Alan J. Torrance is Emeritus Professor at the University of St Andrews, where he held the Chair of Systematic Theology from 1999 to 2020 and served as founding Director of the Logos Institute. Previously, he taught in the Universities of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Aberdeen, Otago (Knox Theological Hall), and King’s College London. His research spans Christian doctrine and philosophical theology, with particular interests in the Trinity, theological anthropology, reconciliation, forgiveness, Kierkegaard and Barth, and theology and science. His publications include Persons in Communion and, with Andrew B. Torrance, Beyond Immanence: The Theological Vision of Kierkegaard and Barth (Eerdmans, 2023), a finalist for Christianity Today’s Theological Book of the Year Award. He has been Hensley Henson Lecturer (University of Oxford), the Didsbury Lecturer (Manchester), and the 2026 Ryan Lecturer (Asbury Seminary). He has lectured internationally, participated in many interdisciplinary research projects, and supervised numerous doctoral students. He has also played violin professionally and remains a keen fly fisherman.