The Scripture&Theology Forum

We are happy to announce 26 papers to presented in the following seven topical sections of our workshop:

• Philosophical Perspectives on Scripture (Tue 10:15-11:15)
• Scripture in Social and Political Settings (Tue 11:30-12:30)
• Patristic and Mediaeval Perspectives on Scripture (Tue 13:30-15:00)
• Are there Multiple Senses in Scripture? (Tue 15:30-17:00)
• Scripture and Interreligious Dialogue (Tue 17:15-18:15)
• Scripture in Twentieth-Century Theology and beyond (Wed 8:30-13:15)
• Scripture and (Human) Nature (Wed 14:15-16:30)

The programme may still be subject to change, and the exact place is still not determined by the EuARe.

So watch out this space!

Programme (as of 8 March 2020)

TUESDAY, 23 June

Philosophical Perspectives on Scripture

10:15-11:15         

• Wouter Bisschop, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam:
  Modelling Relations between Theology and Hermeneutics
• Bernd Harbeck-Pingel, Evangelische Hochschule Freiburg:
  Forms of Reduction and the Unity of Understanding

Scripture in Social and Political Settings

11:30-12:30

• Beatrice Ang, University of Edinburgh:
  Power Dynamics in the Preached Word: A Case Study from the Fourth Century
• Eric Nenkia Bien, Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science (CLPS), Leuven:
  Post-Truth and Contemporary Scriptural Exegesis: Proposing a Renewed Interaction between Scholarship and Devotional Life
• Corneliu Constantineanu, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Romania:
  Justice and Reconciliation: The Use of Scripture in Public Theology  

LUNCH  

Patristic and Mediaeval Perspectives on Scripture

13:30-15:00

• Tomas Bokedal, NLA Bergen & University of Aberdeen:
  Why is the New Testament Called ‘New Testament’?
• Chungman Lee, Theologische Universiteit Kampen:
  Transformative progress in interpreting the Scriptures: Scripture – Theologia – Oikonomia
• Ludger Jansen, University of Rostock & University of Passau:
  The Role of Philosophy in Thomas Aquinas’ Exegetical Works

Are there Multiple Senses in Scripture?

15:30-17:00

• Szilvia Finta, Saint Paul Academy, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary:
  The Paradise (Pardes). The foundation of right theology: the four main types of rabbinic exegesis
• Hans Burger, Theologische Universiteit Kampen:
  Quadriga without Neoplatonism? In search of the usefulness of the fourfold sense of Scripture in dialogue with Hans Boersma
• Arnold Huijgen, Theologische Universiteit Apeldoorn:
  Reinventing the Quadriga? Multiple senses of Scripture from a Reformed Perspective

Scripture and Interreligious Dialogue

17:15-18:15

• Mohammad Mahdi Fallah, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Iran:
  The Rhetorical Interpretation of Qur’an and its Theological Implications
• Enrico Beltramini, Notre Dame de Namur University, USA:
  Theology of Religions and Biblical Studies after Qumran. The Case of „The Unknown Christ Of Hinduism“
• Hanoch Ben Pazi, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan:
  Rethinking of Scripture following Buber and Levinas: A Contemporary Theological Perspective of Revelation and Interreligious Dialogue

S&T WORKSHOP DINNER

WEDNESDAY, 24 June

Scripture in Twentieth-Century Theology and beyond

8:30-9:30

• Georg Fischer, University of Innsbruck:
  Karl Rahner’s Use of the Bible
• Mark Elliott, University of Glasgow:
  The theological art of Scriptural interpretation: lessons from von Balthasar

9:45-10:45

• Roger Revell, University of Cambridge:
  Reading for Revelation: Karl Barth on Reading the Old Testament as a Christian
• Brandon Watson, University of Heidelberg: 
  Karl Barth’s Theological Exegesis from the Depths: Reframing Faith, Hope, and Love

11:00-12:00

• Geert Van Oyen, Université catholique de Louvain:
  Scripture and Theology in 2020? Don’t forget Albert Schweitzer!
• Ida Heikkilä, University of Helsinki:
  The Holy Scriptures as a Recognition- and Witnessing-Authority in the German Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue Communio Sanctorum: The Church as the Communion of Saints

12:15-13:15

• Michael Borowski, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam:
  Power in Religion and Religion of Power: A “Mere Evangelical” Account for the Development of Doctrine                                                            
• Elisabeth Maikranz, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg:
  The relation of Scripture and tradition in the light of the question of God’s revelation

LUNCH

Scripture and (Human) Nature

14:15-15:15

• Alison Milbank, University of Nottingham:
  Let the floods clap their hands’: Deriving an eco-theology of participation from the Old Testament in seventeenth and eighteenth century natural philosophy and poetry
• Willibald Sandler, University of Innsbruck:
  Dramatic Kairology: The relationship between grace and freedom in the Gospels and in the Augustinian-Pelagian controversy on external and internal grace

15:30-16:30

• Jeanine Mukaminega, FTPB, Brussels:
  The theology/anthropology of Ezekiel 13, 17-21
• Yiftach Fehige, University of Toronto:
  Theological Heterogeneity in Scripture and the Evolution of Sexual Reproduction
• Michael Borowski, Tomas Bokedal, Ludger Jansen:
  Moving on – Making Plans for S&T 2021

Evening: EuARe GALA DINNER