#CFP Divine Bodies

Theology & Religious Studies at the University of Glasgow is delighted to be hosting an online, one-day interdisciplinary conference on the broad theme of Divine Bodies in relation to the Bible and the biblical world. This conference seeks to bring together a range of perspectives on topics including ethnicity, disability, class, gender, sex and other identity markers in relation to the body, the Bible, and the divine. In a world that is increasingly politically polarised and that endangers the lives and bodies of those who seek to disrupt the status quo, we recognise there is an urgent need to confront these issues in an academic setting in a virtual environment. We welcome proposals for papers (max. 20 mins) on the broad topic of Divine Bodies in relation to the Bible and the biblical world including historical, contemporary and reception-based approaches. Interdisciplinary and innovative approaches to the topics are especially welcome. Suggested themes include, but are not limited to:

Postcolonial and ethnically diverse bodies
Representations of God and divine beings
Protesting bodies, rebelling bodies and dissenting bodies
The body of the Church
LGBTQ+ perspectives on biblical and/or religious bodies
Fertility, infertility, childbirth and parenthood
Childhood and adolescence
Disease, illness and the body
Embodiment, the land and earth
Socioeconomically marginalised bodies, and impoverished bodies
Disability, mental health and able-bodiedness
Intersections of gender theory and/or queer theory and the Bible
Religion, trauma and the body
Representations of biblical bodies and divine bodies in art, literature and modern cultural products

Please send abstracts (maximum 300 words) and a short bio to: Zanne.Domoney-Lyttle@Glasgow.ac.uk and Sarah.Nicholson@Glasgow.ac.uk by November 30^th, 2020. For more information, please contact the organisers.

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Visit the website “Women and Gender in the Bible and the Ancient World” connected with the course offered at the University of Glasgow, Theology & Religious Studies, from which the conference emerges.