Resources

Reunion Dinner: Teaching Seminars for Doctoral Students P17-400 Saturday 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) Buffet Dinner for Participants in 2016, 2017, & 2018 Wabash Teaching Seminars for Doctoral Students (Chicago, Dallas, NYC & Boston)

Teaching and Traumatic Events P16-109 Friday12:00 PM to 5:00 PM Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) Current events are pressing conversations about trauma and traumatic events in classrooms across higher education, not just those associated with theology and religion. This pre-meeting workshop invites religion and theology faculty into critically reflective conversations about trauma and traumatic events related to classroom teaching. The workshop will explore such topics as: hot-button issues, teaching methods and strategies for engaging trauma and traumatic events in classroom teaching, and crisis teaching. The workshop will also provide participants with a range of effective teaching resources related to the topic. We will begin with a buffet lunch at noon and conclude at 5 p.m. Prior to the workshop, participants will read a short essay in advance and be prepared to discuss your teaching context. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited to 40 participants. Send an email to Beth Reffett, reffettb@wabash.edu Registration deadline is October 15. Ella Johnson, St. Ambrose University, Panelist Richard Newton, University of Alabama, Panelist

Identity in the Classroom P18-103 Sunday 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) Diversity in the classroom is often presented as a challenge for educators, but what if we consider the multiple identities of ourselves and those of our students as assets? Join Eric Barreto (Princeton Theological Seminary) and Rebekka King (Middle Tennessee State) for lunch and conversation about how this perspective can reorient our teaching. We will begin with a buffet lunch at 11:30 am and conclude at 1:00 pm. Pre-registration is required.Currently full, accepting pre-registration for waiting list. Space is limited to 50 participants. Send an email to Beth Reffett, reffettb@wabash.edu, to sign up. Registration deadline is November 1. Eric Barreto,Princeton Theological Seminary, Panelist Rebekka King,Middle Tennessee State, Panelist

Grant Design Conversations P19-101 Monday 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) Do you have a grant idea for a project on teaching and learning? Have you ever thought about applying for a Wabash Center grant? Do you have questions about our grant procedures and protocols, whether your project would qualify, or how your ideas might be shaped into an appropriate Wabash Center proposal? Come see us in the Convention Center Room CCC on both Sunday, Nov. 18, 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm, and Monday, Nov 19, 9:00 am - 11:30 am to meet with one of the Wabash Center Staff. Please write Beth Reffett (reffettb@wabash.edu) to schedule a time to meet with us.

Faculty of Color Luncheon P17-110 Saturday11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) You are invited to attend the Faculty of Color Luncheon. This mealtime gathering is a space for fellowship, mutual support, and empowerment for our teaching lives. Hear about Wabash Center programming and how to apply for the 2019-20 Peer Mentoring Cluster grants. Pre-registration is required.Currently full, accepting pre-registration for waiting list. Send an email to Beth Reffett reffettb@wabash.edu. Registration deadline is November 1. Walk-ins may also be accepted if space is available.

Dinner for New Teachers (Invitation Only Event) P18-402 Sunday 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Sheraton Downtown,I.M. Pei Tower Mezzanine Level - Denver Room By invitation only, new teachers will join together for an elegant dinner and directed table conversations about the first year of teaching.

Wabash Center Activities at 2018 AAR & SBL Annual Meetings Teaching and Traumatic Events P16-109 Friday12:00 PM to 5:00 PM (November 16) Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) We will begin with a buffet lunch at noon and conclude at 5 p.m. Prior to the workshop, participants will read a short essay in advance and be prepared to discuss your teaching context. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited to 40 participants. Send an email to Beth Reffett, reffettb@wabash.edu Registration deadline is October 15. Ella Johnson, St. Ambrose University, Panelist Richard Newton, University of Alabama, Panelist Teaching Against Islamophobia A16-208 Friday 1:30 PM to 6:30 PM (November 16) The Hyatt Regency Granite Room - (Third Level) Follow-up gathering for participants in the “Teaching Against islamophobia” workshop, co-sponsored with the AAR. Faculty of Color Luncheon P17-110 Saturday11:30 AM to 1:00 PM (November 17) Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) This mealtime gathering is a space for fellowship, mutual support, and empowerment for our teaching lives. Pre-registration is required. Currently full, accepting pre-registration for waiting list. Send an email to Beth Reffett reffettb@wabash.edu. Registration deadline is November 1. Walk-ins may also be accepted if space is available. Transferable Course Design P17-201 Saturday 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (November 17) Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) This session is designed for individuals in contingent faculty positions. Contingent faculty (those teaching part-time or working full-time on a contract basis) are often called upon to teach multiple courses at short notice. Can course design empower preparation for a specific course, while also creating learning experiences transferable to other courses? Join leaders P. Kimberleigh Jordan (Drew Theological School) and Hussein Rashid (Barnard College) for refreshments and conversation about how one might pursue both goals with integrity. Session Leaders: Kimberleigh Jordan, Drew Theological School Hussein Rashid, Barnard College Space is limited to 50 participants. Please register in advance by sending an email to Beth Reffett,reffettb@wabash.edu). Registration deadline is November 1. Walk-ins welcome, as space is available. Reunion Dinner: Teaching Seminars for Doctoral Students P17-400 Saturday 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM(November 17) Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) Buffet Dinner for Participants in 2016, 2017 & 2018 Wabash Teaching Seminars for Doctoral Students (by invitation only). (Chicago, Dallas, NYC & Boston; ATSI, FTE, and HTI) Wabash Center Reception P17-501 Saturday8:00 PM to 10:00 PM(November 17) Sheraton Downtown,I.M. Pei Tower Second Level - Grand Ballroom 1 Come join us for drinks and dessert as we celebrate our work with faculty in religious studies departments and theological schools. Identity in the Classroom P18-103 Sunday 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM(November 18) Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) This session is designed for doctoral students in theological and religious studies. Diversity in the classroom is often presented as a challenge for educators, but what if we consider the multiple identities of our selves and those of our students as assets? Join Eric Barreto (Princeton Theological Seminary) and Rebekka King (Middle Tennessee State) for lunch and conversation about how this perspective can reorient our teaching. We will begin with a buffet lunch at 11:30 am and conclude at 1:00 pm. Session Leaders: Eric Barreto, Princeton Theological Seminary Rebekka King, Middle Tennessee State Space is limited to 50 participants. Please register in advance by sending an email to Beth Reffett, reffettb@wabash.edu). Currently full, accepting pre-registration for waiting list. Registration deadline is November 1. Walk-ins welcome, as space is available. Grant Design Conversations P18-203 Sunday 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM(November 18) Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) Do you have a grant idea for a project on teaching and learning? Have you ever thought about applying for a Wabash Center grant? Email Beth Reffett (reffettb@wabash.edu) to schedule a time to meet with us. Dinner for New Teachers (Invitation Only Event) P18-402 Sunday 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM(November 18) Sheraton Downtown,I.M. Pei Tower Mezzanine Level - Denver Room By invitation only, new teachers will join together for an elegant dinner and directed table conversations about the first year of teaching. Grant Design Conversations P19-101 Monday 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM(November 19) Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) Do you have a grant idea for a project on teaching and learning? Have you ever thought about applying for a Wabash Center grant? Email Beth Reffett (reffettb@wabash.edu) to schedule a time to meet with us. "Wabash Center Lounge" Convention Center 201 (street level) Come by and visit between sessions. Wabash Center events at the ETS Annual Meeting Other sessions on teaching

Bi-Annual Gathering of Doctoral Programs in Religious and Theological Studies To increase the ability of Ph.D./Th.d granting schools to include sustained conversation about teaching and learning as a part of the doctoral student experience. All doctoral programs in religious and theological studies are invited, please contact us for information about the next gathering. October 21-23, 2018 Alexander Hotel, Indianapolis Dates October 21-October 23, 2018 Alexander Hotel, Indianapolis Purpose: To increase the ability of Ph.D./Th.d granting schools to include sustained conversation about teaching and learning as a part of the doctoral student experience. Agenda Participants: Elizabeth Agnew Cochran, Duquesne University Barbara Ambros, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Richard Averbeck, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Lyle Bierma, Calvin Theological Seminary Mark Boda, McMaster Divinity College Gerhard Bode, Concordia Seminary (MO) Virginia Burrus, Syracuse University Rudy Busto, University of California - Santa Barbara Charles Cosgrove, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Allison deForest, United Lutheran Seminary - Philadelphia Nicola Denzey Lewis, Claremont Graduate University Paul Dilley, University of Iowa Douglas Duckworth, Temple University Rose Dunn, Princeton Theological Seminary Sarah Fredericks, University of Chicago Divinity School Deirdre Fulton, Baylor University Mark George, University of Denver Matthew Goff, Florida State University Garth Green, McGill Faculty of Religious Studies Matthew Hedstrom, University of Virginia Beth Hoeltke, Concordia Seminary (MO) James Hoesterey, Emory University Meredith Hoxie Schol, Drew Theological School Marinus Iwuchukwu, Duquesne University Doris Jakobsh, University of Waterloo Kirsteen Kim, Fuller Theological Seminary Matthew King, University of California - Riverside W.J. Torrance Kirby, McGill Faculty of Religious Studies Kathleen Kook, Graduate Theological Union Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook, Claremont School of Theology Joel LeMon, Emory University G. Lester, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Lauren Leve, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Eugen Matei, Fuller Theological Seminary Bradley McLean, Toronto School of Theology Gordon Mikoski, Princeton Theological Seminary Robert Miller, Catholic University of America J. Michelle Molina, Northwestern University James Nogalski, Baylor University Lalsangkima Pachuau, Asbury Theological Seminary William Portier, University of Dayton Jake Pratt, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Paul Rajashekar, United Lutheran Seminary - Philadelphia Kathryn Reklis, Fordham University Bo Rice, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Jeffrey Riley, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Richard Sarason, Hebrew Union College - J I R Colleen Shantz, Toronto School of Theology Brian Smollett, Jewish Theological Seminary of America Nanette Spina, University of Georgia Benjamin Stewart, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago Bryan Stone, Boston University School of Theology Annette Stott, University of Denver Marvin Sweeney, Claremont School of Theology Richard Taylor, Dallas Theological Seminary Daniel Thompson, University of Dayton Todd Walatka, University of Notre Dame James Watts, Syracuse University Jeffrey Williams, Brite Divinity School at TCU Sarah Wolf, Jewish Theological Seminary of America Phil Zylla, McMaster Divinity College Wabash Center Staff: Nadine Pence, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Paul Myhre, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Thomas Pearson, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Tim Lake, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Mary Stimming, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Dates October 30-November 1, 2016 Alexander Hotel, Indianapolis Purpose: To increase the ability of Ph.D./Th.d granting schools to include sustained conversation about teaching and learning as a part of the doctoral student experience. Agenda Participants: Jennifer Davidson, American Baptist Seminary of the West Miguel Astor-Aguilera, Arizona State University J. Eugene Clay, Arizona State University Lalsangkima Pachuau, Asbury Theological Seminary James D. Nogalski, Baylor University Mikeal C. Parsons, Baylor University Bryan P. Stone, Boston University School of Theology Joretta Marshall, Brite Divinity School at TCU Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook, Claremont School of Theology Marvin A. Sweeney, Claremont School of Theology Gerhard Bode, Concordia Seminary (MO) Beth Hoeltke, Concordia Seminary (MO) Richard A. Taylor, Dallas Theological Seminary Susan Kendall, Drew Theological School J. Ross Wagner, Duke Divinity School Elizabeth Agnew Cochran, Duquesne University Marinus Iwuchukwu, Duquesne University Joyce Flueckiger, Emory University Kathryn Reklis, Fordham University Eugen Matei, Fuller Theological Seminary Charles Cosgrove, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Luis R. Rivera, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Theresa M. Sanders, Georgetown University Nili S. Fox, Hebrew Union College - J I R Richard Sarason, Hebrew Union College - J I R Pamela Eisenbaum, Iliff School of Theology Sarah Emily Imhoff, Indiana University Richard Kalmin, Jewish Theological Seminary of America Shuly Rubin Schwartz, Jewish Theological Seminary of America Robert L. Masson, Marquette University Joseph Mueller, Marquette University Garth W. Green, McGill Faculty of Religious Studies Charles A. Ray, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Rose Ellen Dunn, Princeton Theological Seminary Gordon S. Mikoski, Princeton Theological Seminary Brian K. Sholl, Saint Louis University Charles Quarles, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Jonathan T. Pennington, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Philip Arnold, Syracuse University William Alden Robert, Syracuse University Bradley H. McLean, Toronto School of Theology Craig Ott, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Andrew Gow, University of Alberta Aaron T. Hollander, University of Chicago Divinity School Teresa Owens, University of Chicago Divinity School Annette Stott, University of Denver Diana Cates, University of Iowa Lauren Leve, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Randall G. Styers, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Todd Walatka, University of Notre Dame Joseph Wawrykow, University of Notre Dame Anthea Butler, University of Pennsylvania Kathryn E. Lofton, Yale University Wabash Center Staff: Nadine Pence, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Paul Myhre, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Thomas Pearson, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Tim Lake, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Mary Stimming, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Dates October 26-28, 2014 Alexander Hotel, Indianapolis Purpose: To increase the ability of Ph.D./Th.d granting schools to include sustained conversation about teaching and learning as a part of the doctoral student experience. Agenda Participants: Miguel Astor-Aguilera, Arizona State University Christopher Duncan, Arizona State University Lalsangkima Pachuau, Asbury Theological Seminary William Bellinger, Baylor University James Nogalski, Baylor University Bryan Stone, Boston University School of Theology Jeffrey Williams, Brite Divinity School at TCU Thomas (Tal) Lewis, Brown University Christopher Born, Catholic University of America Charles Jones, Catholic University of America Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook, Claremont School of Theology Marvin Sweeney, Claremont School of Theology David Maxwell, Concordia Seminary (MO) Richard Taylor, Dallas Theological Seminary Stephen Moore, Drew Theological School J. Ross Wagner, Duke Divinity School Stephen Chapman, Duke University Luis Rivera, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Kathleen Kook, Graduate Theological Union Nili Fox, Hebrew Union College - J I R Haim Rechnitzer, Hebrew Union College - J I R Constance Furey, Indiana University Aaron Stalnaker, Indiana University Shuly Schwartz, Jewish Theological Seminary of America Benjamin Sommer, Jewish Theological Seminary of America Wendy Cotter, Loyola University Chicago Susan Ross, Loyola University Chicago Paul Lokken, Luther Seminary Paul Rajashekar, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia Robert Masson, Marquette University Joseph Mueller, Marquette University Ian Henderson, McGill Faculty of Religious Studies Patricia Kirkpatrick, McGill Faculty of Religious Studies Mark Boda, McMaster Divinity College Phil Zylla, McMaster Divinity College James Benn, McMaster University P. Travis Kroeker, McMaster University Allen Jackson, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Charles Ray, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Rebekah Miles, Perkins School of Theology Southern Methodist University Rose Dunn, Princeton Theological Seminary Jonathan Pennington , Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Gail Hamner, Syracuse University James Watts, Syracuse University Donald Guthrie, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Samuel Balentine, Union Presbyterian Seminary Felice Lifshitz, University of Alberta Brandon Cline, University of Chicago Divinity School Margaret Mitchell, University of Chicago Divinity School Diana Cates, University of Iowa Kristy Nabhan-Warren, University of Iowa Lauren Leve, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Randall Styers, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill J. Matthew Ashley, University of Notre Dame Joseph Wawrykow, University of Notre Dame Dominique Cote, University of Ottawa Adele Reinhartz, University of Ottawa Anthea Butler, University of Pennsylvania Jennifer Harris, University of Toronto Jeff Wilson, University of Waterloo James Byrd, Vanderbilt University/The Divinity School Paul DeHart, Vanderbilt University/The Divinity School Wabash Center Staff: Nadine Pence, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Paul Myhre, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Thomas Pearson, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Tim Lake, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Dates September 30-October 2, 2012 - University Place Conference Center and Hotel at IUPUI Leadership Team Eugene Gallagher, Connecticut College Willie Jennings, Duke Divinity School Patricia Killen, Gonzaga University Joretta Marshall, Brite Divinity School at TCU Barbara Wheeler, Auburn Theological Seminary Participants: Ellen Aitken, McGill Faculty of Religious Studies Andrew Bartelt, Concordia Seminary (MO) William Bellinger, Baylor University Carson Brisson, Baylor University Virginia Burrus, Drew University James Byrd, Vanderbilt University/The Divinity School Diana Cates, University of Iowa Peter Cha, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Stephen Chapman, Duke University Paul DeHart, Vanderbilt University/The Divinity School Susan Eastman, Duke Divinity School Pamela Eisenbaum, Iliff School of Theology Nili Fox, Hebrew Union College - J I R Frances Garrett, University of Toronto David Grafton, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia Jennifer Harris, University of Toronto David Hogue, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Arthur Holder, Graduate Theological Union James Kay, Princeton Theological Seminary Patricia Kirkpatrick, McGill Faculty of Religious Studies Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook, Claremont School of Theology Mark Leeds, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Paul Lokken, Luther Seminary Maureen Maloney, Graduate Theological Union Bruce Marshall, Perkins School of Theology Southern Methodist University Eugen Matei, Fuller Theological Seminary Terry Muck, The Louisville Institute Joseph Mueller, Marquette University Carol Newsom, Candler School of Theology - Emory University James Nogalski, Baylor University Vivian-Lee Nyitray, University of California - Riverside Shawn Oliver, Princeton Theological Seminary Lalsangkima Pachuau, Asbury Theological Seminary Charles Ray, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Lallene Rector, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Don Richter, The Louisville Institute Susan Ross, Loyola University Chicago Timothy Sandoval, Chicago Theological Seminary Bruce Schuchard, Concordia Seminary (MO) Jayakiran Sebastian, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia Aaron Stalnaker, Indiana University Bryan Stone, Boston University School of Theology Randall Styers, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Richard Taylor, Dallas Theological Seminary Tite Tienou, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Todd Walatka, University of Notre Dame Laceye Warner, Duke Divinity School Joseph Wawrykow, University of Notre Dame Jeffrey Williams, Brite Divinity School at TCU John Wimmer, Lilly Endowment Inc. Susan Wood, Marquette University Wabash Center Staff: Paul Myhre, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Thomas Pearson, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Nadine Pence, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Dates October 3-5, 2008 - University Place Conference Center and Hotel at IUPUI Participants: J. Matthew Ashley, University of Notre Dame William Bellinger, Baylor University Elias Bongmba, Rice University Michael Brown, Wabash College James Byrd, Vanderbilt University/The Divinity School Euan Cameron, Union Theological Seminary, NY John Carroll, Union Presbyterian Seminary Anthony Ciorra, Fordham University Wendy Cotter, Loyola University Chicago Robert Foster, Southern Methodist University Joel Green, Fuller Theological Seminary Jay Hammond, Saint Louis University Thomas Hughson, Marquette University Richard Jaffe, Duke University Randy Maddox, Duke Divinity School Maureen Maloney, Graduate Theological Union John Marshall, University of Toronto Stephen Moore, Drew Theological School Thorsten Moritz, Bethel University Robert Priest, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Richard Rosengarten, University of Chicago Divinity School Katharine Sakenfeld, Princeton Theological Seminary Eileen Schuller, McMaster University J. Jayakiran Sebastian, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia Randall Styers, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Richard Taylor, Dallas Theological Seminary Terrence Tilley, Fordham University Theodore Vial, Iliff School of Theology James Watts, Syracuse University Charles Wood, Perkins School of Theology Southern Methodist University Phil Zylla, McMaster Divinity College Wabash Center Staff: Paul Myhre, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Thomas Pearson, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Nadine Pence, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Dates: October 5-7, 2006 - University Place Conference Center and Hotel at IUPUI Leadership team: Eugene V. Gallagher, Connecticut College Patricia O’Connell Killen, Pacific Lutheran University Larry Golemon, Virginia Theological Seminary Participants: J. Matthew Ashley, University of Notre Dame Elias K. Bongmba, Rice University Elizabeth Bounds, Emory University James Brashler, Union Theological Seminary-PSCE James P. Byrd, Vanderbilt University/The Divinity School John R. Fitzmier, American Academy of Religion James Ginther, Saint Louis University Patrick Horn, Claremont Graduate University Thomas Hughson, Marquette University Robert Kevin Jaques, Indiana University Adam Kamesar, Hebrew Union College - J I R Francis P. Kilcoyne, Boston College Pamela Klassen, Emmanuel College Margaret A. Krych, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia Laurie Maffly-Kipp, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Maureen A. Maloney, Graduate Theological Union Eugen Matei, Fuller Theological Seminary Raymond Mentzer, University of Iowa Larry G Murphy, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary William Myers, Association of Theological Schools Bruce Nielsen, Jewish Theological Seminary of America Lucinda Nolan, Catholic University of America William L. Pitts, Baylor University Robert J. Priest, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Charles A. Ray, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Kent Richards, Society of Biblical Literature Richard A Rosengarten, University of Chicago Divinity School Katharine Doob Sakenfeld, Princeton Theological Seminary Gene Szarek, Loyola University Chicago Richard A. Taylor, Dallas Theological Seminary James W. Watts, Syracuse University Charles M. Wood, Perkins School of Theology Southern Methodist University Wabash Center Staff: William Placher, Advisory Committee Chair, Wabash College Lucinda Huffaker, Outgoing Director Nadine S. Pence, Incoming Director Paul Myhre, Assoc. Director Thomas Pearson, Assoc. Director Description: This year we focused on recent research by the Carnegie Foundation on teaching in seminaries and by Barbara Walvoord (Notre Dame) on teaching introductory courses to undergraduates as a frame for discussing how we prepare students to teach in either of these settings. Dates September 30 - October 2, 2004 - University Place Conference Center and Hotel at IUPUI Leadership Team Lucinda Huffaker, Wabash Center Paul Myhre, Wabash Center Thomas Pearson, Wabash Center William Placher, Wabash College Graduate Student Presenters: Ridgeway Addison, Catholic University of America Eileen Campbell-Reed, Vanderbilt University Michael Kraftson-Hogue, University of Chicago Anni Judkins, Baylor University Ruben Rosario-Rodriguez, Princeton Theological Seminary Participants: James Ashley, University of Notre Dame William Bellinger, Baylor University David Brakke, Indiana University James Byrd, Vanderbilt University/The Divinity School Euan Cameron, Union Theological Seminary, NY Cynthia Crysdale, Catholic University of America Donald Dietrich, Boston College Christine Hinze, Fordham University Michael Kraftson-Hogue, Meadville Lombard Theological School Patrick Horn, Claremont Graduate University Robert Hurteau, Loyola Marymount University Adam Kamesar, Hebrew Union College - J I R Margaret Krych, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia Gary Laderman, Emory University Carol Hess, Emory University Maureen Maloney, Graduate Theological Union John McClure, Vanderbilt University/The Divinity School Larry Murphy, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Bruce Nielsen, Jewish Theological Seminary of America Robert Priest, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Ruben Rosario-Rodrigues, Saint Louis University Richard Rosengarten, University of Chicago Divinity School Katharine Sakenfeld, Princeton Theological Seminary Ken Stone, Chicago Theological Seminary Gene Szarek, Loyola University Chicago Augustine Thompson, University of Virginia Katherine Turpin, Iliff School of Theology Grant Wacker, Duke Divinity School Guy Welbon, University of Pennsylvania Other Guests: Barbara De Concini, American Academy of Religion William Myers, Association of Theological Schools Kent Richards, Society of Biblical Literature John Wimmer, Lilly Endowment Inc. Purpose: The purpose of the meeting was to engage with the question of preparing graduate students to teach through hearing about the AAR reports related to undergraduate religion and theology programs from recent Wabash Center grant recipients on this topic, and from invited graduate students. Dates: October 20-22, 2002 - Wabash College Leadership team: Lucinda Huffaker, Wabash Center William Placher, Wabash College Participants: Yaakov Ariel, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill William Barnard, Southern Methodist University Ted Brelsford, Emory University John Carroll, Union Theological Seminary - PSCE Anne Collier-Freed, Fuller Theological Seminary Barbara De Concini, American Academy of Religion Donald Dietrich, Boston College Catherine Dooley, Catholic University of America David Eckel, Boston University School of Theology Mark Edwards, Harvard Divinity School Charles Foster, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching David Haberman, Indiana University Christine Hinze, Fordham University Adam Kamesar, Hebrew Union College Rosemary Keller, Union Theological Seminary, NY Douglas Knight, Vanderbilt University/The Divinity School Margaret Krych, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia Maureen Maloney, Graduate Theological Union Eric Meyers, Duke University Bruce Nielsen, Jewish Theological Seminary of America William Placher, Wabash College James Poling, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Harvard Divinity School Jack Seymour, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Winnifred Sullivan, University of Chicago Divinity School Gene Szarek, Loyola University Chicago Augustine Thompson, University of Virginia Richard Valantasis, Candler School of Theology - Emory University Joseph Wawrykow, University of Notre Dame Melissa Wilcox, Whitman College Robert Wilson, Yale Divinity School Description: The purpose of this Wabash Center meeting was to learn about initiatives some of the schools have undertaken, to discuss strategies for the future, and to discuss ways the Wabash Center can assist schools. Dates October 17-18, 1999 - University Place Conference Center and Hotel, Indianapolis, IN Leadership Team Raymond Williams, Wabash Center Lucinda Huffaker, Wabash Center Dianne Oliver, Wabash Center Participants: Mary Boys, Union Theological Seminary, NY Mary Callaway, Fordham University Richard Cogley, Southern Methodist University Don Compier, Graduate Theological Union Vince Cornell, Duke University Donald Dietrich, Boston College Michael Duffey, Marquette University David Eckel, Boston University Chuck Foster, Emory University/Candler School of Theology John Grabowski, Catholic University of America Edward Gray, American Academy of Religion Kathleen Greider, Claremont School of Theology Stephen Haynes, Rhodes College Adam Kamesar, Hebrew Union College/Jewish Institute of Religion Ken Kuntz, University of Iowa Anne Monius, University of Virginia Harry Nasuti, Fordham University Bruce Nielsen, Jewish Theological Seminary Wade Roof, University of California, Santa Barbara Rick Rosengarten, University of Chicago Divinity School David Scholer, Fuller Theological Seminary Frank Seeburger, University of Denver/Iliff School of Theology Jack Seymour, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Greg Sterling, University of Notre Dame Charles Swezey, Union Theological Seminary/Presbyterian School of Christian Education Gene Szarek, Loyola University Chicago Kathy Talvacchia, Union Theological Seminary, NY Eugene TeSelle, Vanderbilt University Divinity School Janet Weathers, Princeton Theological Seminary Richard Wood, Yale Divinity School Description: The purpose of the meeting was to learn from some of the schools who have undertaken specific initiatives, to discuss strategies for the future, and to recommend the shape of our grant program for PhD/ThD schools. Dates: October 20-22, 1996 - Wabash College Leadership Team: Raymond Williams, Wabash Center Participants: Maureen O'Brien, Boston College David Eckel, Boston University William Loewe, Catholic University of America Kathleen Greider, Claremont School of Theology Charles Foster, Emory University Mary C. Callaway, Fordham University Kent Yinger, Fuller Theological Seminary Barry Stenger, Graduate Theological Union Tyler Roberts, Harvard University Richard MIller, Indiana University Bruce E. Nielsen, Jewish Theological Seminary Patrick Carey, Marquette University Katharine Sakenfeld, Princeton Theological Seminary Mary Boys, Union Theological Seminary/Columbia University Dean McBride, Union Theological Seminary in Virginia William Schweiker, University of Chicago Divinity School Robert Baird, University of Iowa Paul Groner, University of Virginia Peter Hodgson, Vanderbilt University Marilyn Adams, Yale University Description: Twenty representatives from Ph.D. granting institutions convened to discuss how their programs prepare doctoral students for future careers as teachers in theology and religion. The group came up with some specific suggestions for initiatives: (a) designs for a teaching portfolio (b) competitive grants for teaching fellowships in the schools with graduate programs, creating opportunities for students to teach independent courses at their home institutions (c) subvention for a faculty mentor (d) competitive visiting fellowships at other institutions, supporting the teaching of doctoral candidates at undergraduate liberal arts institutions (e) grants to support the production of course syllabi on teaching (f) grants to foster meetings between faculty and graduate students at different institutions to discuss the challenge of undergraduate pedagogy and the training of graduate students for careers as teachers Eligibility: Ph.D or Th.D programs in religious or theological studies in the U.S. and Canada Questions or More Information: Mary T. Stimming, PhD Associate Director stimminm@wabash.edu 800-655-7117 Handouts, Presentations, and Material Agenda (pdf) List of books on the Resource Table (pdf) Outline of Dena Pence’s presentation, “Observations from Consultations with Graduate Programs,” and “Elements of Good Programs” (pdf) Outline of Dena Pence’s presentation on “the spine” of the doctoral program (pdf) Barbara Wheeler’s presentation: “But Not the Ph.D” (pdf) Gene Gallagher’s handout: “Future Teaching Contexts” (pdf) Gene Gallagher’s list of resources on teaching in higher education (pdf) Patricia Killen’s slides on “Disciplinary and Cross-Disciplinary work in Graduate School” (pdf) Outline of Joretta Marshall’s presentation: “What is Good to Teach about Teaching” (pdf) Slides from Joretta Marshall’s presentation (pdf) Joretta Marshall’s handout on the teaching portfolio (pdf) Slide from Willie Jenning’s presentation on “Developing on Ecology of Reflective Teaching”

2016Graduate Program Directors and Deans Conference 
 Dates October 30-November 1, 2016 Alexander Hotel, Indianapolis Purpose: To increase the ability of Ph.D./Th.d granting schools to include sustained conversation about teaching and learning as a part of the doctoral student experience. Agenda Participants: Jennifer Davidson, American Baptist Seminary of the West Miguel Astor-Aguilera, Arizona State University J. Eugene Clay, Arizona State University Lalsangkima Pachuau, Asbury Theological Seminary James D. Nogalski, Baylor University Mikeal C. Parsons, Baylor University Bryan P. Stone, Boston University School of Theology Joretta Marshall, Brite Divinity School at TCU Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook, Claremont School of Theology Marvin A. Sweeney, Claremont School of Theology Gerhard Bode, Concordia Seminary (MO) Beth Hoeltke, Concordia Seminary (MO) Richard A. Taylor, Dallas Theological Seminary Susan Kendall, Drew Theological School J. Ross Wagner, Duke Divinity School Elizabeth Agnew Cochran, Duquesne University Marinus Iwuchukwu, Duquesne University Joyce Flueckiger, Emory University Kathryn Reklis, Fordham University Eugen Matei, Fuller Theological Seminary Charles Cosgrove, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Luis R. Rivera, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Theresa M. Sanders, Georgetown University Nili S. Fox, Hebrew Union College - J I R Richard Sarason, Hebrew Union College - J I R Pamela Eisenbaum, Iliff School of Theology Sarah Emily Imhoff, Indiana University Richard Kalmin, Jewish Theological Seminary of America Shuly Rubin Schwartz, Jewish Theological Seminary of America Robert L. Masson, Marquette University Joseph Mueller, Marquette University Garth W. Green, McGill Faculty of Religious Studies Charles A. Ray, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Rose Ellen Dunn, Princeton Theological Seminary Gordon S. Mikoski, Princeton Theological Seminary Brian K. Sholl, Saint Louis University Charles Quarles, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Jonathan T. Pennington, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Philip Arnold, Syracuse University William Alden Robert, Syracuse University Bradley H. McLean, Toronto School of Theology Craig Ott, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Andrew Gow, University of Alberta Aaron T. Hollander, University of Chicago Divinity School Teresa Owens, University of Chicago Divinity School Annette Stott, University of Denver Diana Cates, University of Iowa Lauren Leve, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Randall G. Styers, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Todd Walatka, University of Notre Dame Joseph Wawrykow, University of Notre Dame Anthea Butler, University of Pennsylvania Kathryn E. Lofton, Yale University Wabash Center Staff: Nadine Pence, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Paul Myhre, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Thomas Pearson, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Tim Lake, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Mary Stimming, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion

Sessions on Teaching at the AAR-SBL Conference A17-204 Friday - 1:00 PM-5:00 PM Hynes Convention Center-102 (Plaza Level) Teaching Religion and Disability Studies Workshop: Engaging Curriculum and Pedagogy with Intersectionality and Communities Panelists: Mary Jo Iozzio, Boston College S17-209 Friday 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM Room: 310 (Third Level) - Hynes Convention Center (HCC) Using Performance to Teach the Bible/Orality, Memory, Performance Criticism, and Related Disciplines

 Registration for this workshop is available through Annual Meetings registration. The sixth annual workshop sponsored by the Bible in Ancient and Modern Media offers sessions on using performance to engage students with biblical text, led by experienced teaching scholars. The participants will be involved in active learning throughout the afternoon. Cost of registration is $50 and can be submitted through SBL Annual Meetings registration. Additional information is available from Phil Ruge-Jones at rugejones@gmail.com. A17-209 Friday - 3:30 PM-6:00 PM Hynes Convention Center-207 (Second Level) Teaching Hinduism Workshop: Teaching Tales: Narrative and Pedagogy in the Hindu Studies Classroom “Teaching Stories about Teaching Self: Upaniṣadic Narrative in the Classroom,” Steven Lindquist, Southern Methodist University “Teaching Hinduism with Mahābhārata Dialogues: Intertextuality and Thematic Continuity in Divine/Human Encounters,” Bruce M. Sullivan, Northern Arizona University “Re-Imagining the Mahābhārata: A Report from the Kochi-Muziris Biennale,” Vishwa Adluri, City University of New York “Myth and History: Teaching Hinduism Through Narratives,” Joydeep Bagchee, Free University of Berlin “The Dynamic Canon of the Puranas and the Ethnography of the Classroom,” Elizabeth Mary Rohlman, University of Calgary “How the Goddess Teaches Hinduism: Decoding Divergent Boons,” Raj Balkaran, University of Toronto “Translation, Transcreation, and Tukaram,” Jeffrey Brackett, Ball State University “Stories to Grow On: Shaping Hindu Subjects and Morals through Narrative Pedagogy in the Hindu Diaspora,” Shana Sippy, Carleton College A18-133 Teaching Religion Unit Saturday - 9:00 AM-11:30 AM Sheraton Boston-Liberty B (Second Level) Theme: Teaching about Religion as Anti-Racism Education Panelists: Richard Newton, Elizabethtown College Martha Roberts, University of the South Christine Hong, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Tiffany Puett, Institute for Diversity and Civic Life A18-139 Saturday - 9:00 AM-11:30 AM Hynes Convention Center-207 (Second Level) Promoting Religious Literacy College-Wide Seminar Presiding Eugene V. Gallagher, Connecticut College Diane L. Moore, Harvard University Steve Herrick, American Academy of Religion Panelists: Cherie Hughes, Tulsa Community College Amir Hussain, Loyola Marymount University Eugene Y. Lowe, Northwestern University Margaret Lowe, Bridgewater State University Brian K. Pennington, Elon University Martha Reineke, University of Northern Iowa S18-109 Saturday 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
 Room: Republic B (Second Level) - Sheraton Boston Hotel (SB) Academic Teaching and Biblical Studies; Global Education and Research Technology
Joint Session with Academic Teaching and Biblical Studies, Global Education and Research Technology
 Theme: Best Practices in Online Teaching “The Online Capstone: Collaborative Learning and Research in a Virtual Environment,” Sandie Gravett, Appalachian State University “
Using the Moodle Book module to create and deliver an interactive online Biblical Hebrew course and textbook,” Barry Bandstra, Hope College “
Wandering in the Online Wilderness - From Classroom to Online and Back Again - Some Observations,” Jonathan D. Lawrence, Canisius College “
The Corpus-driven Online Hebrew Classroom,” Nicolai Winther-Nielsen, Fjellhaug Internasjonale Høgskole “
Going Deep and Beyond the Expectations of a Term Paper: Student Contributions to the Website Bible in Its Traditions,” Jean-Francois Racine, Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University A18-300 S18-342a Saturday, 4:00 PM–5:30 PM HCC-303 (Third Level) Educational Entrepreneurship: Monetizing Your Expertise through Digital Teaching Online education is the way of the future. If you’re passionate about sharing your knowledge with others, you can pursue a rewarding career on your own terms as an online educational entrepreneur. You can do so in tandem with, or instead of, teaching at the academy. Most importantly, you will learn how to harness your doctorate in a fulfilling teaching career, irrespective of the state of the tenure-track job market. In this workshop, Raj Balkaran shares key insights on his journey founding the School of Applied Mythology, a digital academy for meaningful learning. This workshop lays the foundation for successful educational entrepreneurship, including (1) content creation; (2) curriculum design; (3) sales and marketing strategy; and (4) effective digital pedagogy. Raj Balkaran, University of Toronto, Panelist S18-301 
Saturday 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
 Room: Grand Ballroom A (Fourth Level) - Marriott Copley Place Academic Teaching and Biblical Studies Theme: Gaming, Interactive Fiction, and Simulation in the Classroom “
Mock Dig as the Culminating Project for a Hebrew Bible Course,” David Bernat, University of Massachusetts Amherst “Avatars of Antiquity: Helping Students Think About Early Christian Beginnings,” 
Laura Dingeldein, University of Illinois at Chicago and Jeffrey Wheatley, Northwestern University
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Remembering Dismembering or Where Did That Toe Go?” 
Susan E. Haddox, University of Mount Union “Yesh Li Malkeka: Using Chess to Teach Biblical Hebrew,” 
Christopher Heard, Pepperdine University
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Role-Playing Games as Pedagogical Tools in Teaching the New Testament to Undergraduate Students,” 
Melanie A. Howard, Fresno Pacific University “
Ancient Language Acquisition through Interactive Role-Play and Story Telling,” 
Jordash Kiffiak, Universität Zürich S18-338 Saturday 
4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
 Room: Hampton (Third Level) - Sheraton Boston Hotel (SB) Racism, Pedagogy and Biblical Studies
 Theme: Exegeting Racism Panelists: 
Randall Bailey, Interdenominational Theological Center, Panelist 
Wil Gafney, Brite Divinity School (TCU) Jean-Pierre Ruiz, Saint John's University 
Erin Runions, Pomona College S18-343 
Saturday 
4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
 Room: Regis (Third Level) - Boston Marriott Copley Place (MCP) Teaching Biblical Studies in an Undergraduate Liberal Arts Context Theme: Pedagogical Objectives, Strategies, and Assessment “
Food, Hunger, and the Bible: Teaching Core Students through Experience,” 
Lesley DiFransico, Loyola University Maryland “
Incorporating the Liberal Arts Mission into an Undergraduate Introductory Biblical Studies Course,” John W. Fadden, Saint John Fisher College “
Practical Information Literacy Assignments for Biblical and Religious Studies,” 
Steve Jung, Azusa Pacific University “
Changing the Rules of the Game: Social Hierarchies in Philemon, Sabinianus, and College Campuses,” Michael Kibbe, Moody – Spokane A18-300 Saturday - 4:00 PM-5:30 PM Student Lounge Roundtable Theme: Educational Entrepreneurship: Monetizing Your Expertise through Digital Teaching Panelists: Raj Balkaran, University of Toronto A18-301 Saturday - 4:00 PM-6:30 PM Sheraton Boston-Grand & Independence (Second Level) Academic Labor and Contingent Faculty Committee and Graduate Student Committee and Status of LGBTIQ Persons in the Profession Committee Theme: Protecting the Vulnerable on Campus “’Although the Doors Were Shut’: Cultivating Courageous Community at the Borders of the Academy,” Cameron Partridge, Harvard University “It Doesn't Always Feel Good: Redefining Notions of Inclusion and Moving Beyond ‘Diversity,’” Prea Persaud, University of Florida “Solidarity within the Faculty,” James Keenan, Boston College “Ad Junk: Accounting for Different Vulnerabilities in Vulnerable Professional Positions,” Hussein Rashid, Islamicate, LLC “Just Employment: Solidarity among Campus Workers,” Kerry Danner, Georgetown University A18-322 Saturday - 4:00 PM-6:00 PM Sheraton Boston-Beacon E (Third Level) Religion and Politics Unit Theme: International Relations and Religious Studies: Pedagogy and Interdisciplinary Exchange Panelists: David Buckley, University of Louisville Jeremy Menchik, Boston University James Miller, Queen's University, Kingston Anna Bigelow, North Carolina State University Qamar-ul Huda, Georgetown University Nukhet Sandal, University of Ohio S19-110 Sunday
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Room: 309 (Third Level) - Hynes Convention Center (HCC) Bible and Popular Culture
 Theme: Pedagogical approaches and Literary themes “’Lost and Found’: The Bible as Artefact and Metanarrative in Crime Fiction, with Special Reference to Peter May’s Lewis Trilogy,” Alison Jack, University of Edinburgh
 “The Problem of Silence: Psalm 109, and "Silence" (Endo, 1969; Scorsese, 2017),” Karl Jacobson, Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd “’'Here we are now; entertain us’: Making Text-Criticism Interesting to an Uninterested Generation Y,” Adam Tune, Catholic University of America
 “Engaging Undergraduate Students with Jesus Memes,” Lesley DiFransico, Loyola University Maryland “The ‘Netflix Bible’ and Other Pop-culture Means of Teaching Bible to Reticent Students,” Lisa M. Wolfe, Oklahoma City University A19-123 Sunday - 9:00 AM-11:30 AM Hynes Convention Center-310 (Third Level) Practical Theology Unit and Transformative Scholarship and Pedagogy Unit Theme: Theological Education in Spaces of Social Marginality “Interpreting Injustice: narrating experiences of marginalisation in Scotland as constructing theological praxis,” Clare Radford, University of Glasgow “Programs in Prisons: Transforming the Who, Where, How, and What of Theological Education,” Sarah Jobe, Duke Divinity School “Pedagogical Justice: Toward a Theologically Responsible Pedagogy for Teaching Religion to Women in Prison,” Rachelle Green, Emory University “The pedagogical challenges of teaching theology to first generation students from non-traditional churches,” Richard Burgess, University of Roehampton Responding: Daniel Franklin Pilario, Adamson University A19-200 Sunday - 1:00 PM-2:30 PM Hynes Convention Center-208 (Second Level) Academic Labor and Contingent Faculty Committee Theme: The Rapid Erosion of Tenure: 2008-2018 “The Tenure Myth,” Frank Donoghue, Ohio State University Responding: Theresa A. Yugar, California State University, Los Angeles A19-203 S19-241a Sunday - 1:00 PM-2:30 PM Hynes Convention Center-303 (Third Level) Student Lounge Roundtable Theme: Using Teaching Opportunities to Expand Your Skill Set Discussions of “teaching and professional development” often focus on how to improve your teaching. However, teaching opportunities can also be used to expand your skills for beyond the classroom. In an academic world where promising graduate students cannot count on landing professor positions, future teaching careers may not be in the cards for everyone, so we need to find creative ways to translate graduate teaching experience into other professional realms. In this workshop, we will discuss a variety of basic and innovative teaching techniques that can be used to develop transferable skills for the non-teaching aspects of your academic or alt-ac career. In addition to making yourself a more well-rounded teacher, learning to think in this way should also help you to be more maneuverable in the job market. Kristy Slominski, University of Mississippi, Panelist A19-204 Sunday - 1:00 PM-2:30 PM Sheraton Boston-Beacon F (Third Level) Teaching and Learning Committee Theme: Conversation with Excellence in Teaching Award Winner Lynn Neal Panelists: Lynn S. Neal, Wake Forest University A19-236 S19-251a Hynes Convention Center-303 (Third Level) Sunday 
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM 
Room: 303 (Third Level) - Hynes Convention Center (HCC) Student Lounge Roundtable
 Theme: Student-Centered Learning: A Practical Guide 
Many of us have heard about the wonders of “student-centered learning”: higher engagement, better critical thinking skills, student empowerment. But how exactly can we implement these methods in college and university Religious Studies classrooms? This Roundtable session will go over simple but effective strategies for both instructors and teaching assistants to create a student-centered learning environment. These strategies are derived from both the educational literature and personal experience in both capacities. Attendees will leave with concrete examples of how to implement student-centered learning in addition to a resource list to aid in additional investigation into student-centered learning activities and principles. In order to see student-centered learning in practice, this session will leave time for a discussion and brainstorming session at the end to workshop some ideas and/or problems particular to instituting student-centered learning in the study of religion. Gwendolyn Gillson, University of Iowa, Panelist A19-236 Sunday - 2:30 PM-4:00 PM Hynes Convention Center-303 (Third Level) Student Lounge Roundtable Theme: Student-Centered Learning: A Practical Guide Panelists: Gwendolyn Gillson, University of Iowa A19-250 Sunday - 3:00 PM-4:30 PM Marriott Copley Place-Berkeley (Third Level) Applied Religious Studies Committee Theme: Preparing Scholars of Religion for Non-academic Careers: What's a Faculty Member to Do? Panelists: Molly Bassett, Georgia State University Jason C. Bivins, North Carolina State University Kathleen Moore, UC Santa Barbara A19-252 Sunday - 3:00 PM-4:30 PM Hynes Convention Center-310 (Third Level) Publications Committee and Teaching and Learning Committee Theme: Teaching Interreligious Encounters (Oxford University Press, 2017) Panelists: Francis X. Clooney, Harvard University Zayn Kassam, Pomona College Martha Reineke, University of Northern Iowa John Thatamanil, Union Theological Seminary Responding: Marc Pugliese, Saint Leo University Alexander Y. Hwang, Xavier University A19-261 Sunday - 3:00 PM-4:30 PM Marriott Copley Place-Boylston (First Level) Interreligious and Interfaith Studies Unit and Religion in Southeast Asia Unit Theme: The Interreligious Classroom in Indonesia, Canada, and the US “Expecting the Common Good: On the Cooperation of Persons in the Interfaith Studies Classroom,” Colleen Windham-Hughes, California Lutheran University “Indonesian Interreligious Learning,” Nicholas Adams, University of Birmingham “Re-imagining Pedagogy in Canadian Religious Studies Departments: Connecting Theory with Practice,” Adriana Tulissi, Paul Verhoef, Syd Erais, University of Calgary “Threading a Needle to Weave a Fabric: Introducing Religion as Interreligion,” Aaron Hollander, University of Chicago A19-303 Sunday - 5:00 PM-6:30 PM Sheraton Boston-Back Bay B (Second Level) Regional Coordinators Theme: Religious Studies and Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts Teaching and Scholarship in the Age of Austerity Panelists: Marc DiPaolo, Southwestern Oklahoma State University S19-337 Sunday 
4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
 Room: Beacon H (Third Level) - Sheraton Boston Hotel (SB) Teaching Biblical Studies in an Undergraduate Liberal Arts Context
 Theme: Biblical Studies and the Liberal Arts Mission 

”Bring back the Trivium! Rhetoric and the “Trump syllabus” for biblical studies courses,” Christopher M. Jones, Washburn University “
Why Bother with the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible? Persuading Students to Open the Bible by Helping Them to Enjoy Reading It,” Eric A. Seibert, Messiah College 
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Thinking Critically about Gender and Biblical Interpretation,” Jocelyn McWhirter, Albion College “
How to Dismantle Christian Nationalism, Or Teaching the Bible in a Trump Presidency,” 
Mike Whitenton, Baylor University A19-322 Sunday - 5:00 PM-6:30 PM Religion, Holocaust, and Genocide Unit and Transformative Scholarship and Pedagogy Unit Sheraton Boston-Republic B (Second Level) Theme: Teaching Holocaust and Genocide in This Time: Strategies of Engagement “Teaching about the Holocaust through Geo-science and Archaeology,” Richard A. Freund, University of Hartford “Teaching Genocide in a “Post-Truth” Age: Strategies for Activism, Engagement, and Scholarship,” Will Livingston, Florida State University “Holocaust Education, ‘British Values’, and Religious Diversity in the United Kingdom,” David Tollerton, University of Exeter A20-100 Monday - 9:00 AM-10:30 AM Hynes Convention Center-303 (Third Level) Student Lounge Roundtable Theme: The Potential Value of Genre-based Pedagogy in Religious Studies Monday - 9:00 AM-10:30 AM This roundtable is intended to make a case to religious studies instructors for the value of adopting the genre-based method of instruction developed primarily in the discipline of writing studies, explaining its merits and challenges. The syllabus handouts that will be provided model this method for a range of religious studies courses. In addition to genre-based instruction, some of the courses also attempt to integrate two other valuable pedagogical techniques in the context of religious studies: critical pedagogy and technology-supplemented pedagogy. Although the roundtable focuses primarily on the value of genre-based pedagogy as an innovative intervention in religious studies pedagogy, we will also discuss the importance of instructors’ cultivation of critical literacy and use of a variety of media and methods. Genre-based instruction helps cultivate a number of discipline-specific and domain-general skills valued by students and instructional institutions. Panelists: Nathan Fredrickson, University of California, Santa Barbara A20-132 Monday - 9:00 AM-11:30 AM Marriott Copley Place-Arlington (Third Level) Religion, Media, and Culture Unit and Teaching Religion Unit and Theology and Religious Reflection Unit Theme: Teaching and Scholarship as Resistance in the Post-Truth Era In recent years, facts and truth have been undercut to such an extent that our society’s sense of shared reality has eroded. This problem has been highlighted by the 2016 U.S. Presidential election and its aftermath. What is our vocation as teachers, faculty members, and intellectuals in the post-truth age? The difficulties we face are myriad: the deluge of “alt-facts,” the corrosion of democratic institutions, the corporatization of the university, and what Jameson called “the totally-mediatized present.” What practices, institutions, and formations are necessary for us as faculty members to survive, counter, or resist this emerging (non-) epistemology? Bringing together junior and senior scholars from many sub-disciplines and methodological approaches within religious studies and theology and from different kinds of academic institutions, this will be an engaged, ad hoc conversation from which everyone gains new ideas about both classroom strategies and the role of the university in our historical moment. Panelists: Charles Mathewes, University of Virginia Emilie M. Townes, Vanderbilt University Laura S. Levitt, Temple University Annika Thiem, Villanova University Janine Giordano Drake, University of Great Falls Melissa Borja, City University of New York Sarah Eltantawi, Evergreen State College Todd Green, Luther College A20-246 Monday - 3:00 PM-4:30 PM Hynes Convention Center-303 (Third Level) Student Lounge Roundtable Theme: Tips for Integrating Guest Faith Practitioners in the Classroom As graduate student instructors of religion, we might face challenges of expertise or authority with our students, or teach students who have never encountered individuals of a particular religious tradition. Bringing faith practitioners to speak in our classes might be a useful strategy to expose students to insider views, hear from more authoritative sources, and encounter faith practitioners perhaps for the first time. In spite of the potential benefits of inviting faith practitioners to our classes, there are also potential challenges. How do we ensure that these experiences are appropriately bracketed to maintain academic rigor? Do certain institutional contexts or programs support this more than others? How does our status as graduate students affect these concerns, especially as graduate students take on such a large role of undergraduate instruction? This roundtable session will discuss these issues and discuss ways of effectively bringing guest faith practitioners into the classroom. Panelists: Joshua Patterson, University of Georgia S20-251 Monday 
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
 Room: 303 (Third Level) - Hynes Convention Center (HCC) Student Lounge Roundtable
 Theme: Tips for Integrating Guest Faith Practitioners in the Classroom 
As graduate student instructors of religion, we might face challenges of expertise or authority with our students, or teach students who have never encountered individuals of a particular religious tradition. Bringing faith practitioners to speak in our classes might be a useful strategy to expose students to insider views, hear from more authoritative sources, and encounter faith practitioners perhaps for the first time. In spite of the potential benefits of inviting faith practitioners to our classes, there are also potential challenges. How do we ensure that these experiences are appropriately bracketed to maintain academic rigor? Do certain institutional contexts or programs support this more than others? How does our status as graduate students affect these concerns, especially as graduate students take on such a large role of undergraduate instruction? This roundtable session will discuss these issues and discuss ways of effectively bringing guest faith practitioners into the classroom P20-333 Monday 
4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
 Room: Provincetown (Fourth Level) - Boston Marriott Copley Place (MCP) National Association of Professors of Hebrew
 Theme: Communicative Methods for Teaching and Learning Biblical Hebrew Panelists 
Paul Overland, Ashland Theological Seminary 
Robert Stallman, Northwest University (Washington) 
Benjamin Noonan, Columbia International University 
Jennifer Noonan, Liberty University 
Steve Cook, Johnson University 
David Levenson, Florida State University S20-340 Monday 
4:00 PM to 6:30 PM 
Room: 201 (Second Level) - Hynes Convention Center (HCC) Racism, Pedagogy and Biblical Studies
 Theme: Manifestations of Racism in the Biblical Studies Classroom Panelists: 
Bernadette Brooten, Brandeis University 
Lai Ling Elizabeth Ngan, Baylor University 
Eric Barreto, Princeton Theological Seminary 
J. Ross Wagner, Duke University 
Margaret Aymer, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Respondent A20-326 Monday - 4:00 PM-6:30 PM Marriott Copley Place-New Hampshire (Fifth Level) Religion and Public Schools: International Perspectives Unit Theme: Nationalism and Religion Education in Public Schools Norman Richardson, Stranmillis University College, Belfast Religion, Schooling and Conflicting Nationalisms: Educational Perspectives from Northern Ireland Erica Larson, Boston University Building Pious Citizens for a Plural Society: Religious and Civic Education in Indonesia Kate Soules, Boston College When Religion Isn’t a Part of Culture: Reviewing the Relationship between Religion and Multicultural Education Responding: Jenny Berglund, Södertörn University Business Meeting: Jenny Berglund, Södertörn University Michael Waggoner, University of Northern Iowa S20-301 Monday 
4:00 PM to 6:30 PM 
Room: Beacon E (Third Level) - Sheraton Boston Hotel (SB) Academic Teaching and Biblical Studies
 Theme: Texts That Trigger Responses “
Inside Out: Seasons of Life, Seasons of Faith in the Psalms,” 
Ma. Maricel S. Ibita, Ateneo de Manila University “
Reading Biblical Literature With the Heavyhearted,” 
Renate Hood, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor “’Can This Text Be Saved?’: Applying Mediation Skills to Teaching Troubling Texts,” Tim Koch, Excelsior College and Pacific School of Religion “
Creative Assignments for Creative Reading,” 
Sylvie Raquel, Trinity International University A20-333 Monday - 4:00 PM-6:30 PM Sheraton Boston-Jamaica Pond (Fifth Level) Teaching Religion Unit Theme: Teaching the Introductory Course “Ways and Means (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Introduction to the Study of Religion),” William Robert, Syracuse University “The Use and Misuse of Cults and New Religious Movements in an Introduction to World Religions Classroom,” Andrew McKee, Florida State University “The Impact of Experiential Learning in an Introduction to Asian Religions Course,” Beverley Foulks McGuire, University of North Carolina, Wilmington “Teaching Common Figures in the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Scriptures,” Gregory Robbins, Andrea Stanton, University of Denver “Emerging Frontiers for Interreligious and Interfaith Studies: Interreligious Pedagogy for Pre-Professional Education,” Esther Boyd, Interfaith Youth Core A21-122 Tuesday - 9:00 AM-11:30 AM Sheraton Boston-Beacon F (Third Level) Teaching Religion Unit Theme: Evidence Based Teaching in Religion Kate DeConinck, University of San Diego Engaging Contentious Issues Using Team-Based Learning Strategies John Lyden, Grand View University Teaching Islam and Current Events through Experiential Learning Nathaniel Samuel, St. Thomas University Teaching Introduction to Religious Studies through a Partial Community Engagement Model. Jeannine Hill Fletcher, Fordham University “History Repeats: The Critical Theorist’s/Theologian’s Study of Religious History in Real Time” Calvin Mercer, East Carolina University Somatic Learning: An Exercise in “Reading” Religious Texts List of Wabash Center Activities at AAR-SBL 2017