In-person November Annual Meeting 2025 Program Book

All time are listed in Eastern Time Zone.

Please note that this schedule is subject to change and is currently being updated. Please excuse our appearance as we finalize the schedule. If you have any questions, please contact annualmeeting@aarweb.org.
Thursday, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Offsite Session ID: M20-301
Roundtable Session

Celebrate Rodney Petersen’s new Reformation commentary on Revelation, with friends from the BTI Consortium’s International Mission and Ecumenism program—at BU’s Marsh Chapel on Thursday, November 20th from 3-5pm—for an afternoon of retrospection and futur

Thursday, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Sheraton, Clarendon (Third Floor) Session ID: M20-300
Roundtable Session

Lutheran Scholars Network (LSN) is sponsoring this pre-AAR workshop on Luther and mysticism. Our focus is emerging scholarship, in particular: 1) Luther in view of medieval antecedents; 2) critical work on early 20th century connections to German nationalism; 3) ecumenical mysticism during times of crisis; 4) constructive spiritual and political practices. Keynotes by JT Paasch and Aristotle Papanikolaou. 

The conference takes place on Thursday, Nov. 20 (4pm-7pm) and Friday, Nov. 21 (9:30am-5:30pm). All interested are invited; program will be sent to you when you send an email intent to participate to Christine Helmer: c-helmer@northwestern.edu

Friday, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Sheraton, The Fens (Fifth Floor) Session ID: M21-112
Other Event

Participants in the NetVUE Pre-Conference Gathering, "Scriptural Reasoning and/as Vocational Discernment," are invited for a light breakfast prior to the beginning of the second day of the gathering. If you are interested in participating in this event and have not yet registered, please contact Lynne Spoelhof, NetVUE director of operations, at lspoelhof@cic.edu.

Friday, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Hynes Convention Center, 313 (Third… Session ID: P21-100
Roundtable Session

Plenary Session I

Presiding: Rodney Palmer, Andrews University

Plenary Presentation #1: Trauma and the End of the Age: Reading the Olivet Discourse (Matt 24–25) in an Age of Anxiety
Laszlo Gallusz, Newbold College

Plenary Presentation #2: Restoration or Inflammation? Musings on the Interface of Adventist Culture and the Realm of Trauma Studies
Carmen Lau, Adventist Forum

Plenary Presentation #3: Examining Elijah’s Trauma-induced Depression – Implications for Addressing Mental Illness in 2025
Erin Stone, Kaiser Permanente — Southern California

Discussion (10 min)

Friday, 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Hynes Convention Center, 210 (Second… Session ID: M21-101
Other Event
Hosted by: Logos for Education

Round out your ETS/SBL experience with breakfast, conversation, and practical training. We’re dedicating a morning for leaders and faculty in Christian higher education like you. 

  • After breakfast, our keynote speaker, Dr. Ken Coley, will share effective teaching strategies that shape both mind and heart. Dr. Coley has spent decades equipping future pastors and professors, training hundreds of faculty in teaching and learning, and writing extensively on classroom effectiveness in theological education.
  • Next, a faculty panel shows how they use Logos and other tools to enhance teaching, deepen biblical literacy, and foster spiritual growth in students.
  • We’ll close with a focused Logos training sessions you can apply immediately in your academic work.

 

Morning Schedule 

8:00–8:30 a.m.—Breakfast and networking

8:30–9:20 a.m.—Keynote with Dr. Ken Coley: Effective Teaching Strategies

9:20–10:00 a.m.—Panel: Equipping Students for Biblical Literacy and Spiritual Growth

10:00-10:15 a.m.—Break

10:15–11:00 a.m.—Training : Using Logos for Academic Research

 

Join for the keynote or stay for the full morning. RSVP by October 21—space is limited.

RSVP here:  https://www.bigmarker.com/logos/ets-sbl-reception

Questions? Email Audrianna Cageao (Audrianna.Cageao@Logos.com) or visit the Logos booth.

Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM | Sheraton, Berkeley (Third Floor) Session ID: M21-110
Other Event

Lutheran Women in Theological and Religious Studies (LWTRS) gather annually for scholarship, worship, and friendship. All Lutheran women and nonbinary scholars in theology and religion are invited, including graduate students, those who teach or study at Lutheran institutions, and/or those who are rostered in the ELCA or ELCIC.

Friday, 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM | Sheraton, Hampton (Third Floor) Session ID: P21-101
Roundtable Session

Tillich & Nature
8:30–9:50: Mark Banas, Jari Ristiniemi, Kirk MacGregor 
10:05–11:10: Sofia Loiacona, Timothy Hakler, Isabel Ovanesova
11:10–11:50: Ben Chicka
11:50–1: Board Meeting
1–2:45: Julius Trugenberger, Greylyn Hydinger, Matti Trimbath, Verna Ehret
3–4:20: Taeha An, David Odell-Scott, Ron Stone
4:30–5:35: Keynote
5:35–6: Business Meeting
6: Dinner