David W. Odell-Scott
Professor & Chair, Religion Studies Coordinator
Education:
- Vanderbilt University, Ph.D. 1989 Philosophy
- Vanderbilt University, M.Div. 1980
- Texas Christian University, B.A. 1975
Areas of Scholarly/Teaching Interest:
Philosophy of Religions, Hermeneutics, Philosophical Theology, Comparative Religious Thought, and Comparative Philosophy
Selected Publications:
Books
- Paul’s Critique of Theocracy: A/Theocracy in Corinthians and Galatians. Playing the Text and Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series, Sheffield Academic Press, T & T Clark International, New York and London. 2003.
- A Post-Patriarchal Christology. Academy Series, the American Academy of Religion, Scholars Press. Atlanta, Georgia. 1991 (available at Oxford University Press since 2000).
- Reading Romans with Contemporary Philosophers and Theologians. Romans Through History and Cultures Series, Volume 7. T & T Clark International, New York and London, England. 2007.
- Democracy and Religion: Free Exercise and Diverse Visions. Editor and “Preface”. Third Annual Symposium on Democracy, Kent State University. Kent State University Press, Kent, Ohio. 2004.* Recipient of the Outstanding Academic Titles: The Best of the Best in Published Scholarship from Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries (January, 2006).
Articles
- "Deconstruction," in Handbook of Postmodern Biblical Interpretation, ed. Andrew K. M. Adam. Chalice Press, St. Louis, 2000.
- "Editor's Dilemma," Biblical Theology Bulletin 30 (May, 2000).
- "A/t-onement, Exclusion, and Orthodoxy: 2 Corinthians 6:11-7:4," COV&R: The Bulletin of the Colloquim on Violence and Religion No. 10.7 (March, 1996).
- "Paul's Skeptical Critique of a Primitive Christian Metaphysical Theology," Encounter 56 (1995): 127-146.
- "In Defense of an Egalitarian Interpretation of First Corinthians 14:34-36: A Reply to Murphy-O'Connor's Critique," Biblical Theology Bulletin 17 (1987): 100-103.
- "Let The Women Speak In Church: An Egalitarian Interpretation of First Corinthians 14:33b-36," Biblical Theology Bulletin 13 (1983): 90-93.
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