- Teacher: Michael Birkel
- Teacher: Benjamin Brazil
This course is about reading the Bible
transgressively, to transgress the binary heteronormative boundaries of
sex and gender in the biblical text. To that end, students will read
interpretations of biblical texts by those who read the text through the
lens of their own gender identities. Similar to feminist hermeneutics,
students will consider what constitutes a queer hermeneutic and whether
one’s reading undermines or complicates the ease with which biblical
interpretation undergirds normative configurations of sex, gender, and
kinship or whether one’s reading provides some good news for the faith
and life of LGBTQ+ readers.
- Teacher: Nancy Bowen
- Teacher: Josh Brockway
- Teacher: Francine Massie
- Teacher: Janet Ober Lambert
- Teacher: Dan Poole
Peacemaking is
both a central theme and a purpose of Paul’s letter to the Romans. In
the late 50s CE, the letter laid a theological foundation for peace
among ethnically diverse communities of Christ-followers. Today it
continues to guide and inspire readers who long for peace with God, with
their human neighbors, within themselves, and with all creation. It is
relevant politically as well as theologically. This seminar is an
opportunity to study Romans in depth using a combination of historical,
literary, and intercultural methods. As we read Romans together and then
teach others, we will grow both as biblical interpreters and as
witnesses for peace.
- Teacher: Duada Gava
- Teacher: Dan Ulrich