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The Complete set of the 2007 AEF Conference Audio. Includes keynote talks, Q and A and panel discussions. Total of six CD's
AEF CALL on the Biblical Narrative
Section one:. On the Primacy of the Biblical Narrative
We call for a return to the priority of the divinely authorized canonical story of the Triune God. This story-Creation, Incarnation, and Re-creation-was effected by Christ's recapitulation of human history and summarized by the early Church in its Rules of Faith. The gospel-formed content of these Rules served as the key to the interpretation of Scripture and its critique of contemporary culture, and thus shaped the church's pastoral ministry. Today, we call Evangelicals to turn away from modern theological methods that reduce the gospel to mere propositions, and from contemporary pastoral ministries so compatible with culture that they camouflage God's story or empty it of its cosmic and redemptive meaning. In a world of competing stories, we call Evangelicals to recover the truth of God's word as the story of the world, and to make it the centerpiece of Evangelical life.
AEF 07 Keynote Speakers
Edith Humphrey is the William F. Orr professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. An Anglican layperson, she served as professor of scripture at Augustine College, Ottawa, Canada, from 1997-2002, where she also served as dean. Before her service at Augustine College, she had an extended career as lecturer at several colleges and universities in Canada.
Humphrey earned her doctorate from McGill Univeresity, Montreal. As well as being the author of numerous articles, she is the author of three books, Ecstasy and Intimacy: When the Holy Spirit Meets the Human Spirit (Eerdmans, 2005), Joseph and Aseneth (Sheffield Academic 2000), and The Ladies and the Cities, Transformation and Apocalyptic Identity in Joseph and Aseneth, 4. Ezra, the Apocalypse and The Shepherd of Hermas (Sheffield, 1995). She is a co-author of Wrestling with God, a three-volume workbook series (ABC 2001, 2002 and 2004).
An active church person, she is well known as a popular speaker at church and Seminary events. She is a member of the Anglican Communion Institute, and serves on Pittsburgh Diocese’s Commission on Ministry. An accomplished musician, who prior to her move to PTS was musical director and organist at St. George's Anglican Church in Ottawa, Humphrey is now a member of Church of the Ascension in Oakland and an enthusiastic member of the PTS choir.
Scot McKnight is a widely-recognized authority on the New Testament, early Christianity, and the historical Jesus. He is the Karl A. Olsson Professor in Religious Studies at North Park University (Chicago, Illinois). A popular and witty speaker, Dr. McKnight has given interviews on radios across the nation, has appeared on television, and is regularly asked to speak in local churches and educational events. Dr. McKnight obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Nottingham (1986).
Scot McKnight is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the Society for New Testament Studies. He is the author of more than twenty books, including the award-winning The Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving Others (Paraclete, 2004), which won the Christianity Today book of the year for Christian Living. Recent books include Embracing Grace: A Gospel for All of Us (Paraclete, 2005), The Story of the Christ (Baker, 2006), and Praying with the Church (Paraclete, 2006). His newest book is The Real Mary: Why Evangelical Christians Can Embrace the Mother of Jesus. Other books include Jesus and His Death (Baylor, 2005), A Light among the Gentiles (Fortress, 1992), A New Vision for Israel (Eerdmans, 1999), Turning to Jesus (Westminster John Knox, 2002), Galatians (Zondervan, 1993) and 1 Peter (Zondervan, 1996), Interpreting the Synoptic Gospels (Baker, 1988), and he is a co-editor with J.B. Green and I.H. Marshall of the award-winning The Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (IVP, 1992) as well as the co-editor, with J.D.G. Dunn, of The Historical Jesus in Current Study (Eisenbraun¹s, 2005). He regularly contributes chapter length studies to books and articles for magazines and online webzines. McKnight¹s books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, and Russian.
Scot McKnight has taken a great interest in the Emerging church movement, becoming a proponent of it himself. He posts daily on his blog, JesusCreed.org, especially on Emerging church issues.
See his articles in Christianity Today:
Presentation topic: "The Drama of the Christ."
Kevin J. Vanhoozer is Research Professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Previously he was for eight years Senior Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Edinburgh.
Vanhoozer holds the M.Div. degree from Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia) and the Ph.D. degree from Cambridge University. He is the author of Biblical Narrative in the Philosophy of Paul Ricoeur(Cambridge University Press, 1990), Is There a Meaning in this Text? the Bible, the Reader, and the Morality of Literary Knowledge, First Theology: God, Scripture, and Hermeneutics (InterVarsity Press, 2002) and The Drama of Doctrine: A Canonical-Linguistic Approach to Christian Theology (Westminster John Knox, 2005- named best theology book of 2006 by Christianity Today)). He has edited several books, including The Cambridge Companion to Postmodern Theology (Cambridge University Press, 2003), Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible (Baker, 2005), Hermeneutics at the Crossroads (Indiana University Press, 2006), and (with Charles Anderson and Michael Sleasman) Everyday Theology: How to Read Cultural Texts and Influence Trends (Baker, 2005).
He is a member of the American Academy of Religion, where he co-founded the Christian Systematic Theology group. He serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Systematic Theology and Pro Ecclesia and is the North American Consultant for IVP's forthcoming New Dictionary of Theology. In 1999 he appeared on the cover of Christianity Today as one of the six "new theologians" featured in the lead story. He was the 2003 Westmont College Alumnus of the Year. He is married and has two daughters. He plays classical piano and finds that art, music, and literature help him integrate academic theology and spiritual formation.
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