Program Unit In-person November Annual Meeting 2025

Eastern Orthodox Studies Unit

Call for Proposals

For November 2025 we welcome paper and panel proposals on the following topics:

-Masculinity and Neo-Traditionalism (co-sponsored with the Men, Masculinities, and Religion Unit)

-Minorities and Freedom in the Middle East: Biblical, Theological, and Socio-Political Perspectives (co-sponsored with the Middle Eastern Christianity Unit and the Biblical Exegesis from Eastern Orthodox Perspectives Unit of the SBL)

-Conceiving Freedom in Orthodox Bodies (Ecclesial, Physical, Political, etc.)

-Gatekeeping and Orthodox Tradition

-Topics related to Orthodox Christianity broadly conceived

Statement of Purpose

This Unit focuses on the critical study of the theology, culture, history, and practices of the many different Eastern Christian churches, including but not limited to Orthodox, Oriental, and Eastern Rite Catholic (numbering some 260-300 million worldwide), including their mutual interaction and engagement with Western Christian and non-Christian groups.

Co-Sponsor
CO-SPONSORSHIP: Eastern Orthodox Studies Unit, Middle Eastern Christianity Unit, and SBL's Biblical Exegesis…	View
CO-SPONSORSHIP: Eastern Orthodox Studies Unit and Men, Masculinities, and Religions Unit	View

Chair	Mail	Dates
Philip Dorroll, Wofford College	dorrollpc@wofford.edu	2022/01/01 - 2027/12/31	View
Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, Northeastern…	riccardi@nyu.edu	2025/01/01 - 2030/12/31	View

Steering Member	Mail	Dates
Paul Ladouceur, University of Toronto	123thabor@gmail.com	2020/01/01 - 2025/12/31	View
Christopher Sheklian	chris.sheklian@gmail.com	2025/01/01 - 2030/12/31	View
Daniela C. Augustine	daugustine@leeuniversity…	2020/01/01 - 2025/12/31	View
Erin Walsh, University of Chicago	egwalsh@uchicago.edu	2020/01/01 - 2025/12/31	View
Sarah Livick-Moses	huntsi@bc.edu	2023/01/01 - 2028/12/31	View

Review Process: Participant names are visible to chairs but anonymous to steering committee members until after final acceptance/rejection