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Joseph (Joe) K. Gordon
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Prof of Theology, certified Tennessee Naturalist, Southern Appalachian Naturalist, Master Herpetologist, and Venomous Snake Training (Level One). Scholarship and snakes. Views mine.

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Back at work on my intro to Bernie (gonna finish it, Deo volente, this semester; ora pro me):
Black and white headshot photo of Jesuit theologian, philosopher, and economist Bernard Lonergan (1904-84) wearing his clerical collar.
January 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Reading and writing poetry.

Spending time paying attention to and caring for the more-than-human-world (and making it possible for family, friends, students, and colleagues to do the same).

(Safely) handling venomous snakes, too (fr):
Me safely using a snake hook and tongs to put Persephone, a large female Timber Rattlesnake, into a pillowcase and bucket (double bagging) at the Amphibian Foundation in Atlanta, Georgia.
January 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Sometimes when you go to a Bible and Ecology paper session you can see the bay:

#SBLAAR24:
A view of San Diego Bay from the third floor of the Hilton during a Bible and Ecology paper session.
November 26, 2024 at 7:25 PM
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I mean, come on. This is the view from the Convention Center looking south:

#SBLAAR24
The view south of the San Diego Convention Center, including PetCo Park, the Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge, and palm trees.
November 26, 2024 at 7:23 PM
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I concur with everyone else who has already said or thought it.

#SBLAAR should always be in San Diego! #SBLAAR24
Picture of a totebag for the Society of Biblical Literature and American Academy of Religion meeting in San Diego with palm trees and the San Diego bay in the background.
November 23, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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#SBLAAR24 here I come!

Finishing up my #snakes 🐍🐍🐍 in the #Bible talk in Atlanta while I await my flight to San Diego.

Looking forward to seeing friends soon.
A selfie in the Airport.
November 22, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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😬😬😬
November 14, 2024 at 3:36 AM
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This is a great question that I've asked myself. It is super demanding, though.

It is easier to get into snake research:
July 3, 2024 at 2:45 PM
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Likes and shares much appreciated, thanks:

Critical Realism and the Christian Scriptures is now available!

You can order it here: shop.btpubservices.com/Title/978162...
Image of hand holding the book Critical Realism and the Christian Scriptures edited by me (Joseph K. Gordon), published my Marquette University Press. The cover has an illumination of St. Luke the evangelist writing from an Armenian Gospel manuscript.
January 28, 2024 at 2:57 PM
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Likes ❤️& shares🔁 much appreciated! Thanks!

There's a preorder page for Critical Realism & the Christian Scriptures (Marquette U. Press) now.

It retails for a sensible 25.00 USD (!?!?!?): shop.btpubservices.com/Title/978162...
The cover art for the book, Critical Realism and the Christian Scriptures, edited by Joseph K. Gordon and published by Marquette University Press, features an image of St. Luke the evangelist writing his gospel from a medieval manuscript.
January 11, 2024 at 4:36 PM
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The Bright Ages looks fascinating @lollardfish.bsky.social!

I just noticed that our covers share art from the ceiling mosaic in the Mausoleum de Galla Placidia:
Cover of the book The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe, by Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry Cover of the book Divine Scripture in Human Understanding by Joseph K. Gordon, featuring St. Lawrence, with halo, holding a cross on his shoulder and an open manuscript.
January 2, 2024 at 3:46 AM
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Critical Realism and the Christian Scriptures is with the printers and will be available imminently!

I'm so grateful to my authors and Marquette U. Press. It will be a beautiful book and I'm proud of the content.

Now I just need to finish this Lonergan intro . . .
December 12, 2023 at 10:08 PM
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New school website photo: johnsonu.edu/wp-content/u...
November 22, 2023 at 5:43 PM
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Please like ❤️and share🔁!

Go get Divine Scripture in Human Understanding for 50% off in University of Notre Dame Press's excellent holiday sale (free shipping for orders over $30):

Use the code 14GIVEBKS at checkout here: undpress.nd.edu/978026810518...

Thanks!
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Me smiling and signing copies of my book at the University of Notre Dame Press office. Advertisement for Notre Dame Press's super holiday sale, 50% off all books with code 14GIVEBKS at checkout; free shipping on orders over $30 The webpage for my book Divine Scripture in Human Understanding at the University of Notre Dame Press website; has a picture of the cover of the book, ordering options, a description, and praise excerpts from reviews of the book.
November 20, 2023 at 2:32 PM
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November 17, 2023 at 10:20 PM
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Here're screenshots of the beginning of my chapter and the table of contents:
November 14, 2023 at 3:58 PM
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I'm headed to Notre Dame tomorrow to give two talks (both related to Divine Scripture in Human Understanding). Prayers are much appreciated!
November 4, 2023 at 2:40 PM
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My people have one of those, too:
November 2, 2023 at 7:37 PM
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October 17, 2023 at 2:19 AM
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I got to talk to Dr. Chris Jenkins, CEO of the Orianne Society, about Snakes in the Bible (and Christian faith generally). Check it out here: open.spotify.com/episode/6QMG...
Picture of me (Joe Gordon) holding a Midland Ratsnake with the Snake Talk Podcast logo for episode 88: Snakes in the Bible.
October 8, 2023 at 1:15 PM
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Heading to Chicago today for the North Park Symposium on Theological Interpretation on Creation Care. I'm talking about Snakes and Scripture publicly for the first time (surely not the last!).

Registration is required (& free, + digital option). Check it out: www.northpark.edu/seminary/cal...
Poster for symposium on theological interpretation of scripture at North park Seminary, Sept 22-23, on Creation Care.
September 21, 2023 at 2:20 PM
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Check out Olivier-Thomas Venard O.P.'s Syndicate Symposium essay on my book if you haven't yet already: syndicate.network/symposia/the...

For a preview, see here: www.instagram.com/p/CxDZmsTuiy...
Snip of the beginning of Venard's essay A snip of Venard's bio, available at the Syndicate link above.
September 11, 2023 at 1:29 PM