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Bulletin for the study of religion feed- Bulletin 41.2
- Reed M. N. Weep Retirement
- Field Notes: News and Announcements in the Discipline
- Divinity Manifest in a Female Body: Guglielma of Milan as the Holy Spirit, Female Deity and Female Leadership in the Later Middle Ages
- Sexual Liberality as Othering: The Case of Islam in Late Antiquity and Modernity
- SORAAAD Book Notes with the Bulletin
- Romania’s Saving Angels: ”New Men”, Orthodoxy and Blood Mysticism in the Legionary Movement
- Christus Virgo: Representations of Christ as a Virgin in Early Christianity and Late Antiquity
- Editorial: New Challenges, New Directions
- 'The Stars Down to Earth' - Why Educated Women in the Western World Use Astrology
Tag Archives: SBL
“Authentic Religion”: Meta-Narratives of Orthodoxy at the AAR/SBL Meeting
By Philip L. Tite This year’s annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) was a fun experience. I went through the typical routine of attending a smattering of sessions, connecting up … Continue reading
Women at the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) Annual Meeting 2011
Michael F. Bird (Evangelion) notes that, of 700 papers to be presented at this month’s Evangelical Theological Society Conference, he recognises that only 8 are by women. There may be a few other women’s names that Michael acknowledges he does … Continue reading
Can the SBL Council Unilaterally Remove the Same Benefits of Full Membership Previously Possessed by Student Members?
A surprise letter from John F. Kutsko, Chief Executive of the Society of Biblical Literature arrived in my email in-box today, 9 December 2010. It announced that the SBL Council, which purports to represent me as a member of the Society of Biblical … Continue reading
Posted in Academy, Deane Galbraith
Tagged John Kutsko, membership, SBL, SBL Council, Society of Biblical Literature, Students
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Biblical Studies Carnival נז (November 2010)
Each month, the Biblical Studies Carnival showcases the most thought-provoking biblioblogging (biblical studies blogging) from scholars, students and keen amateurs. This is Biblical Studies Carnival 57, that is, Carnival נז from NZ. Academy, Biblioblogging and Handy Hints Conference Time November saw the … Continue reading
Posted in Deane Galbraith, Humor, Pedagogy, Politics and Religion, Religion and Popular Culture, Religion in the News, Sexuality and Gender, Theory and Method, Theory in the Real World
Tagged AAR, American Academy of Religion, American Schools of Oriental Research, Ancient Near East, ASOR, biblical studies carnival, biblioblog, christian origins, Emerging Judaism, ETS, Evangelical Theological Society, Gospels, Greek, Hebrew, Hebrew Bible, Jesus, Jewish mysticism, Nazi biblical scholars, New International Version, New Testament, NIV, NIV 2011, November 2010, Old Testament, Paul, Pseudepigrapha, Pseudo-Paul, reception history, Revelation, SBL, Septuagint, Society of Biblical Literature, Talmud, Tanach, נז
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Standards and Censorship
The recent discussion in the blog-o-sphere about Roland Boer’s controversial SBL paper title (see Deane Galbraith’s recent Bulletin post for the details) raises important questions about what sort of professional standards scholars should strive towards. Standards are both necessary and … Continue reading
Posted in Craig Martin
Tagged Academic Standards, Censorship, Deane Galbraith, Roland Boer, sausage-fest, SBL
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"Sausage" Blacklisted by the Society of Biblical Literature!
A controversy threatens to expand out of all proportion over an academic’s use of the term “sausage” in the title of his paper scheduled for the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in November. The paper, by ballsy Australian biblical scholar Roland Boer, is provocatively entitled … Continue reading
Posted in Deane Galbraith, Pedagogy
Tagged dicks, penis, Roland Boer, sausage, sausage-fest, SBL, Society of Biblical Literature
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