Bruce Ritchie: Faith, Church, Physics and James Clark Maxwell Bruce Ritchie Bruce Ritchie Bruce was born in Edinburgh and grew up on a farm in the Scottish Borders. He holds degrees in Mathematics, Christian Dogmatics and did his doctorate on the 19th century London Missionary Society evangelist Robert Moffat. Bruce served in the Church of Scotland as a parish minister for 24 years before moving to Malawi to teach Christian Theology at Zomba Theological College. Returning to Scotland in 2006, he did further parish work in Dingwall and taught Scottish Church History and Understanding Worship at the University of the Highlands and Islands. For several years he was also Chairman of the Board at HTC. Bruce has written several books including ‘Columba: The faith of an Island Soldier’, 'T.F. Torrance in Recollection and Reappraisal’, and 'James Clark Maxwell: Faith, Church, Physics’. Bruce is married to Grace, and they have two daughters and two sons-in-law, plus a granddaughter and grandson. Chair: Michael Fuller Michael Fuller Michael Fuller is a lecturer in Science and Religion at New College. He has published widely in this field, as well as exploring themes in theology and literature, and theology and music. He has served as Chair of the Science and Religion Forum, and as Vice-President for Publications of the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology. He is a minister of the Scottish Episcopal Church, and has also served in parishes as well as running the ministerial training programmes for that denomination. His most recent book is 'Science and Religion in Western Literature: Critical and Theological Studies' (Routledge 2023). Nov 08 2024 16.00 - 17.00 Bruce Ritchie: Faith, Church, Physics and James Clark Maxwell Bruce Ritchie joins Michael Fuller to speak about his newest book, 'James Clark Maxwell: Faith, Church, Physics’. The book addresses the life and scientific work of the renowned Scottish physicist, focusing on Maxwell's faith and examining many of the scientific, philosophical and religious questions which Maxwell encountered in the mid-19th century. Ritchie will also be speaking about some of his past books, including ‘Columba: The faith of an Island Soldier’, which examines the theology of Columba of Iona; ‘T.F. Torrance in Recollection and Reappraisal’, in which he examines Torrance’s theology, especially as it impacted his own theological understanding; and ‘Five Weeks in the Land’, an extended journal documenting time spent in Israel, Palestine, and Jordan, including conversations with people from all parts of society in the region. Martin Hall, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2LX Book your place
Bruce Ritchie: Faith, Church, Physics and James Clark Maxwell Bruce Ritchie Bruce Ritchie Bruce was born in Edinburgh and grew up on a farm in the Scottish Borders. He holds degrees in Mathematics, Christian Dogmatics and did his doctorate on the 19th century London Missionary Society evangelist Robert Moffat. Bruce served in the Church of Scotland as a parish minister for 24 years before moving to Malawi to teach Christian Theology at Zomba Theological College. Returning to Scotland in 2006, he did further parish work in Dingwall and taught Scottish Church History and Understanding Worship at the University of the Highlands and Islands. For several years he was also Chairman of the Board at HTC. Bruce has written several books including ‘Columba: The faith of an Island Soldier’, 'T.F. Torrance in Recollection and Reappraisal’, and 'James Clark Maxwell: Faith, Church, Physics’. Bruce is married to Grace, and they have two daughters and two sons-in-law, plus a granddaughter and grandson. Chair: Michael Fuller Michael Fuller Michael Fuller is a lecturer in Science and Religion at New College. He has published widely in this field, as well as exploring themes in theology and literature, and theology and music. He has served as Chair of the Science and Religion Forum, and as Vice-President for Publications of the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology. He is a minister of the Scottish Episcopal Church, and has also served in parishes as well as running the ministerial training programmes for that denomination. His most recent book is 'Science and Religion in Western Literature: Critical and Theological Studies' (Routledge 2023). Nov 08 2024 16.00 - 17.00 Bruce Ritchie: Faith, Church, Physics and James Clark Maxwell Bruce Ritchie joins Michael Fuller to speak about his newest book, 'James Clark Maxwell: Faith, Church, Physics’. The book addresses the life and scientific work of the renowned Scottish physicist, focusing on Maxwell's faith and examining many of the scientific, philosophical and religious questions which Maxwell encountered in the mid-19th century. Ritchie will also be speaking about some of his past books, including ‘Columba: The faith of an Island Soldier’, which examines the theology of Columba of Iona; ‘T.F. Torrance in Recollection and Reappraisal’, in which he examines Torrance’s theology, especially as it impacted his own theological understanding; and ‘Five Weeks in the Land’, an extended journal documenting time spent in Israel, Palestine, and Jordan, including conversations with people from all parts of society in the region. Martin Hall, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2LX Book your place
Nov 08 2024 16.00 - 17.00 Bruce Ritchie: Faith, Church, Physics and James Clark Maxwell Bruce Ritchie joins Michael Fuller to speak about his newest book, 'James Clark Maxwell: Faith, Church, Physics’. The book addresses the life and scientific work of the renowned Scottish physicist, focusing on Maxwell's faith and examining many of the scientific, philosophical and religious questions which Maxwell encountered in the mid-19th century. Ritchie will also be speaking about some of his past books, including ‘Columba: The faith of an Island Soldier’, which examines the theology of Columba of Iona; ‘T.F. Torrance in Recollection and Reappraisal’, in which he examines Torrance’s theology, especially as it impacted his own theological understanding; and ‘Five Weeks in the Land’, an extended journal documenting time spent in Israel, Palestine, and Jordan, including conversations with people from all parts of society in the region.
