The understanding and interpretation of Reformed theology in theoretical, practical and inter-disciplinary contexts

该研究旨在以新的方式为普世和跨学科的观众理解，解释和重新关注改革宗神学传统。它有两条主线，反映了这一主题的历史、系统和实践方面。这些因素共同构成了一系列跨学科、协作、包容年轻一代学者并具有公众影响力的工作。两者都代表了多年研究和学术成就的顶峰。普罗维登斯神学的研究-一本c120 K字的书将为剑桥大学出版社研究神学系列的当前问题。普罗维登斯的想法是基督教的普世传统的核心，并已特别突出的教义和宗教改革教会以来的茨温利和卡尔文的时间。它结合了基督教思想中神圣的远见、指导和统治的概念。这些不仅对基督教教义的形成很重要，而且对信仰团体和个人信徒的实际意义也很重要。普罗维登斯的观念往往表现在对命运、运气、不确定性和意外事件的态度上。不幸常常被解释为神的惩罚。这本书提供了一个全面的研究普罗维登斯在圣经和教会的历史，也是其世俗表现的方法，经济，帝国，进化和政治。对西方古典传统的批评是提供-它过于倾向于宿命论和总神控制的方向-并试图描述一种替代方法，这是更明智的谦虚，但也实际上是有用的。包括对痛苦和祈祷等教牧主题的讨论。2.苏格兰神学史-与牛津大学出版社计划合编三卷散文集。这将填补苏格兰思想史研究的一个主要空白。尽管在苏格兰产生了重要的神学工作，并出口到世界其他地区，仍然没有苏格兰神学传统的全面研究。三卷预计涵盖了从中世纪后期到17世纪中叶左右的“第二次宗教改革”（苏格兰改革正统的顶峰），从启蒙运动早期到19世纪中叶（当时德国在哲学，神学和圣经批评方面的影响变得明显），以及从19世纪中期到20世纪中期的时间顺序。将招募一个国际学者小组，包括许多年轻的研究人员，并举行会议，在会上提交论文初稿。三卷本系列将由Mark Elliott博士（圣安德鲁斯）共同编辑，并由牛津大学出版社出版。大部分，虽然不是全部，重点将是在苏格兰长老会改革传统的不同变化。特别注意将致力于通过民谣，赞美诗，教堂建筑，教义，布道和礼仪在苏格兰的流行传播神学。在该项目的早期阶段将举行一次知识交流活动，传播主要的研究成果，并引起更广泛的反应，以丰富正在进行的研究活动。这些项目的综合影响将促进苏格兰和其他地区对改革宗基督教的解释和接受。对跨学科视角和协作工作的关注将在广泛的比较背景下为这一主题提供创新和新的方法。

The research seeks to understand, interpret and re-focus the Reformed theological tradition in new ways for an ecumenical and interdisciplinary audience. It has two main strands reflecting historical, systematic and practical aspects of the subject. Together, these strands constitute a body of work that is cross-disciplinary, collaborative, inclusive of a younger generation of scholars and with public impact. Both represent the culmination of many years of research and academic recognition.1. A study of the theology of providence - a book of c120K words will be produced for the Cambridge University Press Studies Current Issues in Theology Series. The idea of providence is central to the ecumenical traditions of Christianity, and has been especially prominent in the doctrine and spirituality of the Reformed churches since the time of Zwingli and Calvin. It combines the notions of divine foresight, guidance and rule in Christian thought. These have been important not only in the shaping of Christian doctrine but in their practical significance for faith communities and individual believers. Notions of providence are often displayed in attitudes to fortune, fate, uncertainty and unexpected events. Misfortune is too frequently interpreted as a form of divine retribution. This book offers a comprehensive study of providence in the Bible and the history of the church, and also its secular manifestations in approaches to economics, empire, evolution and politics. Criticism of the classical western tradition is offered - it leans too far in the direction of fatalism and total divine control - and an attempt is offered to describe an alternative approach that is more intellectually modest but also practically useful. Discussion of pastoral topics such as suffering and prayer is included. 2. The history of Scottish theology - a co-edited three volume collection of essays is planned with Oxford University Press. This will fill a major lacuna in the study of Scottish intellectual history. Despite the significant theological work that was generated in Scotland and exported to other parts of the world, there is still no comprehensive study of Scottish theological traditions. Three volumes are projected covering a chronological sequence from the late middle ages to the 'second Reformation' around the mid-17th century (the zenith of Reformed orthodoxy in Scotland), from the early Enlightement to the mid-19th century (when German influences in philosophy, theology and Biblical criticism become apparent), and from the mid-19th and 20th centuries. An international team of scholars, including many younger researchers, will be recruited and conferences held at which first drafts of papers will be presented. The three-volume series will be co-edited by Dr Mark Elliott (St Andrews) and published by Oxford University Press. Much, though not all, of the focus will be on the different inflections of the Reformed tradition in the Scottish Presbyterian churches. Particular attention will be devoted to the popular transmission of theologies in Scotland through ballads, hymns, church architecture, catechism, sermons and liturgy. A knowledge exchange event will be held at an early stage of the project both to disseminate key research findings and to elicit wider reaction for the purpose of enriching ongoing research activity.The combined impact of these projects will be to advance the interpretation and reception of Reformed Christianity in Scotland and beyond. The focus on cross-disciplinary perspectives and collaborative work will offer innovative and fresh approaches to the subject in a broad comparative context.