As a theological educator, Kate’s passion is to share tools and knowledge in a mutual learning environment where students can imagine just, sustainable, and generative change across a variety of contexts.

Books

Undoing Conquest: Ancient Israel, the Bible and the Future of Christianity (Orbis Books, Feb. 2024)

In Process

Desiring Utopia: The Queer Feminist Church (In conjunction with AAR Academy Series/Oxford University Press)

Beyond the Tribes of YHWH
Interdisciplinary volume (practical theology and biblical studies) co-edited with biblical scholar Brandon Simonson

Articles & Chapters

 “Introducing Design Thinking & Practical Theology: A New Interdisciplinary Partnership.” Practical Matters Journal, Summer 2019, Issue 12, pp. X-XXX. Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

“Rosemary Radford Ruether” entry for the Creation section of the forthcoming T&T Clark Encyclopedia of Christian Theology (essay completed and accepted 2022)

“Death Design Theopoetics.” In Syndicate: A New Forum for Theology, January/February 2016. Cascade Books: Wipf & Stock. Eugene, OR. (154-159).

“Editorial: Graphic Design, Hermeneutics, and Theopoetics.” In Theopoetics: A Journal of Theological Imagination, Literature, Embodiment, & Aesthetics. Vol. 2, 2016. (1-6).

“Synchronous Wisdom: Face-to-Face with a Fisher,” Feminism and Religion Blog. February 23, 2016.

In Process

Devotional contribution for “LOVEboldly Devotional for LGBTQIA+ Christians” 

Selected Upcoming & Recent Papers

Forthcoming

“Desiring Utopia: Church as Queer Performance” accepted for the CO-SPONSORED SESSION: Queer Studies in Religion Unit and Religion and Sexuality Unit accepted for the In-Person November Meeting of the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA

“New Books on Gender and Religion Session 2024” paper accepted to discuss my book Undoing Conquest, AAR/SBL Women’s Caucus, American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA

April 2: Faculty Lecture on my book Undoing Conquest at MTSO

Recent

“Undoing Conquest WATERTALK” Zoom presentation for Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual, for their monthly WATERtalks series ­­– Washington DC.

“Let’s Get Dirty: Archeology and Theology in Dialogue” Paper, 2024 Annual Meeting Wesleyan Theological Society, Religion and Science Panel­ – Nashville, TN

Undoing Conquest Book Talk at Vanderbilt University Divinity School – Nashville, TN

“Creating New Canon: A Feminist Case for Expanding Sacred Texts,” Paper, Women’s Caucus and Women and Religion Unit, Emerging Scholars Panel­ – Gender, Religion, Poverty and Inequality, American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX

“Filmmaking & Scholarship: The Premier of Forging Voice Documentary Film” Presentation, Special Session of the Women’s Caucus American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, Boston, MA

Planner and resource person for the Louisville Institute Vocation of Theological Education Winter Gathering; presenter on the panel “Rest and Resistance – Whole Beingness”        

“Forging Voice: Feminist Pedagogy, Theopoetics, and Film,” Invited lecture, film showing, and panel presentation, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH.

Guest lecturer on design thinking in Leadership, Learning, and Community Formation at MTSO. Invited by Dr. Randy Litchfield

Guest lecturer on Feminist Theology in Introduction to Theology course at River University in New Hampshire. Invited by Dr. David Penn

Invited guest presenter to discuss film Forging Voice in the course Liberation Theologies in the United States at Seminary of the Southwest. Invited by Dr. Jennifer Owens-Jofré

“Design Thinking and Theology” – Paper Presentation, Theopoetics Conference, Cincinnati, OH.

Current graduate courses

Transforming Leadership by Design

Justice and Practices of Ministry

Engaging the Bible in Community and Culture

Social Justice and Sacred Texts

Cross-cultural Immersions (South Africa, Chiapas, Mexico, Costa Rica, Arizona, American South)

Feminist & Womanist Ethics of Leadership