SBLAAR20: Day Ten

By Erica Mongé-Greer | December 10, 2020 |

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom—Tenth Day of a 10-day online academic conference Two years ago, at SBLAAR18 in Denver, CO, I gave a presentation on the final morning of the conference. It is not a popular time slot and is usually filled with visitors on their way to the airport, luggage in hand. The virtual conference last…

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CSBV 2020 Spring Conference: Bible and Violence

By Erica Mongé-Greer | October 1, 2020 |
CSBV bible and violence

One of the delightful consequences of CVOID-19 lockdowns is the pressure for academic gatherings to extend invitations for online attendance. This week, I signed on at midday local time to join an event hosted in the U.K. evening. Four papers were presented and adjudicated for an award. All focused on aspects of violence in biblical…

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