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Zachary Thomas Settle Graduate Department of Religion, Vanderbilt University 411 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37240 [email protected] 205-527-3650
Education
PhD. Theological Studies. Vanderbilt University: Graduate Department of Religion. Anticipated Completion Date: Spring, 2020 Minor Concentration: Philosophy Dissertation (in Progress): “On the Use of the Self: The Economic Implications of Theological Anthropology.” Committee: Joerg Rieger (adviser), Ellen Armour, Paul DeHart, Bruce Morrill, Jeremy Posadas
M.A. Theological Studies. Vanderbilt University: Graduate Department of Religion. Completed Spring 2018 University Fellowship Adviser: Joerg Rieger
M.A. Religious Studies, Concentration in Philosophy of Religion. The University of Denver. Completed June 2014: Summa Cum Laude AHSS Dean’s Scholarship Thesis: “Toward a Hospitable Conception of Race & the Political” Advisers: Carl Raschke, Luis Leon
B.A. Double Major: Philosophy & Theology. Union University. Completed May 2012: Magna cum Laude
Professional Appointments
Wendland-Cook Program in Religion and Justice for Economics and Ecology Graduate Research Fellow Vanderbilt Divinity School Spring 2019 – Summer 2020
Research Areas
Theology & Economics (method, formal analysis, labor, distribution, criticism); Systematic Theology (creation, divine/human agencies, God-world relation, theological anthropology, eschatology); Augustinian Studies; Historical Theology (Origen, Cappadocians, Augustine, Aquinas, Barth, Moltmann); Theology and film; Liberation theology; Contemporary theology; Political theology
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Publications
Edited Books:
Dreams, Doubt, and Dread: A Spiritual Phenomenology of Film. Eds. Taylor Worley and Zachary Thomas Settle Seattle, WA: Cascade, 2015.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
“Miracles and Militancy,” with Tim Isaacson, in The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory 14.1, (Winter, 2014).
Book Chapters:
“The Plasticity of Neoliberal Subjectivity: A Theological Treatment of Capitalism’s Formation of Selfhood,” in Media-ting Religion, edited by Jione Havea. Minneapolis, MN: Littlefield/Fortress Press. Forthcoming in 2019.
“James Baldwin and The Political Possibilities of Film: Perpetuating and Disrupting the White Gaze” in Dreams, Doubt, and Dread: A Spiritual Phenomenology of Film, edited by Taylor Worley and Zachary Thomas Settle. Seattle, WA: Cascade, 2016.
“Thinking How Film Feels,” co-authored with Taylor Worley in Dreams, Doubt, and Dread: A Spiritual Phenomenology of Film, edited by Taylor Worley and Zachary Thomas Settle. Seattle, WA: Cascade, 2016.
“Indeterminable Forgiveness: Economic Madness and The Possibility of an Impossible Task” in Forgiveness and Philosophy, edited by Court Lewis. Wilmington, DE: Vernon Press, 2016.
Book Reviews:
Reggie L. Williams, Bonhoeffer’s Black Jesus: Harlem Renaissance Theology and an Ethic of Resistance (Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2014), The Other Journal. Vol. 25: Trauma, Spring 2015.
Robert B. Pippin, Nietzsche, Psychology and First Philosophy (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2011), Essays in Philosophy, Vol. 15 Issue 1, January 2014.
François Dosse, Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari: Intersecting Lives (New York: Columbia U. Press, 2010), Essays in Philosophy Vol. 14 Issue 2, July 2013.
Editorial Introductions:
“Time, History, and Eschatology,” The Other Journal:. Vol. 31: Time, History, Eschatology (February, 2019).
“Authority,” The Other Journal:. Vol. 30: Authority (September, 2018).
“Environment,” The Other Journal:. Vol. 28: Environment (January, 2017).
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“Identity,” The Other Journal:. Vol. 27: Identity (November, 2016).
“Sport,” The Other Journal:. Vol. 26: Sport (March, 2015).
“Introduction to Issue” The Other Journal:. Vol. 25.5: Sundance/Into the Noise. (May 6, 2015).
“Trauma,” (with Tom Ryan, Dan Rhodes and Andrew David) The Other Journal:. Vol. 25: Trauma (March, 2015).
“Geography,” (with Tom Ryan, Dan Rhodes and Andrew David) The Other Journal:. Vol. 24: Geography (August, 2014).
Essays and Public Scholarship:
“The Theological Legacy of Money and Debt: An Interview with Devin Singh.” Devin Singh and Zachary Settle. The Other Journal, Vol. 30: Authority. May, 2018:
“Kinpolitics and the Figure of the Migrant: an Interview with Thomas Nail.” Thomas Nail and Zachary Settle. The Other Journal, Vol. 26: Sport. November, 2016: http://theotherjournal.com/2016/11/28/kinopolitics-figure-migrant-interview-thomas-nail/.
“The Cinematic Experience as Experiment.” The Other Journal Vol. 24.5 “Sundance Issue” (Spring, 2015): http://theotherjournal.com/2015/05/13/the-cinematic-experience-as-experiment-reflection-on-the-stanford- prison-experiment/
“The Politics of Consumption: Re-imagining a Politic of Participation.” Curator, May 6, 2015: http://www.curatormagazine.com/zacsettle/the-politics-of-consumption/
“Questioning Our Vision: Learning to See with David Hammons.” Curator, April 2015: http://www.curatormagazine.com/zacsettle/questioning-our-vision/
“On the Possibility of Death in Advent.” The Other Journal:. Vol. 25: Trauma. (December, 2014): http://theotherjournal.com/2014/12/21/on-the-possibility-of-death-in-advent/
“Towards a Material Belief.” The Other Journal. Vol. 23: Bodies. (Winter 2014): http://theotherjournal.com/2013/11/04/toward-a-material-belief/#disqus_thread
“The New Iraq War and Agamben’s State of Exception” at Critical Theology. (September, 2014): http://criticaltheology.com/blog/?p=13.
“Overcoming Metaphysics: Overcoming Racial Oppression.” The Other Journal. Vol. 22: Marxism. (Spring 2013): http://theotherjournal.com/2013/03/28/overcoming-metaphysics-overcoming-racial-oppression/ This essay was mentioned in the New York Times: ‘Stone’ Philosophy Column, edited by Simon Critchley: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/04/the-enigma-of-the-celebrity-philosopher/
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Grants, Awards, and Fellowships
Grants, Fellowships & Scholarships:
2018: Barth Graduate Student Colloquium: Princeton Theological 2017-2020: Vanderbilt Graduate Student Travel Grant 2017-2019: Doctoral Fellowship, Louisville Institute (Lilly Foundation) 2016: Southeastern World History Association Travel Grant 2015-2016: Doris K. & William E. Farley Scholarship for Constructive Theology at Vanderbilt 2015-2020: Vanderbilt University Fellowship: Comprehensive Support for Doctoral Study 2012-2014: University of Denver Arts and Humanities Dean’s Scholarship
Honors & Awards
2014: Graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Denver 2014: Academic Merit, University of Denver: Highest GPA in Religious Studies 2014: Inducted into Theta Alpha Kappa chapter, University of Denver 2012: Union University School of Theology’s Philosophy and Theology Award 2012: Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Union University 2012: Union University Academic Excellence Medal (Philosophy) 2012: Union University Academic Excellence Medal (Theology)
Presentations
Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentations:
“Organizing the End: An Eschatological Analysis of Worker Self-Directed Enterprises.” Presented at the Class, Religion, and Theology unit at the American Academy of Religion: November 12, 2018.
“Being New in the Old: Barth on Dialectical Being in Romans 5,” Presented at Princeton’s Center for Barth Studies’ 2018 Barth Graduate Student Colloquium: August 9, 2018.
“The Plasticity of Neoliberal Subjectivity: A Theological Treatment of Capitalism’s Formation of Selfhood,” Presented at Discernment and Radical Engagement (DARE) (Council for World Mission) Global Forum in Mexico City, May 2018.
Panelist for discussion on Dreams, Doubt, and Dread: The Spiritual in Film, edited by Zachary Thomas Settle and Taylor Worley. Religion, Film, and Visual Culture Breakout Session at the American Academy of Religion: November 12, 2017.
“Spinning Survival: What Mary Daly Taught Me About Theological Language.” Joint Session between Feminist Theory & Religious Reflection Unit and Women of Color Scholarship, Teaching, and Activism Unit at the American Academy of Religion: November 12, 2017.
“The Spectacle, Mediated Sociality, and the Primacy of the Economic” at the Virginia Graduate Colloquium in Theology, Ethics and Culture: May 7, 2016.
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“Historical Materialism, Confession, and the Articulation of Atrocity” at the Southeastern World History Association 2016 annual conference: April 2, 2016.
“James Baldwin and the Politics of Film: Rupturing Screened Whiteness” at the 2016 Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion’s (regional AAR) annual conference. Atlanta, GA: March 5th, 2016.
“American Racism, Homo Sacer, and the Coming of the Third” at Harvard Divinity’s 2015 “Ways of Knowing” Theology Conference. October 23rd, 2015.
“Questioning Our Vision: Learning to See with David Hammons” at the “Between Two Worlds: Contemporary Art and the Church, 2015 Biennial CIVA conference,” June 12th, 2015.
“The Politics of Consumption: Reimagining a Politic of Participation” at the Festival of Faith & Music, March 30 2015, hosted by Calvin College.
“The Task of the Philosopher: A Generative Critic” at the University of Denver’s “Beyond the Silos” Graduate Fair, January 7th 2014.
“Overcoming Metaphysics: Overcoming Racial Oppression.” Presented at Union University’s 2012 Scholarship Symposium.
“The Problem of the Self in the Social and Christological Thought of Bonhoeffer and Kierkegaard.” Presented at Union University’s 2011 Scholarship Symposium.
Invited Presentations/Panels:
“Films to Teach and Preach With.” Participant on the Assembly: Political Theology Podcast. Episode 05, March 16th, 2018.
“Get Out from Three Billboards!” Participant on the Assembly: Political Theology Podcast. Episode 04, March 2nd, 2018.
“The Spectacle, Mediated Sociality, and the Primacy of the Economic,” presented to the Women’s and Gender Studies Group’s Monthly Colloquia Series at Vanderbilt University: April, 2015.
Panel participant for the screening and discussion of Silenced, in the ‘HumanDocs’ series at Lipscomb University, hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences. November, 2014.
Guest Lectures:
“Aquinas, Divine Simplicity, and the Possibility of Theological Knowledge,” presented in Laurel Schneider’s “Introduction to Christian Theology.” Vanderbilt University: October 2017; October 2018.
“The Imperial Context of Christology’s Development,” presented in David Michelson’s “Formations of Christian Traditions.” Vanderbilt Divinity School: September, 2017.
“Emmanuel Levinas and First Philosophy” in Gregory Alan Thornbury’s “Continental Philosophy.” The
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Kings College, NYC: Fall 2015.
“The Bible and the Moral Argumentation: Justice,” presented in Dr. Justin Phillips’ “Understanding the Bible.” Belmont University: Fall 2014.
“The Prophetic Genius of Wendell Berry,” in Dr. Richard Goode’s “Freshmen Seminar.” Lipscomb University: Fall 2014.
“The Barthian Divide,” in Dr. Taylor Worley’s “Introduction to Christian Doctrine.” Union University: Spring 2011.
Editorial Experience
Editorial Offices:
Theology Editor for The Other Journal: July 2014 – Present. Assistant Theology Editor for The Other Journal: January 2013 – July 2014.
Edited Journal Issues:
“Family,” The Other Journal: Vol. 32: Fall 2019 “Time, History, and Eschatology,” The Other Journal: Vol. 31: Spring 2019. “Authority,” The Other Journal vol. 30: Fall 2018. “Health/Care,” The Other Journal vol. 29: Fall 2017. “Environment,” The Other Journal vol. 28: Spring 2017. “Identity & Election,” The Other Journal vol. 27: Fall 2016. “Sport,” The Other Journal vol. 26: Spring 2016. “Encounter: Duke Conference” The Other Journal vol. 25.5: Spring 2015. “Trauma,” The Other Journal vol. 25: Spring 2015. “Into the Noise at Sundance,” The Other Journal vol. 24.5: Spring 2015. “Geography,” The Other Journal vol. 24: Spring 2014. “Bodies,” The Other Journal vol. 23: Fall 2013. “Marxism,” The Other Journal vol. 22: Spring 2013.
Teaching Experience
Belmont University
“Introduction to Philosophy” Instructor: Fall 2018, Spring 2019
Lipscomb University
“Mistakes Were Made: Ethics & US History” Co-Instructor: Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016 “Liberation Theology” at Tennessee Prison for Women Instructor, LIFE Program: Fall 2014
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Vanderbilt University, Programs for Talented Youth
“Philosophy of Pop Culture” Instructor: Spring 2019 “Philosophy of Film” Instructor: Summer 2018 “Philosophy and Contemporary Media” Instructor: Summer 2018 “Rhetoric & Writing in the Digital Age” Instructor: Spring 2018 “Consumerism & Identity” Instructor: Summer 2017 “Consumerism & American Culture” Instructor: Summer 2017
Vanderbilt Divinity School
“Constructive Theology” Teaching Assistant with Bruce Morrill “Formations of Christian Traditions” Teaching Assistant with David Michelson “Between God and the Excluded” Teaching Assistant with Joerg Rieger
Union University
“Philosophy of Film” Teaching Assistant with Taylor Worley “Christian Doctrine” Teaching Assistant with Taylor Worley “Beauty” Teaching Assistant with Taylor Worley “Contemporary Christian Life & Practice” Teaching Assistant with Taylor Worley “Old Testament” Teaching Assistant with Taylor Worley “New Testament” Teaching Assistant with Taylor Worley
Pedagogical Training
2018: Certificate in Humanities Teaching and Learning: Vanderbilt Center for Teaching and Learning 2017: Vanderbilt University: Instruction Training, Programs for Talented Youth 2015: Vanderbilt Graduate School: Teaching Assistant Orientation and Training
Academic Service
2017-2020: Research Assistant, Dr. Joerg Rieger, Vanderbilt University. 2017-2018: Class, Religion, and Theology (AAR Section) Communications Moderator 2016-2017: Theology Colloquia Facilitator: Vanderbilt Graduate Department of Religion 2015: Session Moderator: Calvin College Festival of Faith & Music 2014: Workshop Facilitator: Lipscomb LIFE Academy at Tennessee Prison for Women 2009-2012: Research Assistant, Dr. Taylor Worley, Union University 2009-2012: Student Leadership Association at Union University: Member 2011: Faculty and Staff Orientation Student Leadership Panel: Union University
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Ministry Experience / Related Professional Experience
2018-2020: Third and Fourth Grade Sunday School Teacher: St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Nashville, TN 2018-2020: Weekly Volunteer and Book-Club Participant at Riverbend Maximum Security Prison 2018-2020: West Nashville Fiction Club, Organizer and Leader 2018: Stewardship Committee Member: St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Nashville, TN
Languages
English: native French: reading German: reading Koine Greek: reading
Professional Memberships
Student Member: American Academy of Religion Student Member: Society of Christian Ethics Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion (Regional AAR) Theta Alpha Kappa
References
Available upon request.
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