Odell-Scott, David W. 1953–

PERSONAL:

Born May 4, 1953, in Indianapolis, IN; son of Willis and JoAnn Scott; married August 16, 1975; wife's name Lauren (a minister and college professor); children: Megan, Paul. Education: Texas Christian University, B.A., 1975; Vanderbilt University, M.Div., 1980, Ph.D., 1989. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

ADDRESSES:

Home—Kent, OH. Office—Department of Philosophy, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242-0001. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, adjunct instructor, 1984-90; Belmont University, Nashville, assistant professor of philosophy and religion, 1985-87; Fisk University, Nashville, assistant professor of philosophy and religion and department chair, 1987-90; Kent State University, Kent, OH, began as assistant professor, became associate professor, 1990-2003, professor of philosophy and department chair, 2003—, cofounder and codirector of Ohio Pluralism Project. Presenter of workshops on religion in America, 2000-06.

MEMBER:

North American Paul Tillich Society, Society of Biblical Literature, American Academy of Religion, American Philosophical Association, Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophies.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Selection among outstanding academic titles, Choice, 2006, for Democracy and Religion: Free Exercise and Diverse Visions.

WRITINGS:

A Post-Patriarchal Christology, Scholars Press (Atlanta, GA), 1991.

Paul's Critique of Theocracy: A/theocracy in Corinthians and Galatians, T & T Clark International (New York, NY), 2003.

(Editor) Democracy and Religion: Free Exercise and Diverse Visions, Kent State University Press (Kent, OH), 2004.

(Editor) Reading Romans with Contemporary Philosophers and Theologians, T & T Clark International (New York, NY), 2007.

Contributor to books, including Gender, Tradition, and Romans: Shared Ground, Uncertain Borders, edited by Cristina Grenholm and Daniel Patte, T & T Clark International, 2005. Contributor to journals, including Encounter and Biblical Theology Bulletin.

SIDELIGHTS:

David W. Odell-Scott told CA: "I am concerned about the interactions between readers and texts, especially the issue of interpretive responsibility. Much of my interest has to do with the reading and interpretation of primary texts in the Christian corpus."