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scriptural reasoning
Scriptural Reasoning (SR) is a communal practice of reading the sacred texts of the three Abrahamic faiths, Tankah, Bible and Qur’an. Jews, Christians and Muslims come together to read and study texts from their sacred scriptures. It is based on the pioneering work of Prof Peter Ochs who leads the Society of Scriptural Reasoning.
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How it works SR participants usually select a theme such as justice, law or worship; a particular figure such as Abraham, Jonah, or Mary; or a story through which to enter the scriptures. The practice has been developing for over fifteen years in an academic context and has its roots in the meeting of Jewish text scholars and philosophers who were later joined by Christians and Muslims, inspired by what they learned from the practice of co-reading and who found that study together across the Abrahamic traditions allows for surprising moments of encounter and generates valuable new resources for meeting our contemporary challenges. Over the past three years Scriptural Reasoning has been developing as a civic practice outside the academy with groups of Muslims, Christians and Jews meeting to read the scriptures that lie at the core of their tradition and to explore together the possibilities they unearth for the transformation and repair of society. We are collaborating with The Cambridge Inter-Faith Programme and the Three Faiths Forum to create a new website for the Society of Scriptural Reasoning in the UK. You can register your interest here
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