Craig Bartholomew
South African academic
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Craig G. Bartholomew (MA, Potchefstroom University, PhD, Bristol University) is the director of the Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology. He was senior research fellow at the University of Gloucestershire and H. Evan Runner Professor of philosophy at Redeemer University.
Born3 August 1961
Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
OccupationsAcademic philosopher and theologian
TitleH. Evan Runner Professor of philosophy
Craig G. Bartholomew | |
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Craig Bartholomew sometime prior to 2009 | |
| Born | 3 August 1961 Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Occupations | Academic philosopher and theologian |
| Title | H. Evan Runner Professor of philosophy |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of South Africa Oxford University Potchefstroom University |
| Alma mater | Bristol University (PhD) |
| Thesis | Reading Ecclesiastes: Old Testament Exegesis and Hermeneutical Theory (1997) |
| Influences | John Calvin, Abraham Kuyper, Herman Dooyeweerd |
| Academic work | |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| School or tradition | Calvinism · Philosophy |
| Institutions | Tyndale House (Cambridge) |
| Main interests | Postmodernism[1] · Biblical Interpretation · OT Wisdom |
| Notable works | The Drama of Scripture: Finding our Place in the Biblical Story (2004) |
Biography
Bartholomew 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.[2] In 2017 he became director of the Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics.[3]
Bartholomew was editor of Journal of Theological Interpretation.[4]