Academic Affiliation: Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York Title: Where Did Women Go? And Are They Coming Back? Post-Pandemic Exploration of Ministry Jobs Abstract: “In March 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic, and multiple related social pandemics, shut down or curtailed many aspects of life and work in the US. Globally more than 54
Academic Affiliation: Methodist Theological School in Ohio Title: “Forging Voice: Pioneering Scholars in Religion” Abstract: “Kate Common and co-creator Ashley Theuring created the film FORGiNG VOICE, which explores gender, race, and theology with pioneering feminist and womanist scholars in religion. For the film, they interviewed eleven pioneering theologians who discuss their stories as the first
Academic Affiliation: Associate Professor of Jewish Studies at Rutgers University Title: “Pastoral-Rabbi: How Orthodox Women Rabbis are Feminizing the Orthodox Rabbinate” Abstract: As the first Orthodox seminary to ordain women as rabbis, Yeshivat Maharat places significant emphasis on pastoral care in their educational curriculum, intertwining it with text-based studies. This differs from most other Orthodox
City: Lowell, Massachusetts Title: “Reflections of a Vietnamese Buddhist Leader on Leadership Through the Four Positive States of Mind: An Autoethnographic Study” Abstract: This article is an autoethnographic investigation of my journey as a Buddhist youth leader. What has made me a dedicated leader over the past eighteen years? What distinguishes my leadership? To address
City: Freeport, Maine Title: “Mainline Women in Campus Ministry, 1950-1975” Abstract: In the middle of the twentieth century, women of the American Protestant mainline were serving in church roles on the margins of ministry that enabled their later entrance into the formal, ordained ministry in greater numbers. They were minister’s wives and teachers of religious
Academic Affiliation: Emerson College Documentary Screening: “The Philadelphia Eleven” a film by Margo Guernsey Description: In a 1974 act akin to civil disobedience, a group of eleven women and their supporters organize their unauthorized ordination as Episcopal priests. A church in North Philadelphia welcomes them, and a group of male bishops ordain them, making headlines