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Media and technology can enhance our lives, but are just as often subject to fracture, breakdown, and glitches. Yet, these disruptions are not simply indications of failure; rather, they offer opportunities to reframe our understandings of media, technology and religion. Indeed, glitches are often theorized through queer and feminist studies lenses that represent forms of alternative knowing and living. As digital religion and religious practices continue to grow and conversations about large language models continue to proliferate, we need to think about the ways in which religions converge with glitches. In this year’s workshop, we will theorize “the glitch” in studies of religion and media through a combination of roundtable discussions, shared readings, and presentations.

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The Commentary on the Old Testament Use of the Old Testament (COTUOT) has gathered more than thirty contributors and asked them to explore Old Testament passages that display a textual relationship with other OT texts. At this meeting, contributors will gather to share preliminary results and discuss methodological issues inherent to the volume.

The ancient Mediterranean teemed with gods. For centuries, a practical religious pluralism prevailed. How, then, did one particular god come to dominate the politics and piety of the late Roman Empire? In Ancient Christianities, Paula Fredriksen traces the evolution of early Christianity—or rather, of early Christianities—through five centuries of Empire, mapping its pathways from the hills of Judea to the halls of Rome and Constantinople. It is a story with a sprawling cast of characters: not only theologians, bishops, and emperors, but also gods and demons, angels and magicians, astrologers and ascetics, saints and heretics, aristocratic patrons and millenarian enthusiasts. All played their part in the development of what became and remains an energetically diverse biblical religion.

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 This tour requires pre-registration. 

• Please sign the liability form before the start of your event.
• We will be meeting at 1pm at Pepper Park, 3299 Tidelands Ave., National City, CA 91950.
• Look for your guides wearing black Ocean Connectors T-shirts. If you will be late, please call or text Michael at (858) 334-9427.
• If you weigh above 275 pounds or have any disabilities, please let us know ahead of time so we can organize the correct kayak. You may be in a single or double kayak, if you require a double, please also email michael@oceanconnectors.org.
• AAR & SBL has created an Uber voucher to help cover your transportation. The voucher is for $40 off your roundtrip Uber ride (or $20 each way), and it is valid for 11/22, from 12 – 8pm only. You must have an Uber account to be able to claim it. Claim your Uber voucher here: https://r.uber.com/rIw839FM24U

We suggest bringing a reusable water bottle, layers, sunscreen, a hat, and shoes that you don’t mind getting wet or muddy. We advise that you do not bring valuables with you. Lastly, be sure to arrive on time.

Does Science Need Theology? Scientists and theologians discuss the implications of "Why Science Needs Philosophy" (Laplane, et al) for theology. Presiders: Joanna Leidenhag (Leeds) Myron A. Penner (Trinity Western) Panelists: Mark Harris (Oxford) April Cordero (Point Loma Nazarene) Amanda J. Nichols (Oklahoma Christian) Andrew Torrance (St Andrews)