Samuel J. LaurentSam received a B.A. in English and Philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.A. in Systematic and Philosophical Theology from the Graduate Theological Union (Berkeley, Calif.). Current research interests include utopias and teleological constructions within theology, philosophies and theologies of art, and process theology. Sam served as a member of Drew's Sustainability Committee and as co-chair of the GDR Student Association in 2008-2009.

 

CURRICULUM VITAE
slaurent@drew.edu
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EDUCATION
       DREW UNIVERSITY THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL                                                                                    2007–Present
       Madison, NJ
       Doctor of Philosophy Candidate, Theological and Philosophical Studies

       GRADUATE THEOLOGICAL UNION                                                                                                 2005–2007
       Berkeley, CA
       Master of Arts in Systematic and Philosophical Theology

      UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL                                                                        1998–2002
       Chapel Hill, NC
       Bachelor of Arts in English and Philosophy

COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS
       Pneumatology (May 2010)
       Postmodern Philosophy
       Freedom in Augustine, Kierkegaard and Moltmann
       Pragmatist Philosophy

PUBLICATIONS
"The Holy Spirit, the Story of God," in Chris Boesel and Wesley Ariarajah, editors, Divine Multiplicities: Trinities and Diversities (Forthcoming, Fordham University Press).

"Kierkegaardian Poesis," in Roland Faber, editor, Theopoetics (Forthcoming Fordham University Press).

"Theological Commentary on Matthew 5: 1–12," Lectionary Homiletics (January 2011).

"John Coltrane's Improvisational Engagement of the Divine," Under contract with Palgrave Macmillan for inclusion in a collection edited by Michael Grimshaw.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
      ADJUNCT FACULTY                                                                                                                       Summer 2010
      Drew University Theological School
      Madison, NJ
      Introduction to Systematic Theology

     TEACHING ASSISTANT                                                                                                                  Fall 2009
      Drew University Theological School
      Madison, NJ
      Introduction to Systematic Theology with Dr. Catherine Keller, Fall 2009

      TEACHING ASSISTANT                                                                                                                 Spring 2009
       Drew University Theological SchooL
       Madison, NJIntroduction to Systematic Theology with Dr. Catherine Keller, Spring 2009

      TEACHING ASSISTANT                                                                                                                 Fall 2009
       Drew University Theological School
       Madison, NJ
       Introduction to Systematic Theology with Dr. Christopher Boesel, Fall 2009

      TEACHING ASSISTANT                                                                                                                January 2008
       Drew University Theological School
       Madison, NJ
      Theology and Ecology of Common Ground, with Dr. Catherine Keller and Dr. Laurel Kearns, January 2008

PUBLICATIONS

 

AREAS OF INTEREST
       PRIMARY
            Pneumatology
            Postmodern Theology
            Process TheologyTheopoetics
      SECONDARY
            Postcolonial Theology
            Feminist Theology
            Ecotheology
            Pragmatist Philosophy

PRESENTATIONS
"Spirit as Story: A Trinitarian Pneumatology"
October 2010, Transdisciplinary Theological Colloquium X: Divine Multiplicities: Trinities and Diversities

"Theo-logic and Theopoesis: A Kierkegaardian Turn Toward Poetic Spirit in Possibility"
April 2010, Theopoetics and the Divine Manifold: Towards Process Theologies of Multiplicity
Claremont School of Theology,Claremont, CA

"A Riff On A Love Supreme: A Model for Theological Engagement based on the Improvisation of John Coltrane"
2009, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Montreal, Quebec

"Ancient Vineyards, Modern Love"
2008, The Ancient Borderlands International Graduate Student Conference
University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCIES
       German
       French
      Spanish

INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE
      COORDINATOR                                                                                                                  2009
       Drew Transdisciplinary Theological Colloquium IX:Theologies of the Manifold
       Drew University, Madison, NJ

      CO-CHAIR                                                                                                                         2008-2009
      Graduate Division of Religion Student Association, Drew University, Madison, NJ

      GRADUATE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE                                                                               2007-2009
      Drew University Sustainability Committee, Drew University, Madison, NJ

      STUDENT ADMISSIONS ASSISTANT                                                                                      2007-2009
      Graduate Division of Religion Admissions Office, Drew University, Madison, NJ

      ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE MEMBER                                                                                      2006-2007
      Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley, CA

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Academy of Religion