Tag: religion

Marcia J. Bunge (Religion) published a chapter titled “Lutheran Commitments to Children and Child Well-being: Theological Foundations and Contemporary Challenges” in the recently published volume Here We Stand: A Lutheran Response to Child Abuse, co-edited by Craig L. Nessan and Victor I. Vieth (Pickwick Publications), pp. 3–27. She was also invited to present her work at a…

Marcia J. Bunge (Religion) has published a chapter titled “Honoring the Full Humanity of Children: Lessons from Robust Theologies of Childhood for Child Protection and Wellbeing” in The Wellbeing of the Child: Promotion—Protection—Rights, co-edited by Myriam Wijlens and Yeshica Marianne Umaña Calderón (LIT Verlag). The volume brings together scholars from diverse disciplines and regions of the world.…

Marcia Bunge (Religion) was the inaugural speaker for the new Bi-annual Berryman Lecture Series hosted by the international Center for the Theology of Childhood and made possible by the Lilly Endowment, Inc. The online lecture was entitled “Honoring Children’s Full Humanity: Jerome Berryman’s Sacred Gift, Our Shared Calling” and attracted participants from North and South…

Marcia J. Bunge (Religion) was invited by the Lilly Endowment to give a presentation at its national gathering of representatives from 295 Lilly-funded projects focused on children, parents, and caregivers held in Indianapolis. Bunge presented a talk entitled “Child-Attentive Theologies: Honoring Children’s Full Humanity, Empowering Ministries” based on insights from her book, Child Theologies: Diverse…

Marcia Bunge (Religion) traveled to Tanzania to attend the retirement of Rev. Sarah Mwanga Mkanza and to bring greetings from the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the ELCA’s Presiding Bishop. Bunge met seven Tanzanians who had graduated from ELCA colleges and universities, including Walter Maeda ’78. She also visited with…

Marcia J. Bunge (Religion) was invited by the University of Erfurt in Germany to give virtual lecture on her child-related research for the university’s interdisciplinary course on “The Well-being of the Child: Promotion, Protection, Rights”.

Blake Couey (Religion) presented a paper titled “Abecedarian Artistry: An Analysis of Alphabetic Alliteration in the Acrostic Poems of Lamentations” at the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in San Diego on November 26.