The Role of Scripture and Tradition In Catholic Theology | Prof Lewis Ayres

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This lecture was given at Trinity College Dublin on 13 February 2020.

Professor Lewis Ayres is a professor of Catholic and Historical Theology at Durham University. His core research has focused on Trinitarian theology in Augustine and in the Greek writers of the fourth century. His current research concentrates on the development of early Christian cultures of interpretation between 100 and 250. He is currently working on a book titled As it is Written: Ancient Literary Criticism and the Rise of Scripture AD 100-250 (Princeton University Press). Professor Ayres has also edited and co-edited numerous books including the The Cambridge History of Christian Literature (with Andrew Louth and Frances Young) and The Oxford Handbook of Catholic Theology (with Medi Ann Volpe). In addition to his research, writing, and editing projects, Professor Ayres has an interest in a number of in topics in modern Catholic fundamental and dogmatic theology. These include the modern reception of Patristic Trinitarian theology, the place of Scripture (and Tradition) in modern Catholic theology, and the modern use of post-idealist themes in the supposed “revivals” of Trinitarian theology that have occurred over the last two centuries. From 2009-2012, Professor Ayres was the inaugural holder of the Bede Chair fo Catholic Theology. From 2013-2015 he also served as Distinguished Fellow of Norte Dame’s Institute for Advanced Study. Professor Ayres is also a Visiting Professional Fellow at the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry of the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne. He has taught at Trinity College Dublin and Emory University in the United States.

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