2026 Visual Museum Symposium

Come learn from biblical scholars as they re-read the familiar stories of women in Scripture.

About this Event

Join us for the fourth annual symposium of the Visual Museum of Christianity.

This year's theme invites you to re-read the familiar stories of women in scripture, guided by the insight of biblical scholars who are focused on the women in the biblical text. Jennifer Powell McNutt, author of The Mary We Forgot: What the Apostle to the Apostles Teaches the Church Today, is our keynote speaker. Dr. McNutt will be joined by other scholars including Dr. Lynn Cohick, Dr. Sandra Glahn, and Dr. George Kalantzis, the founding board members of the Visual Museum.

Thursday, Feb 19th


🕑: 12:00 PM
Registration Opens

🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Liturgy
Host: Sue Diaz

🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
The Written Story
Host: Dr. Kelly Dippolito

🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Tamar: Genesis 38
Host: Dr. Sandra Glahn

🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Woman of Bitter Waters
Host: Dr. Young-Sam Won

🕑: 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
The Mary We Forgot
Host: Dr. Jennifer Powell McNutt

Friday, Feb 20th


🕑: 08:30 AM
Registration

🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Liturgy
Host: Sue Diaz

🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
The Embodied Story
Host: Wendy Anderson Schulz

🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Mary, Mother of Jesus
Host: Dr. Kelley Mathews

🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
The Samaritan Woman
Host: Dr. Lynn Cohick

🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Rhoda & Slave Girls
Host: Dr. Lindsay Ann Nickens

🕑: 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM
Women in the New Testament
Host: Dr. George Kalantzis

🕑: 04:15 PM - 04:30 PM
Benediction

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