COV&R at the American Academy of Religion
San Antonio, Texas
November 18-21, 2023
Registration is open for the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion and the Society for Biblical Literature. COV&R is sponsoring two sessions:
Session 1: “Policing, Disability, and Conversion: Mimetic Theory in Contemporary Conversation”
Saturday morning, 90 minutes, time and location TBD
- Lyle Enright (UnRival Network), “Archimedes and René Girard: Cultivating and Replicating Mimetic Theory’s ‘Eureka Moment’ through Conversion Stories”
- Susan McElcheran (University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto), “Philosophies of Intellectual Disability in Conversation with Mimetic Theory”
- Charles Bellinger (Brite Divinity School), “Mimetic Theory and the Training of Police Officers”
Session 2: “Roundtable Session on Brian Robinette’s The Difference Nothing Makes. Creation, Christ, Contemplation”
Sunday morning, 2 hours, time and location TBD
Presider: Grant Kaplan (Saint Louis University)
Roundtable Participants:
- John Betz (University of Notre Dame)
- Amy Maxey (Oblate School of Theology)
- Chris Haw (University of Scranton)
- Grant Kaplan (Saint Louis University)
- Brian Robinette (Boston College)
Business meeting to follow the conclusion of this session.