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Scholarship & SpiritualityScholarship & Spirituality
Robert C. NewmanRobert C. Newman
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LetLet''s begin by defining each term.s begin by defining each term. Scholarship:Scholarship:
A manner of living that seeks to discover A manner of living that seeks to discover and understand the facts in some field and understand the facts in some field of academic study.of academic study.
Spirituality:Spirituality: A manner of living which seeks to A manner of living which seeks to
conform oneself to the standards set by conform oneself to the standards set by the Holy Spirit in Scripture.the Holy Spirit in Scripture.
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Some Tensions:Some Tensions:Scholarship & SpiritualityScholarship & Spirituality
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Some TensionsSome Tensions
Neglect of spiritualityNeglect of spirituality Ignoring or isolating one or the otherIgnoring or isolating one or the other Misuse of consensusMisuse of consensus The danger of positivismThe danger of positivism
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Neglect of SpiritualityNeglect of Spirituality
We may become dominated by our field of We may become dominated by our field of study to the detriment of things needed for study to the detriment of things needed for spiritualityspirituality An academic version of becoming a workaholic.An academic version of becoming a workaholic.
We cannot devote all of our time to our We cannot devote all of our time to our studies/research.studies/research. We cannot do this & be faithful to our Lord.We cannot do this & be faithful to our Lord. This may mean we wonThis may mean we won''t advance as far in our t advance as far in our
field as we might otherwise have done.field as we might otherwise have done. Yet some spiritual people have gone to the Yet some spiritual people have gone to the
top of their fields:top of their fields: Joseph, Moses, DanielJoseph, Moses, Daniel
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Ignoring or IsolatingIgnoring or Isolating
We may try to solve complex questions of We may try to solve complex questions of interaction between our academic field and interaction between our academic field and Scripture by ignoring one or the other, or by Scripture by ignoring one or the other, or by isolating one from the other.isolating one from the other. Perhaps we misunderstand the Bible here.Perhaps we misunderstand the Bible here. Perhaps we wish to get along better with our Perhaps we wish to get along better with our
academic colleagues, or with our fellow academic colleagues, or with our fellow believers.believers.
Our responsibility is to be fair, both to the Our responsibility is to be fair, both to the academic field and to the Bible, whether academic field and to the Bible, whether this position is popular or not.this position is popular or not.
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ConsensusConsensus
We may tend to identify scholarship We may tend to identify scholarship with the consensus of scholars in our with the consensus of scholars in our field…field…
… … or spirituality with the consensus of or spirituality with the consensus of Christians.Christians.
We must instead go back to the data in We must instead go back to the data in both cases.both cases.
Again, this may mean loss of Again, this may mean loss of advancement in one place or the other.advancement in one place or the other.
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PositivismPositivism
We may tend to identify scholarship with We may tend to identify scholarship with some sort of positivism:some sort of positivism: We must believe nothing we cannot observe or We must believe nothing we cannot observe or
test academically.test academically. But some problems may only be soluble by But some problems may only be soluble by
revelation.revelation. Others may have more than one possible Others may have more than one possible
solution, but the data is currently solution, but the data is currently insufficient to make scholarship better insufficient to make scholarship better than a guess.than a guess.
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Some Reinforcements:Some Reinforcements:Scholarship & SpiritualityScholarship & Spirituality
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Some ReinforcementsSome Reinforcements
Spirituality frees one from fear of other Spirituality frees one from fear of other humans.humans. The best scholarship is done when peer The best scholarship is done when peer
pressure can be ignored.pressure can be ignored. Scholarship is invaluable for Scholarship is invaluable for
understanding what Scripture really understanding what Scripture really says.says. We need to know the original languages.We need to know the original languages. We need to know the culture and writing We need to know the culture and writing
conventions of the original authors & conventions of the original authors & audience.audience.
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Some ReinforcementsSome Reinforcements
Spirituality gives us an absolute basis for Spirituality gives us an absolute basis for diligence, honesty, truth-seeking, etc.diligence, honesty, truth-seeking, etc. Without these, scholarship cannot flourish.Without these, scholarship cannot flourish.
Scholarship emphasizes: Scholarship emphasizes: freedom to investigate,freedom to investigate, importance of believing only what is true.importance of believing only what is true.
Both of these are needed to advance in Both of these are needed to advance in spirituality & to avoid two common spirituality & to avoid two common problems in the modern church:problems in the modern church: Excessive dogmatism,Excessive dogmatism, Refusal to practice doctrinal discipline.Refusal to practice doctrinal discipline.
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ConclusionsConclusions
Christians need both spirituality and Christians need both spirituality and scholarship.scholarship.
Understood as a general method Understood as a general method (rather than as an academic (rather than as an academic profession), scholarship is a subset of profession), scholarship is a subset of Christian morality.Christian morality.
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The EndThe End
If we seek to be scholars, If we seek to be scholars,
may we be spiritual scholars.may we be spiritual scholars.
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