PROGRAM SESSIONS L. Jean Sheldon, Pacific Union College THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Images of Power, the Image of God, and a Kingdom of Priests Leo Ranzolin, Pacific Union College 16 NOVEMBER FRIDAY, The Case for Women’s Ordination: The Trajectory of an Egalitarian A15-300 H Ethic in the Pauline Letters Sustainability Task Force Meeting John Brunt, Azure Hills Seventh-day Adventist Church Thursday, 5:00 PM–7:00 PM Does the New Testament Contain a Clear Practice of Ordination for Ministry? HC-4C Break Bobbi Patterson, Emory University, Presiding 10:40 AM Session III Theme: Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary’s Statement A15-301 on Ordination Edwin Reynolds, Southern Adventist University, Presiding AAR Regional Coordinators’ Dinner Panelists: Thursday, 6:00 PM–10:00 PM HC-Grand Tradition Denis Fortin, Andrews University Nick Miller, Andrews University Teresa Reeve, Andrews University P15-401 C Kendra Haloviak Valentine, Loma Linda University Adventist Society for Religious Studies Zdravko Plantak, Washington Adventist University Theme: Ordination Session I 11:50 AM Business Meeting: Thursday 7:00 PM–10:00 PM Carl Cosaert, Walla Walla University, Presiding HC-Marquette 7:00 PM Registration B 8:00 PM Keynote Address: P16-102 Trisha Famisaran, La Sierra University, Presiding North American Paul Tillich Society Darius Janklewicz, Andrews University Theme: Tillich at the University of Chicago A Short History of Ordination Friday, 9:00 AM–11:30 AM 9:00 PM Business Meeting: MPE-259 Carl Cosaert, Walla Walla University, Presiding Frederick J. Parrella, Santa Clara University, Presiding Peter Slater, University of Toronto Tillich’s Political Theology and Global Religious Outlook FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Christian Danz, Universität Wien Paul Tillich and the Non-Christian Religions Jean Richard, University of Laval P16-103 C An Ontologization of History in Tillich’s Systematic Theology? Adventist Society for Religious Studies Theme: Ordination Session II P16-105 Friday, 8:30 AM–12:00 PM MPN-426B Society for Buddhist–Christian Studies Board Meeting Ruben Muñoz-Larrondo, Andrews University, Presiding Friday, 9:00 AM–11:30 AM Alden Thompson, Walla Walla University HC-Lake Ontario Scripture Reading and Prayer 8:45 AM Business Meeting: Carl Cosaert, Walla Walla University, Presiding 9:00 AM Benjamin Holdsworth, Union College, Presiding Jacques Doukhan, Andrews University From Subordination of the Woman to Salvation by the Woman: An Exegesis of Genesis 3:16 in the Light of Genesis 4:7 and Genesis 3:15 Location Key: HC–Hilton Chicago • HM–Hyatt Regency McCormick Place • MPE–McCormick Place East • MPN–McCormick Place North MPS–McCormick Place South • MPW–McCormick Place West • PH–Palmer House Hilton SBL & AAR Annual Meetings Program Book See the full Annual Meetings program online at www.sbl-site.org and www.aarweb.org 227 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 A16-106 Public Understanding of Religion Committee Meeting A16-100 K Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM MPS-104B Luce Seminars on Theologies of Religious Pluralism and Shaun Allen Casey, Wesley Theological Seminary, Presiding Comparative Theology Fellows: Cohort Three Workshop Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 NOVEMBER FRIDAY, MPN-131 A16-107 John Thatamanil, Union Theological Seminary, Presiding Regional Coordinators’ Meeting This all-day seminar will be the second meeting of the third cohort of Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM the American Academy of Religion/Henry Luce Foundation Summer Seminar Fellows. By invitation only. MPS-105A Panelists: Brian K. Pennington, Maryville College, Presiding Francis X. Clooney, Harvard University S. Mark Heim, Andover Newton Theological School A16-108 Anant Rambachan, Saint Olaf College Status of LGBTIQ Persons in the Profession Committee Devorah Schoenfeld, Loyola University, Chicago Meeting Najeeba Syeed-Miller, Claremont School of Theology Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM MPS-105BC A16-102 F Melissa Wilcox, Whitman College, Presiding Graduate Student Committee Meeting Friday, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM A16-109 MPS-103A Status of Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the Profession Almeda Wright, Pfeiffer University, Presiding Committee Meeting Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM A16-103 MPS-105D Melanie L. Harris, Texas Christian University, Presiding History of Religions Jury Meeting Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM MPS-103BC A16-110 Louis A. Ruprecht, Georgia State University, Presiding Status of Women in the Profession Committee Meeting Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM A16-104 MPS-106A Judith Plaskow, Manhattan College, Presiding International Connections Committee Meeting Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM MPS-103D A16-111 Teaching and Learning Committee Meeting A16-105 Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM MPS-106B Nominations Committee Meeting Tina Pippin, Agnes Scott College, Presiding Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM MPS-104A Jonathan L. Walton, Harvard University, Presiding Symbol Key: H E AAR Award Winners C Business Meeting B Focus on Chicago K Professional Practices Sustainability and and Institutional Religion M F Especially for Students Arts Series S Migrant’s Religions Location Sessions Q Under Imperial Duress Tours A Books Under N Exploratory Sessions Receptions and Discussion R G D Wildcard Sessions L Films New Program Unit Breakfasts 228 SBL & AAR Annual Meetings Program Book See the full Annual Meetings program online at www.sbl-site.org and www.aarweb.org Panelists: P16-107 Peter J. Paris, Princeton Theological Seminary North American Association for the Study of Religion Rosalind I. J. Hackett, University of Tennessee 16 NOVEMBER FRIDAY, Theme: Executive Council Meeting Elias Bongmba, Rice University Friday, 9:30 AM–11:30 AM Laura Grillo, Pacifica Graduate Institute MPN-135 Isabel Mukonyora, Western Kentucky University Teresia Mbari Hinga, Santa Clara University K Responding: A16-101 Afe Adogame, University of Edinburgh Religion and Media Workshop Ezra Chitando, University of Zimbabwe Theme: Feeling Political: Religion, Media, and the Politics of Bolaji Bateye, Obafemi Awolowo University Emotion Friday, 9:30 AM–4:15 PM MPN-129 A16-112 G Jenna Supp-Montgomerie, University of North Carolina, and J. AAR Leadership Luncheon Barton Scott, Montana State University, Presiding Friday, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM Panelists: MPS-101B Jason Bivins, North Carolina State University John R. Fitzmier, American Academy of Religion, Presiding Ann Pellegrini, New York University Members of AAR’s Board of Directors, Committees, and Task Christian Lundberg, University of North Carolina Forces are invited to this luncheon to recognize their service to and Matthew Day, Florida State University leadership within the Academy. Robert Pérez, Fenton Communications Mary-Jane Rubenstein, Wesleyan University A16-113 K Bonnie Turner, Writer and Producer Amy Simon, Goodwin Simon Strategic Research Leadership Workshop The cost for the workshop is $60, which includes the entire day of Theme: More Time, Less Budget: The Role of the Department sessions and lunch. Registration is limited to the first 75 participants. Chair in a New Economic Context Friday, 12:00 PM–5:00 PM See page 212 for registration form and more information. MPN-140 Steve Young, McHenry County College, Presiding P16-106 A Panelists: African Association for the Study of Religions Joseph Favazza, Stonehill College Theme: Author(s)-Meet-Critics Session: African Traditions in the Kathryn McClymond, Georgia State University Study of Religion in Africa Book 1 and 2, Edited by Afe Adogame, Edwin David Aponte, New York Theological Seminary Ezra Chitando, and Bolaji Bateye (Ashgate, 2012): Essays in Courtney Bender, Columbia University Honor of Jacob Kehinde Olupona Ted Trost, University of Alabama Friday, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM Rosetta Ross, Spelman College MPE-261 The cost for the workshop is $60, which includes lunch and the These two books present a unique multidisciplinary exploration of entire afternoon of sessions. Registration is limited to the first 75 African traditions in the study of religion in Africa and the new African participants. diaspora. Contributors drawn from diverse African and global contexts situate current scholarly traditions of the study of African religions within See page 213 for registration form and more information. the purview of academic encounters and exchanges with non-African scholars and non-African contexts. African scholars enrich the study of religions from their respective academic and methodological orientations. Jacob Kehinde Olupona stands out as a pioneer in the socioscientific interpretation of African indigenous religion and religions in Africa. These books are to his honor and mark his immense contribution to an emerging field of study and research. Panelists will critically discuss the books and their themes and demonstrate whether, how, and to what extent the contributions to the books represent African traditions in the study of religion in Africa and the African diaspora. Location Key: HC–Hilton Chicago • HM–Hyatt Regency McCormick Place • MPE–McCormick Place East • MPN–McCormick Place North MPS–McCormick Place South • MPW–McCormick Place West • PH–Palmer House Hilton SBL & AAR Annual Meetings Program Book See the full Annual Meetings program online at www.sbl-site.org and www.aarweb.org 229 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 P16-202 North American Paul Tillich Society A16-114 Theme: Tillich and Pedagogy Friday, 1:00 PM–3:30 PM Women’s Lounge Roundtable MPN-227A Theme: Networking Introduction Echol Nix, Furman University, Presiding Friday, 12:00 PM–2:00 PM Jari Ristiniemi, University of Gävle FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 NOVEMBER FRIDAY, MPN-230B Tillichian Pedagogy and New Learning Situations: