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April 26, 2024 - 4:00 pm
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April 28, 2024 - 1:00 pm
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Candler School of Theology, 1531 Dickey Dr, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States View mapThe Ecclesiology and Ethnography Network is a global community of scholars working at the intersections of theology and ethnography. Together with Emory’s Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, we will be holding our second annual North American conference in April 2024. This conference will be intimate and dynamic, fostering creative conversations across diverse specialisms and learning at the intersection of qualitative research, theology, and the world church.
A sibling to the annual conference in Durham UK (which can often be difficult for North American scholars to attend due to its location and timing), we keep the community spirit of that meeting alive by prioritizing the work of doctoral students and early career scholars. This will be an excellent place to workshop one’s project as a post graduate student, early career researcher, or pastor/scholar in ministry in conversation with prominent senior scholars including Pete Ward, Durham; Natalie Wigg-Stevenson, Emmanuel College; and Christian Scharen, LSTC and St. Lydia’s. Expect a collaborative space of generous learning and supportive critique.
Register Now for EENA in April
- External Link for Conference Registration
- Note: click just one day to register for the entire conference
- External Link for Hotel Reservation
- Keynote Speakers
- Conference Schedule
REGISTRATION COSTS
Given this community’s goal to find ways to support each other across our diverse needs, conference registration costs will be tiered based on need. Please consider which ‘tier’ best reflects your current resources and capacities (i.e., if your earnings are in a lower tier, but your family earnings are much higher or, alternatively, your earnings meet a higher tier but you live in a ridiculously expensive city). We will depend on enough people paying the higher tiers to help those who can’t afford to pay as much, so please consider this when making your choice.
Conference fees cover conference meals including Friday evening dinner, Saturday breakfast and lunch, Sunday breakfast and Saturday lunch (a lunchbox you can take to go), and all coffee breaks. Saturday night dinner will not be covered (providing participants an opportunity to explore Atlanta and its vibrant restaurants).
We encourage all attendees to book at the Emory Conference Hotel. It is walking distance to Candler School of Theology, and the Saturday night music jam and social hour will take place there. Click above to register with our discounted conference rate.
For the conference registration (inclusive of all three days) please select a tier that fits your financial circumstance:
Tier 1: You receive institutional support to cover all or most of your costs (for employed and graduate students) — $180
Tier 2: Your annual earnings are over $75,000 — $150
Tier 3: Your annual earnings are between $40,000-$75,000 — $125
Tier 4: Your annual earnings are below $45,000 — $80
**We don’t want anyone to be excluded from participation because of economic need, so if the $80 remains too high for you, please contact one of the conference organizers to request a bursary. Please only pursue this option if you need it, though, as our funds for this are quite limited.
Lastly – regarding online participation – We charge a small fee for online attendance at the three plenaries and one track of the four presentation sessions ($25).
Keynote Speakers
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Conference Organizing Group
Rev Dr Christian Scharen, LSTC and St. Lydia’s; Dr Natalie Wigg-Stevenson, Emmanuel College; Dr Easten Law, Overseas Ministries Study Center at Princeton Theological Seminary; Dr Rachelle Green, Fordham University.
Hosts
Emory’s Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia, USA and the Ecclesiology and Ethnography Network