Schedule

Friday, March 23 2018
Craig Chapel, Seminary Hall
  • 11:00 a.m. | Welcome Address
  • 11:15 a.m. | Keynote Lecture
    • Robyn Henderson-Espinoza, Vanderbilt University Divinity School
  • 12:45 p.m. | Lunch (Atrium, Seminary Hall)
  • 1:45 to 3:45 p.m. | Transgressing Myth, History and Tradition; Panel and Q&A
    • Andy C. Archer, Yale Divinity School: “Crossing Over: Apophatic Theology and Transgender Identity”
    • Reuven Pepper, Drew Theological School: “The Messianic Threshold”
    • Emma Thompson, Princeton University: “Overkill: Punishment, Gender and Transgression in the Late Mamluk Era”
    • Émile H. Wayne, Drew Theological School: “Queer Magic: Enchanted Naturalism, Kinarchy, and the Web of Wyrd”
  • 3:45 p.m. | Break
  • 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. | Bodies Beyond Boundaries; Panel and Q&A
    • Andrew Lee, Georgia State University: “The Spirituality of Transformed Bodies in Art: Considering Genesis Breyer P-Orridge’s Cruciform”
    • Natalie Maria Reynoso, Fordham University: “Reimagining the Suffering and Crucified Body of Christ as Female and Transgender in Ancient and Contemporary Christianity”
    • Sarah Klockowski, Union Theological Seminary: “Glorifying Fat Sex: Exploring Contributions of Fat Theology to Christian Sexual Ethics”
  • 6:00 p.m. | Dinner Reception (Atrium, Seminary Hall)
  • 8:00 p.m. | Woman on Fire Screening and Discussion (Learning Center, Room 28)
Saturday, March 24, 2018
Craig Chapel, Seminary Hall
  • 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast (Atrium, Seminary Hall)
  • 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. | Interview and Q&A with Robyn Henderson-Espinoza, Vanderbilt University Divinity School
    • Moderator: Lauren Sawyer, Drew Theological School
  • 10:30 a.m. | Break
  • 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Activism and Contemporary Issues; Panel and Q&A
    • Max Thornton, Drew Theological School: “Sacramental Transition: Borders, Bodies, and the Parasitology of the Christ”
    • Hafsa Arain, Boston University: “Translating ‘Trans’: Centering Ambiguity through Language in Pakistani Trans Activism”
    • David E. Patiño Mejia, Union Theological Seminary: “Towards a TranxLatinx Theology: Gutierrez, Isasi-Diaz and TransLatina Activists in Conversation”
  • 12:30 p.m. | Lunch (Atrium, Seminary Hall)
  • 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. | Transdisciplinary and Looking Ahead Panel
    • Moderator: Kelsey Wallace, Drew Theological School
    • Participants: Melanie Johnson-DeBaufre, Drew Theological School and Drew Graduate Division of Religion Students
  • 3:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks