University of St Andrews

School of Divinity

Paul's Letter to the Galatians & Christian Theology

10-13 July 2012

We are pleased to announce the fourth St Andrews conference on Scripture and  Christian Theology. Since the first conference on the Gospel of John in  2003, the St Andrews conferences have been recognized as amongst the most  important occasions when biblical scholars and systematic theologians are  brought together in conversation about a biblical text. With the book of Galatians as our key text, biblical scholars and theologians of the Christian tradition will gather to work out how exegesis and theology meet, critique and inform each other.

Richard Hays, George Washington Ivey Professor of New Testament at Duke Divinity School, Durham, North Carolina

N.T.Wright, Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins, University of St Andrews (St Mary’s College)

Oliver O’Donovan, Professor of Christian Ethics and Practical Theology at the University of Edinburgh (New College)

Main Papers

Jean-Noël Aletti - Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome
Lewis Ayres - University of Durham
John Barclay - University of Durham
Ivor Davidson - University of St Andrews
Beverly Gaventa - Princeton University
Bruce McCormack - Princeton University
Volker Rabens - University of Bochum
Thomas Söding - University of Bochum
Kendall Soulen - Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington D.C.
Timothy Wengert - Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia
Simeon Zahl - St John's College, Oxford

Call for Papers - extended to 2nd April 2012

We invite proposals for short papers that relate Galatians to Christian theology and culture, including:

Galatians & Art
Galatians & Christian Doctrine
Galatians & Ethics
Galatians & the History of Interpretation
Galatians & Eschatology
Jewish and Christian Readings of Galatians.

Abstracts of not more than 300 words should be sent to galatians@st-andrews.ac.uk by 2nd April 2012.

Registration and accommodation

Full registration (includes 4 nights stay, full meals, conference registration and refreshments): £470

Discounted rate for full-time students (includes 4 nights stay, full meals, conference registration and refreshments): £360 (limited space so book early)

Day delegate registration (includes conference registration and refreshments only, accommodation and meals must be arranged privately): £41 per day

Guest registration (includes 4 nights stay, full meals - can only be booked in conjunction with a full registration, excludes conference registration and refreshments): £122.40 (inc. vat).

Online registration now open. Register here.

For further questions email: galatians@st-andrews.ac.uk

Convenors

Mark W. Elliott, Senior Lecturer in Church History at St Mary's College, author of Isaiah 40-66 in the Ancient Christian Commentary series (IVP, 2007); The Reality of Biblical Theology (Peter Lang, 2007).

N.T.Wright, Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins, University of St Andrews (St Mary’s College), author of Paul: In Fresh Perspective (Fortress, 2009); Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible Today (HarperOne, 2011).