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Lecture Title - Knowing, Knowing, Knowing God: Contours of Covenant Epistemology

Most people have never had a philosophy course; that doesn't keep them from practicing philosophy. We all inherit "default settings," unexamined presumptions about what knowing is, which are proving unhealthy and unbiblical. They infect every dimension of human life, including knowing God. "Epistemological therapy" thus holds the prospect of favorably impacting everything from business to Christian discipleship, athletics to scientific research. This lecture introduces you to Meek's "covenant epistemology," centrally the proposal that we take, as our paradigm of all human knowing, the transformative, interpersonal, covenantally-featured relationship. Dr. Meek's lecture explores its key features and the ways it accords with the Christian Scripture, commending its value for reshaping the way we engage the world, and restoring us to ourselves.

Esther Lightcap Meek (PhD Temple University) is Professor Emerita of Philosophy at Geneva College. She has several books, including three focused on Covenant Epistemology, Longing to Know: The Philosophy of Knowledge for Ordinary People (Brazos Press, 2003), Loving to Know: Covenant Epistemology (Wipf & Stock, 2011), and A Little Manual for Knowing (Wipf & Stock, 2014).

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