Center for Scriptural Exegesis, Philosophy, and Doctrine

Christian faith is centered on Jesus Christ, whom the Church contemplates through the lens of Scripture: first the Scriptures of Israel, and later also the New Testament. But what is Scripture, and how should scriptural exegesis be performed?  Does Scripture make philosophical claims and/or require philosophy for its doctrinal interpretation?  What is the significance of the liturgical and creedal context in which Scripture is proclaimed?  Such questions go to the heart of Christian communion with God and neighbor, and they should be asked also with appreciation for what other religious communities have to teach about the relationship between exegesis, philosophy, and doctrine.  The Center for Scriptural Exegesis, Philosophy, and Doctrine offers a prominent forum for engaging such questions as part of the enterprise of faith seeking understanding.

Who we are

Director

Matthew Levering, University of Dayton
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Advisory Council

John Inglis, University of Dayton
William Portier, University of Dayton
François Rossier, SM, University of Dayton

Graduate Student Fellows

Matthew Archer (Vice President)
Joshua Brown
Christine Dalessio
Tyler DeLong
Elizabeth Farnsworth
Benjamin Heidgerken
Jason Hentschel
Jason Heron
Sean Martin
Nicholas Mayrand
Colin McGuigan
Alan Mostrom (President)
Julia Parks
Robert Parks

Senior Fellows

Anthony Akinwale, OP, President, Dominican Institute, Ibadan, Nigeria
Khaled Anatolios, Boston College
Gary Anderson, University of Notre Dame
Ann Astell, University of Notre Dame
John Behr, Saint Vladimir's Seminary
Hans Boersma, Regent College
John Cavadini, University of Notre Dame
Ellen Davis, Duke University Divinity School
Paul Gavrilyuk, University of St. Thomas
Mary Ann Glendon, Harvard University
Michael J. Gorman, St. Mary's Seminary and University
Paul Griffiths, Duke University Divinity School
Scott W. Hahn, Franciscan University of Steubenville
Russell Hittinger, University of Tulsa
Reinhard Hütter, Duke University Divinity School
Edith Humphrey, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Arthur Kennedy, Auxiliary Bishop of Boston
William Kurz, SJ, Marquette University
Guy Mansini, OSB, Saint Meinrad School of Theology
Bruce Marshall, Southern Methodist University
Bruce McCormack, Princeton Theological Seminary
Rodrigo Morales, Marquette University
Charles Morerod, OP, Bishop of Lausanne, Geneva, and Fribourg
Francesca Aran Murphy, University of Notre Dame
Cyril O'Regan, University of Notre Dame
Catherine Pickstock, University of Cambridge
Michael Root, Catholic University of America
Kavin Rowe, Duke University Divinity School
Tracey Rowland, John Paul II Institute
Richard Schenk, OP, President, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
Michele Schumacher, University of Fribourg
Christian Smith, University of Notre Dame
Gregory Tatum, OP, École Biblique, Jerusalem
Jason Vickers, United Theological Seminary
John Webster, University of Aberdeen
Thomas Joseph White, OP, Dominican House of Studies

Consulting Scholars

Leora Batnitsky, Princeton University
David Novak, University of Toronto
Benjamin Sommer, Jewish Theological Seminary