Sam 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