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Category: Biblical Critical Theory
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Podcast: The Inspiration Project, with guest Dr Chris Watkin
Podcast webpage | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Dr Chris Watkin about his latest book Biblical Critical Theory. They also discuss why Dr Watkin studies medieval languages in French and German, how Dr Watkin became a Christian after growing up a “happy
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Truth Over Tribe podcast: How Should Christians Engage with the Culture? with Christopher Watkin
What is culture anyway? Despite being a cultural commentary podcast, we’ve never quite teased out the seemingly-simple-yet-actually-complicated definition. So today, Patrick teams up with Christopher Watkin, author of Biblical Critical Theory, to define and make sense of “culture.” The two discuss what culture is (and what it isn’t) and what it looks like for Christians
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Podcast: Reading the Bible in Australia Today
In this episode of ABC Soul Search I discuss with Meredith Lake why it’s a great idea for atheists to read the Bible, the basis of cultural critique, and whether the Bible has a coherent message. My part begins around minute 29.
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Podcast: Biblical Critical Theory with Christopher Watkin, Moore College Center for Christian Living
Soundcloud Link Transcript At Moore College, we were recently joined by Professor Christopher Watkin to talk about his new book, Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible’s unfolding story makes sense of modern life and culture, which recently won Australian Christian Book of the Year. In this episode of the CCL podcast, we bring you the recording of an interview
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Video: Panel on Biblical Critical Theory at the AAR/SBL Conference
This panel, held to explore themes raised in Christopher Watkin’s book Biblical Critical Theory, was held at the 2023 conference of the Society for Biblical Literature and the American Academy of Religion, in San Antonio, Texas. The session was the Kirby Laing Centre’s Scripture and University Seminar. Welcome: Dr. Jonathan Arnold, (Cedarville University) Panelists:
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Video: Panel on Biblical Critical Theory at the Evangelical Theological Society 2023 Conference
This panel, held to explore themes raised in my book Biblical Critical Theory, was held at the 2023 conference of the Evangelical Theological Society in San Antonio, Texas. Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Powell McNutt (Wheaton College) Panelists: Dr. Kristen Deede Johnson (Western Theological Seminary) Dr. Malcolm Foley (Baylor University) Dr. Greg Forster (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School)
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Engaging the world in a way that is biblically faithful and culturally sensitive: Upside Down People Podcast
Spotify | Apple Christopher Watkin (PhD, University of Cambridge) is a scholar with an international reputation in the area of modern and contemporary European thought, atheism, and the relationship between the Bible and philosophy. His most recent work, “Biblical Critical Theory”, forwarded by the late Timothy Keller, was awarded the 2023 SparkLit Christian Book of
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Critical Theory and the Book of Revelation
In this interview, Dr. Michael Bird talks to Dr. Chris Watkin about critical theory and the Book of Revelation. Discussion covers: Augustine and Paganism (00:48) Critical Theory as a Christian Invention (05:34) Revelation as Critical Theory (14:27) Conclusion (24:50)
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Reviews of, and developments from, Biblical Critical Theory
As reviews of Biblical Critical Theory come to my attention, I will add them to this post. Michael Dormandy in the Journal of Theological Studies (requires a subscription) Ronald T. Michener, in Philosophia Reformata The Christian Institute: “Special book review: Biblical Critical Theory” Brad East in Comment Magazine: “What Makes Critical Theory Christian?” Jay
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Wheaton College public lecture: Why, Despite Everything, the Bible Still Makes Sense (of Everything)
In August 2023 I had the pleasure of giving a public lecture at Wheaton College, IL, with the title “Why, Despite Everything, the Bible Still Makes Sense (of Everything)”. I talk about Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, the possibility of normative critique, biblical asymmetry, and the politics of coffee sachets in communal kitchens.
