ETS News & Announcements

Paper Proposal Timeline

The Notification Timeline

  • Proposals submitted to Section open sessions will be notified by May 15 if your proposal has been accepted, declined, or moved for consideration in a discipline specific session.
  • Proposals submitted to theme or general discipline sessions will be notified by June 15 if the proposal has been accepted, declined, or held for potential inclusion if cancellations occur.

Theologians Without Borders—Coming to San Antonio in November 2023

Theologians Without Borders (TWB) team members will be at the ETS Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, in November 2023. Dr Ian Payne and Dr Stephanie Black will be there. This is your chance to meet up with us. Share our excitement: Majority World seminaries are asking Theologians Without Borders to help find tutors—for both online and increasingly in-person teaching visits. Travel restrictions have eased and so more in-person visits are being welcomed. Can you help? Use your theological training to bless the global church.

Not receiving ETS emails?

ETS Members: If you have not been receiving emails from ETS, you may have unsubscribed at some point (even if unintentionally). You may have even unsubscribed from a publisher's email that we sent, and unsubscribed from all emails. If you are on our "Do not contact" list, we are not able to send you any emails. The best way to get back on our list is to email support@icontact.com and ask to be subscribed to all ETS email lists.

If you have questions contact member-care@etsjets.org

Posted 3/20/23

The Center for Classical Theology – Register for the Inaugural Lecture with Carl R. Trueman

The Center for Classical Theology is pleased to announce its inaugural lecture. Carl R. Trueman will deliver this inaugural lecture and his address is titled, “Why we need classical theology now more than ever.” The lecture will take place at 6:30pm on November 13th (the day before the meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society) in San Antonio, TX at the Henry Gonzalez Convention Center (Room 225CD). The lecture will be followed by a dialogue between Carl Trueman, Matthew Barrett, and other theologians. Seating is limited.

2023 Paper Proposal Period is Open

ETS Members: The proposal period for the 2023 ETS Annual Meeting opened today, March 1. You should have received an email today with links and information. If you did not receive an email, it could be that your membership is not current, or that you unsubscribed from emails. Contact us at member-care@etsjets.org for assistance.

To submit a paper proposal please click here.

JBTS Call for Papers

Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies

JBTS Call for Papers
9.1 Ecclesiology

The Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies, a peer-reviewed, open access journal, invites scholarly submissions for a forthcoming issue on Ecclesiology. JBTS is an interdenominational, broadly evangelical journal that seeks to provide high-level scholarship to both scholars and students. In this special issue, we seek a broad engagement with the Doctrine of the Church. Potential topics can range from the church’s identity, its mission and/or how the church relates to the state and society, its sacraments, its unity and diversity, catholicity, ecumenism, or practical concerns that today’s church encounters. For inquires, contributors may reach out to justin.mclendon@gcu.edu. Deadline for submission is 12/1/2023. Article guidelines can be found here.

Call for Research Papers: The Holy Spirit and the Healing of the Body

Academic Symposium Fall 2023
October 27 (Friday) – October 28 (Saturday)

On behalf of the Center for the Study of the Work and Ministry of the Holy Spirit Today, we are inviting you to submit research paper proposals pertaining to the theme of next year’s symposium. Our vision is for this interdisciplinary discussion to traverse the landscapes of the psychological, neurological, spiritual and biblical-theological (although not limited to these areas), culminating in a collective exploration of the Holy Spirit and the healing of the human body.

Information on ordering ETS 2022 Annual Meeting Presentations for Purchase / Download

If you were not able to join us in Denver for the 2022 annual meeting, or if you were there and want to listen to sessions that you missed, you can order recordings here.

Thanks to WordMp3 for recording these sessions and making them available! Plenary sessions and the Presidential address will be posted here when they are available.

Faith and Flourishing Call For Papers

On behalf of Darrell Bock, Jonathan Pennington, Scott Rae, Richard Mouw and the other members of our Founding Editorial Board, I would like to share with you the call for papers of a new peer-reviewed journal of theology for the life of the world: The Faith & Flourishing: A Journal of Karam Fellowship.

Information on Bylaws Amendments at the 2022 ETS business meeting

ETS Full Members,

The following is information regarding the amendments to the ETS Bylaws that will be voted on at the 2022 business meeting in Denver on Thursday, November 17.

As you recall, 15 amendments proposed by the Executive Director and approved by the Board were read at the 2021 business meeting in Forth Worth. The amendments seek to bring our bylaws in line with our existing practices and procedures, to clarify policies, and to update the language of our bylaws.

Annual Meeting Program App

The ETS Annual Meeting app is now available. To download the app click on the appropriate link for your device:
Android
iOS

Please note that we are still customizing the app and making some final edits to the schedule data.

Grant Opportunity from the John Templeton Foundation

With the support of the John Templeton Foundation, the University of St. Thomas (MN) announces The Psychology and Theology of Faith sub-granting competition, to fund academic cross-training in the psychological sciences for scholars of Christian theology or philosophy of religion with research interests relating to religious belief or religious commitment.

Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies Call for Papers

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to share Calls for Papers for the Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies: An International Journal of
Interdisciplinary and Interfaith Dialogue
, a refereed thematic annual:

(1) JIS XXXV 2023 on: “The American Century & Its Challenges: U.S.,
Russia, P.R. China.” Call for Papers on JIS web:
https://www.jis3.org/callforpapers2023. Mss. deadline: January 15,
2023.

(2) JIS Symposium 2023 on: “Culture & Its Discontents: From Selfies
to Community,” Hilton Pasadena, California, USA, 28-29 July 2023. Call

Are You an ETS Member and Not Receiving Emails?

Dear Members,

If you have not received ETS emails over the past weeks, months, even years, you may have an old (or bad) email address on file, or you may have unsubscribed from an email that came from ETS in the past. Whether intentional or not, that would prevent you from receiving announcements about paper proposals in the spring, conference registration and information (including special events), new books and specials from publishers, and any other email that ETS sends out.

2022 Annual Meeting Program

The 2022 Annual Meeting program has been uploaded here.

JETS 65.1 Available online

JETS 65.1 is available online. We continue to experience long lead times for printing, but hope to print and ship this issue before the end of August. The JETS team is working to reduce the production time in order to get future issues out as quickly as possible.

As a reminder, members can access the entire JETS (and BETS) pdf archives here.

Theologians Without Borders--Coming to Denver and Izmir in November 2022

Theologians Without Borders (TWB) team members are planning to be at ETS, Denver, and ICETE, Turkey, in November 2022. Dr Ian Payne will be at ETS Annual Meeting 2022 in Denver, CO, and Dr Stephanie Black will be at ICETE C22, Izmir, Turkey. This is your chance to meet up with us. Share our excitement: Majority World seminaries are asking Theologians Without Borders to help find tutors—and, yes, for both online and increasingly in-person teaching visits. As travel restrictions ease, more in-person visits are being welcomed.

Session Draft

The 2022 ETS Annual Meeting session draft is now available for review. All edits to individual or session information must be emailed to meeting@etsjets.org by July 15th. Click here to view the draft.

Change of address

ETS Members (especially student members): if your address changes after the semester or school year, please update your account with a new address.

Access your account here: https://www.etsjets.org/myaccount_status

If you are not sure how to do that, contact us at member-care@etsjets.org

Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies Call for Papers

The Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies XXXIV 2022 on: “The Arts & Transcendence: In Search of Beauty, Truth & Goodness.” Mss. Deadline: April 15, 2022. Call for Papers attached; on JIS web: https://www.jis3.org/callforpapers2022

Download the flyer: JIS Call for Papers.

The 2022 Paper Proposal Period is Open

ETS Members: The proposal period for the 2022 ETS Annual Meeting opened today, March 1. You should have received an email today with links and information. If you did not receive an email, it could be that your membership is not current, or that you unsubscribed from emails. Contact us at member-care@etsjets.org for assistance.

To submit a paper proposal please click here.

Posted 3/1/22

Registration for the ETS 2022 Annual Meeting is Open

Early registration is open now through May 31st. Information and a link for online registration and banquet tickets, as well as a form for mail in registration, is available here: Register for the 2022 Annual Meeting.

Your membership must be current in order to register at member rates. If you need to renew your membership, visit this page: Link for membership renewal.

If you need help with your login, please contact member-care@etsjets.org.

JETS 64.3 Available online

Members: there is a print delay for JETS 64.3, but ETS members can access it online here: JETS 64.3.

Information on ETS Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, and Bylaw Amendment Proposals

Greetings members,

In October, 2021, two emails were sent out to ETS Full Members.

The first, on October 1, provided an update on the process of incorporation, communicating that ETS was granted corporate status by the Arizona Corporation Commission in September, 2021.

The second, on October 22, provided information on proposed bylaw amendments, and explained the process and timeline. The proposals seek to have our bylaws more clearly reflect our current procedures and practices.

Transportation and Parking Options for the Annual Meeting

Here is a great website that might help you find parking within your desired price range if driving to the Annual Meeting. Fort Worth Parking Information

You may also desire to use the Trinity Railway Express and or the TEXRAIL if you are coming from the Grapevine or Dallas areas.

TEXRAIL Schedule

Trinity Railway Express

The ETS Annual Meeting program app is now availble

Click here to download the app to your device.

To access the desktop version of the app please click here to get started.

Workshop Opportunities from the Wabash Center

2022 Hybrid Teaching and Learning Workshop opportunities from the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion:

Mid-Career Faculty Teaching at Evangelical Theological Schools & Seminaries

Early Career Religion Faculty Teaching Undergraduates

COVID Protocols in Fort Worth, Update 10/8/21

After a spike in COVID cases in the late summer, there has been a significant downward trend, including in the Fort Worth area. We have been monitoring recommendations in Texas, and specifically in the City of Fort Worth.

The City of Fort Worth does not have vaccine or mask mandates, but encourages visitors to wear masks and practice health and safety measures.

Conference attendees should be careful and responsible, and should not attend sessions or other conference activities and events if they are symptomatic.

JETS 64.2

ETS Members and JETS Subscribers:

Thank you for your patience as we had production delays for JETS 64.2. There have also been printing and shipping delays, but 64.2 should be mailed by mid-October.

Meanwhile, members now have access to the entire issue online here: JETS 64.2

Theologians Without Borders—Many Online Tutors wanted for TE Online

Despite the pandemic, Majority World institutions expanding their online learning are asking Theologians Without Borders to help find tutors. A South Indian seminary has more than sixty online teaching opportunities for late-2021—2022 for TWB associate scholars. They’re offering MDiv, MTh and doctoral subjects in OT, NT, Missiology, Pastoral Theology. Can you help? For more details, email director@theologianswithoutborders.org or apply through TWB's website.

Manage Email Preferences

Dear Members,

It has recently come to our attention that some members have not received ETS emails.* After looking into the matter, it is likely due to the member unsubscribing from an email that came from ETS, which prevents all future emails to that email address. In some cases the member was unaware of having unsubscribed from ETS emails.

The draft of the 2021 Annual Meeting sessions has been posted

Please click here to view the session draft.

All edit requests must be submitted to meeting@etsjets.org by July 1st.

The Society of Christian Philosophers invites applications for its Scientifically Engaged Lecture Grants

As part of the Society of Christian Philosophers cross-training fellowship program, we are excited to announce a funding competition to support invited speakers to come to campus and give scientifically engaged talks. 6 grants are available for up to $2,000 each. This competition is open to members of the SCP, EPS, ETS, and ACPA. Please share with anyone who might be interested!

For more details and application instructions, please visit: https://kevintimpe.com/scientifically-engaged-lectures-grant/

Posted 6/7/2021

JETS 64.1

Members and JETS Subscribers:

Thank you for your patience as we had production delays on the JETS 64.1 (March 2021 issue). It is scheduled to be mailed out the week of June 7. Meanwhile, members now have access to the entire issue online here: JETS 64.1.

Teachers Needed! Teaching Opportunity in the Ukraine

Zaporozhye Bible Seminary is a school in the heart of the Bible Belt of the former Soviet Union. ZBS has been serving the Baptist Union in the Zaporozhye Region in Ukraine since 1991.

The ZBS Master of Theology program is in need of qualified professors, who can teach on a modular basis (one week physically there or from the US via Zoom teaching for one week in the afternoons). The ZBS MTh program has been running since 2012.

We seek those with a doctorate or doctoral candidates to teach a Master’s level course within their area of specialty.

The Society of Christian Philosophers invites applications for its Graduate Student Cross-Training Fellowship Program

The Society of Christian Philosophers invites applications for its Graduate Student Cross-Training Fellowship Program, with fellowships to begin fall 2021.

2021 Call for Proposals has been posted

The proposal period opens on Monday, March 1, 2021

All full members of ETS, and all student members enrolled in research doctoral programs, are invited to submit paper proposals on this year’s theme, "Wealth and Poverty". To go to the Call for Papers click here.

Please click here for the section open session themes.

Wabash Center Opportunities for Early Career Faculty Members

2021-22 Teaching and Learning Workshop for Early Career Theological School Faculty (digital format)

https://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/programs/workshops/2021-22-early-car...

And

2021-22 Teaching and Learning Workshop for Early Career Religion Faculty Teaching Undergraduates (digital format)

https://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/programs/workshops/2021-22-early-car...

The deadline for applications is February 10, 2021.

JETS Announcement

After 22 years as editor of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Andreas Köstenberger is stepping away from the job. During his tenure, Andreas oversaw an expansion of the peer review process, the addition of abstracts and key words to the beginning of articles, an increase in the number of book reviews and the size of the journal, and much more. We are grateful to Andreas for his faithful service over the years with his many significant contributions to the society and the journal, seen and unseen, in addition to his own writing and teaching.

We are pleased to welcome Dorian Coover-Cox as the new JETS editor and look forward to her leadership in this vital position. Dorian is Professor of Old Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary and has served there as an assistant and an associate editor for Bibliotheca Sacra. Future manuscript submissions and communications for JETS can be sent to Dorian at editor@etsjets.org.

Posted January 4, 2021

Theologians Without Borders — Online Tutors wanted for TE Online

The pandemic continues to stop theologians from traveling. But Majority World institutions, adapting to online learning, are asking Theologians Without Borders to help find volunteer tutors. A Kenyan Christian university has 13 online teaching opportunities for 2021 for TWB associate scholars. Can you help? More details found on TWB’s website here.

Tour the ETS Virtual Meeting Platform

The ETS Annual Meeting will open for attendees to view the pre-recorded videos on Monday, November 9th. Please take a few minutes to watch our demo video to familiarize yourself with the virtual platform and all that it has to offer. Click here to watch the video.

Annual Meeting Schedule

The 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting schedule is now available. To view the schedule click here

Moderators Needed

ETS is looking for moderators for the Theme and Discipline specific sessions.
The Sessions that need moderators say, "Moderator Needed" in red. Moderators for the virtual meeting will be the ZOOM host for the meeting.

Your duties will include:

  • Once the meeting is set up through ETS, it will be turned over to you to host.
  • Receive and relay the questions that come in from the attendees.
  • Make sure each presenter has an opportunity to summarize and take questions on his/her paper

JETS 63-3: Early Electronic Access Now Available

The September issue of JETS is now available online. Click here to check it out. Members and subscribers will receive their paper copy in late September/early October

Thanks,
ETS Staff

9/11/2020

ETS Annual Meeting Registration Price Reduction

We are pleased to announce that we are able to reduce the price for registering for the 2020 annual meeting. The price from now through the annual meeting will be reduced to the early registration price. To view registration prices and to register, click Annual Meeting Registration.

For those who have registered since June 1, under the Advanced Registration prices, we will be issuing refunds for the difference in cost. If you paid with a credit card, the difference will be refunded on your card. If you paid by check, you will receive the refund by check in the mail. The refund may take 2-3 weeks to process.

We hope that this will make it easier to attend the annual meeting and take advantage of all it has to offer, including sessions, publisher’s exhibits, book discounts, and more.

ETS has a new home!

ETS offices have a new home at Phoenix Seminary. We are grateful to Phoenix Seminary and President Brian Arnold for their hospitality in providing administrative offices for ETS. We are also grateful to Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, for the years that they have hosted ETS. Our new address, for general correspondence, is:

Evangelical Theological Society
7901 East Shea Boulevard
Scottsdale, AZ 85260

The address for membership, subscriptions, conference registration, and invoice payments remains the same:

Evangelical Theological Society
PO Box 776487
Chicago IL 60677-6487

2020 Annual Meeting FAQs

Q: Why is this year’s meeting virtual?

A: A virtual meeting was necessary this year due to the COVID crisis. To date Rhode Island is restricting public gatherings to 125 people, with social distancing, and has not announced an estimated end date for these restrictions. Additionally, the primary hotels are not taking reservations due to the impact of COVID on their operations, and the convention center is operating as a field hospital and is not slated to be returned to normal operations until sometime in 2021. The bottom line is that our contracted space will not be available for the meeting.

Q: If the meeting is virtual, why is there a registration fee?

A. Although some costs will be reduced for the 2020 Annual Meeting there are still significant and new expenses to provide a professional meeting that includes a virtual exhibit hall, networking opportunities, along with synchronous and asynchronous program elements. Additionally it is important to keep in mind that income from the annual meeting does more than just pay for the meeting. It also appropriately contributes to the overall Society budget. We do anticipate that the savings in travel, lodging, and other expenses will yield a significant net savings for attendees and will allow many who might not ordinarily be able to travel to the meeting to attend. Additionally the advance registration rate will be kept in place for the remainder of the registration period.

Please check back. As details for the 2020 meeting are finalized additional information will be posted here.

Updated July 24, 2020

2020 ETS Annual Meeting Update

Due to COVID–19 restrictions concerning large public gatherings, the ETS Annual Meeting scheduled for November 17-19 in Providence, R.I., will not be held in person. We regret that we will not be able to meet in person but are pleased that we will be able to hold the full 2020 Annual Meeting in a virtual platform. This will include presentations, discussions, and a virtual exhibit hall allowing attendees to examine publications and meet with publishers.

Proposal Notifications

We have finished sending all of the paper and session proposal notifications. If you did not receive an email about your paper proposal please check the status of your proposal by clicking the View My Proposal(s) link in the Annual Meeting Proposal System menu.

If you did not receive notification regarding your proposed session please email Bonnie Thigpen at meeting@etsjets.org.

Notification Timeline Changed

Ordinarily this time of year we are able to devote all of our resources to processing the proposal ratings, decisions, and notifications. However, with the unusual circumstances of this year much of our time has been devoted to developing contingency plans for the fall. As a result we are pushing out the notification timeline. Notifications for proposals made to theme or discipline specific sessions, and proposals moved from the program unit queue will be made by June 15.

3rd World Congress on Logic and Religion Call For Papers

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CALL FOR PAPERS
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3rd World Congress on Logic and Religion – WoCoLoR 2020
Banaras Hindu University (Varanasi, India)
November 8-12, 2020

- Extended Deadline: May 31
- Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wocolor2020
- Website: https://www.logicandreligion.com/3rd-world-congress
- Notification of acceptance: June 12

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NOTE ON THE COVID-19 CRISIS
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Ken Magnuson Named New Executive Director

On May 4, 2020, the Executive Committee of the Evangelical Theological Society accepted the recommendation of the Executive Director Search Committee and unanimously selected Ken Magnuson as the Society’s second Executive Director.  David S. Dockery, chair of the search committee remarked that the committee reviewed applications and nominations from a large group of qualified individuals. "It soon became clear," he noted, "to every member of the committee that Ken Magnuson, based on his outstanding education, years and breadth of experience, scholarship, administrative gifts, relational abilities and people skills, as well as his Christian character and commitment, was extremely well suited for this key role in the life of ETS. We are thankful for the fine leadership that Mike Thigpen has provided and are extremely hopeful about Ken Magnuson's guidance for the Society for the years ahead."  ETS President, Craig S. Keener, commented, “All of us on the Executive Committee affirm Ken Magnuson and are grateful to the Lord for the prospect of leadership that will continue the wonderful legacy we have already experienced with Mike Thigpen.”
 
Ken Magnuson has been on the faculty of Southern Seminary since 1999. He has served as Professor of Christian Ethics, Chair of the Department of Worldview and Culture, and as Director of The Commonweal Project on Faith, Work, and Human Flourishing. He serves as a deacon in his church, on the editorial board for Themelios, and as a board member for the American Friends of Tyndale House (Cambridge, UK). Magnuson holds a PhD in Theological Ethics from Cambridge University, and MDiv and BA degrees from Bethel Seminary and Bethel University (MN). He teaches and writes on discipleship and moral issues, including marriage and sexuality, singleness, and infertility and reproductive technology. He has published journal articles and contributed chapters to several books, and has recently completed Invitation to Christian Ethics, published by Kregel (forthcoming in 2020). He serves on the steering committee of the ETS Christian Ethics program unit. Ken and his wife Katherine have four children.



Magnuson will begin this new post June 15, 2020.  He succeeds J. Michael Thigpen who has served the Society as Executive Director since 2009.  Thigpen is leaving the position to serve as Executive Vice-President and Provost of Phoenix Seminary.  On hearing the selection, Thigpen noted, “I believe Ken Magnuson is the right person to lead ETS in this next season.  Ken's temperament, experience, godly character, and outlook on the role of the Society in the church and the academy are a wonderful fit to move us forward.”

The Proposal Period for the 2020 Annual Meeting is closed.

The proposal period is now closed. Below is key information regarding the notification timeline.

Verifying Your Submission Was Received
To view your proposal(s), please use the View My Paper Proposal(s) link in the Annual Meeting Proposal System box on the left side of the homepage. (You must be logged in to view your proposals.)

Checking the Status of Your Submission

Call for Papers

The Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies XXXI 2019 on: “The Future of Education: Rediscovering Free Inquiry,” featured on the Chronicle of Higher Education’s Selected New Books on Higher Education list (Dec. 2019).

Two Related Calls for Papers:

(1) JIS XXXII 2020 on the overall theme: “The Digital Challenge: How to Humanize Technology.” Call for Papers on JIS web: https://www.jis3.org/callforpapers .

(2) ICSA IX. World Congress on: “Social Media & Intimacy: An Alternative Reality?,” Hilton Pasadena, California, USA, 30 July-1 August 2020. Call for Papers/Registration on JIS web: https://www.jis3.org/icsaix2020 .

We plan as well a JIS 2020 Special Section on: “The Future of Education Revisited.”

ETS Executive Director Search

Dear Members of the Evangelical Theological Society:

Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! I trust you are well. I am writing to let you know that the Executive Committee of ETS has asked me to serve as chair of the search process that will seek, with God’s help and guidance, to find the right person to follow Mike Thigpen in the role of ETS Executive Director.

I think we all agree that Mike has provided excellent leadership for ETS in recent years. We will certainly miss Mike’s capable oversight for the work of ETS, but we are excited for him as he prepares to begin his new role as Provost at Phoenix Seminary early this coming summer.

Those who will serve with me on the search committee include:

  • Gregg Allison, Professor of Theology and Historical Theology at Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY. Gregg serves as Secretary of ETS.
  • Don Carson, Distinguished Emeritus Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Theologian-at-Large for The Gospel Coalition. Don serves as Vice President of ETS.
  • Dan Estes, Distinguished Professor of Old Testament, Cedarville University.
  • Mike Kruger, President of Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC. Mike recently completed his term as President of ETS.
  • Stefana Dan Laing, Assistant Professor of Divinity and Theological Librarian at Beeson Divinity School.
  • Eric Moore, Associate Professor of Applied Theology at Moody.

All of these people have been quite active in the life and work of ETS through the years.

We want to invite full members interested in serving in the role of Executive Director to submit a CV and cover letter. These materials should be submitted through the ETS website at: https://www.etsjets.org/EXD_CVs (Please note you must be a current full member and be logged in to the site to access the form.) We would also invite you to encourage full members you know that might be interested in serving in this role to consider submitting their materials. CVs and cover letters will be received until the end of the day on March 16, 2020 (approximately one month). We hope to have the new Executive Director in place by July 1, 2020 if at all possible. A job description for the position can be found here: https://www.etsjets.org/files/Opportunities/EXD_Job_Description.pdf

Let me thank you in advance for your faithful prayers for this process as well as your prayers for the Evangelical Theological Society.

Faithfully,

David S. Dockery
President, International Alliance for Christian Education
Distinguished Professor of Theology, Southwestern Seminary

Call for Proposals

72nd Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society

Nov 17 - 19, 2020, Providence, RI

Theme: “Christianity and Islam”

The proposal period will open on Monday, March 2, 2020. The submission deadline for proposals will be Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 5:00pm (Pacific).

To view the Call for Proposals please click here
To view the Section call for proposals please click here

Society Votes to Increase Dues

At the Annual Meeting in San Diego last month, the Society voted to increase membership dues. It had been 20 years since the last increase. Over the course of the last two decades, the cost of membership related services (journal production, website maintenance, staff, etc.) has increased dramatically. The increases will enable the Society to continue its operations on a solid fiscal footing each year.

The new rates are

  • $50 full members
  • $45 associate members
  • $30 retired members (full or associate)
  • $30 student members

The new rates were effective December 1, 2019.

Journal Subscription Rate Increase

At its meeting last month, the Executive Committee approved a change in JETS subscription rates. Beginning Dec 1, 2019 the new rates for JETS are:

  • $45 1 year
  • $90 2 years
  • $135 3 years

It had been 20 years since the last increase to the subscription prices. The increase in production prices over the last two decades made the move fiscally necessary. Even with the increase, JETS continues to be competitively priced in the academic journal market.

The Society of Christian Philosophers invites applications for its Graduate Student Cross-Training Fellowship Program

The Society of Christian Philosophers invites applications for its Graduate Student Cross-Training Fellowship Program, with fellowships to begin fall 2020. The GSCT Fellowship program is intended to equip graduate student members of the Society of Christian Philosophers, the American Catholic Philosophical Association, the Evangelical Philosophical Society, or the Evangelical Theological Society with an opportunity to take up to one academic year to develop competency in an empirical science connected with their research. Up to five fellowships will be awarded.

2019 ETS Annual Meeting App Available!

Download the ETS Annual Meeting Program app onto your iPhone or Smartphone for access to the program, maps, list of exhibitors, advertisements, special events, and more. The program app is updated immediately with each change in the program so you will never get caught at a cancelled session when using the app.

Download the app at the App StoreTM

Download the app at Google PlayTM.

Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies/ICSA IX Congress 2020 Call for Papers

Two related Calls for Papers of interest:

(1) Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies XXXII 2020 on: “The Digital Challenge: How to Humanize Technology.” On JIS web: https://www.jis3.org/callforpapers . Mss. deadline: January 15, 2020.

(2) ICSA IX. World Congress on: “Social Media & Intimacy: An Alternative Reality?,” Hilton Pasadena, California, USA, 30 July - 1 August 2020. On JIS web: https://www.jis3.org/icsaix2020. Deadline for 250-word Abstracts: January 30, 2020.

Theologians Without Borders Coming to ETS Annual Meeting

If you want to check out Theologians Without Borders, look for Dr Ian Payne and Dr Stephanie Black at our display stand (#321) at the Annual Meeting, November 2019 in San Diego.

2019 Schedule Draft has been posted

Click here to view the 71st Annual Meeting Schedule Draft.

Please email all edit requests to meeting@etsjets.org by July 1st.

If you would like to moderate one of the Theme or Discipline Specific sessions please complete this webform.

Attention Women of the Evangelical Theological Society

A Facebook group has been started for women who are ETS members or who are considering membership as well as women who work for evangelical publishers exhibiting at ETS. It's meant to be a setting where collaboration, encouragement, and networking can take place. If you are a woman and a Facebook user, please find us and request to join! If you know of women you'd like to encourage to join and participate, please pass the word along and they can request to join.

Theologians Without Borders FULL WEBSITE GOES LIVE

Beginning to tackle the resource imbalance in global theological education, Theologians Without Borders now has a comprehensive interactive online website to make help meet opportunity. What’s new? Right from the website, Western scholars can now enquire about being a field partner with Theologians Without Borders; Theological educational institutions can now upload teaching-visit opportunities to Theologians Without Borders. Check out: www.theologianswithoutborders.org.

Paper Proposal Notification Timeline

Proposals submitted to Section open sessions have been notified whether the proposal was accepted, declined, or moved for consideration in a discipline specific session.

Proposals submitted to discipline specific and theme sessions will be notified by June 1 if the proposal has been accepted, declined, or held for potential inclusion if cancellations occur.

The status of proposals are updated when decisions are made. To view the status of your proposal, click the View My Proposal(s) link in the Annual Meeting Proposal System menu.

Theologians Without Borders opens its doors!

Beginning to tackle the resource imbalance in global theological education, Theologians Without Borders has now opened its doors. What’s the idea? The West has material resources and many more PhDs. But it is the Majority World (MW) church that is growing in leaps and bounds. Many Western (W) scholar-teachers want to help and are willing to visit to teach in the MW. When these visits work well, they are amazingly productive for both the visitor and the students, helping grow more strategic leaders right where they are needed most.

Call for Applications: Theology as Interdisciplinary Inquiry Workshop, May 2 - April 8, 2019

Center of Theological Inquiry is accepting applications for the Theology as Interdisciplinary Inquiry Writing Workshop for Early Career Scholars.

The worship is a 6-week intensive at CTI in Princeton, NJ, May 2 - April 8, 2020.

The center welcomes applications from early career scholars-doctoral, post-doctoral, and pre-tenure-who address the methodological question of theology as interdisciplinary inquiry in their own current research.

JETS 62-1: Early Electronic Access Now Available

The March issue of JETS is now available online. Click here to check it out. Members and subscribers will receive their paper copy in late March/early April.

Thanks,
ETS Staff

2019 Annual Meeting Student Scholarship

Scholarship Program Accepting Nominations

We are now accepting nominations for the 2019 Annual Meeting Student Scholarship program. After a thorough review of the program's effectiveness over the last 6 years, two key changes have been made. The first is that the scholarship is no longer regional. Nominees may reside anywhere in the US or Canada. (We hope to be able to expand the program to additional international regions in the future.) The second change is that the program now exclusively targets doctoral students.

The Program's Purpose

This program is designed to help academically promising doctoral students who find participation in the Society economically prohibitive, or who come from a traditionally underrepresented group to get to know the Society, its functions, its leaders, and the role it plays in supporting conservative evangelical scholarship. The goal of the program is to encourage and support students, who might otherwise not participate in the Society, to appreciate the value of membership and the profitable part that it might play in their academic and ministry futures.

Nominating a Student

Full or associate members who want to nominate a student should send an email to rallinson@etsjets.org that includes the following:

  • Nominee's name and email address
  • Description of the member's relationship with the nominee
  • Description of how the nominee fits the scholarship criteria

Nominations must be received by May 31st. Nominees will receive an email from the ETS office with application instructions.

For complete information on the scholarship program, please see: ETS Annual Meeting Student Scholarship Program

Call for Articles & Book Reviews

The Near East Archaeological Society Bulletin seeks articles and book reviews for publication. The NEASB is a peer-reviewed journal published annually by the Near East Archaeological Society. Articles and book reviews pertain to biblical archaeology or Bible backgrounds. Inquiries and manuscripts should be sent to the editor (mhassler@vbts.edu).

Theologians Without Borders

Introducing Theologians Without Borders

As we all know, there is a resource imbalance in global theological education. The West has material resources and many more PhDs. But it is the Majority World (MW) church that is growing in leaps and bounds. Many Western (W) scholar-teachers want to help and are willing to visit to teach in the MW.

Web Version of the Program App

We now have a web version of the ETS Annual Meeting Program App.

Use this link to access the program app using your computer, tablet, or smartphone:

Web version of the program app

2018 ETS Annual Meeting

Download the ETS Annual Meeting Program app onto your iPhone or Smartphone for access to the program, maps, list of exhibitors, advertisements, special events, and more. The program app is updated immediately with each change in the program so you will never get caught at a cancelled session when using the app.

Download the app at the App StoreTM

Download the app at Google PlayTM.

Moderators Needed

There are still Annual Meeting sessions that need moderators. Please click here to see the list of sessions that need moderators. If you would like to moderate one of these sessions please complete this form.

Paper Proposal Notifications

All paper proposal notifications have been sent. If you did not receive an email notification regarding the status of your paper proposal please log in to your member account. Then click on the "View My Paper Proposal(s)” link in the "Annual Meeting Proposal System” menu on the left side of the homepage. The status column will show one of the following:

  • Approved - means that the proposal was accepted and that you will be receiving session details by June 15th.

Call for Submissions

The Luther Rice Journal of Christian Studies, the academic publication of Luther Rice College & Seminary, exists to edify Christian leaders through scholarly articles and practical essays relevant to Christian life and ministry. The editorial board seeks submissions addressing various theological and practical topics in harmony with historic evangelical orthodoxy. For submission guidelines and inquiries, contact the editor at Journal@LutherRice.edu.

William Wilson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of New Testament and Greek
770.484.1204 x 5612
www.LutherRice.edu

The 2018 Proposal Period Is Closed

Verifying That Your Submission Was Received

To view your proposal(s), please use the View My Paper Proposal(s) link the Annual Meeting Proposal System box on the left side of the homepage. (You must be logged in to view your proposals.)

If you see:

  • Submitted, your proposal was received and is awaiting adjudication.
  • Moved, your proposal was not accepted in the program unit session where it was submitted, but was rated highly enough to be considered for use in the discipline specific sessions.
  • Approved, your proposal was accepted. You will be contacted by email with session details. (See below for notificaiton timing.)
  • Declined, your proposal was not accepted. Unfortunately, due to the high volume, we are not able to provide individual feedback on declined proposals.
  • Held, your proposal was rated highly, but there was not room for it in the program. In the event of a cancelation in an appropriate session, we may contact you regarding the potentail of adding your paper to the program.

Notification Timeline

Call for Article Submissions

Presbyterion, the academic journal of Covenant Theological Seminary, is expanding in size and frequency of publication. It seeks submissions of articles in the fields of biblical studies, theology, church history, and practical theology. Preference will be given to articles that 1) are about 3,000-6,000 words in length, and 2) exhibit excellence in scholarship from a Christian perspective. Relevance to pastoral practitioners is also a plus. For initial review please send a Word file or pdf to the editor at bob.yarbrough@covenantseminary.edu.

Teaching Opportunity in the Ukraine (UPDATED)

There is an opportunity to teach at the Zaporozhye Bible College and Seminary in Ukraine in their MTh program.

ZBCS is a missionary endeavor. It is a nonprofit organization. All visiting professors are in effect short term missionaries. You would need to raise your own airfare and bring 350 Euro (or equivalent) for food and transport.

Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies Call for Papers

The Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies (JBTS) is a new open-source online journal in the field of biblical and theological studies (viewable at jbtsonline.org). The journal will also be available in print through Wipf & Stock.

Written from an inter-denominational evangelical point of view, the journal is reviewed by an editorial board of faculty that represent several academic institutions throughout the world.

Message from the Executive Committee

Dear Fellow ETS Members,

The goal of this short communication from the Executive Committee of the Evangelical Theological Society is to
• clarify the impact of the resolutions adopted at Annual Meetings, including the most recent one
• reaffirm the Society’s foundational convictions
• express our commitment to review, renew, and refine our processes

Clarify the Impact of Resolutions Adopted at Annual Meetings
There have been a number of questions about the resolutions that were adopted at the 2015 Annual Business Meeting. Many of these relate to the content and meaning of the resolutions themselves, but the most urgent questions concern the impact of the resolutions—must members affirm them? Will they be used for screening membership? Do they have binding force, or indeed any force at all?

Request for Moderators for the Discipline Specific and Theme sessions

If you would like to moderate a Discipline Specific or Theme session please complete this Online Form. These sessions are marked in the Draft with a D (Discipline) or T (Theme).

The deadline to volunteer to moderate a session is July 31st.

Annual Meeting Paper Proposal Notifications Completed

We have completed all of the paper proposal notifications. If you did not receive the email informing you of the status of your paper proposal please click on the "View My Paper Proposal(s)" link to the left in the "Annual Meeting Proposal System" box.

If your paper proposal was accepted, you will receive an email with your session details by July 15th. Please email any name, affiliation, and/or title corrections to meeting@etsjets.org by July 31st. Corrections received after July 31st will not be included in the printed program.

Teaching Opportunity in the Ukraine

There is an opportunity to teach at the Zaporozhye Bible College and Seminary in Ukraine in their MA program.

ZBCS is a missionary endeavor. It is a nonprofit organization. All visiting professors are in effect short term missionaries. You would need to raise your own airfare and bring 250 Euro (or equivalent) for food and transport.

Annual Meeting Student Scholarship Program FAQ

Do you have questions about the Annual Meeting Student Scholarship Program? Visit the Scholarship FAQ page. The FAQ is updated regularly as we get new questions about the program.

Inaugural Issue of Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament

The first issue of a new peer-reviewed journal titled Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament is now available at www.jesot.org. The issue includes 5 new articles and 15 book reviews that can be freely downloaded online and can be purchased in print through Wipf and Stock Publishers. The journal features articles by Michael S. Heiser, Eugene H. Merrill, Joel E. Anderson, Todd Scacewater, and John F. Hobbins.

Website Feature: ETS Members Publications

For years the Society published an annual list of new and forthcoming publications by its members in the Annual Newsletter. This year marks a significant transition as we move the publications listing online. With this new system, ETS members can now login and post their new publications online as they are published. The online listing will allow anyone to view the most recent publications by our members, search for publications by subject, and current members will be able to search for publications by author. The five most recent publications will be listed in the right margin of the homepage. (This section will appear once the first new publications have been entered.)

The New Publications page and each of the subject listings is RSS compatible, so whether you want to keep track of all things new or you want to follow a particular subject, just add the feed to your favorite RSS reader and you'll stay up to date with the latest in evangelical scholarship from ETS members. Follow the links on the search page for all the various access options.

New Website Feature: ETS Career Connections

The ETS Career Connections pages are designed to help potential employers and job candidates to connect. Through the Career Connections Candidate Listing service, ETS members who are seeking academic employment will be able to post basic contact, education, and speciality information. Candidates will also be able to post a PDF of their CV materials so that interested employers will be able to see their credentials in more detail.

Through the Career Connections Opportunity Listing service, institutions will be able to post new job listings. With space for detailed position descriptions and contact information, institutions will be able to advertise clearly their open positions to evangelical scholars around the world.

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