University of Nottingham
‘The Grandeur of Reason: Religion, Tradition and Universalism’
There will be panels on:
- Metaphysics
- Systematic Theology
- Politics and Theology
- Islam and Christianity
- The Disenchantment of the Cosmos
- Faith with/against Reason
We are interested in papers that cover any topic relevant to the conference theme, but are especially interested in questions of religion and empire, Christianity and Islam, humanism and universalism, the reunification of the Apostolic Churches, and Scripture and Metaphysics. Applicants must submit an abstract of their paper no longer than 200 words, emailing it to conor.cunningham@nottingham.ac.uk or filling out our Paper Abstracts submission page. The deadline for the paper abstract is 1st June, 2008.
Seminars in Christian Scholarship
The seminar program seeks to promote a strong Christian voice in the academy by addressing issues of current debate within various disciplines from the perspective of a deep Christian commitment and encouraging the production of first-order scholarship.
Academic Seminars
Liturgical Identities: Global, National, Ecclesial
Michael L. Budde, DePaul University and
D. Stephen Long, Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary
June 25-July 20, 2007
Biblical Studies Across the Curriculum:
Discerning Scripture for the Disciplines
James K. A. Smith and J. Richard Middleton
Communitas: A Visiting Scholars Program
June 25-July 27, 2007
The application deadline is January 26, 2007
For further information on these and other events, please visit
http://www.calvin.edu/scs/
Seminars in Christian Scholarship
Calvin College
1855 Knollcrest Circle SE
Grand Rapids MI 49546-4402
616.526.8558
616.526.6682 fax
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‘Belief and Metaphysics’
The Centre of Theology and Philosophy, in partnership with the Instituto de Filosofía Edith Stein de Granada (www.if-edithstein.org), will hold its annual conference, over four days, in Granada, Spain, doing so under the invitation of Archbishop Javier Martinez.
September 15th-18th, 2006, Granada, Spain:
Belief and Metaphysics
(finalized conference programme forthcoming)
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'Could it turn out that nobody has ever believed anything?' (Paul Churchland)
Speakers include: Oliva Blanchette, Louis Dupré, Mark D Jordan, Merold Westphal, David Cooper, John Cottingham, E.J Lowe, Rudi te Velde, David Bentley Hart, Ludger Honnefelder, David Burrell, Hent de Vries, Simon Conway-Morris, Charles Taliaferro, Michael Rea, and John Milbank
Call-for-Papers: We are interested in papers discussing any topic at the interface of belief and metaphysics, especially questions concerning the relation between belief and realism, especially in light of ontological naturalism, and scientistic reductionism, on the one hand, and cultural relativism and Postmodernism, on the other.
All enquiries should be directed to Conor Cunningham:
‘Transcendence and Phenomenology’
Annual conference 1st –2nd September, 2005
Guest Speakers include: Jean-Yves Lacoste, Laszlo Tengelyi, Anthony Steinbock, Paul Audi, Natalie Depraz, Jeff Bloechl, Jean Greisch, Richard Kearney, Rudi Visker, John Milbank, Emmanuel Falque, Ruud Welten, and Dermot Moran.
The COTP welcomes the submission of abstracts on any topic involving phenomenology and, or transcendence. It is especially keen to receive those discussing the resistance phenomenology may offer to ontological reductionism, and those exploring the ‘turn to religion’, so-called, in the work of Michel Henry, Jean-Luc Marion, Paul Ricœur, Jean-Louis Chrétien, Stanislas Breton, and Emmanuel Levinas.
Please submit your abstract of no more than 100 words for review, with your name, academic affiliation (if any), mailing and email address to the program organiser, Conor Cunningham, email: conor.cunningham@nottingham.ac.uk
Click here to download the conference booking form.
For further information regarding conference registration, and accommodation booking, please contact Janet Longley, Departmental Secretary, Department of Theology, +44 (0) 115 9515852, email: janet.longley@nottingham.ac.uk
