The Society of Biblical Literature stands with all victims of hate crimes and deplores the selective invocation and uncritical interpretation of biblical texts to justify anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, homophobia, racism, sexism, and xenophobia.

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The SBL Status of Women in the Profession Committee (CSWP) was constituted to assess the status and encourage the participation of women in all professional areas of biblical studies. In pursuit of this mandate, the Committee continues its efforts in areas of mentoring and networking, opening the Society to greater participation by women, and calling attention to the ways in which the Society through its various activities speaks to and about women.