Remembering Colin Gunton

15 years ago today Colin Gunton died. 

Many were eagerly awaiting his systematic theology, volume one was in draft.

It would have been the culmination of a long study of scripture and the tradition.

He left a legacy in books and students, (although in my opinion, sadly not at King's College London where he spent all his years teaching)

He was one of a very few non-conformist theologians to become a Professor.

He made us all think about theology, especially the doctrine of the Trinity, even if you ended up disagreeing with him.

I sat in his lectures each year while I was undergraduate - introducing Christian theology, the theology of Karl Barth and in my third year some of the sessions of the Research Institute in Systematic Theology as he read draft chapters from his systematic theology.

His books which fill a shelve in my study remain key volumes I pick up and read.

It is good to see a growing number of books engaging with his work,

and there is a promised T & T Clark Companion in preparation.

Comments

[Myk]

What do you mean not at kings?

[Naomi Reese]

Hi Andy,

Thanks for your post. I appreciate your updates on Gunton and his work. I have been reading your blog for the last several years (My dissertation was on Gunton's pneumatology and his contribution to public theology). Your posts helped me to expand my research on Gunton.

You might be interested in knowing that I formed a Gunton study group for the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (USA). We met in 2016 for the first time and are going to meet again this year. Some of the authors in your book list are participants in this group. Also, I had an article on Gunton published by the Evangelical Review of Theology in Spring, 2017.

I am glad that we have a fellow Gunton scholar in England (is that where you are?) Also, I am glad to hear that a companion to Gunton is in the works. I look forward to it!

Thanks again for your post. It's nice to receive updates on how Gunton's legacy and theology continue to influence the academy.

Blessings,
Naomi Reese