Scripture and the University

9:00 to 11:30 am
11/19/2023
Salon K

A Critical Engagement with Christopher Watkin’s work Biblical Critical Theory

This year’s seminar will be a culmination of a year-long study of Christopher Watkins’s new work, Biblical Critical Theory. Through a series of invited analyses and an in-person response from Dr. Watkins, the seminar will focus on distilling a proper understanding of Watkins’s arguments and in assisting the university-based academic in making appropriate applications to the academic educational endeavor. For more information, contact Jonathan Arnold ([email protected]) or visit the KLC website (http://kirbylaingcentre.co.uk).

Jonathan Arnold, Cedarville University, Welcome (5 min)

Opening Liturgy

Susan Bubbers, The Center for Anglican Theology, Presiding (5 min)

Michael Wagenman, Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology 
Retrieving and Renewing Biblical Criticality: A Modest Proposal in the Shadow of Empire (25 min)

Matt Albanese, Union University
Biblical Critical Theory in the University of the Future: Scripture as a Constructive Text (25 min)

Break (10 min)

Christopher Watkin, Monash University-Victoria Australia, Respondent (25 min)

Discussion (25 min)

Closing Liturgy

Susan Bubbers, The Center for Anglican Theology, Presiding (5 min)

Scripture and the University Seminar 
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
11/20/2022
Plaza Court 1 (Plaza Tower - Concourse Level) - Sheraton Downtown (SD)

The university has been traditionally committed to the reality and acquisition and passing on of knowledge and wisdom, and given that Scripture is likewise committed to the twin realities of knowledge and wisdom, the study of the relationship of Scripture and the university is fitting and holds great promise. The Scripture and the University Seminar looks forward to its November 2022 meeting, which will consist of invited papers devoted to the exploration of “The Bible and the University Disciplines.” For those interested in learning more, please contact Brad Green ([email protected]).

Welcome & Worship (15 min)

Jonathan Arnold, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Presiding

David Beldman, Redeemer University
Cultivating the Biblical Mind: The Bible and Scholarship (35 min)

Eric L. Johnson, Houston Baptist University
Abraham Kuyper and the Two Academies (35 min)

Break (10 min)

Ken Keathley, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Scripture and Epistemological Virtue (35 min)

Discussion (20 min)

Conclusion

Jonathan Arnold, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Presiding