Navigating the Intersections of Faith, Knowledge, and Reason.
Not Zoom Fatigued Yet—First day of a 10 day Academic Conference in 2020 Today began the first-ever Virtual SBLAAR Conference. This seeming innocuous shift actually impacted my personal life in several ways. I have traveled on the third weekend of November to exotic American locations, like Boston and San Antonio, for the past decade. These…
This blog post is condensed and reworked from a presentation I made at Society for Biblical Literature, 2022, in Denver, CO (#SBLAAR22) for the Biblical Ethics Section: Panel Review of John Goldingay’s “Old Testament Ethics: A Guided Tour.” John Goldingay is one of the most prolific and influential Old Testament scholars. He has written an…
This is a companion page to my presentation at SBLAAR22 (Society of Biblical Literature, American Academy of Religion) in Denver, CO. Below, you will find resource materials from the course I developed, first taught at the University of Oregon, Clark Honors College, 2021, links to other resources, and information referenced in my presentation. For…
This resource page encourages conversation and interaction with topics related to popular culture and religion or theology. People generally acknowledge that religion influences a lot of spaces in our lives, but once you start looking for religion, you will find it pretty much everywhere. A quick image search on your favorite television show will generate…
Traveling from Oregon to Denver, CO for SBLAAR18 conference. I always look forward to gettin away from my daily routine and exploring a new city for a few days. And, of course, the company and subject matter is always intriguing. The conference was held at the Denver Convention Center (being held up any a large…