The Scripture&Theology Forum

S&T 2024 Final Programme published

The programme for the S&T workshop 2024 “Scripture, Theology and Their Future”, to be staged at the conference of the European Academy of Relgion in Palermo, Sicily, on May, 21-22, has now been finalized and is availabe at our blog!

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Tuesday 21 May

Looking to the past

8:30-9:30

Chair: Jacob Astudillo (Umeå University)

• Marco Settembrini (Università di Bologna) – The Shaping of the Word of God in the Book of Ezekiel and Contemporary Biblical Hermeneutics
• Tessa Hayashida (University of St. Andrews) – Reading Luke as a Theologian: Intertextuality in Luke 9:28-36 as an Act of Theological Construction

9:30-9:45 Coffee Break

9:45-10:45

Chair: Theodoor van Willigenburg (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

• Tomas Bokedal (NLA/University of Aberdeen) – Why highlight Nomina Sacra in New Testament Writings?
• Paul L. Gavrilyuk (University of St. Thomas, St. Paul Mn) – In What Sense Is the Doctrine of the Trinity Biblical?

10:45-11:00 Coffee Break

11:00-12:00

Chair: Tomas Bokedal (NLA/University of Aberdeen)

• Michael Borowski (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) –Towards a Reconfiguration of the Message of Scripture and its Theologies: The Gospel and the Letter to the Romans
• David Stuart (University of St. Andrews) – Kenosis and the Future of Biblical Studies and Theology

12:00-12:15 Coffee Break

12:15-13:15

Chair: Stefan Lindholm (Johannelund School of Theology)

• Wade Bellesbach (University of St. Andrews) – Martin Luther’s practice of reading sacred texts and the development of his theological programme
• Cody Brown (University of St. Andrews) – Thomas Aquinas and the Two or Three Forms of Rest in Hebrews 3-4

13:15-14:15 Lunch Break

14:15-15:15

Chair: David Stuart (University of St. Andrews)

• Bernard Lukasz Sawicki (Pontificio Ateneo Sant’Anselmo) – The Biblical Reconciliation of Theology with its Original Meaning
• Andreas Riis (Convent of St. Hyacinthe, Fribourg) – What did Peter Do? Hermeneutics of Self-Involvement in the Acts of the Apostles

15:15-15:30 Coffee Break

Looking to the future in society

15:30-16:30

Chair: Nikolaos Asproulis (Volos Academy for Theological Studies)

• Young Richard Kim (University of Illinois Chicago) – The Dangers of Biblical and Theological Illiteracy: A View from the United States
• Yiftach Fehige (University of Toronto) – Diversity, Theology, and “Hamburg’s Way”

S&T-Dinner

(Reservations upfront via jacob.astudillo@umu.se)

20:00; Restaurant “Mangia e Bevi”

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Wednesday 22 May

Looking to the future academia

8:30-9:30

Chair: Henk Van den Belt (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

• Stefan Lindholm (Johannelund School of Theology) – Hermeneutics, Metaphysics and Scripture
• Markus Mühling (Kirchliche Hochschule Wuppertal) – The Future of the Spirit and the Relative Openness of Scripture

9:30-9:45 Coffee Break

9:45-10:45

Chair: David Stuart (University of St. Andrews)

• Friederike Nüssel (Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg) – Narrativity, Singularity and Resonance: Paradigms
• Lluis Oviedo (Pontificia Università Antonianum) – Does The Dialogue between Science and Theology Influence Biblical Studies?

10:45-11:00 Coffee Break

Looking to the present

11:00-12:00

Chair: Jacob Astudillo (Umeå University)

• Markus Iff (Theologische Hochschule Ewersbach) – Experiene e of Faith and Revelation: Points of Reference and Perspectives for Scripture and Theology from the Point of View of Free Church Theologies
• Henk van den Belt (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) – Scripture as Principium of Theology: The Work of Spirit and Soft Foundationalism

12:00-12:15 Coffee Break

12:15-13:15

Chair: Henk Van den Belt (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

• Hanoch Ben Pazi (Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan) – A Religious Journey Towards the Future: The Role of Abrahamic Religious Scriptures and Interfaith Dialogue in Addressing Challenges of Sustainability
• Cyril Hovorun (University College Stockholm) – The Bible in the “Russian World” Quasi-theology

13:15-14:15 Lunch Break

The Nature of Christian Doctrine: Discussing McGrath

14:15-15:15

Chair: Nikolaos Asproulis (Volos Academy for Theological Studies)

• Participants: Arnold Huijgen (Protestant Theological University), Tomas Bokedal (NLA/University of Aberdeen), Michael Borowski (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
• Contributions by proxy: Knut Alfsvåg (VID Specialized University), Georg Fischer (Universität Innsbruck), Mark Elliott (Toronto School of Theology), Andrew Loke (Hong Kong Baptist University), Humberto Coelho (Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora), Frederike von Oorschot (Universität Heidelberg)