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SUMMARY:Prof. Alister McGrath - The Development of Early Christology: Refl
 ections from the Philosophy of Science - Alister McGrath (Oxford)
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DESCRIPTION:Developing the recent metaphor of a "theological laboratory" (
 Christoph Markschies\,Judith Lieu\, and Winrich Lohr)\, Professor McGrath 
 explores how the evolution of Christology during the early Christian perio
 d is illuminated by comparisons with the philosophy of the natural science
 s. The lecture considers the value of using Thomas Kuhn's concept of a "pa
 radigm shift" and the method of "inference to the best explanation" as len
 ses that bring into focus aspects of the early Christian exploration of th
 e identity and significance of Christ. More importantly\, this approach ca
 lls into question some of the core assumptions of Walter Bauer's account o
 f the relation of "heresy" and "orthodoxy"\, offering a more plausible alt
 ernative\n\n \nAbout Professor Alister McGrath\n\nAlister McGrath recently
  retired as Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at Oxford Uni
 versity\, having earlier served as Professor of Historical Theology. McGra
 th has delivered the Bampton Lectures at Oxford University\, the Hulsean L
 ectures at Cambridge University\, and the Gifford Lectures at the Universi
 ty of Aberdeen. He is widely known on account of his theology textbooks\, 
 most notably Christian Theology: An Introduction \n(Blackwell-Wiley\, now 
 in its sixth edition)\, and for his public engagement with questions of th
 e rationality of faith. His most recent book is The Nature of Christian Do
 ctrine: Its Origins\, Development and Function (Oxford University Press). 
 \n\nProfessor McGrath's book is available for purchase at Blackwell's and 
 Amazon \n\n \n\nProfessor McGrath will be hosted at Pembroke College by Th
 e Rev'd Dr. Andrew Teal\, Chaplain and Fellow at Pembroke College\, Oxford
 \, and Lecturer in Theology\, & Prof.]. Spencer Fluhman\, Associate Profes
 sor of History at Brigham Young University\, and Visiting Associate at Pem
 broke College\, Oxford (2023-24). The lecture forms part of a Christology 
 initiative led by Prof. Fluhman and Rev'd Dr. Teal\, and is sponsored by t
 he Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship\, Brigham Young Uni\nSpeake
 rs:\nAlister McGrath (Oxford)
LOCATION:Pembroke College (Pembroke's Pichette Auditorium (in the Rokos Qu
 ad)\, St Aldates OX1 1DW
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