Development of Early Christian Theology

Call For Papers: The Development of Early Christian Theology Program Unit is soliciting papers for two sessions:

1. Beyond Antioch and Alexandria: Methods and Models of Early Christian Exegesis. We are especially interested in papers that explore new ways of evaluating how early Christian interpreters exegeted Scripture and used Scripture to formulate their theological and polemical positions. If the old "Alexandria vs. Antioch" approach does not do justice to the full range of early Christian exegesis, what other models should we consider? Papers that consider any geographical location from the first through sixth centuries are welcome.

2. Trinitarian Theology in the Second Century. Though some histories of Trinitarian thought begin with Tertullian and Origen, it is now widely acknowledged that the end of the first and the beginning and middle of the second centuries saw a variety of important Trinitarian theologies. We are searching for papers that shed light on the development of Trinitarian thought during this early period of Christian Trinitarian speculation. Papers on well known figures such as Irenaeus or Justin Martyr are certainly welcome, but we are also interested in papers that consider lesser known, but still important, theologians and texts from the end of the New Testament through the second century.

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