Torrance Retreats at Loch Tay are organized and led by Robert T. Walker. They are designed to make the best theology accessible to as many people as possible and especially those not trained in theology and often not familiar with routine technical terms. They combine times of worship and prayer with reflection on a theme related to Torrance theology. Some information on these Torrance Retreats is found in Bruce Ritchie, #2021-BR-1. From 2010 through 2024, Torrance Retreats were held at the Firbush Retreat Centre of the University of Edinburgh, located on Loch Tay in the Scottish Highlands. In 2025, the Retreat moved to the Killin Hotel at the west end of Loch Tay.
Click through the following links for programs and speakers. Audio recordings, when available, are slowly being added (check back later for more). Please let us know if you spot corrections or have materials (handouts, slides, flyers, recordings, photos, etc.) we might add for any retreat or presentation.
- Fall 2010 Retreat: 16-18 Nov.
- Spring 2011 Retreat: 25-27 April.
- Fall 2011 Retreat: 8-10 Nov.
- Spring 2012 Retreat: "The Holy Spirit and Torrancean Theology," 11-13 April.
- Fall 2012 Retreat: 6-8 Nov.
- Summer 2013 Retreat: 19-21 June.
- Fall 2013 Retreat: 5-7 Nov.
- Summer 2014 Retreat: 18-20 June. (audio)
- Fall 2014 Retreat: 5-7 Nov.
- Summer 2015 Retreat: 17-19 June. (audio)
- Fall 2015 Retreat: 11-13 Nov.
- Summer 2016 Retreat: 15-17 June.
- Fall 2016 Retreat: 2-4 Nov. (audio)
- Summer 2017 Retreat: "Creation and Incarnation: Jesus in incarnation and resurrection," 14-16 June. (audio)
- Fall 2017 Retreat: 1-3 November. (audio)
- Summer 2018 Retreat: "Music and Theology: what can they learn from each other?" 13-15 June. (audio)
- Fall 2018 Retreat: "What is the Gospel?" 31 October - 2 November.
- Summer 2019 Retreat: "Three Days: The Opening of Heaven and New Creation," June 12-14.
- Fall 2019 Retreat: "Word & Spirit, and Evil in Creation," 30 Oct -1 Nov. (audio)
- Fall 2021 Virtual Retreat: "The Trinity and Science," Sept 24-26, 2021. (videos)
- Fall 2022 Virtual Retreat: How is Jesus the One for the Many?" Sept 22-24.
- Fall 2022 Hybrid Retreat: How is God with us?, Nov 9-11.
- Fall 2023 Retreat: Growing up into Christ: Paul’s preaching and vision for the church in Ephesus, Nov 8-10.
- Fall 2024 Retreat: Christ and Christian Education: Christian faith in a deeply secular society
- Fall 2025 Retreat: Killin Hotel, 12-14 Nov 2025. (hybrid retreat; zoom info tba)
Other workshop-retreats:
- Study Services, Bob Walker (audio)
For many years, Bob has organized a Sunday evening Study Service in Edinburgh along with Jennifer and Eckart Floether. After the service of worship, Bob offers a short study. These recordings are from the meetings of this Study Service unless noted otherwise. - Fellowship Workshop-Retreats
During the pandemic years, the Fellowship offered two workshop retreats modeled after the Torrance retreats at Loch Tay. Summer 2020 (limited videos). Summer 2021 (multiple videos). It is our hope to resume these virtual workshop retreats on a regular basis, perhaps starting in 2026.
Each audio recording is accompanied by an AI transcript. The AI-generated transcripts are rough, but perhaps useful for word searches and time-stamps. They are posted unretouched; if anyone wishes to listen to any transcript and clean it up we will be happy to post an improved version (contact the webmasters).
If any speaker wishes to have their talk removed from the website, just let us know and we'll take down the audio and the transcript if desired.
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