Achievements
In response to these emerging interests, the Institute of Theology, Imagination and the Arts (ITIA) was founded within the School of Divinity in 2000. It brought together an already existing project at St Andrews, 'Theology and Imagination', directed by Professor Trevor Hart, and 'Theology Through the Arts', directed by Professor Jeremy Begbie.
Since our founding, we have established:
- a doctoral programme which has attracted c. 20 students
- Honours and Masters modules
- a publishing programme, including a series with Ashgate Press
- a weekly postgraduate research seminar
- an annual conference, held each Spring, gathering participants from all over the UK and abroad
- a major international conference on Tolkien
- two international colloquia, through collaboration with Calvin College, one in theology and music, the other in theology and the built environment
- an RCUK Academic Fellowship, formerly held by Dr Gavin Hopps
- a series of public performance events