Co-Sponsorship In-person November Annual Meeting 2025

Christian Systematic Theology Unit, Reformed Theology and History Unit, and Schleiermacher Unit

Call for Proposals

Though freedom has long been a focus of Christian theological reflection, it has gained urgency in contemporary theologies such as liberationist, emancipatory, and other perspectives. Reflecting on the AAR’s 2025 presidential theme of freedom, we invite proposals that engage its theological developments broadly, as well as proposals that address concept of freedom in Friedrich Schleiermacher’s work. Subtopics may include:

sin, individual and social, as bondage/un-freedom
redemption (Erlösung) as freedom or liberation from bondage
human freedom as communal and individual
religious freedom and pluralistic society
freedom and religious communication in Schleiermacher’s Speeches and Soliloquies
freedom/dependence, activity/receptivity, and redemption in Schleiermacher’s Glaubenslehre
human freedom and divine election; are human beings free to say no to God?

Sponsor
Schleiermacher Unit	View
Reformed Theology and History Unit	View
Christian Systematic Theology Unit	View

Chair	Mail	Dates
Arnold Huijgen, Protestant Theological…	a.huijgen@gmail.com	2024/01/01 - 2029/12/31	View
Calli Micale, Palmer Theological Seminary	calli.micale@eastern.edu	2020/01/01 - 2025/12/31	View
Hanna Reichel, Princeton Theological Seminary	hanna.reichel@ptsem.edu	2021/01/01 - 2026/12/31	View
Christina Larsen, Grand Canyon University	larsen.cn@gmail.com	2021/01/01 - 2026/12/31	View
Natalia Marandiuc, United Lutheran Seminary	nmarandiuc@uls.edu	2020/01/01 - 2025/12/31	View
Kevin Vander Schel	vanderschel@gonzaga.edu	2021/01/01 - 2026/12/31	View

Steering Member	Mail	Dates
Andrew Packman, United Theological Seminary…	apackman@unitedseminary…	2022/01/01 - 2027/12/31	View
Andrew Davison, University of Oxford	andrew.davison@theology…	2025/01/01 - 2030/12/31	View
Andrea C. White, Union Theological Seminary	awhite@uts.columbia.edu	2021/01/01 - 2026/12/31	View
Cambria Kaltwasser, Northwestern College,…	cambria.kaltwasser…	2023/01/01 - 2028/12/31	View
Christian Danz, University of Vienna	christian.danz@univie.ac…	2020/01/01 - 2025/12/31	View
David Chao, Princeton Theological Seminary	davchao@gmail.com	2020/01/01 - 2025/12/31	View
Enoch Kuo, Seton Hall University	enoch.kuo@shu.edu	2025/01/01 - 2030/12/31	View
Nathaniel Gray Sutanto	gsutanto@rts.edu	2023/01/01 - 2028/12/31	View
Joseph Flipper, University of Dayton	jsflipper@gmail.com	2024/01/01 - 2029/12/31	View
Judith Wolfe	judith.wolfe@exeter.oxon…	2021/01/01 - 2026/12/31	View
Kevin Hector, University of Chicago	khector@uchicago.edu	2023/01/01 - 2028/12/31	View
Michelle Sanchez	msanchez@hds.harvard.edu	2020/01/01 - 2025/12/31	View
Philip G. Ziegler, University of Aberdeen	p.ziegler@abdn.ac.uk	2025/01/01 - 2030/12/31	View
Shelli Poe, Iliff School of Theology	spoe@iliff.edu	2022/01/01 - 2027/12/31	View
Sameer Yadav, Baylor University	sameer.s.yadav@gmail.com	2021/01/01 - 2026/12/31	View
Sara Mannen, University of Aberdeen	sara.mannen1@abdn.ac.uk	2025/01/01 - 2030/12/31	View

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