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2007 Additional Meetings (San Diego)
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Time and room assignments are subject to change; final time and room assignments are available in the onsite Annual Meeting Program At-A-Glance.
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Seventh Day Adventist Religion Chairs |
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Thursday - 1:00 pm-6:30 pm |
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Society of Anglican and Lutheran Theologians |
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Thursday - 1:00 pm-6:30 pm Theme: Thinking Scripturally: The Bible and Theology 2:00 pm-3:30 pm Carol Newsom, Emory University Three Perspectives on Good and Evil: The Bible’s Internal Dialogue 4:00 pm-5:30 pm How Should Scripture Inform Thinking about Sexuality? Panelists: Marit Trelstead, Pacific Lutheran University John Hoffmeyer, Lutheran Seminary at Philadelphia Ian McFarland, Emory University
6:30 pm-8:30 pm Dinner The Society of Anglican and Lutheran Theologians (SALT) is an informal network of scholars and pastors committed to ongoing theological inquiry in the context of these two denominational families. Our annual meeting is held just prior to the AAR and SBL meeting. Most of our 250 members teach and/or pastor in seminaries, colleges, or churches; others are active in SALT to remain connected to colleagues in their own denominational cultures. We welcome other interested persons. For more information: CrossRoads@hope.edu. |
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United Methodist Women of Color Scholars Program |
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Thursday - 1:00 pm-6:30 pm |
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Hispanic Theological Initiative Consortium Reception |
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Thursday - 5:00 pm-6:00 pm |
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Hispanic Theological Initiative Consortium Dinner |
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Thursday - 6:00 pm-9:00 pm |
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Adventist Society for Religious Studies, Section 1 |
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Thursday - 7:00 pm-11:00 pm Today through Saturday, the Adventist Society for Religious Studies will address the topic Adventism and Community. The presidential address, The Adventist Community and Education will be presented by David Taylor from Loma Linda University. A business session will follow. For additional information regarding this section contact Ernest Furness at P.O. Box 8050, Riverside, CA 92515, or FurnessEF@secc-sda.org. |
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Scriptural Reasoning Theory Sessions |
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Thursday - 7:00 pm-11:00 pm |
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United Methodist Women of Color Scholars Program |
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New Developments in Religious Studies VII: Keeping Ourselves Current |
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Friday - 7:00 am-6:30 pm Co-sponsored by the Program in Religion and Secondary Education at Harvard Divinity School, Religious Studies in Secondary Schools, and the Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education This annual national conference provides an opportunity for secondary school teachers in independent and public schools to join together to meet colleagues from across the country and to hear about new developments in the fields of ethics and the major religious traditions of the world. Nationally and internationally known scholars share information about new research and resources, and teachers talk together about innovative projects they are developing. Please visit www.hds.harvard.edu/prse/ndrs for updated information including the agenda, presentation descriptions, and registration forms. |
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Lutheran Women in Theological Studies (LWTRS) |
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Friday - 7:00 am-6:30 pm Lutheran women in theological and religious studies as well as some local Lutheran clergywomen gather annually for scholarship, worship, and friendship. Lutheran women scholars - including graduate students - and other women who teach or study at Lutheran colleges and seminaries are welcome to attend all or part of the meeting. Questions? To register please contact Sandra Mejia at 773-380-2885 or sandra.mejia@elca.org. |
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Young Scholars in American Religion, 2003-2006 |
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Friday - 9:00 am-6:30 pm |
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Believers Church Bible Commentary Editorial Council |
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Friday - 9:00 am-3:30 pm |
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The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception Editorial Board Meeting |
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The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception Editorial Board Meeting |
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Friday - 9:00 am-6:30 pm |
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Dharma Association of North America (DANAM) |
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Friday - 9:00 am-11:45 am Theme: Dharma, Karma, and Moksha and the Jaina Tradition (DKM1) Anne Vallely, University of Ottawa, Presiding The panel will discuss sadharma-dharma and varnashrama dharma as they are understood within Jaina Tradition. The panelists will conduct an intensive study of Jaina Tradition in India during the summer of 2007. This experience will afford them a unique and privileged position to explore the ways in which Jainas themselves understand and talk about their tradition. In this panel, the papers will each explore how central religious ideas are conceptualized, discussed, practiced and also reified in the self-presentation of Jaina Tradition. Panelists: TBA For updates, continue to check at: www.danam-web.org/events.htm. |
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North American Association for the Study of Religion Executive Meeting |
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Friday - 9:00 am-11:30 am |
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Adventist Society for Religious Studies, Section 2 |
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Friday - 9:00 am-12:45 pm |
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Scriptural Reasoning Theory Sessions |
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Society of Anglican and Lutheran Theologians |
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Friday - 9:00 am-11:30 am 9:00 am-10:30 am John Webster, University of Aberdeen Biblical Reasoning 11:00 am-11:30 am Business Meeting For more information: CrossRoads@hope.edu |
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Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies |
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Friday - 9:00 am-11:30 am |
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North American Paul Tillich Society |
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Friday - 9:00 am-11:15 am Marcia MacLennan, Kansas Wesleyan University, Presiding Theme: Paul Tillich and Jewish Thought Bryan Wagoner, Harvard University Judaism in the Life and Thought of Paul Tillich Anne Marie Reijnen, Faculté Universitaire de Théologie Protestante, Brussels, Institut Catholique de Paris Liberal Theology, Zionism, and Christian Nationalism: A Topical Inquiry into the Dialogue between Paul Tillich and Martin Buber Stephen Butler Murray, Skidmore College The Relevance of Paul Tillich to the Future of the Jewish-Christian Dialogue |
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World Religions Reader Advisory Committee |
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Friday - 9:00 am-3:30 pm |
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Conference on Contemporary Pagan Studies |
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Friday - 9:00 am-5:00 pm 9:00 am-11:30 am: Mentoring Sessions The morning will be devoted to mentoring sessions with senior scholars assisting junior scholars. If you are interested, please look for details at www.paganstudies.org. 11:30 am-1:00 pm: Lunch Break 1:00 pm-2:30 pm: Papers David Edleson, Middlebury College “Thou Art Goddess”: Wicca, “Radical Immanence,” and the Worship of the Naked Celebrant Chris Klassen, Wilfrid Laurier University Evil or Enchanted: Student Responses to Witchcraft 2:45 pm-4:30 pm: Research Reports Research reports on projects in literature, psychology, and anthropology. There will be time after the presentations for a discussion of the various projects and how they may relate to each other or to other projects under way. 4:30 pm-5:00 pm: Business Meeting |
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United Methodist Women of Color Scholars Program |
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Friday - 9:00 am-11:30 am |
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The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception Editorial Board Meeting |
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North American Paul Tillich Society |
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Friday - 11:30 am-1:15 pm Loye Ashton, Tougaloo College, Presiding Theme: Paul Tillich as Biblical Theologian Ron MacLennan, Bethany College Paul Tillich: Biblical Theologian of Connectedness Francis Ching-Wah Yip, Chinese University of Hong Kong Tillich as a New Testament Theologian? Matthew Lon Weaver, Duluth, MN The Existential Reception of Revelation: Paul Tillich as Biblical Theologian |
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Numata Chair Coordinators Meeting |
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Friday - 11:45 am-6:30 pm |
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Theological Education for a Sustainable Future |
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Friday - 11:45 am-6:30 pm The CRLE, an affiliate of the Humane Society of US, will host the afternoon session Theological Education for a Sustainable Future. Over the past 15 years, various initiatives have sought to strengthen theological education commitments to the care of creation. The organizers of Theological Education to Meet the Environmental Challenge, the Forum on Religion and Ecology, and the Web of Creation will reflect on their experiences and discuss opportunities for sustainable theological education. The workshop will also feature examples of how seminaries are making their institutions more sustainable. Participants will also explore how to strengthen institutional commitment to sustainability, particularly how they can respond to two key issues: climate change and humane sustainable food. To register, contact Christine Gutleben cgutleben@hsus.org. |
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International Bonhoeffer Society: Editorial Board, Annual Meeting, Board of Directors |
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Friday - 1:00 pm-6:30 pm |
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Theology and Ethics Colloquy |
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Friday - 1:00 pm-3:30 pm |
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Dharma Association of North America (DANAM) |
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Friday - 1:00 pm-3:30 pm Theme: The Ethics of Dharma (DKM2) Convener: Purushottama Bilimoria, Deakin University, Australia Rita D. Sherma, Binghamton University, Presiding Purushottama Bilimoria, Deakin University, Australia Is Dharma Rational? And Karma Intelligible? Is Moksha (a) Way Out? Critique of Mohanty, Matilal, Daya Krishna Joseph Prabhu, California State University, Los Angeles Dharma through Thick and Thin Shyam Ranganathan, York University How to Generalize and How Not to Generalize about “Dharma”, “Karma” and “Moksa” Christopher Key Chapple, Loyola Marymount University Dharma, Karma, and Moksha in Jaina Tradition Guy Petterson, University of Melbourne, Australia Salvation through Deeds?: Madeleine Biardeau's “Anthropology of Desire” For updates, see: www.danam-web.org/events.htm. |
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North American Association for the Study of Religion |
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Friday - 1:00 pm-3:30 pm Theme: Ritual Transformation of Agency Jens Kreinath, Wichita State University and University of Heidelberg Mimesis, Fractal Dynamics, and Agency in Yoruba Spirit Possessions Gustavo Benavides, Villanova University Priestly, Institutional, and Material Agency in Roman Catholic Sacramental Practice Steven Engler, Mount Royal College and Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo Patronage and Distributed Agency in Brazilian Spirit-possession Responding: Ivan Strenski, University of California, Riverside |
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Adventist Society for Religious Studies, Section 3 |
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Friday - 1:00 pm-8:30 pm |
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Scriptural Reasoning Theory Sessions |
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Womanist Approaches to Religion Consultation |
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Friday - 1:00 pm-5:00 pm |
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Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies |
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Friday - 1:00 pm-3:30 pm |
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Thomas F. Torrance Theological Fellowship |
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Friday - 1:00 pm-3:30 pm 1:00 pm Business Meeting 2:00 pm Eric G. Flett, Eastern University Persons, Powers, and Pluralities: Thomas F. Torrance's Trinitarian Ontology of Culture See www.tftorrance.org for more information. |
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Review of Dykstra, Cole, and Capps, Losers, Loners, and Rebels: The Spiritual Struggles of Boys (WJK, 2007) |
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Friday - 1:00 pm-3:30 pm |
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Person, Culture, and Religion Group |
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Friday - 2:00 pm-6:30 pm 2:00 pm-4:00 pm Lallene Rector, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Presiding Book Panel — James Perkinson, White Theology: Outing Supremacy in Modernity Panelists: Marion Grau, Graduate Theological Union Stephen Ray, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia Laurel Schneider, Chicago Theological Seminary Mark Lewis Taylor, Princeton Theological Seminary Responding: James Perkinson, Ecumenical Theological Seminary 4:00 pm Coffee Break 4:15 pm Hetty Zock, University of Groningen, Presiding Theme: Paul Tillich and Carl Rogers – a Film of a Historic Conversation Panelists: Terry D. Cooper, Vanderbilt University James Jones, Rutgers University Diane Jonte-Pace, Santa Clara University Britt-Mari Sykes, University of Ottawa |
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North American Paul Tillich Society |
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Friday - 2:15 pm-4:00 pm John Thatamanil, Vanderbilt University, Presiding Theme: Paul Tillich and Religious Pluralism Christian Danz, University of Vienna Christianity and the Encounter of World Religions: The Contribution of Paul Tillich to Current Discussions in the Theology of Religion John Starkey, Oklahoma City University The Human Predicament and Salvation in Tillich and Thatamanil Andrew Yan, Hope College Paul Tillich's Encounters with Buddhism: An Implication for His Systematic Theology Luis Pedraja, Middle States Commission on Higher Education The Tao of Tillich |
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Enhanced Exegesis Using BibleWorks |
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Friday - 4:00 pm-6:30 pm |
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Society for the Study of Native American Religious Traditions |
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Friday - 4:00 pm-6:30 pm |
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Interest Meeting: Current Developments in Synoptic Source Criticism |
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Friday - 4:00 pm-6:30 pm |
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Dharma Association of North America (DANAM) |
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Friday - 4:00 pm-6:30 pm Theme: Beyond Dominant Perspectives: Reflections on Dharma, Karma, and Moksha (DKM3) Convener: Ramdas Lamb, University of Hawai'i, and Adarsh Deepak, DANAM TBA, Presiding Koenraad Elst, Author, Antwerp, Belgium The Non-Retributive Karma Doctrine Henry John Walker, Bates College Dharma and Duty in the Gita Veena R. Howard, University of Oregon, Lone College A Search for Dharma in Secular World of Diaspora: Is Sadharana Dharma the Only Alternative? Shiv Raj Pal, Toronto, Canada Sukshma-Shareer, the Prime Body of the Atma, and Its Relationship to Dharma, Karma and Moksha Sudhir K. Anand, Author, Los Angeles The Arya Samaj View of Moksha Trichur S. Rukmani, Concordia University, Canada, Responding For updates, see: www.danam-web.org/events.htm. |
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North American Association for the Study of Religion |
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Friday - 4:00 pm-6:30 pm Theme: Novelty, Presence, and History: Brief Pre-Modern Discourses on Method and Theory Alison Frazier, University of Texas, Austin Saintly Presence: The Wager of Latin Hagiography in Renaissance Italy Nancy Levene, Indiana University, Bloomington Traces of History in St. Anselm Constance Furey, Indiana University, Bloomington Utopian History Responding: Nathan Rein, Ursinus College |
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Religious Studies Review Editors Meeting |
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Friday - 4:00 pm-6:30 pm |
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Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality |
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Friday - 4:00 pm-6:00 pm Theme: Teaching for Justice: Research and Teaching Strategies in Higher Theological Education Given that we are to live and work toward justice within most faith traditions’ perspectives, how does our scholarship and practice encourage “teaching for justice” within institutions of higher education? A panel of scholar-teachers will respond to this question with observations (via programming, syllabi, and/or course assignments) from their research and teaching of spirituality. For more information, please contact Anita Houck at ahouck@saintmarys.edu. |
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Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies |
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Friday - 4:00 pm-6:30 pm Harry Wells, Humboldt State University, Presiding Theme: In or Out: Homosexuality, the Church, and the Sangha Robert Fastiggi, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit The Catholic Church and Homosexuality Ilene Stanford, Harvard University In or Out? Marriage as a Social Practice José Ignacio Cabezón, University of California, Santa Barbara Is Homosexual Sex "Sexual Misconduct"? Critical Reflections on Some Classical Indo-Tibetan Sources Michael Sweet, University of Wisconsin, Madison Shameless Discretion: Insider and Outsider Perspectives of Homoeroticism in the Sangha Responding: Richard Reilly, St. Bonaventure University 6:00 pm Business Meeting |
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Review of Mayra Rivera, The Touch of Transcendence: A Postcolonial Theology of God (WJK, 2007) |
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Friday - 4:00 pm-6:30 pm |
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Social Ethics in the Churches of Christ |
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Friday - 4:00 pm-6:30 pm We will continue our conversation on the contribution Churches of Christ scholars can make to the field of Christian ethics. For more information contact Duane Barron, barron@virginia.edu, or Vic McCracken, vmccrac@emory.edu. |
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Polanyi Society |
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Friday - 4:00 pm-6:00 pm Jere Moorman, Polanyi Society, Presiding 4:00 pm William Coulson, Center for Studies of the Person On Having Misread Polanyi’s Theory of Personal Knowledge Responding: Dale Cannon, Western Oregon University Philip Rolnick, St. Thomas University 5:15 pm William Kelleher, La Canada, CA Personal Knowledge as Pure Self-Reflection Responding: Phil Mullins, Western Missouri State University Diane Yeager, Georgetown University |
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Quaker Theological Discussion Group I & II |
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Friday - 4:00 pm-11:00 pm 4:00 pm-6:30 pm: Quaker Theological Discussion Group I Corey Beals, Presiding Theme: A Quaker Sacramentology Tim Seid The New and Eternal Covenant Paul Anderson An Incarnational Sacramentology Kent Walkemeyer Vocation as a Sacramental Way of Life Responding: David Johns Ann Loades 6:30 pm-8:00 pm: Reception (provided by the Earlham School of Religion) 8:00 pm-10:00 pm: Quaker Theological Discussion Group II Howard Macy, Presiding Theme: Book Review: Holiness: The Soul of Quakerism, by Carole Spencer Panelists: Steven Angell Marge Abbott Jim LeShana Responding: Carole Spencer |
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Feminist Liberation Theologians' Network |
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Friday - 4:00 pm-6:30 pm The Network's annual gathering will focus on how to share feminist liberation theological wisdom with future generations. We will explore creative teaching and research possibilities, as well as internships and international exchanges. We are especially interested to hear from young colleagues. All are welcome. RSVP: Mary E. Hunt, Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER), 1-301-589-2509,mhunt@hers.com; Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Harvard Divinity School, 1-617-495-5751, Eschussler@hds.harvard.edu. |
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Karl Barth Society of North America |
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Friday - 4:00 pm-6:30 pm Mark McInroy, Harvard University Karl Barth and Personalist Philosophy: A Critical Appropriation
John McDowell, Edinburgh University Christology and Prayer in Karl Barth's Theology |
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Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion Pre-Conference Meeting |
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Friday - 4:00 pm-11:00 pm |
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North American Paul Tillich Society |
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Friday - 4:15 pm-6:30 pm David Nikkel, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Presiding Theme: Paul Tillich, Ethics, and Theology Daniel Puchalla, University of Chicago The Limits of Love, Power, and Justice: Tillich's Ontology and Theology against “Full-Spectrum” Military Annekatrien Depoorter, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Doing Theology in a Context of Religious and Cultural Pluralism: A Comparison and Evaluation of Paul Tillich’s Method of Correlation and the Theological Method of Edward Schillebeeckx Jennifer L. Baldwin, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago Erotic Play: A Trip into the Secret Lives of Girls, Feminist Theologies of the Erotic, and the Theological Thought of Paul Tillich Sigridur Gotmarsdottir, Drew University The Apophatic “God above God”: Tillich and the Poststructuralist Critique of Negative Theology |
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Søren Kierkegaard Society Banquet |
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Friday - 6:00 pm-10:00 pm Athens Market Taverna 109 West "F" Street 6:00 pm Social Hour 7:00 pm Banquet (Contact Lee Barrett at lbarrett@lancasterseminary.edu) 8:00 pm K. Brian Soderquist, Søren Kierkegaard Center, University of Copenhagen Using the New Translation of the Journals and Notebooks |
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Black Religious Scholars Group (BRSG) Tenth Annual Consultation |
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Friday - 6:15 pm-10:00 pm St. Stephen’s Cathedral COGIC 5825 Imperial Avenue San Diego, CA 92114 Participants interested in joining us for an evening of communal reflection and celebration of the life and work of our past honorees: J. Deotis Roberts, Henry and Ella Mitchell, James Cone, Jacquelyn Grant, Peter Paris, Katie Cannon, Vincent Harding, Delores Williams, Robert M. Franklin, Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, Gayraud Wilmore, and Renita Weems, can register with Stacey Floyd-Thomas, Brite Divinity School, TCU Box 298130 Fort Worth, TX 76123 1-817-257-7140 or s.floyd-thomas@tcu.edu. Cost for the evening will be $20 and must be prepaid by November 10, 2007. An evening reception will be provided. A bus for transport to and from the site will be available in front of the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina. |
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Institute for Biblical Research Annual Meeting (1) |
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Friday - 7:00 pm-11:00 pm |
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Annual Reception: Interreligious Federation for World Peace (IRFWP) and New World Encyclopedia |
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Friday - 7:00 pm-8:30 pm This year the Interreligious Federation for World Peace (IRFWP) and the Religion Office of the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) continues with the second in the series of receptions introducing to the Academy the pending launch and ongoing progress of the New World Encyclopedia (a full, general knowledge encyclopedia based in universal values). Once again, reception participants will learn of opportunities to involve themselves as writers, editors, and advisers for this trend-setting project. |
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National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion Perspectives in Religious Studies Editorial Board |
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Friday - 7:00 pm-8:30 pm |
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Society for the Arts in Religious and Theological Studies Reception |
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Friday - 7:00 pm-8:30 pm Don Saliers of Emory University will conduct an interview with artist John August Swanson. For information about the artist and his work, see www.johnaugustswanson.com. |
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Society for Hindu-Christian Studies |
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Friday - 7:00 pm-11:00 pm Theme: How We Do Hindu-Christian Studies This panel seeks broad audience participation in a discussion of methods, theories, and approaches in the field of Hindu-Christian studies. Panelists will make brief remarks based on papers that will be made available in advance on the HCS listserv, and audience members will then be invited to join in the discussion. To sign up for the listserv or to get copies (after Nov. 2), please email: cbauman@butler.edu. T. S. Rukmani, Concordia University, Presiding Harold Coward, University of Victoria Hindu-Christian Studies: A Retrospective Susan Abraham, Harvard Divinity School Theological Approaches to Hindu-Christian Studies Brian K. Pennington, Maryville College Historical-Critical Approaches to Hindu-Christian Studies Arvind Sharma, McGill University Hindu-Christian Studies through the Lens of Ethics Catherine Cornille, Boston College Missiology and Hindu-Christian Studies Kristin Bloomer, University of Chicago Ethnography and Hindu-Christian Studies Responding: T. S. Rukmani, Concordia University The Future of Hindu-Christian Studies |
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Mennonite Scholars and Friends Reception |
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Friday - 7:00 pm-8:30 pm |
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Accordance Seminar |
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Friday - 7:00 pm-11:00 pm New in Accordance Bible Software: Presentation and demonstration of the latest morphological texts and features, by Roy Brown, developer of Accordance. Computer Assisted Greek Acquisition: Demonstration of an introductory Greek language course currently being developed for laptop computers and integrated with biblical software, by David P. Parris, Fuller Theological Seminary. The session will include an overview of the software, questions from users on specific aspects, and discussion of its applications to research and teaching. |
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Teaching Theology and Religion Editorial Board |
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Friday - 7:00 pm-11:00 pm |
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Friday - 7:00 pm-8:30 pm The LGBTQ Caucus is an informal network of LGBTQ scholars of religion that meets each year during the Annual Meetings to discuss the connections between our scholarship and activist work for social justice, both within the academy and in wider social settings. For further information, contact: Jay Emerson Johnson at drjay1@earthlink.net. |
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Friday - 7:00 pm-9:30 pm St. Joseph's Cathedral Auditorium, 1535 3rd Ave. Theme: Dying to Live: A Film and Conversation about Spirituality on the Borderlands How does “crossing the border” affect one's spirituality? In this session, the short film Dying to Live will be shown, followed by a panel discussion with Mexican migrants and others whose lives are profoundly shaped by the tense reality of the U.S.-Mexican border. All are welcome to attend and to stay after the discussion to view displays and share conversation. For more information, please contact Anita Houck at ahouck@saintmarys.edu. |
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Friday - 7:00 pm-8:30 pm Steve Wilkens, Azusa Pacific University, Presiding Theme: The Plurality of Truth Speaker: John Franke, Biblical Seminary Dr. Franke engages postmodern thought and culture from the perspective of Christian faith, speaking about the Manifold Witness: The Plurality of Truth. The Word Made Fresh is a forum that seeks to stimulate creative dialogue among evangelical scholars of diverse backgrounds about pressing issues in contemporary Christianity. Sponsored by Azusa Pacific University |
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Friday - 7:00 pm-10:00 pm Theme: Between the Schoolhouse and the Religious Houses: Unitarian Universalist Theology in Context Our inaugural Friday evening session will feature a discussion of the historical and cultural contexts for Unitarian Universalist theological work, and the issues implied by these contexts. A panel of scholars and pastors will introduce the theme, with plenty of time for open conversation. Participants include Rebecca Parker, Anthony Pinn, Holly Horn, Samira Mehta, Emily Mace, Gabriella Lettini, Alma Crawford, and Arvid Straube. Sponsored by Starr King School for the Ministry, Meadville Lombard Theological School, UUA Panel on Theological Education, and Beacon Press. Individuals who wish to gather for supper prior to the session should contact Dan McKanan at 320/363-3181 or dmckanan@csbsju.edu before November 5 for details. |
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Friday - 7:00 pm-9:00 pm Robert A. Kraft and Annette Yoshiko Reed, Presiding |
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Friday - 7:30 pm-10:00 pm Theme: Bhakti Rasa Through Music and Song (Bhajans) (RT1) Ramdas Lamb, University of Hawaii, and Rita D. Sherma, Binghamton University, Presiding
Presenters: Local Bhajan Group, San Diego Indira Pal and Shiv Raj Pal (music), Toronto, Canada For updates, see: www.danam-web.org/events.htm. |
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Saturday - 4:00 am-5:30 pm Theme: RASA Theory Keynote Presentation (RT4) Convener: Adarsh Deepak, DANAM and Takshashila Institute Rita D. Sherma, Binghamton University, Presiding TBA Keynote Presentation For updates, see: www.danam-web.org/events.htm. |
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Korean North American Theology |
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Saturday - 7:00 am-8:30 am Sang Hyun Lee, Presiding W. Anne Joh will discuss her book, Heart of the Cross: A Postcolonial Christology Hak Joon Lee will discuss his book, We Will Get to the Promised Land: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Communal-Political Spirituality |
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Saturday - 7:00 am-11:30 am 8:00 am Coffee and breakfast (bring your own) 9:00 am Wendy Farley “Mind Reduced to the Necessity of Seeking": Opportunities for Buddhist - Christian Dialogue in Schleiermacher's Theological Anthropology 10:00 am Ethics Series I: (papers pre-distributed beginning in July; contact Ted Vial, tvial@iliff.edu. Peter Foley, University of Arizona Schleiermacher's Critique of Previous Ethical Theories in the 1803 Grundlinien Jeffery Kinlaw, McMurray University Schleiermacher's Critique of Fichte's Political Philosophy 11:15 am Planning 11:45 am-12:45 pm Adjourn to nearby restaurant for lunch |
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Saturday - 7:00 am-11:30 am 7:00 am Board Meeting 9:00 am Welcome Wilson Yates, SARTS President
9:10 am William Cahoy, St. John¹s University School of Theology, Presiding Presentations by 2006 SARTS Fellowship Award Winners: Maureen O'Connell Stephen Lösel Rebecca Davis David Friend
Winners of the 2006 SARTS Fellowship Awards will present their projects, ranging from murals in inner-city Philadelphia to the music of Mozart, and from the cuadros of Peruvian women to Reformation architecture in Europe. 10:50 am Break
11:00 am Business Meeting
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Early Methodism: Texts, Traditions, and Theologies: Charles Wesley and the Struggle for Methodist Identity |
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Saturday - 9:00 am-12:45 pm Sponsors: Liverpool Hope University, University of Manchester, and Duke University Divinity School 9:00 am Welcome 9:15 am Presentation by Gareth Lloyd on his book Charles Wesley and the Struggle for Methodist Identity (OUP: April 2007) 10:10 am Responding: Richard Heitzenrater, Duke University ST Kimbrough, Jr., Founding President, Charles Wesley Society Kenneth Newport, Liverpool Hope University
11:20 am Round-table discussion 12:00 pm Charles Wesley news/publications Additional information: Kenneth Newport, KNEWPORT@hope.ac.uk. |
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Saturday - 9:00 am-11:30 am Theme: Religious Perspectives on Military Humanitarian Intervention Nancy M. Martin, Chapman University, Presiding Panelists: Joseph Runzo, Executive Director, Global Ethics and Religion Forum Brian Lepard, School of Law, University of Nebraska Nathan Tierney, California Lutheran University Franklin Perkins, DePaul University William O’Neill, S.J., Graduate Theological Union Arvind Sharma, McGill University |
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Niebuhr Society |
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Saturday - 9:00 am-11:30 am Theme: Reinhold Niebuhr’s Moral Man and Immoral Society 9:00 am Harlan Stelmach, Dominican University of California Niebuhr’s Immoral Society and Bellah’s Good Society: A Conversation about Moral Man 9:45 am Panel Discussion Gary Dorrien, Union Theological Seminary Charles Mathewes, University of Virginia Rebekah Miles, Southern Methodist University Max Stackhouse, Princeton Theological Seminary Ronald Stone, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Josiah Young, Wesley Theological Seminary 10:50 am Research Reports K. Healan Gaston, University of California, Berkeley Kevin Carnahan, Hendrix College |
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Society for Hindu-Christian Studies |
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Saturday - 9:00 am-11:30 am Michael McLaughlin, Presiding Theme: (Re-)Constructing Advaita: Rambachan's The Advaita Worldview and Thatamanil's The Immanent Divine in Conversation 9:00 am Panel and Discussion Panelists: Michelle Voss Roberts, Rhodes College Michael McLaughlin, St. Leo University Joseph Prabhu, California State University Responding: Anantanand Rambachan, St. Olaf College John J. Thatamanil, Vanderbilt University 11:30 am Business Meeting Corinne Dempsey, Presiding |
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Restoration Theological Research Fellowship Annual Meeting |
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Mennonite Scholars and Friends Forum |
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Saturday - 9:00 am-11:30 am Ted Grimsrud, Eastern Mennonite University, Presiding Theme: Reflections on J. Denny Weaver’s The Nonviolent Atonement Panelists: Sharon Baker, Messiah College Mark Thiessen Nation, Eastern Mennonite University Tom Yoder Neufeld, Conrad Grebel University College Responding: J. Denny Weaver, Bluffton University Business meeting |
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Søren Kierkegaard Society |
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Saturday - 9:00 am-11:30 am Tamara Monet Marks, Florida State University, Presiding Theme: Kierkegaard in Dialogue with Non-Christian Religions K. Brian Soderquist, Søren Kierkegaard Center, University of Copenhagen Kierkegaard's Understanding of Non-Christian Religions Andrew J. Nicholson, State University of New York, Stony Brook Hinduism-Buddhism: Skillful Means and Bold Assertions Karen C. Carr, Lawrence University Daoism: Sin, Spontaneity, Nature, and God Jennifer Pouya, Texas Christian University Kierkegaard and the Jewish Shadow Adam Buben, University of South Florida Background for a Congruence: Kierkegaard and the Samurai Abrahim Khan, University of Toronto Kierkegaard and Muhammad Iqbal on Becoming a Self Responding: Erik Ziolkowski, Lafayette University |
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La Communidad/The Community |
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Towards the Fifth Edition of the UBS Greek New Testament |
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Saturday - 9:00 am-11:30 am A revised edition of the UBS Greek New Testament is currently in preparation, with special concern to adapt the text critical apparatus more closely to the requirements of academic use. This meeting will be an opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences with the editors of the Greek New Testament and to suggest improvements for the revision. For further information, please contact Florian Voss, German Bible Society, voss@dbg.de. |
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Teaching Introductory Courses: A Wabash Center Workshop |
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Saturday - 9:00 am-3:30 pm Advanced registration required at www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/programs/aspx. Led by Barbara Walvoord, author of Teaching and Learning in College Introductory Religion Courses: A Study of 533 Classrooms (Blackwell, 2008) and numerous works on teaching in higher education. An interactive workshop addressing public, private, and religiously affiliated contexts; topics include: faculty and students’ goals for learning; assignments and grading; and pedagogical strategies: what highly effective teachers do. Lunch will be served. A free copy of Barbara Walvoord’s book, Teaching and Learning in College Introductory Religion Courses is included. |
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Dharma Association of North America (DANAM) |
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Saturday - 9:00 am-11:55 am Theme: Rasa and Vaishnava Traditions (RT2) Conveners: Graham M. Schweig, Christopher Newport University, and Lance Nelson, University of San Diego Graham M. Schweig, Christopher Newport University, and TBA, Presiding Graham M. Schweig, Christopher Newport University The Conception and Meaning of Rasa in Bhakti: The Caitanya Vaishnava School David Buchta, University of Pennsylvania Bhayanaka as Bhakti-Rasa in Gaudiya Vaishnavism Krisztina Danka, Eotvos Lorand University of Budapest, Hungary Rasa -- Aesthetics and Metaphysics Interwoven: Literary Works As Revelations in the Bengali Vaishnava Tradition Lance Nelson, University of San Diego Bhakti-rasa for the Advaitin Renouncer: Madhusudana Sarasvati's Theory of Devotional Sentiment Gerald T. Carney, Hampden-Sydney College Rasa as Foundation and Bridge Neelima Shukla-Bhatt, Wellesley College Usefulness of the Concept of Bhakti-rasa in Studying Bhakti Forms Deepak Shimkhada, Claremont College Paintings: Expressions of Rasa in the 1648 Bhagavata Purana Ithamar Theodor, University of Haifa The Infiltration of Rasa into Vaisnavism For updates, see: www.danam-web.org/events.htm. |
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The Society for the Study of Anglicanism |
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Saturday - 9:00 am-12:45 pm Theme: Anglicanism and the Interpretation of Scripture The meetings this year are in association with the Ecclesiological Investigations Group and the Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars. 8.45 am Coffee 9:00 am Introduction 9:15 am Katherine Grieb, Virginia Theological Seminary 10:00 am Gerald West, University of KwaZulu-Natal 10:45 am Coffee Break - donuts and pastries served
11:15 am Responding: Richard A. Burridge, King’s College London Jo Bailey Wells, Duke University 11.45 am Discussion: Ellen B. Aitken, McGill University Montreal and Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars, Presiding 12.30 pm Short Business Session and Announcements 12.45 pm Close
RSVP and Further Enquiries to Co-conveners Rob Slocum, rbslocum@genevaonline.com, and Martyn Percy, mpercy@ripon-cuddesdon.ac.uk. |
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North American Association for the Study of Religion |
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Saturday - 9:00 am-11:30 am Theme: Taxonomies in the Study of Religion Panelists: Craig Martin, Syracuse University Strategic Uses of "Religion": Taxonomy and Metonymy in Political Discourse Leah Payne, Vanderbilt University Time on Their Side: Using Philosophy of Time to Understand Distinctions between Early American Pentecostals and Fundamentalists Thomas B. Ellis, Appalachian State University Spirituality Redescribed, Self-esteem Misrecognized Responding: Aaaron Hughes, University of Calgary |
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Adventist Society for Religious Studies, Section 4 |
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Theology for the Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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Saturday - 9:00 am-11:30 am Presbyterian Church (USA) pastors and scholars are invited to this meeting dedicated to doing theology for the church. This year’s gathering will focus on emerging Korean American Presbyterian theology and in its engagement with what it means to confess Christ in the changing context of Korean American life. A panel made up of a pastor (Kevin Park), professor (Young Lee Hertig), and a governing body leader (Heahwan Rim) will offer presentations, which will be engaged in group discussion. Further information: Anita Brown, Office of Theology and Worship, (888) 728-7228 x5033, abrown@ctr.pcusa.org. |
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Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality |
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Saturday - 9:00 am-11:30 am 9:00 am 2007 Presidential Address Stephanie Paulsell, Harvard University Lost in the Mystery of God: Childhood and the History of Christian Spirituality 10:30 am Business Meeting Mary Frohlich, Catholic Theological Union, President-elect, Presiding All are welcome. For more information, please contact Anita Houck at ahouck@saintmarys.edu. |
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Emergent Church Forum |
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Saturday - 9:00 am-11:30 am Keith Matthews, Azusa Pacific University, Presiding Theme: Emergent Church Panelists: Tony Jones, National Coordinator of Emergent Village Scot McKnight, North Park University Diana Butler Bass, Author of Christianity for the Rest of Us Co-sponsored by Paraclete Press and Azusa Pacific University For additional information, contact Don Thorsen, Azusa Pacific University: dthorsen@apu.edu. |
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Person, Culture, and Religion Group |
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Saturday - 9:00 am-11:30 am 9:00 am Works in progress – New scholars and graduate students welcome! 10:30 am Extended Business Meeting Theme: The Return of the Repressed?: The Place of Psychology in the AAR -What’s in a name? – PCR or Psychology and/of Religion or...? -Planning future meetings and co-sponsorships |
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North American Paul Tillich Society and Polanyi Society |
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Saturday - 9:00 am-11:30 am Walter Gulick, Montana State University, Billings, Presiding Durwood Foster, Pacific School of Religion, and Richard Gelwick, Bangor Theological Seminary How Tillich’s Recently Retrieved Paper, “Participation and Knowledge: Problems of an Ontology of Cognition,” Engages Polanyi’s Thought Responding: Donald Musser, Stetson University Robert Russell, Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences 11:15 am Business Meeting: Walter Mead, Illinois State University, Presiding |
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Lutheran Women in Theological Studies (LWTRS) |
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Saturday - 9:00 am-11:30 am Lutheran women in theological and religious studies as well as some local Lutheran clergywomen gather annually for scholarship, worship, and friendship. Lutheran women scholars - including graduate students - and other women who teach or study at Lutheran colleges and seminaries are welcome to attend all or part of the meeting. Questions? To register please contact Sandra Mejia at 773-380-2885 or sandra.mejia@elca.org. |
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Saturday - 9:00 am-11:30 am Martha Reineke, University of Northern Iowa, Presiding 9:00 Nikolaus Wandinger, Institut für Systematische Theologie "Sacrifice” in “Harry Potter” from a Girardian perspective Responding: Matthew G. Condon, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Paul Nuechterlein, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Portage, MI 10:10 Break 10:20 Book Review: Stricken By God: Non-Violent Identification and the Victory of Christ, Brad Jersak and Michael Hardin, Eds. Panelists: John Phelan, North Park Seminary Tony Bartlett, Bexsley Hall Episcopal Divinity School S. Mark Heim, Andover Newton Theological Seminary Marit Trelstad, Pacific Lutheran University Questions: contact martha.reineke@uni.edu. |
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Karl Barth Society of North America |
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Saturday - 9:00 am-11:30 am George Hunsinger, Princeton Theological Seminary, Presiding Theme: Discusson of Alyssa Lyra Pitstick, Light in Darkness: Hans Urs von Balthasar and the Catholic Doctrine of Christ's Descent into Hell (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2007) Panelists: Paul J. Griffiths, University of Illinois at Chicago David Lauber, Wheaton College John Webster, Aberdeen University Responding: Alyssa Lyra Pitstick |
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Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion Board Meeting |
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Graduate Theological Union Alumni Luncheon |
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Christian Scholarship Foundation |
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Society for the Arts in Religious and Theological Studies Board Meeting |
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North American Association for the Study of Religion Business Meeting |
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Christian Theological Research Fellowship |
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Syntactically-Tagged Databases for the Hebrew Bible and Greek New Testament |
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Saturday - 1:00 pm-3:30 pm This session will overview the latest quantum leap for computerized research and teaching in biblical texts: databases tagged for syntactical structures and functions. The session is appropriate for anyone interested in computer applications for exegesis and teaching of the Hebrew Bible and Greek New Testament. For more information, contact Michael Heiser at mheiser@logos.com. |
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Saturday - 1:00 pm-3:30 pm Theme: Theorizing Rasa: Culture and Gender (RT3) Conveners: Rita D. Sherma, University of Arizona, and Adarsh Deepak, DANAM Rita D. Sherma, Binghamton University, Presiding Susan Schwartz, Muhlenberg College Rasa/Rakta: Transformations in Red Alfred Collins, Anchorage, Alaska The Savor of What Is: Rasa as Culture Theory Neela Bhattacharya-Saxena, Nassau Community College Dance of the Dual Self in Artistic Creations: A Shakta Reading of Rasa Theory Madhu Khanna, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Rasa and Bhava in the Nityapuja of Goddess Tripurasundari George Pati, Valparaiso University Mohiniattam: The Rasa and Bhava of Devotionalism Purushottama Bilimoria, Deakin University, Australia Grief and Mourning: Theorizing on the Troubled Bhava-s Cross-Culturally
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Mission and Biblical Interpretation: Toward a Missional Hermeneutic |
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Saturday - 1:00 pm-3:30 pm What would it mean to read the Bible with an explicit methodological starting point in an ecclesial location understood as fundamentally missional? Join us for our sixth annual session focused on such questions, as Princeton Theological Seminary professors Darrell Guder and J. Ross Wagner present their work on missional hermeneutics in the seminary classroom. We anticipate a thought-provoking and productive discussion. For information, visit www.gocn.org or contact Michael Barram, Saint Mary’s College of California, mbarram@stmarys-ca.edu. |
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Saturday - 4:00 pm-6:30 pm Frank Burch Brown, Christian Theological Seminary (visiting fellow at the University of Chicago), Presiding SARTS hosts a conversation with author Robin Margaret Jensen, Luce Chancellor¹s Professor of the History of Christian Worship and Art in the Divinity School at Vanderbilt University. Her most recent books include: The Substance of Things Seen: Art, Faith, and the Christian Community (Eerdmans, 2004) and Face to Face: Portraits of the Divine in Early Christianity (Augsburg Fortress, 2005). Panelists: Lewis Ayres, Emory University James Francis, University of Kentucky Georgia Frank, Colgate University For more information about becoming a member of SARTS, visit us online at www.SARTS.org, or contact Kimberly Vrudny at 1-651-962-5337 or kjvrudny@stthomas.edu. |
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Saturday - 4:00 pm-6:30 pm Kathleen O’Brien Wicker, Presiding 4:00 pm Celebration of AASR’s Fifteenth Anniversary Panelists: Jacob Olupona Rosalind Hackett Teresia Hinga Bella Mukonyora 4:30 pm Business Meeting Elom Dovlo, AASR President, Welcome Afe Adogame, AASR Secretary’s Report Kathleen Wicker, AASR-NA Report 5:10 pm Report on the Botswana Conference Teresia Hinga, AASR-NA Representative to the Botswana Conference 5:40 pm Bella Mukonyora Understanding Death and Healing: Masowe Apostolic Story of Liberation Discussion following 7:00 pm AASR-African Religions dinner off-site For additional information regarding this session, contact Kathleen Wicker at 1-909-399-9971 or kwicker@scrippscollege.edu. |
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Saturday - 4:00 pm-6:30 pm Susan Dunlap, Duke University, Presiding Theme: Pedagogies in Practical Theology: Interreligious Perspectives on Teaching Spiritual Practices Panelists: John Makransky, Boston College Abdullah T. Antepli, Hartford Seminary Kathleen Dolphin, St. Mary’s College 6:15 pm Business Meeting Kathleen A. Cahalan, Saint John’s University, Presiding For additional information, contact Kathleen Cahalan, kcahalan@csbsju.edu or Claire Wolfteich, cwolftei@bu.edu. |
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Saturday - 4:00 pm-6:30 pm The Intra-Christian Conversions Study Group invites those interested in the issues of intra-Christian conversions (Protestant to Catholic and Orthodox and vise versa) to attend the group’s inaugural meeting. High-profile recent converts, including Francis Beckwith (former President of ETS, Baylor University), will discuss the issues involved in their decision to leave one Christian tradition for another. For additional information, contact Alexander Hwang at hwangalex@yahoo.com or Marc Pugliese at marcpug@gmail.com. |
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Saturday - 4:00 pm-6:30 pm Christopher Ives, Stonehill College, Presiding Theme: The Thought and Legacy of Masao Abe Panelists: Donald W. Mitchell, Purdue University Michiko Yusa, Western Washington University James Fredericks, Loyola Marymount University John B. Cobb, Jr., Claremont School of Theology Stephen Rowe, Grand Valley State University William R. LaFleur, University of Pennsylvania Steven Heine, Florida International University Discussion |
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Saturday - 4:00 pm-6:30 pm Theme: Teaching the Holocaust in a Seminary or Religious Studies Course Holocaust studies is an interdisciplinary field that offers rich resources for seminary education and religious studies. Join us for a roundtable consultation on incorporating this history in courses on ethics, systematic theology, church history, biblical studies, and interfaith issues. For additional information regarding this session, contact Victoria Barnett at 1-202-488-0469 or vbarnett@ushmm.org. |
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Saturday - 5:30 pm-7:00 pm Theme: DANAM Awards Ceremony (DAC) Adarsh Deepak, DANAM, Presiding DANAM Takshashila Sustained Lifetime Achievement Award Book Awards (2) For updates, see: www.danam-web.org/events.htm. |
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Saturday - 6:30 pm-10:30 pm Featuring the Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibition and four pages from the Prophets volume of The Saint John’s Bible. Dr. Peter Flint and Dr. James Charlesworth lead guided tours. Sponsored by: Abingdon Press, Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical & Cultural Research, Liturgical Press, Saint John’s School of Theology Seminary, and Upper Room and Discipleship Resource Book Publishing. Location: Rooftop of San Diego Natural History Museum. Free bus transportation available to Reception/Exhibition. |
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Institute for Ancient Near Eastern and Afroasiatic Cultural Research |
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Saturday - 7:00 pm-8:30 pm The theme of this year’s symposium is The End of Biblical Studies: A New Beginning for Afroasiatic Studies? It will consider whether deprivileging biblical studies within the academy might promote a deeper appreciation for the broad spectrum of Afroasiatic languages and literatures. Selected IAACR fellows and guests will review Hector Avalos’ The End of Biblical Studies (Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2006). 7:00 pm Opening Remarks Hugh R. Page, Jr., University of Notre Dame 7:15 pm Author’s Presentation Hector Avalos, Iowa State University 7:30 pm-8:15 pm Panel Review / Discussion Participant names and institutions available at www.iaacr.org. 8:15 pm Meeting of IAACR Fellows |
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Wesleyan Theological Society and Society for Pentecostal Studies Reception |
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Smyth and Helwys Commentary Editorial Board |
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Evangelical Philosophical Society |
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Saturday - 7:00 pm-11:00 pm Michael Licona, University of South Africa, Presiding Theme: Resurrecting Jesus, by Dale Allison Panelists: Stephen T. Davis, Claremont-McKenna College William Lane Craig, Talbot School of Theology Gary Habermas, Liberty University Responding: Dale Allison, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Audience discussion to follow. For further information regarding this session, contact Scott Smith, scott.smith@truth.biola.edu. |
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Saturday - 7:00 pm-8:30 pm A panel featuring authors in the Mercer Series on Sports and Religion explores various ways that football and faith intersect. Topics include football as an expression of muscular Christianity; football as a quasi-religion; the devotion of fans; the Big Game as focus of pilgrimage; and football and ethics.
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Saturday - 7:00 pm-9:30 pm Sponsored by three science/religion centers: The Institute for Religion in an Age of Science (IRAS) has summer conferences at Star Island, NH; 2008 Topic: Autonomous Individuality: Myth or Reality? IRAS co-publishes Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science. Zygon Center for Religion and Science (ZCRS), a partnership of Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and CASIRAS, brings together scientists and theologians to research crucial issues of human concern. ZCRS supports masters and doctoral students through LSTC and shares quarters with Zygon. The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS) supports research, provides graduate courses through the Barbour Chair at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA, publishes Theology and Science, and runs the Science and Transcendence Advanced Research Series (STARS). |
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Presbyterian Scholars Reception |
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Saturday - 7:00 pm-8:30 pm Members of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and faculty at Presbyterian institutions are invited to this reception to meet and connect with each other. In addition to light refreshments, we hope to find ways to link more closely with one another and with the church—sponsored by the Office of Theology and the Office of Theological Education. For further information contact Anita Brown, Office of Theology Worship and Education, 1-888-728-7228 x5033. |
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Association of Theological Schools Reception |
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University of St. Michael's College Faculty of Theology and Toronto School of Theology Annual Reception for Friends and Graduates |
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Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning Reception |
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Georgetown University Theology Department Reception |
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Dharma Association of North America (DANAM) |
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Saturday - 7:00 pm-9:00 pm Theme: DANAM Reception and Showing Nava-Rasa Through Dance Conveners: “Friends of DANAM”, Aesthetes, and Rasika-s DANAM Reception immediately follows the DANAM Awards Ceremony. Come join us for informal meetings and discussions with colleagues and friends over light refreshments and beverages (wine and cheese) and viewing video shows (10-min long) of the Nava Rasa-s (Nine Emotional Sentiments-s) through Dance in both Kathak and Bharatnatyam styles. For updates, see: www.danam-web.org/events.htm. |
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Saturday - 7:00 pm-8:30 pm This reception is for alumni, students, prospective students, friends, and guests of King’s College London to hear about recent developments in the Department of Theology & Religious Studies, and innovations in theology in London. It is also to launch the publication of Imitating Jesus: An Inclusive Approach to New Testament Ethics (Eerdmans, 2007) by Richard A. Burridge, Dean of King’s College London, and to give advance information about Transformation Theology (T&T Clark, 2008), a new project by Professor Oliver Davies and other King’s College theologians. |
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Buddhist Studies Reception Honoring Patricia Crosby |
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Saturday - 7:00 pm-8:30 pm As executive editor for University of Hawai’i Press, Patricia Crosby has been instrumental in promoting the academic study of Buddhism. She has actively assisted the development of both individual projects and publication series that have made important contributions. Her energetic support and wise counsel are deeply appreciated by many scholars in the field, and we would like to invite you to join us in celebrating her work. Sponsored by the Pure Land Buddhist Studies Series (Institute of Buddhist Studies, Berkeley), Studies in East Asian Buddhism and Classics in Buddhist Studies (Kuroda Institute),Studies in the Buddhist Traditions (University of Michigan), Topics in Contemporary Buddhism (University of Hawai'i), and the Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai English Tripitaka Series” (Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research, Berkeley). |
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Manchester University Reception |
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Faith and Order Fiftieth Anniversary Reception |
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Celebrating Leadership in Sustainable Theological Education |
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Saturday - 7:00 pm-8:30 pm This reception, following the session on Sustainable Theological Education, is to honor those who have worked to make theological education more sustainable and green. It is also celebrating the launch of new initiative to move theological education forward on this topic. Sponsored by the Forum on Religion and Ecology, Drew Theological School and the publishers of two new books, Eco-Spirit: Religion and Philosophy for the Earth (Fordham) and Earth and Word: Classic Sermons on Saving the Planet (Continuum), as well as the Center for Respect of Life and Environment in celebration of their Food, Farming, and Faith Initiative. Food and drink that is humane and sustainable will be served. |
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The Nordic Universities Reception |
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Reception for LGBT Scholars and Scholars of LGBT Studies |
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Synousia Meeting: Suhrawardi and Dumery |
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Baker Academic and Brazos Press Reception |
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Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture Reception |
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Saturday - 9:00 pm-11:00 pm Members are invited to a reception hosted by the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture. |
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Vanderbilt University Alumni, Faculty, and Friends Reception |
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Hispanic Theological Initiative Reception |
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Fortress Press Reception |
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Saturday - 9:00 pm-11:00 pm Fortress Press invites all AAR and SBL attendees to join us for hospitality, conversation, and the presentation of the 4th Annual Fortress Press innovative teaching awards. To help us select these innovative teachers, we invite you to nominate a colleague at www.fortresspress.com and click on Events. |
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Walter de Gruyter Reception |
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W.F. Albright Institute Reception |
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Institute for the Study of Asian American Christianity (ISAAC) and the Nagel Institute for the Study of World Christianity Reception |
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University of California, Santa Barbara Religious Studies Reception |
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New Religious Movements Group Reception |
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Jesuit Departments of Theology and Religious Studies Reception |
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Harvard Reception |
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Milltown Institute (Ireland) Reception |
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Saturday - 9:00 pm-11:00 pm Milltown Institute-Ireland alumni/ae, colleagues, friends, and guests are invited to drop in to an Irish reception. Information regarding postgraduate studies in Dublin: Biblical Studies, Patristic, History of Theology, Systematic Theology, Moral Theology, Ecumenics, Liturgical Studies, Pastoral Ministry (including D.Min.), Spirituality, Mission Theology, Canon Law and Supervisory Practice for Ministry will be available. Contact: info@milltown-instutue.ie. |
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Institute for Biblical Research Worship Service |
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Temple University Reception |
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Churches of Christ Professors Meeting |
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Lutheran Professors and Graduate Students Breakfast |
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Sunday - 7:00 am-8:30 am Sponsored by Augsburg Fortress. Join us for our annual breakfast. Seating is limited so please make your reservation as soon as possible and no later than November 9, 2007 at www.augsburgfortress.org/aarsblbreakfast. |
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Disciples of Christ Faculty/ Student Breakfast |
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Free Methodist and Wesleyan Church Scholars Breakfast |
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Unitarian Universalist Scholars and Friends Breakfast |
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Sunday - 7:00 am-8:30 am Persons connected to the Unitarian Universalist tradition are invited to meet and share a light continental breakfast. Sponsored by Starr King School for the Ministry, Meadville Lombard Theological School, UUA Panel on Theological Education, and Beacon Press. For more information contact Dan McKanan at dmckanan@csbsju.edu. |
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Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Alumni/ae Breakfast |
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Sunday - 7:00 am-8:30 am We welcome Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary alumni/ae to our Annual AAR and SBL Sunday Morning Worship Breakfast. This will be an occasion for us to hear from one another and to interact with interim president Haddon Robinson. This will also be a time for worship and scriptural reflection. Please join us for this event! |
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I58 Scholars Breakfast |
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Sunday - 7:00 am-8:30 am This is a breakfast reception for all those who are committed to an enacted inaugurated eschatology and fully pneumatological model of discipleship. The breakfast is an opportunity to meet and hear from others who are keen to develop new models of theological education and scholarship grounded in a present-tense experience of the Kingdom. For further information contact Crispin Fletcher-Louis at principal@wtclondon.co.uk. |
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Dempster Fellowship Selection Committee Breakfast |
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North American Paul Tillich Society Board of Directors Meeting |
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International Journal of Public Theology Editorial Board Meeting |
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Jesuit Departments of Theology and Religious Studies Colloquium |
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Dharma Association of North America (DANAM) |
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Sunday - 9:00 am-11:45 am Theme: The Dharma of Moksha-Seekers: Asceticism and Social Engagement (DKM4) Conveners: Swami Tyagananda, Vedanta Society, and Ramdas Lamb, University of Hawai'i Swami Tyagananda, Vedanta Society, Presiding Tulasi Srinivas, Wheaton College The Truant Ascetic: Transcendence and Escape in The Transnational Sathya Sai Movement Antoinette E. Denapoli, Emory University God Depends on His Devotees: Social Engagement and Reciprocity between Ascetics and Householders in Rajasthan Pravrajika Vrajaprana, Vedanta Society Bridging the Gap between the Sacred and the Secular: Seva as Ascetic Practice Graham M. Schweig, Christopher Newport University Sri Krishna Chaitanya as Ascetic, Ecstatic, and Teacher Ramdas Lamb, University of Hawaii Ramanandi Sadhus and the Proliferation of Ram Bhakti in North India Responding: Swami Tyagananda, Vedanta Society For updates, see: www.danam-web.org/events.htm. |
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Theta Alpha Kappa Board Meeting |
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Feminist Catholic Liturgy Sponsored by the Roman Catholic Women Priest's Movement |
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Christian Theological Research Fellowship |
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Biblical Interpretation Editorial Board Meeting |
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Hebrew Union College Annual Alumni Luncheon |
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Journal for the Study of The New Testament Editorial Board Meeting |
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Electronic Books and Databases for Research in Josephus, Philo, and the Pseudepigrapha |
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Sunday - 11:45 am-12:45 pm This meeting presents an overview of searchable, morphologically tagged databases of the Greek Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, the writings of Philo (the Philo Concordance Project), and the Niese edition of The Works of Josephus with critical apparatus. Along with these databases, scholarly monographs now available in digital form for the study of these texts will be presented. For more information, contact Michael Heiser at mheiser@logos.com. |
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Sunday - 11:45 am-12:45 pm Sponsored by The Wabash Center and the AAR Academic Teaching and the Study of Religion Section Register to join small-table conversations on specific issues in the teaching of religion and theology. Enjoy a simple box lunch. Topics include: Teaching multiple intelligences; Collaborative teaching; Teaching and podcasting; Teaching the Bible to the biblically literate; and Teaching controversial topics. Advanced registration required. Additional topics, descriptions, more information, and registration online: |
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Society of Christian Philosophers |
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Sunday - 1:00 pm-3:30 pm R. Douglas Geivett, Biola University, Presiding Theme: Author Meets Critics: Stephen T. Davis’ Christian Philosophical Theology Panelists: Charles Taliaferro, St. Olaf College Christine Helmer, Northwestern University William Lane Craig, Biola University Responding: Stephen Davis, Claremont McKenna College |
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Sunday - 1:00 pm-3:30 pm This meeting presents a searchable database of descriptive annotations of grammatical features based on their function within the discourse. These annotations describe the pragmatic choices of the biblical writers/editors and their effects. The descriptive aspect of the methodology takes into account stylistic idiosyncrasies. The function-based aspect allows for stylistic comparison. The Greek NT database is complete. Preliminary data for the Hebrew Bible and LXX will be presented. For information contact Steve Runge at srunge@logos.com. |
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Sunday - 1:00 pm-3:30 pm Theme: Tantra and Rasa: Embodied Divinity and Aesthetic Self-Realization (RT5) Convener: David Peter Lawrence, University of North Dakota E.H. Rick Jarow, Vassar College, Presiding David Peter Lawrence, University of North Dakota Suggestion, Universalization, and the Disclosure of Sakti: Revisiting Abhinavagupta on the Relations of Aesthetics and Monistic Saivism Kerry Martin Skora, Hiram College Abhinavagupta’s Aesthetics of Touch: Synaesthetic Awareness and Lucid Dream-Play Loriliai Biernacki, University of Colorado The Ethics of Delight Sthaneshwar Timalsina, San Diego State University Aesthetic and Mystical: Reading Tripura Literature through the Lens of Rasa Jeffrey Stephen Lidke, Berry College A Tantric Semiotics of the Body as Rasa in Classical Indian Dance David Mellins, Columbia University, Responding For updates, continue to check at: www.danam-web.org/events.htm. |
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International Society for Chinese Philosophy |
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Sunday - 1:00 pm-3:30 pm Vincent Shen, University of Toronto The Concept of Truth in Classical Confucianism Chenyang Li, Central Washington University Cheng and Truth in the Zhongyong James Wang, Chinese University of Hong Kong Heidegger and Laozi on Truth Jeffrey Dippmann, Central Washington University Truth and Double Truth in Chinese Buddhism |
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Sunday - 1:00 pm-3:30 pm Lisa J. Poirier, Miami University, Ohio, Presiding Theme: Syncretism and the Abrahamic Religions "Every religion has its prehistory, and wherever a prehistory seems to be missing, we are merely uninformed and our research has not been sufficiently painstaking yet. From this point of view every religion is a syncretism." -- Joachim Wach (Regionswissenschaft Leipzig, 1924 p. 86) Join us for a lively round-table discussion that will focus on the extent, impact, history, politics, and hermeneutics of “syncretism” on, within, and around the Abrahamic traditions. Rick Talbott, California State University, Northridge Resurrecting Attis: How Religious Syncretism Revitalizes and Adapts Old Myths to New Religious Paradigms Randal Cummings, California State University, Northridge From Crossroads to Crosshairs: Judaism, Christianity and Islam in the Crucible of Syncretism Responding: Amir Hussain, Loyola Marymount University Jess Hollenback, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse |
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Educating Religious Leaders for a Multi-religious World: A Proposal for Action |
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Sunday - 4:00 pm-6:30 pm Tutku Tours invites all AAR and SBL attendees to join us, for a one-hour slide presentation about the Sites of Paul in Asia Minor, Turkey, and The Seven Churches of the Revelation. For more information, please contact us Levent Oral, President |
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Sunday - 4:00 pm-6:30 pm Theme: Rethinking Practice and Embodiment in Frederick M. Smith’s The Self Possessed: Deity and Spirit Possession in South Asian Literature Christopher Chapple, Loyola Marymount University, Presiding Panelists: David Gitomer, DePaul University Kathleen M. Erndl, Florida State University John Nemec, University of Virginia Ronald M. Davidson, Fairfield University Gerald J. Larson, Emeriti, University of California, Santa Barbara, and Indiana University Lloyd Pflueger, Truman State University Responding: Frederick M. Smith, University of Iowa For latest updates of the agenda, please continue to check the website at: www.danam-web.org/events.htm. |
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Across the Pond! Ecclesiological Investigations from UK PhD Students |
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Sunday - 4:00 pm-6:30 pm An open meeting, including: Mike Cranston Living At the Edge: Mission to Contemporary Cultures in Southampton England (Anglican Church Attendance is 1.6% of Population) Nicholas Bamford Unity or Division: The Challenge of 'Ecumenism' to The Greek Orthodox Church in the UK |
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Korean Biblical Colloquium |
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Sunday - 4:00 pm-6:30 pm 4:00 pm Greetings 4:20 pm Michelle Lee-Barnewall, Biola University Paul, the Stoic and the Body of Christ: Corporate Identity and Ethics in 1 Corinthians 5:00 pm Ixang Lee, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Did Ezekiel Know the Deuteronomistic Literature? 5:40 pm Business Meeting 6:00 pm Dinner (at a nearby Korean restaurant, TBA) Papers will be circulated in advance and discussed at the session. For additional information, please contact John Ahn, jahn@austinseminary.edu; or Paul Kim, pkim@mtso.edu. |
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University of Southern California School of Religion Reception |
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Baylor University Press Reception |
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Highlands Institute for American Religious Philosophical Thought |
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American Journal of Theology and Philosophy |
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Sunday - 6:30 pm-8:00 pm Jennifer G. Jesse, Truman State University, Presiding William Dean, Iliff School of Theology Can Liberal Theology Recover? Responding: Robert C. Neville, Boston University School of Theology We are anticipating a lively conversation about the future of liberal theology. Everyone is welcome! For additional information, contact Jennifer Jesse at jgjesse@truman.edu. |
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InterVarsity Press Reception: The Legacy of John Paul II, An Evangelical-Catholic Conversation with Timothy George and Thomas Rausch, S.J. |
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Sunday - 7:00 pm-11:00 pm Please join us as Alister McGrath addresses the renewed emergence of atheism— particularly scientific atheism—as typified in such high-profile books as Atheist Universe by David Mills and The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. McGrath brings to this discussion his own embrace and subsequent rejection of atheism, as well as years of dialogue with leading atheists as in his newest InterVarsity Press publication, The Dawkins Delusion? Reception begins at 8:00 pm, comments at 8:30 pm. |
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Center of Theological Inquiry Reception |
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Sunday - 7:00 pm-8:30 pm The following events will take place during this year’s reception for CTI members and friends: launch of the final Volume 4 of the CTI series, God and Globalization (Continuum, 2007), with Max Stackhouse, author and series editor; launch of the new International Journal of Public Theology (Brill), with Sebastian Kim, editor; and brief presentation by William Storrar, director, on the Center’s new website from 2008. All interested welcome. |
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Yale University Reception |
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Dempster Fellowship Selection Committee |
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Indiana University Religious Studies Alumni Reception |
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Department of Religious Studies Reception |
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Evangelical Philosophical Society |
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Sunday - 7:00 pm-8:30 pm William Lane Craig, Biola University, Presiding Theme: Authors Meet Critics: Naturalism, by Stewart Goetz and Charles Taliaferro Panelist: Matthew Bagger, Brown University Responding: Stewart Goetz, Ursinus College Charles Taliaferro, St. Olaf College For further information regarding this session, contact Scott Smith, scott.smith@truth.biola.edu. |
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Westminster John Knox Press Reception |
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Oxford University Reception |
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Sunday - 7:00 pm-8:30 pm The Theology Faculty of Oxford University welcomes colleagues, friends, alumni/ae, and prospective graduate students for drinks and updates on developments and to meet current faculty members. Information is available at www.theology.ox.ac.uk and www.admin.ox.ac.uk/postgraduate. |
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United Church of Christ Scholars Reception and United Church of Christ in the West Keynote |
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