Jason Scully, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
At Core this week, we are excited to host our first TEAMS Scholars Forum event of the year (first being co-sponsor Bill Connell, Ph.D., in October). On Tuesday, November 14 at 4 p.m., Core Fellow Jason Scully, Ph.D., will discuss his book Ascetic eschatology of Isaac of Nineveh (Oxford University Press 2017). Professor Scully, a Ph.D. from Marquette University has also published several articles on East Syriac mysticism. This promises to be an interesting and rich discussion of this text.
Scully, who teaches all Core I, Core II and Core III, has been an important part of the Core for many years. Its Core III courses include Christian-Muslim Dialogue and Global Christianity, both of which intersect with Catholic Studies. He recently presented at the University “The Greek Sources of East Syriac Mysticism: A Journey Through Texts and Thought”, “Babai’s Commentary on the Gnostic Chapters of Evagrius as the First Witness to the Transmission of Writings of Gregory of Nazianzus in Syriac”. of Louvain, Irish College, University of Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (June 26, 2023). His recent research activities include work on “Asceticism or Contemplation: Changing Conceptions of the Holy Spirit in Eastern Syriac Christianity” (ongoing, May 2020 – Present) and editing the footnotes for ” A Revisionist Suggestion Concerning the Context of the Idea of Soul Expansion in Gregory the Great’s Life of Benedict” (January 2019 – Present, Completed). This chapter of the book (written by Alexander Golitzin) will be included in an edited volume on the methodology of historical theology.
In addition to being an accomplished scholar in his field, Jason Scully is a wonderful teacher, bringing his knowledge to his classes. He said: “My book, Ascetic eschatology of Isaac of Nineveh (Oxford University Press), examines the spirituality of Isaac of Nineveh, a Syriac-speaking monk born in seventh-century Qatar and living in southeastern Iraq, and offers an investigation into his Syriac cultural heritage. My research on Isaac reveals a different lens through which to view Christian history so that it can become truly Catholic (i.e. universal) and capable of engaging the faith of non-Western Christians. This non-Western Christian heritage particularly informs my CORE 3 classes at Seton Hall: Global Christianity and Christianity and Islam in Dialogue.
His presentation will allow us to hear more in depth about this interesting and important area of study in the Catholic intellectual tradition and interreligious dialogue.
here is link for this forum.
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