Since before the parting of the ways, those who would be called Christian have debated the proper way to interpret Scripture. While the Alexandrian and Antiochene schools may have been synthesized in the medieval quadriga, the historical critical methods of the enlightenment have challenged the status quo. In his Erasmus lecture, then Cardinal Ratzinger proposed his own synthesis of the historical and theological methods. This lecture and his “Method C” exegetical proposal have been influential in forming the perspectives of today’s students and needs to be understood and set within a broader historical and theological synthesis. Such a synthesis does not happen in the abstract but contextually in real world pedagogical and ministerial contexts. We would like to organize a colloquium in the Milwaukee area at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology (SHSST), in partnership with Nashotah House Theological Seminary (NH), providing a retrospective on the strengths and weaknesses of Ratzinger’s exegetical proposal and exploring prospects of further integration of historical-critical and theological exegesis in religious higher education, to be held June 12-15, 2025. The organizers will edit these papers into a volume that will be useful in the classroom. To learn more, click here.