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SUMMARY:Theological Society: Ellen Davis
DESCRIPTION:Chesterton House’s Theological Society Presents: \nA Conversation with Ellen Davis\nApril 9th\, 2026 | 1:00pm \nEmail to join \nScripture and Soil: How the Bible’s Vision Inspires Care for the Land\nWith the digital world at our fingertips and within a collegiate environment shaped by ideas and abstractions\, the slow\, seasonal labor of those who work the land can seem like a relic of days gone by. And yet\, Scripture begins in a garden. \nThroughout Scripture–particularly in the Old Testament–we encounter a persistent theme: the relationship between God\, humans\, and the land. Care for the land is both communal and sacred\, central to what it means to be human. Perhaps then\, the work of the humble farmer is far more sacred than we have imagined\, those callused hands participating in humanity’s original vocation. \nOver the course of her distinguished career as an Old Testament scholar at Duke\, Ellen Davis has drawn profound connections between the Hebrew Bible and the worlds of agriculture\, land care\, and agrarian life. For over fifteen years\, she has employed biblical interpretation as a lens for understanding what she calls\, “the global crisis of agriculture.” While this lens does involve a careful reflection on the past\, she argues that it can also provide invaluable instruction on a more whole future. \nJoin us in welcoming Ellen Davis to Theological Society to discuss how this compelling agrarian framework can shape both the intellectual and practical life of faith. \nEllen Davis\, Amos Ragan Kearns Professor of Bible and Practical Theology\, Duke Divinity School\nEllen F. Davis is Amos Ragan Kearns Distinguished Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke Divinity School. \nThe author of twelve books and many articles\, her research interests focus on how biblical interpretation bears on the life of faith communities and their response to urgent public issues\, particularly the ecological crisis and interfaith relations. Scripture\, Culture\, and Agriculture: An Agrarian Reading of the Bible (Cambridge University Press\, 2009)\, integrates biblical studies with a critique of industrial agriculture and food production. Biblical Prophecy: Perspectives for Christian Theology\, Discipleship and Ministry (Westminster John Knox\, 2014)\, explores the prophetic role and word across both Testaments of the Christian Bible. Her most recent books are Preaching the Luminous Word (Eerdmans\, 2016)\, a collection of her sermons and essays\, and Opening Israel’s Scriptures (Oxford\, 2019)\, a comprehensive theological reading of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Light within Light: Psalms and the Arts of Insight\, co-written with Makoto Fujimura and Shai Held\, is forthcoming from Baylor University Press in 2026. \nA lay Episcopalian\, she has long been active as a theological consultant within the Anglican Communion. Her current work explores the arts as modes of scriptural interpretation. \n\nTHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY\nThis society seeks to gather Cornell faculty and graduate students to discuss major themes in biblical and theological studies. Discussion aims to satisfy what Simone Weil once described as the basic need of the soul to consider “every sort of opinion\, without the least restriction or reserve.” To this end\, we invite dialogue that explores and even challenges historic orthodox beliefs as well as those ideas that reign in the contemporary church\, academy\, and culture. \nOur dialogue is collegial and cordial without shying away from the hard questions scholars face in their life and work. Members of the group seek to nurture discussion by listening attentively to one another\, guarding the length of our responses\, and avoiding diversions to pet issues unrelated to the subject at hand. In short\, we seek to embody a uniquely Christian form of intellectual hospitality that we can pass on to future generations.
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SUMMARY:Theological Society: Jason Staples
DESCRIPTION:Chesterton House’s Theological Society Presents: \nA Conversation with Jason Staples\nA Newer Perspective on Paul: The identity of Israel in “All Israel will be saved” (Romans 11:26)\nApril 30th\, 2026 | 1:00pm \nEmail to join \nWhen the Apostle Paul wrote in Romans 11:25-26\, “For a hardening has happened on part of Israel\, until the fullness of the gentiles enters in\, and in this way all Israel will be saved\,” what did he mean? Specifically\, what did he mean by “all Israel”? \nThis is one of the most contentious questions in biblical and theological studies. And there is a new perspective that has emerged to answer it.In his much-discussed recent book\, Paul and the Resurrection of Israel\, Jason Staples has proposed that in Romans 11:25-26 Paul envisions the entry of the gentiles as necessary for the restoration of the ten tribes of the Northern Kingdom of Israel\, which results in the salvation of “all Israel” (and not just in the salvation of the Southern Kingdom of Judah). This reading has significant consequences: it means that Paul thought the 10 tribes had become gentiles after breaking the covenant and needed to be ethnically transformed to become Israelites once again\, and that this restoration took place by incorporation into the Messiah. Gentiles who follow Messiah and receive the holy spirit\, in other words\, do not remain gentiles: they become Israelites (again) in order for all Israel to be saved. \nJoin the Theological Society at Cornell for a conversation with Jason Staples\, Assistant Teaching Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at NC State University. \nJason Staples\nJason A. Staples (Ph.D.\, UNC-Chapel Hill) is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at NC State University\, where he teaches courses on the Bible\, early Judaism\, Christian origins\, ethics\, globalism\, conflict\, and various theoretical perspectives in the study of religion and society. \nHe is a sought-after speaker and gives lectures on a variety of subjects. To book him for an event\, please use the form here. \nHe is the author of Paul and the Resurrection of Israel: Jews\, Former Gentiles\, Israelites (Cambridge University Press\, 2024)\, which reviewers have called “enormously important and theologically productive\,” “an astonishing contribution\,” “the cutting edge of Pauline scholarship by a master of his trade\,” “arguably the most consequential contribution to Pauline studies since John Barclay’s Paul and the Gift [2017]\,” a book that “will undoubtedly stand at the center of Pauline discussions for years to come\,” and “potentially as ‘epoch-defining’ as Paul and Palestinian Judaism by E. P. Sanders in 1977.” \nHe is also the author of The Idea of Israel in Second Temple Judaism: A New Theory of People\, Exile\, and Israelite Identity (Cambridge University Press\, 2021)\, which reviewers have called “a constructive\, cogent\, and compelling book\, the “best academic book I read this year\,” and concluded “should accomplish nothing less than a paradigm shift.” \nHis articles have been published in The Journal of Biblical Literature\, New Testament Studies\, Journal for the Study of the New Testament\, Harvard Theological Review\, Zeitschrift für die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft\, the Journal of Religion and Film\, and more. He was a 2008 recipient of the U.S. Department of Education’s Jacob K. Javits Fellowship and is a member of the UNC Royster Society of Fellows. \nOutside the scholarly world\, Jason has also worked in sports media for over fifteen years\, providing analysis and digital content for a variety of outlets\, including The Wilson Times\, InsideCarolina.com (247Sports/CBS Sports)\, Scout.com\, Fox Sports\, and the Unconquered Podcast. \nAs a below-average football walk-on (=practice dummy) at Florida State from 2000–2002\, Jason had the opportunity to see what athletic greatness looks like up close\, learning from some of the best coaches and players in the game. He has since attempted to pass on some of that knowledge at the high school level\, serving as the passing game/WRs/Special Teams/Strength and Conditioning coach at Jordan High School (Durham\, NC) from 2017–2018\, QBs/Passing Game Coordinator at Southern Durham High School (Durham\, NC) in 2016\, and as a private QB/WR coach in association with Carolina Elite football. \nIn addition to writing\, teaching\, and coaching\, Jason is a voice actor/artist\, with over a decade of experience including ad reads\, audiobook narration\, and more. He also provides services as a contract/freelance copyeditor. \nJason is a member of the the American Academy of Religion\, Society of Biblical Literature\, Society for Classical Studies\, Association for Jewish Studies\, Catholic Biblical Association of America\, and Football Writers’ Association of America and a former CrossFit Level 1 Trainer. \nHis full Curriculum Vitae can be found here. \n\nTHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY\nThis society seeks to gather Cornell faculty and graduate students to discuss major themes in biblical and theological studies. Discussion aims to satisfy what Simone Weil once described as the basic need of the soul to consider “every sort of opinion\, without the least restriction or reserve.” To this end\, we invite dialogue that explores and even challenges historic orthodox beliefs as well as those ideas that reign in the contemporary church\, academy\, and culture. \nOur dialogue is collegial and cordial without shying away from the hard questions scholars face in their life and work. Members of the group seek to nurture discussion by listening attentively to one another\, guarding the length of our responses\, and avoiding diversions to pet issues unrelated to the subject at hand. In short\, we seek to embody a uniquely Christian form of intellectual hospitality that we can pass on to future generations.
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