Theologian in Residence Weekend, October 9-11, 2020
“The Spiritual Life as Ascent to God: The Gospel of John and the Gospel of Mary”
Ames United Church of Christ and our Theologian in Residence Committee host a yearly weekend learning event. Join us next October 2020 for the 36th Annual Theologian in Residence Weekend featuring Dr. Karen King, Hollis Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School
Dr. Karen King
Karen L. King was appointed to the Divinity School in 1997 and from 2003 to 2009 served as the Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History. In October 2009, she became the first woman appointed as the Hollis Professor of Divinity, the oldest endowed chair in the United States (1721).
Trained in comparative religions and historical studies, she pursues teaching and research specialties in the history of Christianity. Her books include The Secret Revelation of John; The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the First Woman Apostle; What Is Gnosticism?; Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity (with Elaine Pagels); and Revelation of the Unknowable God. Other publications include Images of the Feminine in Gnosticism (ed.) and Women and Goddess Traditions in Antiquity and Today (ed.).
Her particular theoretical interests are in discourses of normativity (orthodoxy and heresy), gender studies, and religion and violence. She has received research grants and awards for excellence in teaching and research; among them are grants from the Luce Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst, and the Graves Foundation. King is a member of the American Academy of Religion, the Society of Biblical Literature, the International Association for Coptic Studies, and Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas.
Trained in comparative religions and historical studies, she pursues teaching and research specialties in the history of Christianity. Her books include The Secret Revelation of John; The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the First Woman Apostle; What Is Gnosticism?; Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity (with Elaine Pagels); and Revelation of the Unknowable God. Other publications include Images of the Feminine in Gnosticism (ed.) and Women and Goddess Traditions in Antiquity and Today (ed.).
Her particular theoretical interests are in discourses of normativity (orthodoxy and heresy), gender studies, and religion and violence. She has received research grants and awards for excellence in teaching and research; among them are grants from the Luce Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst, and the Graves Foundation. King is a member of the American Academy of Religion, the Society of Biblical Literature, the International Association for Coptic Studies, and Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas.
Schedule of Events (Tentative)
Friday, October 9
“The Battle against Heretics and the Invention of World Religions”
Sun Room, ISU Memorial Union
Parking available in MU Ramp.
Saturday, October 10
at Ames UCC
Registration, 8:30 - 9:15 a.m.
Morning Session
“The Spiritual Life as Ascent to God: The Gospel of John and the Gospel of Mary”
Lunch, 12:30 - 1:15 p.m.
Afternoon Session (At Ames Public Library)
“Story in the Public Square” followed by Q&A session
Wrapping Up
3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 11
Adult Education, 9:15 - 10:15 a.m.
"Topic TBD"
Join Ames UCC in worship at 10:30 a.m. with Dr. Karen King preaching.
“The Battle against Heretics and the Invention of World Religions”
Sun Room, ISU Memorial Union
Parking available in MU Ramp.
Saturday, October 10
at Ames UCC
Registration, 8:30 - 9:15 a.m.
Morning Session
“The Spiritual Life as Ascent to God: The Gospel of John and the Gospel of Mary”
Lunch, 12:30 - 1:15 p.m.
Afternoon Session (At Ames Public Library)
“Story in the Public Square” followed by Q&A session
Wrapping Up
3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 11
Adult Education, 9:15 - 10:15 a.m.
"Topic TBD"
Join Ames UCC in worship at 10:30 a.m. with Dr. Karen King preaching.
Previous Theologians in Residence
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Year
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1985 1984 |
Theologian
David Vasquez-Levy Dave Csinos Harry T. Cook Barry Lynn Ruth Duck & Cynthia Wilson Phyllis Tickle Gary Dorrien Marva Dawn Ingrid Mattson Peter Sawtell Walter Brueggemann Diana Butler Bass Randall Balmer Christine M. Smith Amy Jill Levine Norman Jackson Dale Bishop Doug Adams John Shelby Spong John Dominic Crossan Karen Jo Torjesen Tex Sample George A. Drake Rita Nakashima Brock Robin Scroggs Marcus Borg Donald White Marty McMane & Alan Johnson Brian Wren Charles Hambrick-Stowe John Bolen Keith G. Schrag Andre LaCoque Wilson Yates Henry Gustafson |
Theme
"Immigration Matters: Joined Together, Finding Solutions" "Will our Faith Have Children?" "God, Christ, and Religious Action: A Challenge to Your Beliefs and Actions" "God and Government: Are Religious Liberties Crumbling?" "Stirred by the Spirit: Spirit-filled Worship and Spirit-filled Congregational Singing" "Being Christian and Church in 21st Century America" "The Crisis and Necessity of Progressive Theology" "Worship When God Seems to Be Absent" "Islam: Rumor and Reality" "Biblical Faith and Ecological Hope: Rethinking Theology for the Health of Creation" "The Good News of Alternative" "The Practicing Congregation: Imagining a New Old Church" "Perspectives on American Evangelicalism" "Resurrection: Fidelity to Life...in This Life" "Jesus, Gender, and Judaism" "Is God's Justice Irrelevant or Central to Our Faith?" "Building Bridges" "Bringing to Life the Humor in the Bible" "A New Christianity for a New World" "The Historical Jesus and the Birth of Christianity" "Rethinking Gender: Masculinity and Femininity in Early Christianity" "Christian Faith and Cultural Diversity: Doing Ministry in Oral, Literate, and Electronic Cultures" "Puritanism" "Who Do You Say That I Am?" "Exploring the Theology of Paul" "Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time" "The Church and the Environment: Modernism and Post-Modernism Views" "Good News" "The Language of Worship" "Spiritual Roots and Spiritual Growth" "Ethics in the Bible" and "Faith Development and the Church" "Creating a Just Peace in Home and Church" "The Church and the Environment" "Art and the Journey of Faith" "A New Vision of the New Testament" |