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Meeting Program Units

2023 Annual Meeting

San Antonio, Texas

Meeting Begins11/18/2023
Meeting Ends11/21/2023

Call for Papers Opens: 1/23/2023
Call for Papers Closes: 3/14/2023

Requirements for Participation

The Bible and Animal Studies


Program Unit Type: Section
Accepting Papers? Yes

Call For Papers: Using animal studies and other critical theories (e.g., posthumanism, decolonial theory), this unit examines representations of (nonhuman) animals in biblical texts/contexts and related constructions of humanness and animality. We explore new ways of reading that critique and move beyond binaries like human-animal and nature-culture, aiming for interpretive practice supporting multi-species flourishing. Though our primary focus is the Bible, we aim to enrich biblical interpretation through dialogue with other scriptures and often-marginalized oral traditions of subjugated or colonized peoples.

Program Unit Chairs

Sébastien Doane
Suzanna Millar

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