In-person November Annual Meeting 2026 Program Book

Sectional Meetings 2:
Black Theology Group: Olive Hemmings, Washington Adventist University 
Women in Theology Group: Lena Toews, Union Adventist University

A Conversation about the Gospel of John
Holly Carey )Abilene Christian University)
Interviewed by Heather Gorman (Point University)

SCJ invites all who identify with the Stone-Campbell tradition for fellowship and conversation. For additional information contact William Baker (scjeditor@aol.com)

Join us for a celebratory book launch of the Routledge Companion to Religion and Film, 2nd Edition. The editor and contributing authors will share the distinctive approaches featured in this volume. This roundtable will highlight selected chapters, offering a preview of its innovative scholarship for academics, educators, and students in the field. Expanding from the first edition, the companion presents theoretically sophisticated and contextually grounded analyses across a diverse range of films and issues. It examines global cinema reflecting varied cultures and religions (Abrahamic, African, Asian, Atheist, Native American, Pagan), employs multiple methodologies, and considers film production. This volume is a valuable resource for teachers and scholars. The launch includes a raffle for the book. For questions, contact Gloria Chien, Arnold Distinguished Professor, Gonzaga University, at chien@gonzaga.edu. RSVP for refreshments: https://forms.office.com/r/GX3qL7NHHJ?origin=lprLink

Keynote Speaker: Professor Judith Simmer- Brown, "Reimagining our Sacred Stories: Present and Future"

Join fellow resisters in song in a boisterous, poignant evening of singing together. As we have seen at the anti-ICE protests in Minnesota and Chicago, and in many other actions of resistance around the world, song can be a powerful part of protest, helping to hold a community together, to maintain morale, to communicate with others, and much more.

Join Music that Makes Community and the Hymn Society of the USA and Canada for this evening of singing resistance in a variety of keys.
Date & Time: Friday, November 20th, 6PM
Location: The Celtic on Market, 1400 Market St.,
Denver, C0 80202

In the aftermath of the 2026 midterm elections, religion remains a vital force in shaping American politics, public life, and the future of democracy. Join Brad Onishi, Matthew D. Taylor, Alba Onofrio, and a distinguished group of scholars, journalists, clergy, and public intellectuals for a timely roundtable discussion examining what the election revealed about faith, power, identity, and civic engagement in the United States.

Featuring authors of some of the most anticipated new books on religion, politics, democracy, and social change, this conversation will bring together leading voices who have spent years researching and documenting the movements transforming American public life. Panelists will reflect on the role of Christian nationalism, religious activism, demographic change, and competing visions of citizenship and belonging that shaped the 2026 election cycle.

Part book forum, part public conversation, and part analysis of a pivotal political moment, this event offers audiences the opportunity to engage directly with authors and experts whose new work helps explain the forces reshaping religion and democracy in America today—and what may lie ahead.

Jeannine Brown, "Theology in Active Voice: The Hermeneutics of New Testament Theologizing" Respondents: Michael Gorman and Joshua Jipp All are welcome.