Those not fortunate enough to attend the 2017 American Academy of Religion annual conference, particularly its final morning of presentations, are in luck: We’re joined by a frequent Sacred & Sequential contributor, Iliff School of Theology’s Elizabeth Coody, for a redux of her paper, “The More Savage Sword: A Theory of Biblical Text Used for Shock.” For the podcast, visual input is offered by host A. David Lewis, but online audiences can follow her accompanying Prezi here.
On Saturday, November 18, 2017, the American Academy of Religion annual conference hosted the panel “Responses to Muslim Superheroes,” including presentations by Elizabeth Coody, Mohamed Hassan, Constance Kassor, and Aaron Ricker, with Scott Gardner as presider and A. David Lewis as respondent. Here are their presentations in their entirety from that morning session.
With the American Academy of Religion (AAR) and Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) meeting in Atlanta this coming week, Sacred & Sequential is taking the opportunity to hold a small meet-and-greet on Sunday, November 22nd at approximately 9am for all interested parties. This open meet-up is meant both to give current members the opportunity to socialize live and in person and to serve as a casual space for any potential members to come introduce themselves or ask questions.
The Sacred & Sequential Mini-Meet-Up will run for no more than an hour in the main lobby of the Aloft Atlanta Downtown, 300 Spring St NW. Food will be available for purchase, and coffee is complimentary. Come say hello!
The Rocky Mountain/Great Plains Regional AAR/SBL/ASOR annual meeting features a panel of Sacred and Sequential colleagues discussing “Comics as an Act of Discovery in the Study of Religion.” Panelists include Dan Clanton (Doane College), Terry Clark (Georgetown College), and Elizabeth Coody (University of Denver/Iliff School of Theology). The discussion will be moderated by Leonard Greenspoon of Creighton University.
Elizabeth will also be moderating “Christian Popular Culture” during the second full day of the conference as well. Find the full program listing here.
