Peter Kurti

Research Fellow, Religion and the Free Society Program

peter-kurti-revThe Reverend Peter Kurti is a Research Fellow co-ordinating the Religion and the Free Society program at the Centre for Independent Studies. The program examines the implications of a liberal approach to religion in civil society and investigates the capacity of that society to maintain freedom for expression of religious values. It does not discuss issues of discipline, dogma or organization.

Peter is an ordained minister in the Anglican Church and has worked in England and Australia. His experience includes ministry with inner-city and suburban congregations as well as in the university sector where he also taught. Before joining the CIS Peter had been Rector of Saint James’, King Street in Sydney for eight years. He trained for the ministry in England and the United States, and has degrees in law, theology, and philosophy. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.