Review Oberman FS: Augustine, the Harvest and Theology

Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), 2021

My paper, "Cultural Conceptions of Flourishing: A Comparative Analysis Between the New Testament and Marvel’s Black Panther," has been selected by chair, Dr. Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch, of the Bible and Film program unit for presentation at the 2021 SBL/AAR/IBR Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX. Conference and program unit details are below. --------------------- The Bible and Film program unit of SBL focuses on the critical analysis and interpretation of the multiple intersections between Bible and Cinema. Our focus is broad, giving attention to “Bible films” (“Bible on Film”), the use and treatment of biblical texts in films (“Bible in Film”), how films and biblical texts can function in analogous ways (“Bible as Film” / “Film as Bible”), and how Bible and Film can be placed into mutually critical dialogue. We explore how biblical texts can enhance our understanding of cinema, and how films can offer lenses for helping us (re)interpret biblical texts. In short, we welcome papers that seek to illuminate our understanding of Bible, Film, or both. (This unit was titled Scripture and Film through 2013). We invite papers for one or two open sessions on any subject pertaining to Bible and Film (both broadly construed). In addition, we especially encourage papers that engage one of the following topics: (1)Horror and the Bible. How do horror films help us better understand the “dark corners” of the bible and vice versa? How might contemporary monster theory facilitate a mutual conversation between the Bible and horror films? How might Derrida’s hauntology elucidate persistent ghosts in the Bible and horror? Proposals should include substantial engagement with film theory and biblical studies. (2)Suffering and the Human Condition. How have films, television and other audio-visual media engaged biblical themes while responding to the multiple crises of 2020 and early 2021? How has audio-visual media played in theologizing suffering and the human condition in light of these world-changing events? Proposals might consider the changes in media consumption as a result of quarantine or the ways in which the media world responded to apocalyptic and social justice issues. (3)Pedagogy of Bible in/and Film. We invite proposals reflecting on the question: What are we teaching when we teach Bible in/and Film? Film is frequently used in the biblical studies classroom either as the main focus of a course or as a teaching tool, but the pedagogy of Bible in/and Film is underdeveloped. How is the relationship between Bible and Film theorized and what concrete pedagogical choices does this motivate? What is the role of nonbiblical films in the biblical studies classroom? What theoretical approaches and pedagogical strategies avoid privileging Bible over Film? Proposals should include substantial engagement with theory and practical suggestions for teaching. All proposals should make clear how the presenter will establish a dialogue between a given film and biblical text as well as how this dialogue enriches our interpretation of each. --------------------- The SBL Annual Meeting brings together professors and students, authors and publishers, religious leaders and interested laypersons, to its venue each year. Co-hosted by the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Academy of Religion, the Annual Meetings focuses on the fields of biblical scholarship and research, religious studies, and theology. Attendees of the event will have access to more than 1,200 academic sessions and workshops. The Exhibit Hall features one of the world’s largest collections of books and digital resources for biblical study, as well as a vibrant networking space where attendees can present ideas to publishers, browse the latest publications, and connect with colleagues. This year’s Annual Meeting will take place in San Antonio, TX November 20-23, 2021. Have a question regarding the SBL Annual Meeting 2021? Feel free to contact the appropriate department below: Program questions, contact – programs@sbl-site.org Registration and logistics, contact - annualmeeting@sbl-site.org Membership, contact – sblservices@sbl-site.org Advertisers, contact – adex@annual-meetings.org 2021 SBL Annual Meeting November 20-23, 2021 Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center San Antonio, TX Registration & Housing information (available later this spring)

Problemos, 2014

Religija Ir Kultūra, 2008

Institute for Biblical Research (IBR), 2021

My paper, "Humor in Martyrdom and Death? Paul’s Satirical Reimagination of Violence and Death in Philippians," has been selected by co-chairs, Drs. Rev. Helen Paynter and Trevor Laurence, of the Biblical Violence research group within IBR for presentation at the 2021 SBL/AAR/IBR Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX. Papers from the 2020–2022 Biblical Violence study group presentations will be collected and published in an edited anthology by Sheffield Phoenix Press sometime in 2023. Conference and program unit details are below. --------------------- Biblical Violence Conveners: Helen Paynter, Trevor Laurence This research group is for those working on the hermeneutics of biblical violence in both Testaments. Biblical violence can be found within every genre of the Bible and is not a homogeneous entity: it is variously condemned, described, implored, threatened, endorsed or commanded. Biblical violence may be interpersonal, societal or international. It may be military, sexual or structural. It can be historical, mythological and eschatological. There are many unanswered questions that fall within this broad theme, and at times they present enormous pastoral and even missional problems to the Church. Further rigorous, confessional scholarship is imperative. For all these reasons, a wide variety of hermeneutical approaches to a wide range of texts is needed. This group’s engagement with biblical books provides a forum for specific, focused conversation and collaboration on the hermeneutics of violence which transcends a focus on any one book or corpus and dialogues across genres and testaments. The three years of the research group will each pick up on different hermeneutical approaches to biblical violence. These are as follows: 2020 – speech act theory 2021 – humour, satire and subversion 2022 – intertextuality It is anticipated that the papers may then be collected in an edited volume. We are issuing an open call for papers utilizing humour, satire, and/or subversion as a hermeneutical approach to biblical violence. All proposals must be submitted to the conveners by Feb 28, 2021. A maximum of four proposals will be selected by March 15. Authors will then be asked to submit their papers to Helen (copied to Trevor) by October 15. The papers will be posted on the IBR website. During the session itself at the annual meeting, rather than simply reading a paper, presenters will give a 20-minute overview of the major points and discoveries in their papers. This presentation will be followed by a period of discussion on the paper. --------------------- The SBL Annual Meeting brings together professors and students, authors and publishers, religious leaders and interested laypersons, to its venue each year. Co-hosted by the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Academy of Religion, the Annual Meetings focuses on the fields of biblical scholarship and research, religious studies, and theology. Attendees of the event will have access to more than 1,200 academic sessions and workshops. The Exhibit Hall features one of the world’s largest collections of books and digital resources for biblical study, as well as a vibrant networking space where attendees can present ideas to publishers, browse the latest publications, and connect with colleagues. This year’s Annual Meeting will take place in San Antonio, TX November 19, 2021. Have a question regarding the SBL Annual Meeting 2021? Feel free to contact the appropriate department below: Program questions, contact – programs@sbl-site.org Registration and logistics, contact - annualmeeting@sbl-site.org Membership, contact – sblservices@sbl-site.org Advertisers, contact – adex@annual-meetings.org 2021 SBL Annual Meeting November 20-23, 2021 Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center San Antonio, TX Registration & Housing information (available later this spring)

Acta Linguistica Lithuanica

SOTER: Journal of Religious Science, 2013

Problemos, 2014

1984 m. vasario 21 d. Filosofijos, sociologijos ir teisės institute L. Degėsys apgynė filosofijos mokslų kandidato disertaciją „Gnoseologinės problemos Dž. Santajanos filosofijoje“. Mokslinis vadovas – prof. B. Genzelis, oficialieji oponentai: prof. N. Julina, doc. B. Kuzmickas. 1986 m. vasario 18 d. Vilniaus universitete J. Baranova apgynė filosofijos mokslų kandidato disertaciją „Pragmatistinė V. Džeimso tiesos koncepcija“. Mokslinis vadovas – prof. R. Pleckaitis, oficialieji oponentai: prof. I. Zaksas ir T. Sodeika. Tą pacią dieną A. Juozaitis apgynė filosofijos mokslų kandidato disertaciją „Subjektyvioji realybė ir istorinis subjektas V. Diltėjaus filosofijoje“. Mokslinis vadovas – prof. B. Genzelis, oficialieji oponentai: doc. B. Kuzmickas ir doc. A. Sliogeris.

Knygotyra

As we continue to solve the issues of book science of the 16th century, we have to be very guarded in questions of terminology. This is of particular importance when we talk about the Little Traveler’s Book, which begins the history of typography in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. There is a widespread belief that the abovementioned book was printed in Vilnius approximately in 1522. It would be more correct to say that the Little Traveler’s Book was completed in Vilnius. One of its parts – a set of eight Akathists and eight canons – could have been printed earlier in Prague. This hypothesis can be supported with several arguments. In contrast with the Acts and Epistles of the Apostles (the Apostle, 1525), the Little Traveler’s Book is not dated anywhere and in terms of content, it is a heterogeneous (composite) publication. Considering the content of the Little Traveler’s Book, the elements that particularly stand out are the Akathists and canons that contain unique wood engravings, e...

Problemos

Straipsnis skiriamas ontologinių religijos prielaidų analizei. Remiantis egzistencine fenomenologija tvirtinama, kad kasdienėje bendražmogiškoje patirtyje galima nurodyti į religinę dimensiją kaip ribinį santykį su pasauliu, įgaunantį pamatinio rūpesčio būties prasmingumu klausimą arba, kitaip tariant, religinio intereso išraišką. Tikėjimas analizuojamas kaip dalyvaujančiojo tikrovėje tiesioginis būties priėmimas. Tačiau ribiniame tikėjimo santykyje pasaulis nėra pažintas ir užbaigtas, o veikiau tampantis, dar ne-esantis pasaulis. Remiantis D. Tracy ribinės patirties analize, nagrinėjamas religinės kalbos prasmės klausimas ir religijos bei pasaulietinės kultūros koreliacija.

Bollettino della Società Filosofica Italiana, 2023

After a brief introduction, surveys the history of the global development of PWL, followed by an account of the key features of this philosophical orientration. I then discuss some outstanding issues in the current PWL studies, with particular emphasis on the central but problematic notion of objectivity on the thought of Pierre Hadot. I conclude with an introduction to and brief summary of the other contributions to this issue of the Bollettino.