Southwest Commission on Religious Studies Southwest Regional Meeting Program of Events March 13-15, 2015 Marriott North Hotel DFW-Airport Irving, Texas www.swcrs-online.org 0 PREMIER SPONSORS ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY BAYLOR UNIVERSITY LOGSDON SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AND LOGSDON SEMINARY OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY ST. EDWARD 'S UNIVERSITY TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY TRINITY UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN -BAYLOR UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN CONTINUING SPONSORS AUSTIN COLLEGE NEW ORLEANS BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL AUSTIN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY SEMINARY AUSTIN PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY BRITE DIVINITY SCHOOL OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY RICE UNIVERSITY EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY SEMINARY OF THE SOUTHWEST FRIENDS UNIVERSITY SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY GEORGE W. TRUETT THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY ST. MARY ’S UNIVERSITY HENDRIX COLLEGE TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY HOUSTON GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY MCMURRY UNIVERSITY WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY WILLIAMS BAPTIST COLLEGE PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES R EPRESENTED AT SWCRS AAR-SW – American Academy of Religion SW ASOR-SW – American Schools of Oriental Research SW ASSR – Association for the Scientific Study of Religion IBR – Institute for Biblical Research NABPR – National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion SW Region SBL-SW – Society of Biblical Literature SW 1 IMPORTANT GENERAL INFORMATION Location: The Marriott Hotel-DFW Airport North 8440 Freeport Parkway Irving, Texas 75063 972-929-8800; 888-489-2647 Date: Friday-Sunday, March 13-15, 2015 Highlights: Plenary speakers Laurie Zoloth, Northwestern University (AAR) and Danna Nolan Fewell, Drew University (SBL) Discount available in the Marriott restaurant for buffet lunch on Saturday Student luncheon on Saturday (for planning purposes, $8 tickets must be purchased in advance as part of student registration on the Eventbrite website) $5 Voucher for Marriott guests to use at the Book Exhibit. With a confirmed stay in the Marriott Hotel-DFW Airport North, participants will receive a complimentary voucher for use onsite. One voucher per guest, regardless of nights stayed. To receive a voucher, all registration costs must be paid. Hotel Reservations: Reservations must be made by February 21, 2015. Room rates are $123 (prior to Feb. 21), but much higher if reserved after the deadline. The easiest way to make hotel reservations is online using the Marriott link at www.swcrs-online.org If you make reservations by phone, please mention that you are with SWCRS. The Marriott Hotel-DFW Airport North provides complimentary DFW Airport pickup. For directions to the hotel, see www.swcrs-online.org Meeting Registration: All participants (as listed in this program) must register for the meeting by February 13, 2015. Registration is conveniently available online at www.swcrs-online.org and will remain open through the end of the meeting. Mail-in registration must be received by March 10, 2015 . For mail-in registration, please copy and complete the meeting registration form at the end of this program and send it to the address printed on the form with the appropriate registration fee. Your registration includes coffee and tea breaks, and a reception at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. On-Site Registration: Friday, March 13, 5:30-7:00; Saturday, March 14, 8:30-6:30; Sunday, March 15, 8:30-11:00. On-site and “day-of” registration will be completed online with the assistance of SWCRS staff. Memorial Report: The Southwest Commission on Religious Studies would like to pay tribute at our meeting to those members of our participating societies who are recently deceased. Please send memorial notices to Richard Bautch, SWCRS Executive Secretary, at [email protected] . 2 REGIONAL MEETING BOOK EXHIBIT Please visit the publishers’ displays in Ballroom F Saturday, March 14, 9:00-6:30 Sunday, March 15, 8:30-12:30 Friday Evening, March 13 (7:00-11:00) 7:00-8:00: AAR BUSINESS MEETING Presiding: Allen H. Redmon, Texas A&M University, Central Texas Regional Coordinator: Katherine Downey, The Hockaday School 7:00-9:00: NABPR SW Region 8:30-11:00: AAR FILM SCREENING AAR: Arts, Literature, and Religion A Screening and Discussion of “Privilege” Moderator: Marc DiPaolo, Oklahoma City University Directed by Peter Watkins and starring Paul Jones and Jean Shrimpton, “Privilege” (1967) is a mockumentary about a disillusioned pop star manipulated by church and state into becoming a messianic leader. What seemed like outlandish speculation in 1967 - the control of the masses through popular culture and celebrity endorsement -- now seems too close for comfort. Saturday Morning, March 14 (8:00-10:00) 8:00-10:00: SWCRS BOARD OF DIRECTORS 8:30-10:00: NABPR, SW REGION 9:30: ASSR BUSINESS MEETING Presiding: ASSR President Jon K. Loessin, Wharton County Jr. College 3 Saturday Morning, March 14 (10:30-Noon) (Note ASOR and ASSR sessions begin at 10:00) SBL: Hebrew Bible Theme: The Writings Presiding: Claudia Camp, Texas Christian University 10:30 Lisa M. Wolfe, Oklahoma City University Man Versus Human (and what about Woman?): ’ish and ’adam in Ecclesiastes 11:00 Joshua M. Sears, University of Texas at Austin ƚŝŶ^ŽŶŐϲ͗ϰ͕ 10ۊŬĂŶŶŝĚŐĂůۄTerrible” Artistry: An Analysis of ͛ĉLJƵŵŵ“ 11:30 Sung Ho Moon, Baylor University EĞŐĂƚŝǀĞŽƌWŽƐŝƚŝǀĞĞƉŝĐƚŝŽŶŽĨ&ŽƌĞŝŐŶ<ŝŶŐƐ͍ WƌĞůŝŵŝŶĂƌLJ^ƚƵĚLJŽŶĂŶŝĞů 1–ϲ SBL: New Testament I Theme: The Gospel of John Presiding: Andrew Arturbury, Baylor University 10:30 Gilberto Ruiz, Loyola University New Orleans tŚĂƚŝƐWŝůĂƚĞ^ŽĨƌĂŝĚŽĨŝŶ:ŽŚŶϭϵ͗ϴ ? 11:00 Lindsey Trozzo, Baylor University ŚƌŝƐƚŽůŽŐLJĂŶĚƚŚŝĐƐŝŶƚŚĞ&ŽƵƌƚŚ'ŽƐƉĞů 11:30 Christina Bryant, Brite Divinity School ĂƐƚŝŶŐ^ƚŽŶĞƐ͗ƌŝƚŝĐĂůZĞĂĚŝŶŐŽĨ:ŽŚŶϳ͗ϱϯ –ϴ͗ϭϭƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞ>ĞŶƐŽĨ 'ĞŶĚĞƌĂŶĚsŝŽůĞŶĐĞ SBL: New Testament II Theme: Canonical and Non-canonical Texts Presiding: James Dvorak, Oklahoma Christian University 10:30 Warren Langford, Center of New Testament Textual Studies DŽŵĞŶƚĂƌLJǀĂƚĂƌƐ͗dŚĞZŚĞƚŽƌŝĐŽĨdŝŵĞŝŶƚŚĞŽŽŬŽĨ,ĞďƌĞǁƐ 11:00 Viktor Roudkovski, LeTourneau University /ŵŝƚĂƚŝŽŚƌŝƐƚŝŝŶϭWĞƚĞƌĂŶĚDĂƌŬ͛ƐĞŶƚƌĂů^ĞĐƚŝŽŶ 4 11:30 Benjamin Blackwell, Houston Baptist University dŚĞƉŽĐĂůLJƉƚŝĐ/ŵĂŐŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ͗dŚĞ Apocalypse of Paul ĂŶĚƚŚĞYƵĞƐƚŝŽŶŽĨWĂƵů ĂƐĂŶƉŽĐĂůLJƉƚŝĐdŚĞŽůŽŐŝĂŶ SBL: Second Temple Judaism Presiding: Annelies Moeser and Ariel Feldman, Brite Divinity School 10:30 Jack L. Weinbender, University of Texas at Austin ϰYϱϯϬ͕ϭŶŽĐŚϭϰ͗ϭϴ –Ϯϯ͕ĂŶĚĂŶϳ͗ϵ –ϭϬ͗ŶƉŽĐĂůLJƉƚŝĐWƌŽďůĞŵ 10:50 Jeremiah Bailey, Baylor University hŶƚŽƵĐŚĞĚďLJĂŶŶŐĞů͗ŶŐĞůŝĐ'ĞŶŝƚĂůŝĂĂŶĚŝƚĞŶŽƐŚΖƐWůĞĂƐƵƌĞŝŶƚŚĞ Genesis Apocryphon 11:10 Rebecca Raphael, Texas State University Space Through Motion: The Moving Body and Cosmic Space in Apocalyptic Literature 11:30 G. Anthony Keddie, University of Texas at Austin DŽƐĂŝĐZĞǀĞůĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ^ŽĐŝĂůdƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶ͗dŚĞ Testament of Moses and ůĂƐƐŝƐƚŝŶĐƚŝŽŶŝŶĂƌůLJZŽŵĂŶ:ƵĚĂĞĂ 11:50 Discussion ASOR Theme: Field Reports Presiding: Chad Spigel, Trinity University 10:00 Brian T. Stachowski, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary dŚĞĂƌůLJƌŽŶnjĞŐĞ&ŽƌƚŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐĂƚdĞůůĞƐ -^ĂĨŝͬ'ĂƚŚ 10:30 Cameron Coyle, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary dŚĞϮϬϭϰ^ĞĂƐŽŶĂƚ'ĞnjĞƌ 11:00 David Vila, John Brown University džĐĂǀĂƚŝŶŐďŝůĂŽĨƚŚĞĞĐĂƉŽůŝƐ͗ƚŚĞϮϬϭϰ^ĞĂƐŽŶ 11:30 Lucas Grimsley, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary &ŝŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĂƌƚŚƋƵĂŬĞ͗dŚĞϮϬϭϰ^ĞĂƐŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ<ŽƵƌŝŽŶhƌďĂŶ^ƉĂĐĞWƌŽũĞĐƚ 5 ASSR Theme: Pastoral Abuse, Evangelical Social Action, Existential Anthropology, and Human Trafficking Presiding: Jon K. Loessin, Wharton County Junior College 10:00 Walt Scalen, Stephen F. Austin State University & LeTourneau University tŽůǀĞƐŝŶ^ŚĞĞƉ͛ƐůŽƚŚŝŶŐ͗dŚĞŶĂƚŽŵLJŽĨWĂƐƚŽƌĂůďƵƐĞ 10:30 J.B. Watson Jr., Stephen F. Austin State University ǀĂŶŐĞůŝĐĂůƐΘ^ŽĐŝĂůĐƚŝŽŶ͗͞ŚƌŝƐƚŝĂŶŝƚLJ>ŝƚĞ͟ŽƌƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂZŽĂĚƚŽ&ƌĞĞĚŽŵ͍ 11:00 Patrick Scott Smith, Independent Scholar, Republic, Missouri džŝƐƚĞŶƚŝĂůŶƚŚƌŽƉŽůŽŐLJĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĞŽĨƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĂŶĚƐĐĞŶƐŝŽŶ 11:30 Chuck Pitts, Houston Graduate School of Theology :ƵĚŐĞƐ ϭϵ ĂƐ Ă WĂƌĂĚŝŐŵ ĨŽƌ hŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ZĞƐƉŽŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ,ƵŵĂŶ dƌĂĨĨŝĐŬŝŶŐ AAR: Ethics, Society, and Cultural Analysis Theme: Gender, Sexuality, and Religious Ethics Presiding: Paul Martens, Baylor University 10:30 Michel Morgan, University of Arkansas Ƶƚ'ŽĚ^ĂŝĚ^ŚĞŝƐ&ƌĞĞ͗ƌŝƚŝƋƵĞŽĨƚŚĞDĞƚŚŽĚƐhƐĞĚŝŶ/ƐůĂŵƚŽZĞƐƚƌŝĐƚ tŽŵĞŶ͛ƐZŝŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ^ƉĂĐĞ 11:00 Abram Greenbaum, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville dŚĞWĞŽƉůĞŽĨ>Žƚ͗ŽĞƐ'ŽĚ,ĂƚĞdŚĞŵ͍ AAR: Arts, Literature, and Religion Theme: The Riches of the Literary Journey Presiding: Katherine Downey, The Hockaday School 10:30 Rebecca Huskey, University of Oklahoma ůĞƐƐĞĚĂƌĞƚŚĞWŽŽƌ͍^ŚĞƌŵĂŶůĞdžŝĞŽŶƚŚĞƵƌƐĞ;ĂŶĚWŽƐƐŝďůĞůĞƐƐŝŶŐͿŽĨ ŶŽƚ,ĂǀŝŶŐŶŽƵŐŚ 11:00 Kelly van Andel, University of New Mexico &ĂƐŚŝŽŶŝŶŐĞůŝĞĨŽŶƚŚĞDŝƐƐŝŽŶ&ƌŽŶƚ͗WŽǀĞƌƚLJ͕DĂƚĞƌŝĂůƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ĂŶĚ ZĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐĞǀŽƚŝŽŶŝŶ Death Comes for the Archbishop 11:30 Katherine Downey, The Hockaday School, Respondent 6 AAR: Comparative and Asian Studies in Religion Theme: Islam Today Presiding: Claire Villarreal, Rice University 10:30 Faegheh Shirazi, University of Texas DĂƌŬĞƚŝŶŐWŝĞƚLJ͗ƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ/ƐůĂŵ 11:00 Yushau Sodiq, Texas Christian University /^/^;dŚĞ/ƐůĂŵŝĐ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ/ƌĂƋĂŶĚ^LJƌŝĂͿĂŶĚƚŚĞ&ƵƚƵƌĞŽĨdĞƌƌŽƌŝƐŵŝŶƚŚĞ Middle East 11:30 Mark Dennis, Texas Christian University tŚŽ͛ƐĨƌĂŝĚŽĨDĂůĂůĂzŽƵƐĂĨnjĂŝ͍ZĞĨůĞĐƚŝŽŶƐŽŶƚŚĞzŽƵŶŐĞƐƚEŽďĞůWĞĂĐĞ WƌŝnjĞZĞĐŝƉŝĞŶƚ AAR: History of Christianity Theme: Being Christian and Becoming American — Understanding the Past and Future of Christianity’s Role in U.S. immigration Presiding: Justin Michael Doran, The University