ANZABS AGM 2011
Present: Kevin Waldie (Chair), Tim Meadowcroft, Sarah Hart, Philip Church, Sarah Harris, Kathleen Rushton, Hugh Bowron, Matthew Easter, Paul Trebilco, Sean du Toit, Jacqui Lloyd, Anne Aalbers, Peter Carrell, Richard Neville, Tom Innes, John Douglas, Jeremy Baker, Mark Keown, Yael Klangwisan, Carlos Olivares, Derek Tovey (minutes).
Apologies: Alice Sinnott, James Harding, Alistair McKenzie
The minutes of the last meeting: Confirmed as read.
Matters Arising.
It was proposed by Tim Meadowcroft that the 2012 ANZABS conference be held jointly with STAANZ at Laidlaw College, Auckland, on 9-11 December, 2012. This conference would incorporate a couple of common plenary sessions addressed by Sarah Coakley, and there would be separate sessions for member papers on Monday and Tuesday. The conference would begin on the evening of Sunday, December 9th with a plenary session.
The proposal was affirmed by the meeting, and the Executive committee was instructed to proceed with the planning and costing of this conference.
New Business
ANZATS Conference, 2013
A proposal that the 2013 ANZATS conference be hosted in New Zealand was tabled by Paul Trebilco (chair of NZATS). This would be held in Auckland (most probably), from Sunday, June 30th to Wednesday, July 3rd. The various academic societies would join with NZATS to make in combined conference, to which members of ANZATS would be invited. Each of the academic societies (viz. ANZABS, ANZAMS, STAANZ, RHSNZ, Pastoral Theology Network), would invite and fund an overseas speaker in their area.
Moved Tim Meadowcroft/Tom Innes: That the meeting accept the ANZATS proposal in principle, and ask the ANZABS Executive to work with NZATS on the details of this. [Carried]
Note: It was noted that other major conferences at that time of year were the International SBL Meeting at St. Andrews, Scotland 7 -11 July, and the SNTS Conference to be held in Perth, WA, 23-27, July.
Financial Report.
A printed financial statement was distributed to the meeting that showed a final balance, after 2010 conference food costs ($585) and $400 for two postgraduate scholarships were taken out, of $1,366.60. The treasurer, Kevin Waldie, reported that the auditor was not happy with these monies “hiding” in the Good Shepherd College accounts. In consequence, after discussion, the following motion was moved:
Moved Tim Meadowcroft/Philip Church: The ANZABS balance continue to reside in the Marist Account and to be overseen therein by Kevin Waldie. [Carried]
Following a brief discussion about membership fees, it was moved “That a $20.00 membership fee, to be paid at the annual conferences, be collected in 2012, and 2013”. Moved Tim Meadowcroft/Kathleen Rushton. [Carried].
Appointment of ANZABS Executive for 2012.
The following were appointed to act as the Executive in 2012: Kevin Waldie (President), Yael Klangwisan, Peter Carrell, Derek Tovey, Paul Trebilco.
Proposal to provide conference funding for Postgraduate students in Pacifica region and Melanesia.
Derek Tovey tabled a proposal suggesting that a funding mechanism be established to provide monies to enable postgraduate students, and emerging academics, to attend international conferences. The proposal was accepted in principle, and Derek with the ANZABS executive instructed to do further work on the details and mechanics of operation of this, with a view to returning a fuller proposal to the next meeting.
Events and Visitors.
The following scholars with visit New Zealand in 2012.
Christine Pohl (Asbury) at Laidlaw, teaching a Masters course.
John Goldingay (Fuller): day seminar on disability; Auckland, July 3rd or 4th.
Dirk Jonkind (Tyndale House), on texts; Auckland, March 18-20.
Will Messenger (Faith at Work), February.
Richard Burridge, Dunedin, Wellington, Auckland, February-March.
William Willimon – August.
Stephen May, formerly at St. John’s College, Auckland; (Science and Theology); visiting lecturer at Bishopdale College, Nelson, first semester, 2012.
Society for the Study of Early Christianity will hold a one-day conference, the first weekend in May, 2012, on “Bible & Archaeology”.
Publications
Recent publications mentioned at the meeting are:
Philip Church, Peter Walker, Tim Bulkeley, Tim Meadowcroft, eds. The Gospel and The Land of Promise: Christian Approaches to the Land of the Bible (Eugene, Oreg.: Pickwick/Wipf & Stock, 2011).
Alistair W. Donaldson, The Last Days of Dispensationalism (Eugene, Oreg.: Wipf & Stock, 2011).
Tim Meadowcroft, The Message of the Word of God (The Bible Speaks Today Series; Nottingham: Inter-Varsity, 2011).
Kathleen Rushton, The Parable of the Woman in Childbirth of John 16:21: A Metaphor for the Death and Glorification of Jesus (Edwin Mellen, 2011).
Paul Trebilco, Self-designations and Group Identity in the New Testament (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011).
It was reported that Stimulus Journal is to be revived by Laidlaw College. It will be published times a year, edited by Philip Church. Contributions are welcome.
In 2012, the editorial oversight and publication of Colloquium is to return to Australia, after some years under an editorial team based in Auckland. The final issue published under the Auckland-based team will be the May issue of 2012. The focus of the issue will be upon papers produced by New Zealand writers, and books reviewed will also be by NZ authors. Those interested in contributing articles should contact Nicola Hoggard Creegan (Laidlaw, Auckland) or Myk Habets (Carey Baptist College, Auckland).
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