The Commentary on the Old Testament Use of the Old Testament (COTUOT) has gathered more than thirty contributors and asked them to explore Old Testament passages that display a textual relationship with other OT texts. At this meeting, contributors will gather to share preliminary results and discuss methodological issues inherent to the volume.
The ancient Mediterranean teemed with gods. For centuries, a practical religious pluralism prevailed. How, then, did one particular god come to dominate the politics and piety of the late Roman Empire? In Ancient Christianities, Paula Fredriksen traces the evolution of early Christianity—or rather, of early Christianities—through five centuries of Empire, mapping its pathways from the hills of Judea to the halls of Rome and Constantinople. It is a story with a sprawling cast of characters: not only theologians, bishops, and emperors, but also gods and demons, angels and magicians, astrologers and ascetics, saints and heretics, aristocratic patrons and millenarian enthusiasts. All played their part in the development of what became and remains an energetically diverse biblical religion.
The Thomas F. Torrance Theological Fellowship invites all interested parties to its annual meeting. The keynote speaker is Dr Christopher Woznicki, presenting a paper on the topic: The Vicarious Mission of Christ and the Church. This will be followed by brief responses, a time of Q and R, and a brief Annual Meeting of the Fellowship.
"In this collaborative workshop, we will examine and engage in strategies and approaches for teaching comparison in undergraduate courses. All are welcome, regardless of the particular discipline or course within which they ask students to compare, whether Religious Studies, Theology, History, or any other. Our two driving questions for the workshop will be: How do we apply critical approaches to comparison mindfully when teaching students in majors and in general education curricula? How do we equip students with sufficient sensitivity and critical self-awareness to engage constructively in comparison (cognitively and affectively)? Registered participants will be invited to prepare a brief case study (prompt and instructions are emailed in October). At the end of the workshop, all participants will have a set of adaptable, practical strategies that they can apply in their own teaching, and a support network of fellow scholar-educators with teaching and research expertise in comparison."
