Psychology and Biblical Studies Section

SBL Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia • Nov 20-23, 2010

The Making of Fornication: Book Review

A review of Kathy Gaca, The Making of Fornication: Eros, Ethics, and Political Reform in Greek Philosophy and Early Christianity (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003)

Saturday, November 20, 2010
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Room: Room TBD

Raymond Lawrence, College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy, Presiding

Panel:

J. Harold Ellens, Independent Scholar in Psychology and Biblical Theology
Donald Capps, Princeton Theological Seminary
Bernadette Brooten, Brandeis University
Anthony De Orio, Independent Scholar and Psychologist in Private Practice
Kathy Gaca, Vanderbilt University, Respondent

New models for Psychological Criticism

Exploration of new methods and theories for psychological biblical criticism.

Saturday, November 20, 2010
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Room: Room TBD

D. Andrew Kille, BibleWorkbench, Presiding

Kamila Blessing, Blessing Transitions Consulting and Mediation Services
Thaumaturgical Mediation: Conflict Resolution in the Family of God

Robert Williamson, Jr., Hendrix College
“The Wise Die along with the Fool”: Terror Management Theory and the Book of Qohelet

Marion Carson, International Christian College
Religion, Religiosity, and Paul's Letter to the Galatians

Michael Newheart, Howard University, Respondent

Business Meeting

Cognitive Approaches to the Bible

Monday, November 22, 2010
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Room: Room TBD

Heather McKay, Edge Hill University, Presiding

John Teehan, Hofstra University
Constructing Yahweh: A Case Study in the Cognitive-Critical Method of Biblical Studies

Karl McDaniel, McGill University
Suspicion Regarding Peter’s Salvation: Suspense, Emotive Affect, and the Structure of Matthew’s Gospel

Metsmämuuronen Jari, The Finnish National Board of Education
Why Jesus used Parables? Jesus’ teachings from the Cognitive and Constructive psychology viewpoint

D. Andrew Kille, Bible Workbench
Imitating Christ: Jesus as a Model in Cognitive Learning Theory

Wayne Rollins, Hartford Seminary, Respondent

The Bible in Healing and Transformation

Tuesday, November 23, 2010
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Room: Room TBD

Barbara Leung Lai, Presiding

Ilona N. Rashkow, New York University
Medicine and Judaism: Physical and Psychological Concepts

Heather McKay, Edge Hill University
Performing the Psalms: Placebo or Healing?

Elizabeth Berne DeGear, Union Theological Seminary
The Bible as Transformational Object: The psychoanalytic theories of Christopher Bollas and their relevance for religious educators, pastors and scholars

Tiffany Houck-Loomis, Union Theological Seminary
Good God?!? Lamentations As A Model For Mourning The Loss Of The Good God

J. Harold Ellens, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Respondent