Rev Doug Gay

  • Lecturer in Practical Theology (Theology & Religious Studies)

telephone: 01413302073
email: Doug.Gay@glasgow.ac.uk

R501 Level 5, Theology and Religious Studies, 4 The Square, Glasgow G12 8QQ

ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7182-562X

Research interests

Research interests

His research interests lie in two main areas: ecclesiology and political theology.

Within ecclesiology he works on the relationships between the reformed tradition, emerging church and ecumenism; on the relations between ecclesiology and missiology (with a particular interest in Scotland) and also writes on contemporary perspectives on liturgy and preaching.

Within political theology, he is interested in the relationship between Reformed and Anabaptist perspectives on politics and is currently working on questions of theology and nationalism, with particular reference to Scotland.

Biography

Doug joined Theology and Religious Studies in October 2005 after PhD studies in New College, Edinburgh under Will Storrar and David Fergusson. He holds an MA degree in Modern History and International Politics from the University of St Andrews and a BD from the University of Glasgow. Doug is an ordained minister who trained for ministry in the Church of Scotland and worked as a Church of Scotland minister for two years, before spending six years working in Hackney, East London as a minister of the United Reformed Church. He has worked as a religious columnist for The Times and is also active as a hymnwriter and liturgist.

Publications

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Number of items: 27.

2021

Gay, D. (2021) Discipling populism: a theopolitical alternative to denial or demonizing. In: Schmiedel, U. and Ralston, J. (eds.) The Spirit of Populism: Political Theologies in Polarized Times. Brill. (In Press)

2020

Gay, D. (2020) The Edinburgh books and the Iowa books: the challenge of Marilynne Robinson’s literary-theological recovery of Calvin and Calvinism. In: Marilynne Robinson and Theology. KVHAA (Kungl. Vitterhets Historie Och Antikvitets Akademien): Stockholm. (In Press)

2019

Gay, D. (2019) Theological constructions of Scottish national identity. In: Fergusson, D. and Elliott, M. (eds.) The History of Scottish Theology. Volume III: The Long Twentieth Century. Oxford University Press: Oxford. ISBN 9780198759355

2018

Gay, D. (2018) Church and State in Scotland: Developing Law. By Francis Lyall. Journal of Church and State, 60(3), pp. 545-547. (doi: 10.1093/jcs/csy039)[Book Review]

Gay, D. (2018) The Kirk and the Union. Scottish Affairs, 27(1), pp. 92-98. (doi: 10.3366/scot.2018.0227)

Gay, D. (2018) God Be In My Mouth: 40 Ways to Grow as a Preacher. St. Andrew Press: London. ISBN 9780861539963

2017

Gay, D. (2017) Reforming The Kirk: the Future of the Church of Scotland. Saint Andrew Press: London/Edinburgh. ISBN 9780861539017

Gay, D. (2017) ‘The Practical is Political’ — Duncan Forrester and the ‘political service’ of theology in Scotland. Practical Theology, 10(3), pp. 277-290. (doi: 10.1080/1756073X.2017.1354513)

2016

Gay, D. (2016) (Re)imagining Scotland's future. In: Barrow, S. and Small, M. (eds.) Scotland 2021. Bella Caledonia/Ekklesia: Edinburgh. ISBN 9780993294235

Gay, D. (2016) Andrew N. T. Muirhead, Reformation, Dissent and Diversity – The Story of Scotland’s Churches 1560–1960. Theology, 119(3), pp. 224-225. (doi: 10.1177/0040571X15623749o)[Book Review]

2015

Gay, D. (2015) Between Kin and Cosmopolis, an ethic of the nation. Third Way, 39(4), p. 41. [Book Review]

2014

Gay, D. (2014) Honey from the Lion: Christianity and the Ethics of Nationalism. SCM: London. ISBN 9780334046479

Gay, D. (2014) Prospective practitioners: a pioneer’s progress. In: Baker, J. and Ross, C. (eds.) The Pioneer Gift: Explorations in Mission. Canterbury Press: Norwich, pp. 39-54. ISBN 9781848256514

2013

Gay, D. (2013) Is a christian vision of Scottish identity viable in the early 21st century? Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology, 31(1), pp. 33-42.

Gay, D. (2013) Uncommon order? Possible futures of worship in the Church of Scotland. In: Stewart, J. (ed.) A Useable Past: Belief, Worship and Song in Reformation Context. Scottish Church Service Society: Edinburgh. ISBN 9780992772505

2012

Gay, D. (2012) Patriotism good - nationalism bad? The news from Scotland. Modern Believing, 53(4), (doi: 10.3828/MB.53.4.419)

Gay, D. (2012) On Englishness. Anvil, 28(2),

Gay, D. (2012) The hind let loose or a deer caught in the headlights? Gordon Brown does God in public. Crucible: The Journal of Christian Social Ethics,

2011

Gay, D.C. (2011) Review essay: rewiring practical theology. Political Theology, 12(4), pp. 596-600. [Book Review]

Gay, D.C. (2011) Remixing the Church: The Five Moves of Emerging Ecclesiology. SCM Press: London, UK. ISBN 9780334043966

2009

Forrester, D. B. and Gay, D. (Eds.) (2009) Worship and Liturgy in Context. SCM: London. ISBN 9780334041689

Gay, D. (2009) Gordon Brown and his presbyterian moral compass. In: Scott, P., Baker, C.R. and Graham, E.L. (eds.) Remoralizing Britain? Political, Ethical and Theological Perspectives on New Labour. Series: Continuum resources in religion and political culture. Continuum: London, UK. ISBN 9780826444141

2008

Gay, D. and Rienstra, R. (2008) Veering off the via media: emerging church, alternative worship, and new media technologies in the United States and United Kingdom. Liturgy, 23(3), pp. 39-47. (doi: 10.1080/04580630802003693)

2007

Gay, D. (2007) Faith in, with and under Gordon Brown - a Scottish Presbyterian/Calvinist reflection. International Journal of Public Theology, 1(3-4), pp. 306-321. (doi: 10.1163/156973207X231644)

Gay, D. (2007) "Embodying divine economy": credit unions as the practice of political theology. Political Theology, 8(1), pp. 117-122. (doi: 10.1558/poth.2007.8.1.117)

2004

Gay, D. (2004) Worship alternatives: use of arts and creativity in worship. In: Eastman, M. and Latham, S. (eds.) Urban Church: A Practitioner's Resource Book. SPCK: London, UK. ISBN 9780281056033

2003

Baker, J., Gay, D. and Brown, J. (2003) Alternative Worship. SPCK: London, UK. ISBN 9780281053964

This list was generated on Thu Oct 21 23:35:42 2021 BST.
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Number of items: 27.

Articles

Gay, D. (2018) The Kirk and the Union. Scottish Affairs, 27(1), pp. 92-98. (doi: 10.3366/scot.2018.0227)

Gay, D. (2017) ‘The Practical is Political’ — Duncan Forrester and the ‘political service’ of theology in Scotland. Practical Theology, 10(3), pp. 277-290. (doi: 10.1080/1756073X.2017.1354513)

Gay, D. (2013) Is a christian vision of Scottish identity viable in the early 21st century? Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology, 31(1), pp. 33-42.

Gay, D. (2012) Patriotism good - nationalism bad? The news from Scotland. Modern Believing, 53(4), (doi: 10.3828/MB.53.4.419)

Gay, D. (2012) On Englishness. Anvil, 28(2),

Gay, D. (2012) The hind let loose or a deer caught in the headlights? Gordon Brown does God in public. Crucible: The Journal of Christian Social Ethics,

Gay, D. and Rienstra, R. (2008) Veering off the via media: emerging church, alternative worship, and new media technologies in the United States and United Kingdom. Liturgy, 23(3), pp. 39-47. (doi: 10.1080/04580630802003693)

Gay, D. (2007) Faith in, with and under Gordon Brown - a Scottish Presbyterian/Calvinist reflection. International Journal of Public Theology, 1(3-4), pp. 306-321. (doi: 10.1163/156973207X231644)

Gay, D. (2007) "Embodying divine economy": credit unions as the practice of political theology. Political Theology, 8(1), pp. 117-122. (doi: 10.1558/poth.2007.8.1.117)

Books

Gay, D. (2018) God Be In My Mouth: 40 Ways to Grow as a Preacher. St. Andrew Press: London. ISBN 9780861539963

Gay, D. (2017) Reforming The Kirk: the Future of the Church of Scotland. Saint Andrew Press: London/Edinburgh. ISBN 9780861539017

Gay, D. (2014) Honey from the Lion: Christianity and the Ethics of Nationalism. SCM: London. ISBN 9780334046479

Gay, D.C. (2011) Remixing the Church: The Five Moves of Emerging Ecclesiology. SCM Press: London, UK. ISBN 9780334043966

Baker, J., Gay, D. and Brown, J. (2003) Alternative Worship. SPCK: London, UK. ISBN 9780281053964

Book Sections

Gay, D. (2021) Discipling populism: a theopolitical alternative to denial or demonizing. In: Schmiedel, U. and Ralston, J. (eds.) The Spirit of Populism: Political Theologies in Polarized Times. Brill. (In Press)

Gay, D. (2020) The Edinburgh books and the Iowa books: the challenge of Marilynne Robinson’s literary-theological recovery of Calvin and Calvinism. In: Marilynne Robinson and Theology. KVHAA (Kungl. Vitterhets Historie Och Antikvitets Akademien): Stockholm. (In Press)

Gay, D. (2019) Theological constructions of Scottish national identity. In: Fergusson, D. and Elliott, M. (eds.) The History of Scottish Theology. Volume III: The Long Twentieth Century. Oxford University Press: Oxford. ISBN 9780198759355

Gay, D. (2016) (Re)imagining Scotland's future. In: Barrow, S. and Small, M. (eds.) Scotland 2021. Bella Caledonia/Ekklesia: Edinburgh. ISBN 9780993294235

Gay, D. (2014) Prospective practitioners: a pioneer’s progress. In: Baker, J. and Ross, C. (eds.) The Pioneer Gift: Explorations in Mission. Canterbury Press: Norwich, pp. 39-54. ISBN 9781848256514

Gay, D. (2013) Uncommon order? Possible futures of worship in the Church of Scotland. In: Stewart, J. (ed.) A Useable Past: Belief, Worship and Song in Reformation Context. Scottish Church Service Society: Edinburgh. ISBN 9780992772505

Gay, D. (2009) Gordon Brown and his presbyterian moral compass. In: Scott, P., Baker, C.R. and Graham, E.L. (eds.) Remoralizing Britain? Political, Ethical and Theological Perspectives on New Labour. Series: Continuum resources in religion and political culture. Continuum: London, UK. ISBN 9780826444141

Gay, D. (2004) Worship alternatives: use of arts and creativity in worship. In: Eastman, M. and Latham, S. (eds.) Urban Church: A Practitioner's Resource Book. SPCK: London, UK. ISBN 9780281056033

Book Reviews

Gay, D. (2018) Church and State in Scotland: Developing Law. By Francis Lyall. Journal of Church and State, 60(3), pp. 545-547. (doi: 10.1093/jcs/csy039)[Book Review]

Gay, D. (2016) Andrew N. T. Muirhead, Reformation, Dissent and Diversity – The Story of Scotland’s Churches 1560–1960. Theology, 119(3), pp. 224-225. (doi: 10.1177/0040571X15623749o)[Book Review]

Gay, D. (2015) Between Kin and Cosmopolis, an ethic of the nation. Third Way, 39(4), p. 41. [Book Review]

Gay, D.C. (2011) Review essay: rewiring practical theology. Political Theology, 12(4), pp. 596-600. [Book Review]

Edited Books

Forrester, D. B. and Gay, D. (Eds.) (2009) Worship and Liturgy in Context. SCM: London. ISBN 9780334041689

This list was generated on Thu Oct 21 23:35:42 2021 BST.

Supervision

Doug is interested in receiving proposals from PhD students wishing to study in the following areas:

  • Ecclesiology
  • Liturgy and worship
  • Homiletics
  • Political theology
  • Church in Scotland
  • Missiology
  • Matthews, Donna
    Improvisation as a Liminal Experience
  • McKean, Sarah
    A common hope: a theological exploration of the role of hope in the desistance process.

Teaching

Teaching Areas

  • Practical Theology
  • Church in Scotland
  • Missiology
  • Liturgy and Homiletics
  • Political Theology