Symposium Recap – Matthew Bracey on Faith and Scholarship
by W. Jackson Watts Matthew Bracey’s Symposium paper really scratched a personal itch of mine, which is the relationship between faith and scholarship. Specifically, my good friend helped the audience think about this as a mutually-reinforcing enterprise to which all Christians are called. Though he outlines several definitions…
Symposium Recap – Cultural Evolution and the Documentary Hypothesis
by W. Jackson Watts Raven Tuttobene, a graduate student at Welch College, presented a paper entitled “I Love Lucy: Assumptions in Using Cultural Evolution as the Basis for the Documentary Hypothesis.” We’re always pleased to have first-time presenters on our program, especially ones who can further expose some…
2017 Symposium in Review
We recently enjoyed an excellent symposium. In subsequent weeks, we will be providing summaries, video content, and further reflection on the presentations given at our meeting. For today, enjoy Jesse Owens’ excellent paper on the English General Baptists. Jesse Owens: English General Baptists: The Arminian Anti-rationalists…