For the Love of Wisdom: Scripture, Philosophy, and Creation Order

Date Cancelled
College
Instructor(s)
Course Code ICT6791HS
NOTE: Basic degree students enrol in ICT3791HS
Semester Second Semester
Section 0101
Online No
Credits One Credit
Location Toronto (St George Campus)
Description

If philosophy may be seen as "the love of wisdom," how might this (western) wisdom be related to the wisdom literature of the Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament), and to the wider sapiential characteristics and concerns of the biblical canon? Is the focus on (creation) order that many OT/HB scholars find in the wisdom literature indicative of a kind of philosophical awareness? Or is it an imposition of a later western "wisdom" onto the biblical writings? Does biblical wisdom thinking naturally lead to the development of a Christian appreciation for, and development of, philosophy? Or does a potential clash between rival (biblical and western) wisdom traditions suggest that the notion of "Christian philosophy" is oxymoronic? In conversation with the writings of Gerhard von Rad, Roland Murphy, Pierre Hadot, and others, this course will explore how wisdom thinking, as disclosed in Scripture, provokes a re-examination of the roots of western philosophy and the scholarly implications of biblical revelation.

Schedule TBA
Start Time TBA
End Time TBA
Hours Per Week 3
Minimum Enrolment 5
Maximum Enrolment 20
Enrolment Notes

Students need to contact the ICS Registrar at academic-registrar@icscanada.edu

Teaching Method
Seminars
Readings
Means of Evaluation
Class Participation
Research Paper
Previously Offered Winter 2016
Currently Offered Winter 2020