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Symposium Posts

• March 27, 2010

  Vanhoozer’s Remythologizing Theology and the SAET’s Senior Theological Consultant

  Dr. Kevin Vanhoozer of Wheaton Graduate School has graciously agreed to serve as the Senior Theological Consultant for the SAET’s 2010/2011 Symposium schedule. We’ll be presenting papers on the theme of “Identity Formation in the Culture, Church and Scriptures.” We are thrilled to have Dr. Vanhoozer’s participation.

  In related news, Vanhoozer has just released his (self-professed) first major work of theology, Remythologizing Theology: Divine Action, Passion and Authorship (Cambridge University Press, …

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• February 21, 2010

  The Pastor-Theologian as Ecclesial Theologian

  I’ve reworked my 2009 Symposium paper in light of feedback received. The paper brings together the content of my Reformation 21 article, with the content of my taxonomy series, and seeks to articulate an understanding of the pastor-theologian that includes the writing of ecclesial theology as as significant factor in the pastor-theologian’s identity.

  The intent is to include this paper in an edited volume alongside the other 2009 Pastor-Theologian Symposium papers, so any feedback before publication is welcome.  Here’s the introduction followed by a link to a pdf:
  The …

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  Categories: Ecclesial Theologian | Ecclesial Theology | Pastor-theologian | Symposium

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• November 9, 2009

  Doug Sweeny On the Professor as Researcher and the Pastor as Theologian

  At the close of the ‘09 SAET Symposium, our Senior Theological Consultant, Doug Sweeney, offered the following proposal regarding the future relationship between academic scholars and pastor-theologians:
  “We will not always need academic, systematic theologians to do all the heavy theological lifting for God’s people. We are not often explicit about this, but systematic theology, insofar as it is distinguished from biblical, historical, philosophical, psychological, and intercultural theology, is the work …

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  Categories: Academic Theology | Ecclesial Theology | Pastor-theologian | Symposium

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• October 17, 2009

  2009 Symposium Reflections

  The 2009 Symposium has come and gone, and now that I’ve had a week to dig myself out of all the missed e-mails and phones messages, I’ve finally found some time to reflect a bit on our time together. The symposium was fantastic on multiple levels – relationally, pastorally, and theologically. It was great to reconnect with some old faces, as well as to meet a few new ones. This was our second …

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  Categories: SAET Fellowship | Symposium

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