Recent and Upcoming Appearances

Art frequently gives presentations to scholarly and other audiences, and also gives interviews. His recent and upcoming appearances focus on topics from our new book, The Mythology of Eden. Upcoming and recent appearances are listed below.

​Recent Appearances (in reverse chronological order)
  • Lecture at the national headquarters of The Theosophical Society in America in Wheaton, Illinois, on October 29, 2015. Title: "Esoteric Christianity: The Meaning of the Garden of Eden Story." For information see www.theosophical.org.
  • Lecture at the Mythinformation Conference in Milwaukee, September 27, 2015, organized by MythicistMilwaukee. Title: "What Really Happened in the Garden of Eden"?  For the video on YouTube, click here. 
  • Interview on the MythicistMilwaukee Show internet podcast, May 24, 2015, regarding the mythology in the Adam and Eve story.  To listen to interview on YouTube, click here.
  • Presentation of Paper at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature, San Diego, California, November 24, 2014. Title: "Finding the Self in the Garden of Eden: The Cosmic and Psychological Dimensions of the Knowledge of Good and Evil."
  • Lecture at the Adult Forum at St. Chrysostom's Epispocal Church, Chicago, Illinois, September 21, 2014.  Title: "The Reception and Meaning of the Eden Story in Early Christianity."
  • Lecture at Joseph Campbell Foundation Roundtable, Ojai, California, under the Teaching Tree at the Ojai Foundation, June 29, 2014, 5:30 p.m. Topic: Mythological, Historical, Metaphysical, and Psychological Dimensions of the Garden of Eden Story and their relevance for us today.
  • Printers Row Book Fair, Chicago, Illinois, June 7, 2014, 4:00-6:00 p.m., at tent of Society of Midland Authors. Discussion of book with visitors; book on sale, signing of books.
  • Presentation of Paper at Pacific Coast Regional Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Hope International University, Fullerton, California, March 30, 2014. Topic: "Seeing Through Godlike Eyes Opened in the Garden: The Cosmic and Human Dimensions of the Knowledge of Good and Evil."
  • Talk and discussion at "Canoe" Book Discussion Group, Union League Club, Chicago, Illinois, January 16, 2014. Topic: Mythic Material and Authorial Intent in the Garden of Eden Story: Anti-Canannite and Anti-Goddess Polemic and the Cosmic Nature of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
  • Presentation of Paper at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature, Baltimore, Maryland, November 23, 2013. Topic: "Yahweh's Divorce: The Hidden Goddess in the Garden of Eden."
  • Lecture at Pacific Northwest Regional Meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, the American Academy of Religion, and the Society of Biblical Literature, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, May 5, 2013. Topic: Anti-Canannite and Anti-Goddess Polemic in the Garden of Eden Story.
  • Lecture at Upper Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota, April 5, 2013. Topic: "Yahweh's Divorce: The Hidden Goddess in the Garden of Eden."
  • Presentation of Paper at Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, The American Oriental Society, and the Society of Biblical Literature, Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, Illinois, February 9, 2013. Topic: The Goddess and Yahweh in the Garden of Eden Story.