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 >>
9/20/2009 CTI AND MORVEN HOST JOINT EVENT
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 >>
6/3/2009 CTI WELCOMES NT WRIGHT, BISHOP OF DURHAM

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 >>

6/2/2009 CONGRESSMEN IN CTI CONVERSATIONS
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 >>
6/1/2009 LAUNCHING THE FRIENDS AND COMPANION CONGREGATIONS OF CTI
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 >>
5/31/2009 LEADING BROADCASTER JOINS CTI BOARD
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 >>