May 24-27, 2004 | Scripture and the Disciplines Conference – Wheaton College

The HCTU co-sponsored the Scripture and the Disciplines Conference at Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois. This conference provided a venue for Christian scholars in the humanities and social sciences together with their colleagues in biblical and theological studies to explore new avenues for scholarship deeply rooted in Scripture. This conference, titled, “Setting a New Agenda: The Bible in Dialogue with the Academy,” included several TEDS faculty members.

On May 24-27, 2004 Wheaton College hosted…

The purpose of this conference was to bring Christian scholars in the humanities and social sciences together with those in biblical and theological studies to promote the “integration of faith and learning” by exploring the functional application of Scripture to academic scholarship. The goal was to support the development of “the Christian mind grounded in and shaped by God’s own revelation of Truth to His people” in the Christian college movement and evangelical educational institutions.

The disciplines represented included biblical and theological, economics, english, history, political science, psychology and sociology. The participants listened to notable speakers and had opportunities in break-out sessions within their disciplines to discuss key problems and promising approaches to integration. Plenary speakers included Dr. Graham Cole (TEDS) and Dr. Alvin Plantiga. Discipline Coordinators and Steering Committee included Dr. Alan Jacobs, Dr. Douglas Sweeney (TEDS) and Dr. Robert Priest (TEDS). Further information is available at www.wheaton.edu/scriptureconf/basic/index.html

Timothy George | The Pattern of Christian Truth | play audio

Henry Allen | Scriptural Engagement and Theoretical Development in Sociology: A Social Science Case Study for the Twenty-First Century | play audio

Graham Cole | Scripture and the Disciplines: The Question of Expectations | play audio

David Jeffrey | See updated version of David Jeffrey’s talk in his article, “Biblical Literacy, Academic Freedom and Christian Liberty,” in The Bible in the University.

Mark Noll | The Bible as a Norm for Historical Writing: Helpful or Harmful and How to Tell the Difference | play audio

Alvin Plantinga | Evolutionary Psychology and Scripture Scholarship: More Alike Than You Might Have Thought | play audio