Tuesday 15th October 2024 at 15.30 (BST)- On Zoom
In this session, Marcia Bunge will talk about how she got involved in the Child Theology movement. Her recent book entitled Child Theology: Diverse Methods and Global Perspectives, details some of the work she has been pursuing on the corporal punishment of children, and hopes for the future.
Marcia J. Bunge, Ph.D
Marcia J. Bunge is Professor of Religion and the Drell and Adeline Bernhardson Distinguished Chair of Lutheran Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College (USA) and Extraordinary Research Professor at North-West University (South Africa). She received her B.A. in Music and English from Saint Olaf College and her Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Chicago. Over the course of her career, Bunge has published nine books and numerous articles on diverse topics in theology and ethics and procured institutional and research grants totalling more than $4.5 million.
Her current area of research is perspectives on children and childhood in world religions, and she has published six volumes on the subject including, The Child in Christian Thought (Eerdmans, 2001) and The Child in the Bible (Eerdmans, 2008). Her most recent book, Child Theology: Diverse Methods and Global Perspectives (Orbis Books, 2021), brings together Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox theologians from around the world who re-examine central Christian doctrines and practices with attention to children.
Bunge has also spoken and written widely about moral and spiritual formation, vocation, and issues in higher education. She is an ELCA Lutheran and co-founder of the Gustavus Academy for Faith, Science, and Ethics. She translated and edited a selection of writings by the German thinker, J. G. Herder, entitled Against Pure Reason: Writings on Religion, Language, and History (Fortress, 1993). She is also the editor of Rooted in Heritage, Open to the World: Reflections on the Distinctive Character of Gustavus Adolphus College (Lutheran University Press, 2018) and a co-editor of So that All May Flourish: The Aims of Lutheran Higher Education (Fortress, 2023).
As a theologian, scholar, and child advocate, Bunge has been engaged in several inter-religious and interdisciplinary academic projects and advocacy efforts and been invited to participate in consultations and initiatives in over twenty countries.
We would advise that you read an 'Introduction to Child Theology: Diverse Methods and Global Perspectives', edited by Marcia J. Bunge (Orbis, 2021).
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