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2025-11-21 TFT TF Annual Meeting Hold the date: Friday November 21, 2025, in Boston. The Thomas F.
2025-11-12 Torrance Retreat Fall 2025 Torrance Retreat at Loch Tay, 12-14 November 2025 (Hybrid; Zoom link tba) As usual, the
2025-03-08 News New Participatio: "The Practical Theology of Thomas F. Torrance." Table of contents and download links
2024-11-22 TFT TF Annual Meeting Annual meeting Friday, November 22, 2024, in San Diego. The Thomas F.
2024-11-06 Torrance Retreat Fall 2024 Torrance Retreat at Loch Tay, 6-8 November 2024 Theme: Christ and Christian Edu
2024-06-22 Happy 100th birthday, David W. Torrance! We are delighted to offer congratulations to the Rev. David W. June 22, 2024
2024-03-15 Ritchie on Maxwell, book launch Book launch in Inverness for Bruce Ritchie, James Clerk Maxwell: Faith, Church, Physics.

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Christopher Woznicki, “The Vicarious Mission of Christ and the Church,” Thomas F. Torrance Theological Fellowship Annual Meeting, San Diego, November 22, 2024. Click the Annual Meetings tab for previous keynotes.

Introduction to Torrance-Related Trinitarian theology

Cherith Fee Nordling, "Image Bearers for God," You're Included series, Grace Communion International, at YouTube. In this space we link to a video that is accessible to those who are new to Torrance-related Trinitarian theology. Videos rotate periodically. Explore the "Start Here" tab for more introductory resources.

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Founded in 2001 as a research organization devoted to critical and constructive engagement with the Trinitarian theology of Thomas F. Torrance, the T. F. Torrance Theological Fellowship became an auxiliary organization of the American Academy of Religion in 2003. The website has grown into a hub for a geographically-dispersed multidisciplinary community. It features the peer-reviewed open-access journal Participatio (founded 2009), annual keynotes (since 2005), research bibliographies (> 1600 primary sources), workshops, videos, student profiles and dissertation notices, a member directory, and other resources to stimulate and sustain a Torrance-related Trinitarian vision.

Note: Just as the work of Thomas F. Torrance was interdisciplinary, so this Fellowship is multi-disciplinary, pertaining to any discipline, including philosophy and the sciences. And as the work of Tom Torrance (TFT) was intertwined with that of his brothers James (JBT) and David (DWT), so the resources on this website pertain to the innumerable students and scholars who continue to creatively, critically, and constructively engage the work of all three brothers.

In Memoriam

Deb Colyer With great sadness we announce that Deb Colyer, wife of El Colyer, passed away November 11, 2023
David J. Torrance With great sadness we announce that David J. Torrance passed away October 16, 2023. Rev.

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Christopher Woznicki, “The Vicarious Mission of Christ and the Church,” Thomas F. Torrance Theological Fellowship Annual Meeting, San Diego, November 22, 2024	Annual Meeting 2024
Myk Habets, "The Vagaries of Theology: Thomas F. Torrance and Practical Theology," Participatio 12: "The Practical Theology of Thomas F. Torrance" (2024): 175-213	The Vagaries of Theology
Emmanuel Gergis, "The Christology of Thomas F. Torrance and the Coptic Church: A Bridge to Ecumenism," Participatio 12: "The Practical Theology of Thomas F. Torrance" (2024): 123-174	The Christology of Thomas F. Torrance and the Coptic Church
Paul D. Molnar, The Centrality of Christ in the Theology of Thomas F. Torrance: Some Dogmatic Implications (London: T&T Clark, 2024)	The Centrality of Christ in the Theology of Thomas F. Torrance
Daniel J. Cameron and Myk Habets, "Editorial," Participatio 12: "The Practical Theology of Thomas F. Torrance" (2024): 3-8	Editorial
Hakbong Kim, "The Vicarious Humanity of Christ and the Sacramental Action of the Church: The Promise of Social Ethics in the Theology of Thomas F. Torrance," Participatio 12: "The Practical Theology of Thomas F. Torrance" (2024): 9-27	The Vicarious Humanity of Christ and the Sacramental Action of the Church
Stavan Narendra John, "Thomas F. Torrance’s Theology of the Ascension: A Practical Theological Dogmatic Sketch," Participatio 12: "The Practical Theology of Thomas F. Torrance" (2024): 29-46	Thomas F. Torrance’s Theology of the Ascension
Chancellor Stillwell, "Preaching a Faith Not Our Own: Torrance and the Vicarious Faith of Christ," Participatio 12: "The Practical Theology of Thomas F. Torrance" (2024): 47-70	Preaching a Faith Not Our Own
Paul Louis Metzger, "The Existential Significance of T. F. Torrance’s Christocentric Theology for Pastoral and Palliative Care," Participatio 12: "The Practical Theology of Thomas F. Torrance" (2024): 71-92	The Existential Significance of T. F. Torrance’s Christocentric Theology for Pastoral and Palliative Care
Jenny Richards, "Holistic Justice: Using the Work of T. F. Torrance and J. B. Torrance to Reframe Responses for Christian Women Experiencing Domestic and Family Violence," Participatio 12: "The Practical Theology of Thomas F. Torrance" (2024): 93-121	Holistic Justice
Victor A. Shepherd, Review of Paul S. Molnar, The Centrality of Christ in the Theology of Thomas F. Torrance: Some Dogmatic Implications (London: T&T Clark, 2024), Participatio 12: "The Practical Theology of Thomas F. Torrance" (2024): 217-244	Review of Paul S. Molnar, The Centrality of Christ
Participatio 12: "The Practical Theology of Thomas F. Torrance" (2024); #2024-P-2	The Practical Theology of Thomas F. Torrance
Jacob Chengwei Feng, "From 'Bridge' to 'Starlink': An Update on Kang Phee Seng’s Model of Theology and Science Dialogue Toward a Chinese Theology of Science on Creativity," Theology and Science (2024), 1–18	From Bridge to Starlink
Hamish Maclean, "A Theological and Contextual Exploration of James Torrance’s Covenant or Contract?" International Journal of Public Theology 2 (2024): 191-206	A Theological and Contextual Exploration of James Torrance’s Covenant or Contract?
Andrew McGeorge-Hill, "Justifying Roy Bhaskar’s 'Alethic Truth' Through T. F. Torrance’s Theological Critical Realism," Theology and Science 22, no. 1 (2024): 1-18	Justifying Roy Bhaskar’s 'Alethic Truth'
Andrew Picard, Colin Gunton’s Trinitarian Theology of Culture: Towards a Living Sacrifice of Praise, T&T Clark Studies in English Theology (T&T Clark, 2024)	Colin Gunton’s Trinitarian Theology of Culture
J. Cameron Fraser, Evangelicals and Abortion: Historical, Theological, Practical Perspectives (Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock, 2024)	Evangelicals and Abortion
Jonathon Lookadoo, "What Justification? Pauline Reception and the Interpretation of Phld. 8.2," Religions 15 (2024): 405	What Justification?
Cairns Craig, "'This is today/Raised out of history': Kenneth White, Existentialism and the Other Side of History," Scottish Journal of History 13, no. 1 (2024): 78-100	This is today Raised out of history
Thomas A. Noble, "The Theological Curriculum," in Svetlana Khobnya, Arseny Ermakov, Deirdre Brower Latz, Peter Rae, MiJa Wi, eds., The Holy People of God: Identity, Contexts, Challenges (Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications, 2024), 213-222	The Theological Curriculum
Laura Cerbus, "The Beauty of the Body and the Ascension: A Reclamation and Subversion of Physical Beauty," Scottish Journal of Theology Published online (2024):1-11.	The Beauty of the Body and the Ascension
Hugh Morrison, Protestant Missionary Children’s Lives, c.1870–1950: Empire, Religion, and Emotion, Studies in Imperialism (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2024)	Protestant Missionary Children’s Lives, c.1870–1950
Martin Jakobsen, "Evangelical Ecotheology: How the Resurrection Entails Creation Care," Studies in Christian Ethics (2024): online	Evangelical Ecotheology
Warren Thompson, "Being Seen Is Believing: Evidence and Authority in the Ache Mission Encounter," Journal of Anthropological Research (Pre-print Published online February 19, 2024)	Being Seen Is Believing

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2011, Walker, Robert T.

The Dogmatics Lectures of Thomas F. Torrance

1986, Trook, Douglas A.

The Unified Christocentric Field

2008, Kang, Phee Seng (Pisheng Jiang)

Kexue yu zongjiao duihua zai zhongguo

2006, Kang, Phee Seng (Pisheng Jiang)

Bridging Science and Religion in China

428, Damin, Wu, Torrance, Thomas

Selected Works of Thomas Torrance

n.d., Torrance, Thomas F.

War Service – Middle East & Italy: 1943-45

2006, Torrance, Annie E., Walker, Grace Brownlee Torrance, Torrance, David W.

Memoirs of Annie Elizabeth Sharpe

1982

The Westminster Confession in the Church Today

1975, Barth, Karl

Church Dogmatics I/1, The Doctrine of the Word of God, Part I

2016, Scandrett, Joel

Christ Clothed with His Gospel

2011, Scandrett, Joel, Snyder, Howard A.

Salvation Means Creation Healed

1643, Walaeus, Antonius

Opera omnia

1848, M'Crie, Thomas, the Younger, Miller, Hugh, Anderson, James, Fleming, John, Balfour, J. H.

The Bass Rock

1996, Torrance, Thomas F.

The Christian Doctrine of God

1938, Barth, Karl

The Knowledge of God and the Service of God

1965, Torrance, Thomas F.

Theology in Reconstruction

1958, Torrance, Thomas F.

Relations Between Presbyterian and Anglican Churches

2011, Munchin, David

Is Theology a Science?

1933, Macmurray, John

Interpreting the Universe

1936, Macmurray, John

Interpreting the Universe

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Thomas F. Torrance, "Ethics and Embryos," taped lecture, Rutherford House, Edinburgh	Ethics and Embryos
Thomas F. Torrance, "War Service – Middle East & Italy: 1943-45," Unpublished typescript (No date), 64 pp., #U-TFT-3	War Service – Middle East & Italy: 1943-45
Michael D. Morrison, ed., Trinitarian Conversations, Volume 2: Interviews With More Theologians (Charlotte, North Carolina: Grace Communion International, 2022)	Trinitarian Conversations, Volume 2
The Thomas F. Torrance History of Science Collection, History of Science Collections, University of Oklahoma Libraries	The Thomas F. Torrance History of Science Collection
Kerry Magruder and Brent Purkaple, general editors, The Torrance Oral History Project (The Thomas F. Torrance Theological Fellowship, 2019-ongoing)	The Torrance Oral History Project - Description
Thomas F. Torrance, Select Works of Thomas F. Torrance (Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock; Bellingham, Washington: Faithlife Corporation, Logos Bible Software, 2018); #2018-TFT-1	Select Works of Thomas F. Torrance
Thomas F. Torrance, Gospel, Church, and Ministry, ed. Jock Stein (Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications, 2012; Bellingham, Washington: Faithlife Corporation, Logos Bible Software, 2018); #2012-TFT-1-Logos	Gospel, Church, and Ministry
Thomas F. Torrance, Theology in Reconciliation: Essays towards Evangelical and Catholic Unity in East and West (Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock, 1996); #1975-322; Bellingham, Washington: Faithlife Corporation, Logos Bible Software, 2018, #1975-322-Logos	Theology in Reconciliation
Thomas F. Torrance, Theology in Reconstruction (Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock, 1996), #1996-616;; Bellingham, Washington: Faithlife Corporation, Logos Bible Software, 2018, #1996-616-Logos	Theology in Reconstruction
Thomas F. Torrance, Juridical Law and Physical Law: Toward a Realist Foundation for Human Law (Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock, 1997), #1997-TFT-3; Bellingham, Washington: Faithlife Corporation, Logos Bible Software, 2018, #1997-TFT-3-Logos	Juridical Law and Physical Law
Thomas F. Torrance, Divine Interpretation: Studies in Medieval and Modern Hermeneutics, ed. Adam Nigh and Todd Speidell (Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications, 2017); #2017-TFT-1	Divine Interpretation: Studies in Medieval and Modern Hermeneutics
Thomas F. Torrance, "The Place of Word and Truth in Theological Inquiry according to St Anselm," in Divine Interpretation: Studies in Medieval and Modern Hermeneutics, ed. Adam Nigh and Todd Speidell (Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications, 2017), 69-96; #2017-TFT-1d	The Place of Word and Truth in Theological Inquiry according to St Anselm
Thomas F. Torrance, "The Hermeneutics of John Reuchlin, 1455-1522," in Divine Interpretation: Studies in Medieval and Modern Hermeneutics, ed. Adam Nigh and Todd Speidell (Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications, 2017), 132-150; #2017-TFT-1f	The Hermeneutics of John Reuchlin, 1455-1522
David W. Torrance, "What Kind of Ministry?," in Evangelical Calvinism, Vol 2: Dogmatics and Devotion, ed. Myk Habets and Bobby Grow (Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications, 2017), 303-319; #2017-DWT-1	What Kind of Ministry?
Thomas F. Torrance, "The Hermeneutics of Erasmus," in Divine Interpretation: Studies in Medieval and Modern Hermeneutics, ed. Adam Nigh and Todd Speidell (Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications, 2017), 151-179; #2017-TFT-1g	The Hermeneutics of Erasmus
Thomas F. Torrance, "Karl Barth, Theologian of the Word," in Divine Interpretation: Studies in Medieval and Modern Hermeneutics, ed. Adam Nigh and Todd Speidell (Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications, 2017), 191-223; #2017-TFT-1i	Karl Barth, Theologian of the Word
Thomas F. Torrance, "Karl Barth and the Latin Heresy," in Divine Interpretation: Studies in Medieval and Modern Hermeneutics, ed. Adam Nigh and Todd Speidell (Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications, 2017), 44-67; #2017-TFT-1c	Karl Barth and the Latin Heresy
Thomas F. Torrance, "Biblical Hermeneutics and General Hermeneutics," in Divine Interpretation: Studies in Medieval and Modern Hermeneutics, ed. Adam Nigh and Todd Speidell (Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications, 2017), 11-19; #2017-TFT-1a	Biblical Hermeneutics and General Hermeneutics
Thomas F. Torrance, "The Complex Background of Biblical Interpretation," in Divine Interpretation: Studies in Medieval and Modern Hermeneutics, ed. Adam Nigh and Todd Speidell (Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications, 2017), 20-43; #2017-TFT-1b	The Complex Background of Biblical Interpretation
David W. Torrance, "Preaching Christ: Grace, Faith, and Assurance," in Evangelical Calvinism, Vol. 2: Dogmatics and Devotion, ed. Myk Habets and Bobby Grow (Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications, 2017), 320-338; #2017-DWT-2	Preaching Christ: Grace, Faith, and Assurance