Paratexts: Words Are Not Enough (CMD)

For those in Authorised Ministry.

What impact does the size of font have on our reading of Scripture? How do chapter headings alter our interpretation? Are images a help or a hindrance? What about footnotes and cross-references? Or even the notes written by others in the margin?

It is these, and other, ‘paratexts’ that are the research focus for Prof Garrick Allen, Professor of Divinity at Glasgow University. His work is unique, interdisciplinary, and more than just interesting: it has implications for how we read and preach the Bible in our congregations today.

Coffee from 10am, start 10:30, finish by 3:30pm. Lunch included.