CHRISTIAN
DOCTRINE

At our meeting in 2026 we will be placing our doctrinal focus on the demonic, evil spiritual powers, and angels.

 

Our 2026 Study Group seeks proposals for papers showcasing research that provides an opportunity for rich evangelical scholarship on this topic with a view toward a significant publication that will serve both the Church and the theological academy. Mindful of recent work by systematic theologian Philip Ziegler (our 2026 Christian Doctrine Tyndale Lecturer), Patristic scholar Gabrielle Thomas, and Dominican scholar Serge-Thomas Bonino, we are looking for proposals that variously (a) engage with the Christian tradition on the demonic and evil spiritual and angelic powers; (b) interact with key insights from biblical interpretation, e.g., Pauline apocalyptic texts; (c) draw on the Christian tradition concerning evil and good and how these have been conceptualized and responded to [i.e., not the ‘problem of evil’, as in philosophy], including the kerygmatic force of the sending of the Son and the Spirit and the bearing this has on evil and the ‘world’. We are also open to bringing the doctrinal heritage of the faith into discussion with pastoral practice, ministerial education, and contemporary socio-political concerns as long as their practical elements are rooted in doctrinal work as the principal content of the paper.

 

For consideration in the 2026 programme, please send a 150-200 word proposal (Word or .pdf) to jasonsexton@ucla.edu and Alex.Irving@stmellitus.ac.uk by 15 December 2025, including your name, institutional affiliation, and email address. Successful proposals will be notified in the new year and we plan to have the programme available by early January.

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Tyndale Fellowship Study Groups annual summer conference takes place Wednesday 1 - Friday 3 July 2026 at High Leigh, Hoddesdon, UK. Registration, and bursary applications, will open in January 2026.

 

All seven study groups of the Tyndale Fellowship meet concurrently in the same venue, sharing mealtimes, coffee breaks, Tyndale Fellowship Lectures, a prayer meeting, worship service and members' meeting. Attendees are welcome to spend time in the other study groups during the conference.

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