The work of YDS faculty members is at the center of special events and panels at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature, running today through Wednesday in Atlanta. Numerous other faculty members are serving on panels and giving papers.
Religion and Ecology Workshop
Nancy Menning, Ithaca College, Presiding
Mary Evelyn Tucker, Yale University, Presiding
Heather Eaton, Saint Paul University, Presiding
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Grawemeyer Award in Religion
Theme: Celebrating Willie James Jennings’ The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race
Friday, 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Marriott-L404 (Lobby Level)
Panelists: Lewis Brogdon, Clafin University Jennifer Ho, University of North Carolina Kathryn Lofton, Yale University
Responding: Willie J. Jennings, Yale University
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Christian Systematic Theology Section
Theme: The Gift of Theology: The Contribution of Kathryn Tanner to Contemporary Theology
Saturday, 1 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Hilton-Grand Ballroom A (Level 2)
Serene Jones, Union Theological Seminary, Presiding
Panelists: Paul DeHart, Vanderbilt University Charles Mathewes, University of Virginia Ian A. McFarland, Cambridge University Hilda Koster, Concordia College, Moorhead Mary McClintock Fulkerson, Duke University Rosemary P. Carbine, Whittier College
Responding: Kathryn Tanner, Yale University
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Yale University Press
Theme: Reception to Celebrate the Publication of Miroslav Volf’s New Book, Flourishing
Saturday, 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Westin-Chastain G, Level 6 (Invitation only)
For more on the annual meeting, see https://www.aarweb.org/annual-meeting/2015-annual-meeting-nov-21-24