Event Title
With Heart, and Mind and Strength: Pursuing Reasonable Faith in the Maelstrom of Biblical Studies
Location
Haughey Hall, Science Complex
Start Date
26-10-2013 11:45 AM
Description
Faith seeking understanding gave rise to the systematic study of scripture in synagogue, church and mosque. Biblical studies, along with the ancillary disciplines of religious studies, Ancient Near Eastern studies and archaeology, arose out of this milieu and have found their place in the academy. The application of modern empirical methodologies to the Bible and its cultural environment has transformed modern approaches to and understanding of the Bible, but has also given rise to a form of biblical studies increasingly distanced from theology and the needs of faith communities. Yet religious consciousness and religious experience have always strained to find expression in rational discourse. At the moment when faith is defined and constrained by language, faith and reason become partners in a hermeneutic that transcends all confessional boundaries.
With Heart, and Mind and Strength: Pursuing Reasonable Faith in the Maelstrom of Biblical Studies
Haughey Hall, Science Complex
Faith seeking understanding gave rise to the systematic study of scripture in synagogue, church and mosque. Biblical studies, along with the ancillary disciplines of religious studies, Ancient Near Eastern studies and archaeology, arose out of this milieu and have found their place in the academy. The application of modern empirical methodologies to the Bible and its cultural environment has transformed modern approaches to and understanding of the Bible, but has also given rise to a form of biblical studies increasingly distanced from theology and the needs of faith communities. Yet religious consciousness and religious experience have always strained to find expression in rational discourse. At the moment when faith is defined and constrained by language, faith and reason become partners in a hermeneutic that transcends all confessional boundaries.
Comments
The primary focus of Paul Keim’s academic training and scholarly work has been the Hebrew Scriptures. He spent a sabbatical year as Visiting Professor at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany. He has also led international study groups to Israel/Palestine, Germany and Morocco.