Selected Presentations
Academic Conference Papers
- “The Interpretation of ’eshet zenunim in Hosea 1:2b: Was Gomer a Cult Prostitute?” Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature,” Anaheim, CA, 1989.
- “A Pragmatic Vision of Peace in Hosea 2:18-25,” Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature,”New Orleans, LA, 1990.
- “The Use of Marriage Imagery in the Prophets,” Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Philadelphia, PA, 1993.
- “Sexual Violence in the Scriptures: Feminist Hermeneutics and the Imagery of the Dominating Husband,” Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature,” Washington, DC, 1993.
- “Brethren and the Bible in the Twentieth Century,” Cultural Transformation of the Brethren Conference, The Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, 1995.
- “Eschatology in Selected Brethren Doctrinal Texts, 1876-1919,” Bridgewater College, “Brethren and the End Times” Conference, 1999.
- “Early Anabaptist and Radical Pietist Interpretations of the Song of Songs,” Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Baltimore, Maryland, 2002.
- “The Prophet Jeremiah and a Spirituality of the Heart,” (Re)Connecting Spirituality and Social Justice Conference, Sider Institute, Messiah College, 2002.
- “The Song of Songs and the Cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach,” International Congress of the Society of Biblical Literature, Berlin, Germany, 2002.
- “Peacemaking in the Twenty-First Century: The Challenge of Scripture,” Brethren and Peacemaking Conference, Bridgewater College, 2003.
- “A Concept-Critical Analysis of the Song of Songs,” International Congress of the Society of Biblical Literature, Cambridge, England, 2003.
- “The Song of Songs and the ‘Enclosed Garden’ in Paintings and Illustrations of the Virgin Mary,” Annual Meeting, Society of Biblical Literature, Philadelphia, PA, 2005.
- “’Your Neck is Like the Tower of David’: Canticles’ Tower and the Virgin Mary in Late Medieval Visual Art,” International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2006.
- “’Draw Me After You’ (Cant. 1:3) in Late Medieval Visual Art,” Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Washington, DC, 2006.
Public Presentations
- “Biblical Perspectives on Peace,” Keynote Address, Mediation and Reconciliation Conference, sponsored by the Association of Brethren Caregivers, 1995.
- “The Song of Solomon: A Believers Church Perspective,” The Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, 2001.
- “From Eve to Potiphar’s Wife: Women in the Book of Genesis,” Kesher Israel, Harrisburg, PA, 1996.
- “Religion and Science,” Market Square Presbyterian Church, Harrisburg, 1997.
- “From Eve to Potiphar’s Wife: Women in the Book of Genesis,” at Carlisle Church of the Brethren, 1997.
- “The New Testament is Our Creed? Brethren and the Canon.” Brethren Legacy Conference. Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, Elizabethtown, PA. 2007.
- “The Allure of God and the Lure of Love.” Commencement Address. Bethany Theological Seminary. Richmond, IN. 2009.
Workshops and Courses Conducted
- “Biblical Texts of Special Significance for the Brethren,” Greater Harrisburg Area Churches of the Brethren, 1990.
- “Jesus and Women of the Gospels,” Keystone Bible Institute, 1993.
- “The Book of Genesis,” a week-long Bethany Seminary Extension Course at Juniata College, Summer, 1998.
- “Introduction to New Testament” for Bethany Seminary and Susquehanna Valley Satellite, Fall 1998 (a Master’s level course).
- “The Psalms,” Five-week adult Sunday school class on the First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, PA, Fall, 1998.
- “Living and Praying the Psalms,” Instructor, Series of three Bible study classes, Carlisle Church of the Brethren, 1999.
- “The Theological Roots of Conflict Transformation, in the Church of the Brethren, Workshop Leader, Manchester College, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004.
- “Women in the Book of Genesis,” Church Women United, 2000.
- “Women and Gender in the Book of Proverbs,” Guest Lecturer, Graduate class, Bethany Theological Seminary, Fall 2004.
- “Imagery for God in the Latter Prophets,” Guest Lecturer, Graduate class, Bethany Theological Seminary, Fall 2005.
- “Reading the Psalms for Spiritual Transformation,” Workshop Leader, Mid-Atlantic District, Church of the Brethren Continuing Education Event, 2009.
- “Betwixt and Between: Standing at the Threshold,” Bible Study for Progressive Brethren Gathering, Elizabethtown, PA, 2009.