September 8-11, 2025

Fuller Theological Seminary

The seventh triennial consultation of the Global Network for Public Theology will be hosted at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California (USA) by the Richard John Mouw Institute of Faith and Public Life

About Fuller

Fuller Theological Seminary, founded in 1947, is an evangelical, multidenominational, and global graduate institution committed to the integration of faith, scholarship, and public life. Fuller strives to foster rich theological diversity while maintaining deep commitments Christian orthodoxy, cultural awareness, intellectual rigor, and the cultivation of communal and social justice.

The Richard John Mouw Institute of Faith and Public Life is a center for public theology in the Neo-Calvinist tradition to advance research and collaboration around public-theological issues facing the church today. Directed by Matthew Kaemingk, the Mouw Institute was established in honor of Fuller’s long-time president and a leading voice in public theology, Richard Mouw.

Pasadena is a vibrant city neighboring Los Angeles and Hollywood. Approximately 30 miles from the ocean, Pasadena enjoys summer temperatures even in September. Pasadena also boasts ample cultural amenities, including museums, parks, public gardens, restaurants, bars, and music venues.

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We look forward to welcoming GNPT members to Pasadena. Further details regarding the consultation program, registration, and travel will be available soon. In the meantime, sign up for our newsletter to get the latest updates. If you have any questions, please email Dylan Parker (conference coordinator) at GNPT-coordinator@fuller.edu.

Theme | Scripture in the Public Square

Public theologians find themselves in liminal spaces between the sacred texts and traditions of their religious communities and the broader publics to which they are accountable. But what is the role of Scripture in public theology? What methodological considerations are important for reading, embodying, and practicing Scripture in public spaces? In what ways are we accountable to sacred texts? How have sacred texts been understood and represented in culture and what influence have they had? How should Scripture shape our public policy, and in what ways should public needs shape the ways we read Scripture?

Call for Papers

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Joel B. Green (Fuller Theological Seminary) served as the associate dean for the Center for Advanced Theological Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary from 2008–2016, and then again from 2019 until retiring in 2022. He also served the seminary as dean of the School of Theology (2014–2018) and provost (2016–2018). Prior to his time at Fuller, Dr. Green served as a professor of New Testament interpretation, dean of the School of Theology, and provost at Asbury Theological Seminary. He also serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Theological Interpretation, Theology and Science, and Science and Christian Belief.

Green has written or edited some 55 books, including many that have won awards: Connections: A Lectionary Commentary for Preaching and Worship (2018), Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (2013), Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics (2011), In Search of the Soul: Four Views of the Mind-Body Problem (2010), Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology (2001), and The Gospel of Luke (1997). Among his recent publications are Discovering Luke (2021), Luke as Narrative Theologian (2020), Conversion in Luke-Acts: Divine Initiative, Human Cognition, and the People of God (2015), and Why Salvation? (2013).

You can read more about Dr. Joel B. Green by clicking here.

Dr. Elsa Tamez (Universidad Biblica Latinamericana) received her her Doctorate in Theology at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Theology at Universidad Biblica Latinamericana in Costa Rica, where she currently holds a position as Professor Emerita of Biblical Studies. In addition, she has Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Literature and Linguistics from the National University in Costa Rica.

Her many publications include The Bible of the Oppressed (1983), The Scandalous Message of James (1990, 2001), The Amnesty of Grace: Justification by Faith from a Latin American Perspective (1993), Jesus and Courageous Women (2001), Struggles for Power in Early Christianity: A Study of the First Letter to Timothy (2007), and Philippians: A Commentary Written from a Political Prisoner Perspective (2017).

Dr. Safwat Marzouk (Union Presbyterian Seminary) is an associate professor of Old Testament at Union Presbyterian Seminary. He is an Egyptian Presbyterian whose research interests include thinking theologically about monsters in the Bible, Ancient Near East, and popular culture. He received his PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary.

His publications include Egypt as a Monster in the Book of Ezekiel (), Exodus, Joshua, Ezekiel in the Arabic Contemporary Commentary (), and Intercultural Church: A Biblical Vision for an Age of Migration (). He is currently working on a commentary for the New Interpretation Series of Westminster John Knox Press: Exodus: A Commentary.

Dr. Marzouk was ordained as a pastor in 2002 by the Delta Presbytery of the Synod of the Nile (the governing body of the Presbyterian Church in Egypt), and in May 2021 he joined the Wabash Valley Presbytery of PC(USA). As a Christian Egyptian and migrant to the U.S., he interprets the Bible in ways that are interreligiously and interculturally sensitive, seeking God’s shalom and justice for the vulnerable and the marginalized.

You can read more about Dr. Safwat Marzouk by clicking here.

Dr. Elaine Goh Wei-Fun (Seminari Theoloji Malaysia) is a professor of Old Testament Studies and Dean of the Center of Postgraduate Studies. She was an Engle Scholar at Princeton Theological Seminary from 2006-2007, where she obtained her Master of Theology. While pursuing her doctoral degree, she was invited to Princeton’s Doctoral Research Scholars Program (Sept 2011-Jan 2012). She earned her Doctor of Theology from South East Asia Graduate School of Theology/ATESEA Theological Union in 2013. Her main area of research is Old Testament studies with a specialization in Wisdom Literature. She is also a recipient of the 2023 Women’s Mentor Award by Status of Women in the Profession Committee, Society of Biblical Literature.

Recent publications include Cross-Textual Reading of Ecclesiastes with the Analects: In Search of Political Wisdom in a Disordered World (2019), “An Intertextual Reading of Ruth and Proverbs 31:10-31, with a Chinese Woman’s Perspective” in Reading Ruth in Asia (2015), and “Education, Learning, and Wisdom” in Exploring the Old Testament in Asia: Evangelical Perspective (2022).

You can read more about Dr. Elaine Goh Wei-Fun at her website by clicking here.

Conference Coordination Team