SAHS at SBL: Engaging Kevin Vanhoozer’s Mere Christian Hermeneutics
Fri, November 21 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Essex South, 3rd Floor, Westin Copley Place
KLC seeks to nurture and practice quality Christian scholarship across the academic disciplines oriented toward the question how then shall we live? Our research hubs are discipline-specific communities of fellows working to explore the integration of faith with their field, and to advance their discipline through the gains that a Christian worldview offers. KLC’s projects arise largely out of the activity of its hubs, though short-term mission groups can be convened to undertake a special or interdisciplinary project.
If a hub is dormant or if there isn’t one in your discipline, you are encouraged to gather a group of fellows together and apply to (re)start a hub together.
Our original research hubs within biblical studies are known as the Scripture Collective. For more than a quarter century, the Scripture Collective has worked to renew and advance biblical scholarship. From its original work in hermeneutics, three more seminars have been added, focusing attention on doctrine, the church and the university.
The Scripture Collective has its origins in the Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar (SAHS), established by Dr Bartholomew in 1998. It was conceived as an ambitious eight-year project to address key issues at the heart of a renewal of biblical interpretation that was rigorous and in the service of the Church. Since then SAHS has continued to meet each year at the Society of Biblical Literature in partnership with the Institute for Biblical Research. From these beginnings, it has expanded to our four seminars.
Each November, we hold a series of seminars and an Annual Meal in partnership with the Institute for Biblical Research at the Society of Biblical Literature / American Academy of Religion conference in the US.
Over its history, the Scripture Collective has been responsible for eleven influential, multi-author volumes, with the most recent series currently being published by Zondervan Academic.
Click the blocks below to find out more about each of our seminars and their programmes at SBL/IBR in November.
A group of Black South African writers fostering dialogue, collaboration, and literary development, currently exploring themes like Black evangelical identity.
Supports Christian engagement with the arts, meeting monthly to develop resources and community around visual and creative expression.
Explores Christian stewardship of capital, integrating theology with investment practices, philanthropy, and resource management.
Scholarship concerning economics and theology, fostering discussion and collaboration on topics like minimum wage and Christian economic ethics.
Examines theology’s role in global politics, war, peace, and foreign policy, supporting Christian scholars in academic and personal growth.
Aims to build a spiritually rooted Christian research group in mathematics and physics, exploring foundational problems and theology-math intersections.
Engages Lesslie Newbigin’s vision to reimagine gospel and culture interaction in Western contexts, fostering missional leadership and theological praxis.
Explores the ethical and political theology of Oliver O’Donovan, producing accessible scholarship engaging his legacy and major works.
Provides resources to help our doctoral students excel, and an environment for fellowship and the sharing of ideas and experiences.
Scholarship exploring the meaning and importance of public theology, fostering dialogue and guiding theological engagement in public life and education.
Explores biblical perspectives on sustainability, integrating theology, philosophy and ecology to address crises like climate change and biodiversity loss.
Fri, November 21 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Essex South, 3rd Floor, Westin Copley Place
Fri, November 21 | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Essex South, 3rd Floor, Westin Copley Place
