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.

"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

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

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.

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

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)

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?