The Scripture&Theology Forum

Programme of the Panel at EuARe 2019

March 7, 2019, 14:30-16:30 – Aemilia Hotel, Sala Bononia

Christianity is a religion of a book. However, how does Christian faith of the 21st century connect with this book, the Bible? In the 2019-panel, our study group hopes to shed some light on the question of how different Christian denominations construct their theology from the biblical canon: Who are the participants and the pillars, and what are the patterns and processes in the development of doctrine “according to the Scriptures”? How do we transition from the canon of historical texts to the theology that guides our faith? The panel welcomes contributions from all denominations in order to investigate these particular questions from various angles.

Chairs

• Tomas Bokedal (NLA University College / University of Aberdeen)
• Michael Borowski (Independent Researcher)

Presentations

• Mark Elliott (University of St. Andrews) – Biblical theology of Justification: Albrecht Ritschl meets Michael Allen
• Nikolaos Asproulis (Volos Academy for Theological Studies) – Sola Scriptura or Sola Patrologia? Re-reading Georges Florovsky’s neopatristic synthesis
• Ludger Jansen (Ruhr University Bochum) – Reading and Writing Theology from Scripture
• Michael Borowski (Independent Researcher) – Biblical Authority and the Develompent of Doctrine: Surveying the example of Kevin J. Vanhoozer
• Tomas Bokedal (NLA University College / University of Aberdeen) – From Scripture to regula, from regula to Scripture : Lutheran Readings of the Rule of Faith
• Torsten Löfstedt (Linnaeus University) – Can we speak of progress in systematic theology?
• Brandon Gallaher (University of Exeter) – An Eastern Orthodox Approach to Scripture
• Anna Hutchinson (University of Birmingham) – The Ordination of Women in the Church of England: Theology and Policy