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SUMMARY:Speaking (Or Not Speaking) of God  An Interdisciplinary Conference On The Dialectic Of Divine Presence And Absence
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DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>When:</strong>&nbsp\; October 6-7\, 2017</p>\n<p><strong>Where:</strong>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;University of Denver\, Denver\, Colorado</p>\n<p><strong>Sponsors:</strong>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Department of Religious Studies\, Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory</p>\n<p><strong>Deadline for Proposals:</strong>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;July 15\, 2017</p>\n<p><strong>Contact</strong>: &nbsp\;editor.jcrt@gmail.com</a></p>\n<p>Since the philosopher Nietzsche announced the &ldquo\;death of God&rdquo\; over a century ago\, the specter of divine absence has hovered over Western civilization.</p>\n<p>The importance of this theme has not been limited to atheists.&nbsp\; Since at least the 1960s\, the &ldquo\;death of God&rdquo\; movement has captivated the imagination of theologians and philosophers alike\, and as a result has been an ongoing &ndash\; and contentious &ndash\; issue for the public as a whole.&nbsp\; The &nbsp\;box office success in recent years of such Christian films as &ldquo\;God&rsquo\;s Not Dead&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;God&rsquo\;s Not Dead 2&rdquo\;)\, which to date have grossed around $80 million\, attest to a profound\, popular interest in Nietzsche&rsquo\;s famous saying\, even if it has become a focus of the culture wars.</p>\n<p>Whether God is dead or absent\, however\, the question of whether the divine continues to manifest in some way &ndash\; as a &ldquo\;still small voice&rdquo\; or as felt presence &ndash\; is a question that preoccupies religious believers and philosophers and theorists of religion&nbsp\;alike.&nbsp\; Theologian John D. Caputo contends\, for example\, that God may not exist\, but still &ldquo\;insists&rdquo\; in certain mysterious ways. A long spiritual tradition running back to the early Middle Ages known as &ldquo\;negative theology&rdquo\; holds that even if the divine itself is beyond human reach\, one can still &rdquo\;speak&rdquo\; of God &ndash\; paradoxically &ndash\; by &ldquo\;not-speaking.&rdquo\;&nbsp\; Likewise\, God can also &ldquo\;speak&rdquo\; in the same way.</p>\n<p>The symposium will address a number of questions from an interdisciplinary perspective concerning the relationship between the presence/absence and the voice/silence of God.&nbsp\; For instance: What does it imply (theologically\, linguistically\, existentially\, psychologically\, etc.) to invoke the expression &ldquo\;God speaks&rdquo\;? &nbsp\;If God is dead\, does God still &ldquo\;speak from the dead&rdquo\; in some extended sense of the word\, and what does that in itself say about God?&nbsp\; What does it mean to talk about divine &ldquo\;presence&rdquo\; and&nbsp\;&ldquo\;absence&rdquo\;\, or about God &ldquo\;speaking&rdquo\; or &ldquo\;remaining silent&rdquo\;?&nbsp\; Are we simply utilizing&nbsp\;metaphors when we talk about the &ldquo\;voice of God&rdquo\;\, or does such a locution have more palpable&nbsp\;as well as empirical ramifications?</p>\n<p>The conference organizers invite proposals for papers\, panels\, or presentations. &nbsp\;Proposals should be a maximum of 500&nbsp\;words (full papers may also be submitted) and include the full names and affiliations of each presenter along with their email contact information and a 2-3 sentence bio. &nbsp\;Proposals must be submitted as an attachment in Microsoft Word\, or Word-compatible\, format no later than July 15\, 2017 to&nbsp\;editor.jcrt@gmail.com</a>. &nbsp\;Notification of accepted proposals will be sent no later than August 1\, 2017.</p>
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