womensHebrewBible

40 Jahre Frauenbewegung in Deutschland

2011-12-16T14:50:00.000-08:00

Consider travelling to the Conference Center "Evangelische Akademie Bad Boll" and brush up on your German while you attend a conference on "40 Jahre Frauenbewegung in Deutschland" from May 11 to 13, 2012!

For more information on this conference, visit http://www.ev-akademie-boll.de; then go to the left side of the home page of Bad Boll and click on "Programm" which will bring you to the events page. It is chronologically organized. Look for "11.05.2012-13.05.2012 Bad Boll "40 Jahre Frauenbewegung in Deutschland" and click on the title "40 Jahre Frauenbewegung in Deutschland"--voila!

My lecture will analyze the position of Christian organizations toward women and feminism in North America and Germany during the past few decades. I also heard that Alice Schwarzer agreed to speak at the conference!! As soon as I have more detailed information, I'll post it here.

HOW WAS THE BIBLE FORMED?

2011-10-31T08:21:00.000-07:00

Come and attend my lecture at Christ United Methodist Church in Plano, TX, on November 13, 2011 from 4-5:30 pm.

My lecture will answer the question posed by the church:
"How Was the Bible Formed?"

The event is part of a lecture series entitled "A Different Kind of Class". It encourages attendees to begin thinking critically about their faith, to raise questions, to be challenged in their convictions about what is true and to begin an intellectually honest inquiry about the doctrines of the church.

The church is located at
3101 Coit Road
Plano, TX 7505
PH 972-596-4303

For more information about the lecture series, visit http://www.cumc.com/different

Panel: Gender Differences, Ritual Practices, and Religious Traditions

2011-08-05T08:07:00.000-07:00

Join us at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR)
November 18, 2011
7:00-9:00 PM
Hilton Hotel, San Francisco, CA

Sponsored by the European Society For Women in Theological Research (ESWTR)

MP 18-400

GENDER DIFFERENCES, RITUAL PRACTICES, AND RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS

Session
Susanne Scholz, Perkins School of Theology, Presiding
Everyone is welcome to this panel discussion based on Teresa Berger's new book, Gender Differences and the Making of Liturgical History (Ahsgate 2010). For additional informaiton, please contact Susanne Scholz at sscholz@smu.edu

Panelists:
Mary McClintock Fulkerson, Duke University
Karen Torjesen, Claremont Graduate University

Responding:
Teresa Berger, Yale University

Also see at www.aarweb.org
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Online review of "Sacred Witness: Rape in the Hebrew Bible"

2011-08-03T12:20:00.001-07:00

Please read a recent review of my newest book, Sacred Witness: Rape in the Hebrew Bible (Fortress 2010), here:
http://bibliobloglibrary.com/p/37227

Thanks, Claude Mariottini!

Lecture on April 5, 2011

2011-03-24T12:50:00.000-07:00

"God's Word As Man's Word?

The Politics of Translating the Sacred Texts of Christianity and Judaism"

Lecture by Susanne Scholz, Associate Professor of Old Testament

Perkins School of Theology

ses: http://www.smu.edu/Perkins/News/~/media/Site/Perkins/Images/Bridwell/Sholz_04052011.ashx

When:

Tuesday, April 5, 2011
4 PM lecture
Reception to follow

Where:
Bridweel Library
Benefactors Room
@ SMU, 5905 Bishops Blvd.
Dallas, Texas
Free. Open to the public.

Afternoon Conference @ Perkins School of Theology on April 12, 2011

2010-12-21T19:41:00.001-08:00

God Loves Diversity & Justice!

Progressive Scholars Speak About Faith, Politics, & the World

One Afternoon Conference @ SMU Perkins School of Theology

1:30 -5 PM

Great Hall, Perkins School of Theology

5901 Bishop Boulevard

Dallas, TX 75275

Panel Speakers
Dr. Isam Shihada, Visiting Scholar, SMU
Dr. Marc H. Ellis, Director of the Center for Jewish Studies, Baylor University
Dr. Sze-kar Wan, Professor of New Testament, Perkins School of Theology
Dr. Susanne Johnson, Associate Professor of Christian Education, Perkins School of Theology
Dr. Qudsia Mirza, Independent Scholar, Dallas
Dr. Namsoon Kang, Associate Professor of World Christianity & Religions, Brite Divinity School
Dr. Jörg Rieger, Wendland-Cook Endowed Professor of Constructive Theology, Perkins School of Theology
Dr. Maria Dixon, Associate Professor of Communication, Meadows School of the Arts
Dr. Serge Frolov, Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Dedman College

Hosted by Perkins School of Theology

Special support from the Center for Jewish Studies at Baylor University

Additional support from the Wendland-Cook Professorship

Supported by the Chaplain's Office at SMU

Organized by

Dr. Susanne Scholz

Associate Professor of Old Testament

Perkins School of Theology

Schedule
Panel presentations 1:30-4:10 pm
Discussion 4:10-5 pm

Lecture at St. Johns UMC of Lubbock, TX

2010-12-21T19:05:00.000-08:00

"Sacred Witness or Terror Texts?

Grappling with the Poetics of Rape in the Hebrew Bible"

This talk will take place at St. Johns United Methodist Church of Lubbock, Texas, on January 19, 2011 at 6 pm.

Here is a link to the church: www.stjohnslubbock.org

For further information, contact me at sscholz(at)smu.edu

Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), November 20-23, 2010

2010-10-10T16:54:00.000-07:00

"P22-126 Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion
November 22, 2010
9 am - 11:30 am

Panel Discussion
Theme:
"Economics and Context:
Intersectional Feminist Investigations in Biblical Studies"

Dora Mbuwayesango, Hood Theological Seminary, Presiding
Susanne Scholz, Southern Methodist University, Presiding
Sarojini Nadar, University of Natal, Panelist
Madipoane Masenya, University of South African, Panelist
Lai-Ling Ngan, Baylor University, Panelist
Davina Lopez, Eckerd College, Panelist
Athalya Brenner, Tel Aviv University, Respondent
Discussion

Please come and join us in Atlanta. Conference hotel TBA

www.sbl-site.org

For further information, contact sscholz@smu.edu

Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), November 20-23, 2010

2010-10-10T16:49:00.001-07:00

'Belonging to All Humanity':

Postcolonial Reconciliation, Androcentrism, and La Genese by Cheick Oumar Sissoko

(S23-102)

Paper to be presented at the SBL African Biblical Hermeneutics Section

Theme: Reading Biblical Women from African Perspectives

Atlanta, GA--Conference hotel to be announced
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

http://www.sbl-site.org/ (then click on "Meetings & Events", "Annual Meeting")

For more information, contact sscholz@smu.edu

Conference Paper at the Center for Jewish Studies, Baylor University

2010-10-10T16:45:00.000-07:00

What To Do With the Biblical Notion of the Chosen People in the Face of Israel/Palestine?

A Diasporic German Protestant and Post-Holocaust Perspective

Paper Presented at the Conference:

"Encountering the Jewish Future: A Global Interfaith Conversation"

@the Center for Jewish Studies, Baylor University

October 1-2, 2010

www.baylor.edu/Jewish_Studies

FYI--contact sscholz@smu.edu

2010-07-06T07:27:00.000-07:00

New article out online--please visit here:
http://www.lectio.unibe.ch/10_1/scholz.html

Title
"The Bible as 'Men's' Word?
Feminism and the Translation of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament"

Published in:
lectio difficilior: European Electronic Journal of Feminist Exegesis (1/2010)
www.lectio.unibe.ch/10_1/inhalt_d.htm

2010-06-21T13:18:00.000-07:00

@the International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) in Tartu, Estonia, from July 25-29, 2010:

August 28, 2010

Session entitled "Whence and Whither? Methodology and the Future of Biblical Studies"
Topic: "Esoteric Readings of Genesis 1-3"
9:30 am
Susanne Scholz, Southern Methodist University
"Beyond Postmodernism? Esoteric Approaches to Gen. 2-3 by E. Swedenborg, R. Steiner, and S.D. Fohr"

Visit http://www.sbl-site.org/meetings/congresses_ProgramBook.aspx?MeetingId=16

2010-06-21T13:14:00.000-07:00

"Post-Postmodernity, Radicant Exegesis, and the Transmission of Gender and Other Identities" is the title of my keynote lecture at the three-day conference on "Who Do You Think You Are? Gender & the Transmission of Identity in the Hebrew Bible, Dead Sea Scrolls & Other Related Literature" at King's College London and organized by Dr. Deborah Rooke

August 9-11, 2010
King's College London
Strand
London WC2R 2LS

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/content/1/c6/06/93/55/TRSwhoconferenceposter1.pdf

2010-04-20T09:27:00.000-07:00

Sacred Witness: Rape in the Hebrew Bible

is available as of today!!!!!!!!!!!

Read more about it at http://www.womensHebrewBible.com

Buy it anywhere!!!

2010-04-01T15:23:00.000-07:00

Who do you think you are? Gender and the Transmission of Identity

Conference At King's College London/Britain
August 9-11, 2010

Main speakers includeÑ
*Ida Fröhlich, Professor of Hebrew Studies and Ancient Near Eastern History
*Susanne Scholz, Associate Professor of Old Testament
*Deborah Rooke, Lecturer in Old Testament

For more information and to register, visit http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/depts/trs/events/index.html

2010-01-29T07:55:00.000-08:00

Memorial for Mary Daly

Join us for conversation, discussion, and readings of Dr. Daly’s work and life!

Kirby Lounge, Perkins School of Theology
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
2-3 pm

Readings
· Mary Daly, “After the Death of God the Father,” chap. in Beyond God the Father: Toward a Philosophy of Women’s Liberation (Boston: Beacon Press, 1973), 11-43.
· Mary Daly, “Theological Roots of the Problem: Radical Surgery Required,” chap. in The Church and the Second Sex (New York: Harper & Row, 1968), 137-149.

2010-01-15T21:35:00.000-08:00

"Religion und Gewalt im Bibelfilm"
Internationales Symposion im Rahmen des Exzellenzclusters Religion und Politik

21.-23.1.2010

Universität Münster

Münster, Germany

• Inszenierungen der Gewalt im Alten und Neuen Testament
• Antijüdische Momente im Jesusfilm•
• Vorstellung neuerer Filme mit biblischen Motiven im Schloßtheater´
www.filmreligiongewalt.de

Referenten:
Mark Dornford-May, Regisseur, Südafrika
Prof. Dr. Martin Ebner, Neustestamentler, Münster
Dr. Haim Lusky, Regisseur, Tel Aviv
Prof. Dr. Adele Reinhartz, Theologin, OttawaAss.
Prof. Dr. Susanne Scholz, Theologin, Dallas
Dr. Lucien van Liere, Theologe und Philosoph, Utrecht/NL
Prof'in Dr. Marie-Theres Wacker, Theologin, Münster
Prof. Dr. Richard Walsh, Theologe, Fayetteville/USA
Prof. Dr. Reinhold Zwick, Theologe, Münster

Kooperation mit:"Religion und Politik". Exzellenzcluster an der Westf. Wilhelms-Universität MünsterKatholische Theologische Fakultät (Prof. Dr. Reinhold Zwick)

For more information, click here: http://www.franz-hitze-haus.de/index.php?cat_id=10844&myELEMENT=Kursanzeige&seminarnummer=10-102%20ST&title=Religion%20und%20Gewalt%20im%20Bibelfilm

Lecture Event

2009-12-21T14:53:00.000-08:00

Sacred Witness or Terror Texts?

Grappling with the Poetics of Rape in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

Lecture by Dr. Scholz for the "Mentor Pastor Colloquy"

WHERE: Perkins School of Theology, Dallas, TX

WHEN: January 11, 2010

How do you preach about rape in the Hebrew Bible when in the United States every 2 minutes someone is sexually assaulted, 1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime, when 60% of sexual assaults are not reported to the police, approximately 73% of rape victims know their assailants, and statistically most church congregants have first- or second-hand knowledge of rape?

The problem gets worsened by the fact that most people believe that way back then women were men's property anyway. To them, these are terror texts that offer little support to contemporary people.

This lecture invites you to step out of such a literalist-historical approach and to become acquainted with a feminist sociology of biblical hermeneutics.

References to specific biblical narratives and poems illustrate that the Old Testament can indeed be read as a "sacred witness" of rape, whether located in the past or the present, and serve as an ethical and theological foundationfor the Christian faith.

For more information, contact dr. scholz at sscholz@smu.edu or call at 214-768-2460.

Also check out dr. scholz's forthcoming book on the topic:
http://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Witness-Rape-Hebrew-Bible/dp/0800638611/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261436173&sr=8-1

2009-11-18T06:31:00.000-08:00

Intellectual Colonization in Text, Art, and Historiography:

The Mayans and Their Bible, the Popol Vuh

Moderated by
Dr. Susanne Scholz, Assistant Professor of Old Testament, Perkins School of Theology
Dr. Adam Herring, Associate Professor of Art History, Meadows School of the Arts

This session focuses on the Mayan historical, cultural and socio-political interpretations of the Popol Vuh - the sacred text of the Guatemalan indigenous people. Among the questions explored are:

What is the Popol Vuh?
Why is this sacred text not well known and studied in religious and theological studies?
What does it contain?
How does it relate to liberation theologies?
How have scholars of art history engaged this Mayan tradition?
Why is this text of interest to Latino/a religious and biblical studies?

The series of Interdisciplinary Dialogue sessions is presented by The Center for the Study of Latino/a Christianity and Religions at Perkins School of Theology with funds from the Luce Foundation. The Center promotes a deeper understanding of the varieties of religious life and expression within the Latino communities in the USA and Latin America and addresses issues related to the Latino/a religious experience within a broader ecumenical and religious context.

DATE AND LOCATION

Wednesday, November 18, 2009Perkins School of Theology5901 Bishop BlvdProthro Hall Refectory-Rm 104

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

6:30 pm Gathering for light dinner7:00-8:30 Discussion

SUGGESTED READING
(available as pdf-files on Academic Search Complete, a library online database)

Parsons, Mikeal C and Garrett Cook. “Cosmogonies and Culture: Teaching Genesis and the Popol Vuh in an Interdisciplinary Course at a Christian University.” Christian Higher Education 3, 3 (July 2004): 185-205.

Chiappari, Christopher. “Toward a Maya Theology of Liberation: The Reformulation of a ‘Traditional’ Religion in the Global Context.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 41, 1 (March 2002): 47-67.

Dennis Tedlock, Popol Vuh: The Definitive Edition of The Mayan Book of The Dawn of Life and The Glories of Gods and Kings (NY: Touchstone, 1996). A fluent, often beautiful translation by a noted scholar of Mayan languages.

Allen J. Christenson, Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Maya: The Great Classic of Central American Spirituality, Translated fromthe Original Maya Text (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2007). A newer translation, replete with informative and useful scholarly apparatus.

2009-11-08T14:32:00.000-08:00

Intellectual Colonization in Text, Art, and Historiography

The Mayans and Their Bible (the Popol Vuh)

Moderated By:
Dr. Susanne Scholz, Asst. Professor of Old Testament, Perkins School of Theology
Dr. Adam Herring, Associate Professor of Art History, Meadows School of the Arts

DATE AND LOCATION:Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Perkins School of Theology5901 Bishop Blvd Prothro Hall Refectory-Rm 104

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: 6:30 pm Gathering for light dinner 7:00-8:30 Discussion

This session focuses on the Mayan historical, cultural and socio-political interpretations of the Popol Vuh - the sacred text of the Guatemalan indigenous people. Among the questions explored are:
1. What is the Popol Vuh?
2. Why is this sacred text not well known and studied in religious and theological studies?
3. What does it contain?
4. How does it relate to liberation theologies?
5. How have scholars of art history engaged this Mayan tradition?
6. Why is this text of interest to Latino/a religious and biblical studies?
The series of Interdisciplinary Dialogue sessions is presented by The Center for the Study of Latino/a Christianity and Religions at Perkins School of Theology with funds from the Luce Foundation. The Center promotes a deeper understanding of the varieties of religious life and expression within the Latino communities in the USA and Latin America and addresses issues related to the Latino/a religious experience within a broader ecumenical and religious context.

SUGGESTED READING:
(available as pdf-files on Academic Search Complete, a library online database)
Parsons, Mikeal C and Garrett Cook. “Cosmogonies and Culture: Teaching Genesis and the Popol Vuh in an Interdisciplinary Course at a Christian University.” Christian Higher Education 3, 3 (July 2004): 185-205.
Chiappari, Christopher. “Toward a Maya Theology of Liberation: The Reformulation of a ‘Traditional’ Religion in the Global Context.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 41, 1 (March 2002): 47-67.
Dennis Tedlock, Popol Vuh: The Definitive Edition of The Mayan Book of The Dawn of Life and The Glories of Gods and Kings (NY: Touchstone, 1996). A fluent, often beautiful translation by a noted scholar of Mayan languages.
Allen J. Christenson, Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Maya: The Great Classic of Central American Spirituality, Translated fromthe Original Maya Text (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2007). A newer translation, replete with informative and useful scholarly apparatus.

http://www.smu.edu/Perkins/PublicPrograms/LatinoCenter.aspx

For more information, please email to sscholz@smu.edu.

Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature

2009-10-03T17:19:00.000-07:00

Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature

New Orleans

November 23, 2009

23-203
Bible and Cultural Studies
Joint Session With: Bible and Cultural Studies, Children in the Biblical World
11/23/2009
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Room: Studio 8 - MR
Theme: The Cultural Work of Children's Bibles, pt. 2
Reidar Aasgaard, University of Oslo, PresidingJeremy Punt, University of StellenboschThe Other in South African children's Bibles. Politics and (Biblical) Systems of Othering (25 min)
Julie Faith Parker, Yale UniversityCharacters of Color: Players or Props? (25 min)
Laurel Koepf, Union Theological SeminaryInside Out: The Othered Child in the Bible for Children (25 min)
Edesio Sanchez, United Bible SocietiesChildren, Theology and Translation in Latin America: La "Traducción en Lenguaje Actual" (25 min)
Victoria Hoffer, Yale University'And You Will Inculcate Them to Your Children:' Bibles and Collections of Bible Stories for Jewish Children (25 min)
Susanne Scholz, Southern Methodist UniversityVeggies, Women, and Other Strangers in Children and Teenager Bible DVDs: Toward the Creation of Feminist Bible Films (25 min)

23-316
Feminist Hermeneutics of the Bible
Joint Session With: Feminist Hermeneutics of the Bible, African-American Biblical Hermeneutics
11/23/2009
4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Room: Napoleon D1 - SH

Theme: Inclusive Biblical Interpretation: Taking the Other Seriously
Using as its point of departure Cheryl Anderson’s Ancient Laws and Contemporary Controversies: The Need for Inclusive Biblical Interpretation (Oxford University Press, 2009), this session will explore the implications for theological education and congregational practices of interpreting the Bible inclusively, that is, by incorporating these normally excluded voices.
Angela Bauer-Levesque, Episcopal Divinity School, Presiding
Cheryl B. Anderson, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Panelist (10 min)
Deborah A. Appler, Moravian Theological Seminary, Panelist (10 min)
Herbert R. Marbury, Vanderbilt University, Panelist (10 min)
Nyasha Junior, Howard Divinity School, Panelist (10 min)
Kimberly D. Russaw, Vanderbilt University, Panelist (10 min)
Susanne Scholz, Southern Methodist University, Panelist (10 min)
Nancy R. Bowen, Earlham School of Religion, Panelist (10 min)
Frank M. Yamada, McCormick Theological Seminary, Panelist (10 min)Discussion (70 min)

2009-10-03T17:00:00.000-07:00

First United Methodist Church, Dallas, Texas

www.firstchurchdallas.org

1928 Ross Ave

Dallas, TX 75201

PH (214) 220-2727 Ext. 224

"Gender and Violence in the Hebrew Bible"

Dr. Susanne Scholz

Click here for more information:

http://www.firstchurchdallas.org/ministries_adults_upcoming-FTW.htm

Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009 and Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009

9 Am to Noon in Crossroads Center

Are the scriptures gender biased?

Where does scripture stand on gender-justice issues?

What does scripture say about sexual violence?
Only in recent decades have preachers and commentators lifted up biblical texts on these pervasive problems in past and present society.

Come learn what contemporary scholarship has to say.

Session 1: Oct. 10th

Adam and Eve in the 21st CenturyWas the first human a male? Did Eve seduce Adam into disobeying God? Did woman bring sin into the world? What does the Bible really say about this?

Session 2: Oct. 31st

God Talk and Sexual ViolenceWhat resources does the Bible offer to deal with this challenging issue? What do the scriptures teach us?

2009-08-16T18:27:00.000-07:00

...got so busy with various projects and things that I didn't find the time to update...but this will change soon. For now, check out the announcement of my new book, "Sacred Witness: Rape in the Hebrew Bible," to be published with Fortress Press. You can pre-order here: http://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Witness-Rape-Hebrew-Bible/dp/0800638611/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1250471022&sr=1-1

The pre-order price is really good at $23.10 (as of August 15) and I hope you will get your copy. I will be happy to sign it if you wish--just let me know the next time we'll see each other!

March 29, 2009 in Newburyport, MA--Come and join us!

2009-03-20T20:34:00.000-07:00

WHY THE BIBLE MATTERS IN THE MODERN WORLD
THE BIBLE FOR THINKING PEOPLE

Sunday, March 29, 2009
St. Paul’s Church
166 High Street
Newburyport, MA
1 - 5 p.m.
$20 per person

Topics

“The Bible and the Modern World” – Ethics
&
“Eve and Adam in the 20th Century” – Gender Issues

Led by
Susanne Scholz, Ph.D.
Writer, teacher and researcher in Theological and Religious Studies
Professor, Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University
Author of "Introducing the Women’s Hebrew Bible" (T& T Clark, 2007)

Sponsored by:
Greater Newburyport Clergy Association representing:
Annunciation Greek Orthodox
Bellevue Congregational
Christian Science
Congregation Ahavas Ahim
First Parish Newbury
First Presbyterian - Old SouthFirst Religious Society
Hope Community
Immaculate Conception
People’s United Methodist
Salvation Army
St. Paul’s Episcopal
Annunciation Greek Orthodox

March 5-7, 2009 in Dallas, TX at SMU's Perkins School of Theology

2009-01-05T07:21:00.000-08:00

Here is another event that you might enjoy attending:
"Perkins Theological School for the Laity"
From March 5-7, 2009

For more information, click here: http://smu.edu/theology/public_progs/PTSL/laity_main.html

My course is on Saturday. Check it out at http://smu.edu/theology/public_progs/PTSL/courses.html#s3

Looking forward to seeing you there.
Tschüs!

Houston Lay School of Theology on Jan. 24, 2009

2009-01-03T09:25:00.000-08:00

Come to Houston on January 24, 2009 and join my session at the Houston Lay School of Theology!

http://smu.edu/theology/public_progs/LaySchool/Houstonmain.html
http://smu.edu/theology/public_progs/LaySchool/HoustonSch.html

Eve and Adam in the Twenty-First Century
An Introduction to Gendered Bible Readings

This course explores the history of feminist approaches to the Hebrew Bible, engages in interactive “play,” examines the contributions of several feminist scholars, and provides conversation and text work focused on Eve, Rahab, Jezebel and Ruth as “other” women.

Please bring your Old Testament Bible.

Suggested Reading
Introducing the Women’s Hebrew Bible, Susanne Scholz
Available at http://www.womenshebrewbible.com/buythebook.html
or any bookstore (online and offline)

For more information on the Lay School of Theology Program, visit this website http://smu.edu/theology/public_progs/LaySchool/Houstonmain.html

Questions? Email me at sscholz@smu.edu or author@womensHebrewBible.com.

I am looking forward to seeing you in Houston!

Yours truly,
s2
http://www.womenshebrewbible.com/

SBL meeting in Boston November 2008

2009-01-02T16:16:00.000-08:00

In case you missed my talks at the SBL meeting in Boston 2008, I am listing them here so that you can keep track of what was going on there:

1. "A 'Third-Kind' of Feminist Reading: Toward a Sociology of Feminist Biblical Hermeneutics.” Paper presented at the program united “Feminist Interpretation of the Bible” of this year’s topic “Exploring the Parameters of Feminist Methodologies,” Boston, MA, November 24, 2008.

2. “Dialogical Beginnings: Introductory Statement.” Paper presented with Dora Mbuwayesanga at the panel “Socio-Geographical and Hermeneutical Differences: Challenges and Opportunities in Contemporary Feminist Biblical Studies,” at the Society of Biblical Literature, Boston, MA, November 23, 2008.

Boldern/Switzerland, May 29 @ 5:30 pm

2008-05-17T17:01:00.000-07:00

Join me at Boldern Conference Center in Zürich/Switzerland on May 29, 2008 at 5:30 pm (Hirschengraben 50).

In conjunction with a conference on "The Bible in a (Political) Crisis: Feminist Contributions from the USA", I will give a lecture on "Die Krux mit der Bibelbuchstäblichkeit: Die Christliche Rechte in den USA."

This talk is based on several of my publications, such as:

“Eve’s Daughters Liberated? The Book of Genesis in Feminist Biblical Studies.” In All the Women Went Out After Her: A Retrospective of Feminist Hermeneutics of the Hebrew Bible, ed. F. Rachel Magdalene (Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, forthcoming)
“Bible Truth, Mega Churches, and the Christian Right in the USA.” In Theologie von Frauen für Frauen? Chancen und Probleme der Rückbindung feministischer Theologie an die Praxis. Beiträge zum Internationalen Kongress anlässlich des zwanzigjährigen Gründungsjubiläums der Europäischen Gesellschaft für theologische Forschung von Frauen (ESWTR), ed. Irmtraud Fischer, 202-226. Münster: LIT, 2007.
“The Christian Right’s Discourse on Gender and the Bible.” Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion 21, no. 1 (Spring 2005): 83-104.

As usual, copies of Introducing the Women's Hebrew Bible will be available for purchase. See you then and there!

April 22 Talk @ North Prospect Union UCC in Medford, MA (10:30 am)

2008-04-11T11:54:00.000-07:00

Come and join us at the ElderSpirit Group of the North Prospect Union UCC in Medford, MA, on April 22 at 10:30 for coffee, conversation, and lunch!

At 11 AM I will talk about my book "Introducing the Women's Hebrew Bible"!

Copies of the books will be available for sale.

The meeting and talk will take place at:

144 North Street

Medford, MA 02155

For more information on North Prospect Union UCC, visit http://www.northprospectchurch.org/

See you then and there!

BigS--Learn more about the first inclusive Bible translation in German

2008-04-02T08:23:00.000-07:00

Fresh off the online press are several articles on the first inclusive Bible translation in German. Visit the site at: http://www.sbl-site.org/publications/SBLForum.aspx

My contributions on "The Bibel in gerechter Sprache (BigS): The Secular Press, Kirchenherren, and Theology Proessors Reacts To a New German Inclusive Bible Translation" is linked here:
http://www.sbl-site.org/publications/article.aspx?articleId=760

If you read German and want to learn more about this fascinating translation that has brought the Bible back into the public discourse in German-speaking countries, go to http://www.bibel-in-gerechter-sprache.de. Of course you can always buy your own copy of the translation at, for instance, here:
http://www.amazon.de/Bibel-gerechter-Sprache-Ulrike-Bail/dp/3579055003/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207150266&sr=1-1

Visit at Ebenezer/herchurch Lutheran in San Francisco

2008-04-01T11:29:00.000-07:00

Come to Ebenezer/herchurch Lutheran in San Francisco and hear me introduce my book to this progressive feminist congregation on April 6 at 10:30 am! Yet another opportunity to get the book signed and stamped...

Ebenezer Lutheran Church

678 Portola Drive
San Francisco, CA 94127

Phone: 415-681-5400

www.herchurch.org

I am looking forward to meeting you there and then!
s2

Event on April 8, 5:30pm

2008-03-30T15:50:00.000-07:00

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Join me at Starr King School for the Ministry on April 8 for a talk:

"A Third Kind Of Feminist Reading:
Toward a Sociological Paradigm of Feminist Biblical Studies"

Starr King School for the Ministry2441 Le Conte Ave
Berkeley, CA

TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2008 5:30-7:00 pm

There will be plenty of room for discussion and conversation, too. I'll sell copies copies of my book "Introducing the Women's Hebrew Bible" and sign your copy if you wish!!!
See you then and there, s2
http://www.womenshebrewbible.com/

2008-03-30T14:41:00.000-07:00