Mennonite Scholars and Friends at the AAR/SBL

About

The Toronto Mennonite Theological Centre (TMTC) has been designated to coordinate the Mennonite Scholars and Friends (MSF) events at the American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature (AAR/SBL), which meets every November. We do this on behalf of Mennonite and Anabaptist-affiliated post-secondary institutions, and the many individual scholars who participate in these events. The reception and forum are open to any who wish to attend.

2023 – San Antonio, TX

Forum

Friday, 17 November 2023, 7:00pm—8:30pm (CST)

Location: Westin, Navarro A

San Antonio, TX

Theme: Women Talking: Exploring the Theo-ethical, Literary, and Cultural Dimensions of Miriam Toews' Novel and the 2022 Film Adaptation

Kimberly L. Penner, St. Stephen's College, University of Alberta; Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, presiding
Grace Kehler, McMaster University, “Love & Anger: Toews and Polley on Pacificism”
Maxwell Kennel, Centre for Social Accountability, NOSM University, “Transgression and Accountability: Boundaries and Violence in Miriam Toews’ Women Talking and Jenny Hval’s Girls Against God”
Susanne Guenther Loewen, St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan, “Breaking the Silences: A Theo-Ethics of Survival and Healing from Sexual Violence in the Novels of Rudy Wiebe and Miriam Toews”

Reception

Friday, 17 November 2022 at 8:30pm—10:00pm (CST)

Reception: Westin, Navarro B

San Antonio, TX

Program committee

A program committee oversees the annual forum. Current members include Jeremy Bergen (coordinator), Melanie Howard, Kimberly Penner, Jamie Pitts, Nindyo Sasongko, and Hyejung Jessie Yum. Questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome at any time and can be directed to TMTC.