Rev. William Kurz, S.J., (Ph.D., Yale, 1976) will hold the Francis C. Wade, S.J., Chair at Marquette University for the 2009-2010 fall semester. Fr. Kurz specializes in the exegesis and interpretation of the New Testament, particularly Luke-Acts, as well as the renewed exegetical movement toward increasingly theological interpretation. His 2004-2005 academic sabbatical focused on literal and spiritual senses of Scripture, learning especially from patristic interpreters how to do theological interpretation of the canonical text as God’s Word. He is currently writing a theological commentary on Acts for the 16-volume Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture, which is to be completed in 2009 for Baker Academic Press. During the fall 2009 semester Fr. Kurz will teach for the Honors Program, THEO 2110: New Testament Selected Books: Synoptic Gospels and Acts. To visit his faculty web page click here.
Fr. Kurz will deliver the Wade Chair Public Lecture at the Theology Department’s Scripture Project interdisciplinary symposium on theological interpretation September 25, 2009, at Marquette University’s Raynor Library.
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Fr. Kurz’s lecture, “Jesus and His Spirit-filled Disciples as the Isaian Servant of the Lord in Acts,” is to be given in the morning session of the day-long interdisciplinary symposium entitled the “Theological Interpretation of Scripture” and will be followed by panels/responders comprised of graduate students and faculty from the Theology and Philosophy departments at Marquette. There will be time allotted for break-out sessions throughout the day.
Highlighting the afternoon session is Reverend Robert Barron’s lecture on “Biblical Interpretation and Theology: A Meditation on Ireneaus, Modernity, and Vatican II,” which will be presented at 4 o’clock P.M. Fr. Barron is Francis Cardinal George Professor of Faith and Culture at Mundelein Seminary in Illinois and Director of “Word on Fire,” a global media ministry based in Chicago.
The Wade Chair was established in 1988 by the Marquette University Jesuit Community and is named in honor of Reverend Francis Wade, S.J., beloved professor and mentor, who taught in the Philosophy department for forty years.
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