I am attending the American Academy of Religion (AAR) and Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) meetings in Chicago Nov 16-20. I have put the sessions I am going to attend in Microsoft Word or PDF files below.
Download AAR & SBL session recommendations 2012 – Andy Rowell – Microsoft Word document
Download AAR & SBL session recommendations 2012 – Andy Rowell – PDF document
I look forward to seeing some of you there!
Andy
See also the recommendations of
- Charles Collier of Wipf & Stock at Notes on AAR/SBL 2012
- Theology Studio
- Ben Myers of Faith and Theology at AAR in Chicago
See also from Anthony Le Donne’s blog:
- Getting from O'Hare to the SBL Meeting in Chicago
- Five More Tips to Enhance Your AAR/SBL Experience – Le Donne
- Five Tips to Enhance Your AAR/SBL Experience – Le Donne
See also the conference advice I first wrote up after going to my first SBL meeting in 2005.
See also advice from 2008-2009:
- Mark Goodacre's piece How to enjoy SBL
- Nijay Gupta's advice Making the Most of the SBL Conference
- Kevin Skull's Advice for the SBL Rookie
- Dan Reid's What I’ll Be Doing At SBL
Below are some highlights for 2012 from me including some events not on the program:
FRIDAY NOV 16
P16-210
Karl Barth Society of North America
Theme: Karl Barth Society of North America
Friday – 3:15 PM-6:15 PM
McCormick Place East-258
Katherine Sonderegger, Virginia Theological Seminary
The Attributes of God
Paul Dafydd Jones, University of Virginia
Divine and Human Patience
Not on the AAR or SBL programs:
Theology Studio reception Friday night Nov 16th at 7:30-10:00 pm Grace Episcopal Church. (637 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60605). The Theology Studio is a Facebook group for academic theology. You can join or I can invite you. Here is the link to the group. Here is the link to the event. The invitation reads “On Friday, November 16th, at 7:30PM, we'll be hosting a reception at Chicago's Grace Episcopal Church, just a few blocks from the convention centre and the AAR Annual Meeting hotels. Come discuss the future of systematic theology with Sarah Coakley, Stephen Fowl, and lots of others. Seriously, come. Because it's likely to be the most interesting thing that's ever happened at an AAR.” If you haven't joined, join or just come.
Not on the AAR or SBL programs:
Nov 16, 7pm-9pm, Hilton Chicago: Scot McKnight presents on kingdom and church; N.T. Wright responds. Public event and free. Waldorf room at Hilton.
SATURDAY NOV 17
P17-112
Karl Barth Society of North America
Theme: Karl Barth Society of North America
Saturday – 9:15 AM-12:15 PM
McCormick Place West-183A
David Haddorff, Saint John's University
Christian Ethics as Witness: Barth's Ethics for a World at Risk (Wipf and Stock, 2011).
Gerald P. McKenny, University of Notre Dame
The Analogy of Grace: Karl Barth's Moral Theology (Oxford University Press, 2010)
Not on the AAR or SBL programs:
There will be a panel about McClendon's work on Saturday November 17 from 9:00-11:30 pm in Chicago at the McCormick Place Convention Center / Room W183C. Panelists include Terrance Tilley (Fordham University), Kimlyn Bender (Baylor University), and Jacob Goodson (William and Mary). Moderator: Curtis Freeman in honor of: James Wm. McClendon, Jr.'s 3-volume Systematic Theology in its new printing by Baylor University Press with a new introduction by Curtis Freeman.http://www.baylorpress.com/en/Contributor/396/James_Wm._McClendon,_Jr..html
SUNDAY NOV 18
A18-119
Ecclesiological Investigations Group
Theme: Ecclesiology and Ethnography
Christian Scharen, Luther Seminary, Presiding
Sunday – 9:00 AM-11:30 AM
McCormick Place West-185D
Panelists:
Luke Bretherton, Duke University
John Swinton, University of Aberdeen
Mary McClintock Fulkerson, Duke University
Elizabeth Phillips, University of Cambridge
Responding:
Richard Wood, University of New Mexico
James K. A. Smith, Calvin College
A18-281
Tillich: Issues in Theology, Religion, and Culture Group
Theme: Christology in Barth and Tillich
Frederick J. Parrella, Santa Clara University , Presiding
Sunday – 3:00 PM-4:30 PM
McCormick Place North-128
Panelists:
Bruce McCormack, Princeton Theological Seminary
Responding:
Robison James, University of Richmond
Tom Greggs, University of Aberdeen
M18-407
Loyola University, Maryland
Theme: Diagonal Advance: Discussing Christian Perfection with Anthony D. Baker
Dan McClain, Loyola University, Maryland, Presiding
Sunday – 7:00 PM-9:00 PM
Hilton Chicago-PDR 2
The concept of perfection has wideranging consequences for politics and ethics, anthropology, and eschatology. Tony Baker's book, Diagonal Advance, has been hailed as the most theological sophisticated treatment to date of perfection in the Christian tradition.
Panelists:
Frederick Bauerschmidt, Loyola University, Maryland
D. Stephen Long, Marquette University
Sarah Coakley, University of Cambridge
Responding:
Anthony D. Baker, Seminary of the Southwest