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'''Scriptural Reasoning''' ("SR") is one type of interdisciplinary, [[interfaith]] scriptural reading. It is an evolving practice of diverse methodologies in which [[Christians]], [[Jews]], [[Muslims]], [[Hindus]], [[Buddhists]], [[Sikhs]], [[Baháʼís]], and members of other faiths, meet in groups to study their sacred scriptures and oral traditions together, and to explore the ways in which such study can help them understand and respond to particular contemporary issues. Originally developed by theologians and religious philosophers as a means of fostering post-critical and [[narrative theology|postliberal]] corrections to patterns of [[modernity|modern]] reasoning, it has now spread beyond academic circles.

Theologians of different faiths have strongly challenged the claims made by some of Scriptural Reasoning's founder practitioners that they have requisite knowledge of ancient traditions of Islamic, Jewish and Christian exegesis and, on that basis, "not only the capacity, but also the authority to correct" or "repair" modernist binarist or fundamentalist interpretations of the [[Bible]] or [[Quran]]. SomePublished Scripturalarticles Reasoningby projects[which ones?]academics have beenalso criticised bysome academicsScriptural Reasoning projects in the United Kingdom for alleged lack of parity between participating religions, forand instrumentalising of sacred texts for political agendas and money, andwhile forother scholars have alleged a history in Scriptural Reasoning from earlier SR conferences in the United States of exclusion of Christian theologian critics, and in later SR projects in the UK of victimisation of Muslim theologian whistleblowers.[by whom?]

== Method ==