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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...
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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...
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Can the SBL Council Unilaterally Remove the Same Benefits of Full Membership...
SBL membership: Society Report (November 2010) 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...
View ArticleSpeed Date Interviews at the AAR/SBL: A Look at the High Costs of the...
By Philip L. Tite INTRODUCTION As the joint annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) approaches later in November, there has been a flurry...
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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...
View Article“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...
View ArticleA Bit of Relief for Independent Scholars in the Pacific Northwest
By Philip L. Tite Academia is composed of various levels of social stratification and inequalities. Hierarchal structures between administrators and faculty, faculty and students, and different ranks...
View ArticleField Notes: New Unit in the Society of Bibical Literature to Debut in...
Metacriticism of Biblical Scholarship, a new unit in the Society of Biblical Literature, will debut at the 2012 annual meeting in Chicago. The unit critically evaluates suppositions in and underlying...
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Call for Papers: Religion, Affect and Emotion Group, The AAR and SBL Meeting...
The Religion, Affect and Emotion Group 2015 Call for PapersDeadline: Monday, March 2 2015, 5:00 PM EST, through http://papers.aarweb.org/Statement of Purpose: This Group provides space for...
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Theses on Professionalization: Lauren E. Osborne
In this series with the Bulletin, we have asked 21 early career scholars to weigh in on Russell McCutcheon’s Theses on Professionalization, first published in 2007. In his 21 theses, McCutcheon offers...
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Update on Responses to the AAR Annual Conference Theme for 2016
by Philip L. Tite.The American Academy of Religion is the largest professional society for scholars studying religion. The annual meeting (held jointly with the Society of Biblical Literature), held in...
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