Sci-Fi at the next SBL/AAR?
James McGrath posits possible a session at next year’s AAR/SBL on Sci-Fi and the Bible and/or religion:
I wonder how many people would be interested in there being a session on [SciFi and the Bible/religion], and if there is significant interest, how we go about making it happen. Input from those who have spearheaded the creation of new sessions, either as long-term projects or as one-off events, would be greatly appreciated (even if you aren’t a science fiction fan yourself!). But I’d also love to hear from anyone who thinks that a session on a topic like this would be a good.
Click the link and share your insights with James. I, for one, would be very interested in such a session. The Bible and pop culture really isn’t my research area, but I do have a huge file on Gilgamesh on pop culture….
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I am interested and seem to recall a number of such sessions in the past. Perhaps they were more AAR than SBL though…
In my experience mixing the Bible and pop culture has generally been verboten in the SBL. It’s an AAR thing. However, I know that many (most?) biblical scholars are huge sci-fi fans. Seems like the gravity should be there for a great session.