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SUMMARY:"Practical Religion" - 2015 Society of Christian Philosophers (Midwest Regional Conference)
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DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>"Practical Religion"<br></strong></p>\n<p><strong>2015 SCP Midwest Regional Conference Call for Papers</strong></p>\n<p>CALL FOR PAPERS</p>\n<p>The 2015 Conference of the Society of Christian Philosophers (Midwest Region)</p>\n<p>March 20-22\, 2015</p>\n<p>Co-hosted by Spring Hill College and the University of South Alabama (Mobile\, AL)</p>\n<p>Theme:&nbsp\; <em>Practical Religion</em></p>\n<p>While much of the current academic scholarship is focused on religious <em>belief</em>\, religion is also fundamentally <em>practical</em>.&nbsp\; For Christians\, it involves one&rsquo\;s relationship with God\; and as Fr. Pedro Arrupe\, S.J.\, once said\, &ldquo\;nothing is more practical than finding God\, than falling in Love in a quite absolute\, final way.&rdquo\;&nbsp\; This thought raises many questions\, among them:</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; What are religious practices?</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; What is the significance of these practices?</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; What is the nature and significance of specific aspects of religious practices: forgiveness\, worship\, meditation\, mission\, faith\, hope\, and love?</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; How does a plurality of religious practices affect any different religious practices?</p>\n<p>We invite submissions exploring any topic of interest to Christian philosophers\, but those dealing explicitly with the conference theme may be given preference.&nbsp\; The conference organizers intend to bring together a wide range of topics and ideas with the hope of fostering a rich and broad discussion among those interested in Christianity and philosophy.&nbsp\; We welcome participation from both Christians and non-Christian philosophers as presenters and participants.</p>\n<p>Keynote Speakers:</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Lara Buchak (UC Berkeley)\,</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Meghan Sullivan (Notre Dame)</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Trent Dougherty (Baylor University)</p>\n<p>Papers (no more than 3000 words) are due by December 20\, 2014. Please include professional contact information and an abstract with your paper.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Submit papers to: midwestscp2015@gmail.com.</p>\n<p>We intend to notify those accepted by Jan 15\, 2015.</p>\n<p><strong>Graduate Student Prize</strong></p>\n<p>Graduate students who wish to be considered for the SCP&rsquo\;s prize for the Best Graduate Student Paper must submit a final draft of their papers by Dec 20\, 2014.&nbsp\; The $400 award will be presented publicly at the conference.&nbsp\; In your submission email\, please indicate that you are a graduate student.</p>\n<p>For any questions about the conference\, please contact:</p>\n<p>Chris Dodsworth - cdodsworth@shc.edu</p>\n<p>Ted Poston - poston@southalabama.edu</p>
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