Craig Bartholomew
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Craig G. Bartholomew (MA, Potchefstroom University, PhD, Bristol University) is the director of the Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology. Formerly, he was senior research fellow at the University of Gloucestershire and recently the H. Evan Runner Professor of philosophy at
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Biography

Craig Bartholomew studied theology at the
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and at
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. He was ordained to the ministry in the Church of England in South Africa (CESA). He spent three years in the pastoral ministry before taking up a lecturing position at CESA's George Whitefield College in
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, when he was involved in founding "Christian Worldview Network." CWN worked with Christian artists and published A Manifesto for Christians in the Arts. He completed a master's degree through Potchefstroom University, and finished his doctorate on Ecclesiastes in the UK in 1997. 2004-2017 he held the H. Evan Runner Chair in Philosophy at
Redeemer University College Redeemer University is a private Christian liberal arts and science university located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in the community of Ancaster. Founded in 1982, Redeemer stands in the Reformed Tradition and offers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelo ...
. Prior to 2004, Craig Bartholomew was a senior research fellow in the Department of Religion and Theology at the University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, England. In 2017 he became director of the Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics. Bartholomew was previously editor of '' Journal of Theological Interpretation''.


Academic Societies/Activities

*Old Testament Society of South Africa (OTSSA) * Tyndale Fellowship for Biblical and Theological Research, Cambridge UK. * The British Society for the Philosophy of Religion. * The Society for Old Testament Study (UK). * Society of Biblical Literature. *Member of the advisory board of Gospel and Culture, UK (concluded) *Founder of Paideia Centre for Public Theology *Member of Grove books iblicalboard, UK. (concluded).


Works

Below is a selection from his extensive published output.http://www.biblicaltheology.ca/blue_files/CV-Bartholomew.pdf


Thesis

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Books and chapters

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Chapters

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Articles

* * * * * * * * - abbreviated form of ''Themelios'' 1997 article *. * * * *


Popular Publications and Activities

*Editor of ''Christians and the Arts in South Africa: A Manifesto.'' Art Care Trust, 1993. Also published as ''Manifesto. Christians and the Arts in South Africa'' In 1994, Venster op die Kunste Christelike Perspektiewe, Window on the Arts Christian Perspectives, Potchefstroom: IRS, 475–90. *''An Introduction to the Relationship between Theology and Philosophy.'' M2M Academic Supplement 1 1993: 2–9. *Author of the Bible Helps for the 1997 English edition of the Contemporary English Version, published under the title ''Into the Light''. *''The Text and the Message,'' in The New Lion Handbook to the Bible (Oxford: Lion, 1999), 58–59. * Founder and Chairperson of Christian Worldview Network, and regular contributor to ''The Big Picture'' (formerly the Many to Many).


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External sources


Kirby Laing Institute for Christian EthicsBible Society
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