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The Society for the Study of Christian Ethics is the principal academic society in the United Kingdom for scholars and practitioners whose work relates to theological ethics and the fields of ethics, politics, religion, philosophy, theology, and public life.
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The Society
- holds an
annual conference which
attracts leading scholars and practitioners
from academia,
politics, the church and society throughout the United
Kingdom, continental Europe, and the United States;
- sponsors
the leading scholarly journal Studies
in Christian Ethics, published
quarterly;
- sponsors a postgraduate
forum with regular conferences and support for
PhD
students;
- and maintains a database of
members and their interests, enabling others to
identify
colleagues who are working in areas similar to their own.
The objectives
of the Society are:
- to encourage
and further the study of Christian ethics in its practical
and
theoretical aspects;
- to strengthen
the teaching and learning of ethics as an academic discipline;
- to encourage
serious ethical thinking and discussion in the life of
churches;
- to foster
the exercise of Christian social responsibility;
- to hold a Conference and at
least one General Meeting of the Society in each
calendar
year
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Membership and Committee:
All persons who accept the Society's objectives
are eligible for membership The
full constitution of the Society is available .
The president of the society for 2010-2012 is Dr. Robert Song, who is also the
Head
of the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Durham.
Recent former presidents include Dr Susan Parsons, Professor Nigel Biggar, Mr
Peter Harvey, Professor Oliver O'Donovan, Lady Oppenheimer, Professor Duncan
Forrester, and Professor Robin Gill .
The committee membership is currently: Bernd Wannenwetsch (Oxford), David Cunningham
(Hope College, USA), Andrew Goddard (Trinity Bristol), Luke Bretherton (King's
College London), Brian Brock (Aberdeen), Jeffrey Bailey (Hon Secretary, Cambridge),
Michael Black (Hon Treasurer, Oxford), Guido de Graaff (Oxford),
Christopher
Jones (Oxford), and Matthew Arbo (Postgrad Rep, Edinburgh).
We welcome the participation of those who share these interests. Join
the society to be kept informed of our news and events, or attend the annual
conference.
If you have questions about the Society for the Study of Christian
Ethics or the information on these pages, please contact us.
Contents © Society for the Study of Christian Ethics, 2009 |
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The Society's
annual conference attracts leading scholars and practitioners
from around the United Kingdom, continental Europe, and North
America. |
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In addition to plenaries and short paper sessions, the SSCE's annual gatherings include various receptions, dinners, opportunities for worship and prayer, and on-going conversation. |
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Hans Ulrich of Erlangen University speaks
during a panel session of the 2009 conference.
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Dr Robert
Song, current President of the SSCE, is also Head of Department
in Theology and Religious Studies at Durham University. |
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