Australiasian Conference for the Academy and the Church
28th June-1st July 2011AACC exists to stimulate research and publication by evangelical Christian academics. There are two tracks; track one for biblical and theological scholars, track two for academics working in the humanities and sciences to explore issues at the intersection of Christianity and their discipline. Hosted by Queensland Theological College and Emmanuel College at the University of Queensland. Plenary speakers Professor Walter Moberly University of Durham His three lectures are on The Old Testament and Christian Spirituality : Is God the Way to a Happy Life? Job 1-2 How does a Believer Become Blind? The Story of Balaam Numbers 22 Honest to God? The Conflict between Faith and Experience Psalms 44 & 89 Walter Moberly is a Professor of Hebrew in the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Durham, UK. He is one of the pre-eminent evangelical Hebrew scholars of this century. His recent books include The Theology of the Book of Genesis, Prophecy and Discernment and The Bible, Theology and Faith: A Study of Abraham and Jesus. Professor Moberly describes his aim in research as:“The overall concern in my scholarly work is the responsible understanding and use of the Bible in the life, thought and spirituality of Christian faith today. Although I wish to read and respect the biblical texts as ancient texts I wish also to articulate the dynamics of their enduring significance as Scripture. Thus I seek to overcome conventional scholarly divisions between Old Testament, New Testament, historical theology, systematic theology, ethics and spirituality, and to articulate a frame of reference for understanding the Bible that includes, but is much broader than, that of ancient history.” Dr. Jonathan Burnside University of Bristol His lectures will be on: A Framework for a Christian perspective on Social Issues: The Ethical Authority of the Biblical Social Vision Is it too much to Love the Foreigner? Immigration and Refugees Should we Help the Poor? Social Welfare What about Same-sex marriage? Sexual Ethics Dr. Jonathan Burnside is Reader in Biblical Law at the School of Law, University of Bristol. He has degrees in Law and Criminology, both from the University of Cambridge, as well as a doctorate in Law from the University of Liverpool. His work explores the relationship between law, theology and criminology. His books include My Brother's Keeper: Faith-based units in prisons and God, Justice, and Society: Aspects of law and legality in the Bible. His publisher, Oxford University Press, states:God, Justice and Society presents biblical law as an integration of instructional genres in the Bible which together express a vision of a society ultimately accountable to God. Burnside seeks to understand both the application of law and legal theory to the Bible and the extent to which biblical law contributes important insights into legal dilemmas in today's world. 
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