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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
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