BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260430T132927Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Gaza:20200229T210000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Gaza:20200229T210000 SUMMARY:Worship and the Human UID:20260430T215414Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Asia/Gaza LOCATION:Konrad Adenauer Conference Center\, Jerusalem\, Israel DESCRIPTION:

As part of the John Templeton Foundation-sponsored project\, entitled &ldquo\;Worship: A Jewish Philosophical Investigation\,&rdquo\; we welcome abstracts for papers on the theme\, &ldquo\;Worship and the Human&rdquo\;.

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We are looking to receive abstracts (1) with relevance to the summer&rsquo\;s theme\, \;(2) that could \;feasibly be \;completed \;within the project time-frame\, \;(3) from scholars with \;a \;demonstrated ability to carry out a philosophical research project. A relevant but not decisive criterion will be the extent to which the application draws on or contributes to \;Jewish \;philosophy.

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Questions such abstracts might address include: In what ways might worship be constitutive of a good life? \;Does it ever make sense to worship someone or something? Is it \;ever ethical to engage in worship\, and is it ever unethical not to engage in worship? How might attitudes like \;worship and deference contribute to a meaningful relationship among worshippers and between the \;worshippers and the thing that is worshipped? When might such attitudes be detrimental? What conception of \;human flourishing might lead to a role for worship\, and how might worship play that role? What conception of \;communal flourishing might lead to a role for communal worship\, and how might worship play that role? What \;role\, if any\, do icons and iconography play in a good life?

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Nine abstracts will be selected from those that we receive. Authors of selected abstracts will be \;expected to write a draft \;paper on the proposed topic by July 31\, 2020 and present/discuss that paper at a four-day workshop\, to be held August 3-6\, 2020 at the Konrad Adenauer Conference Center in Jerusalem. \;

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Authors of the \;selected abstracts will receive a stipend of $4\,000 and room and board for the duration of the workshop.

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To enter your (approximately 500 word) abstract for consideration\, please send it along with your \;CV\, no later than March 1\, 2020\, to \;philosophyofworship@gmail.com.

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Authors of submissions selected for funding will be notified by April 15\, 2020. \;For more information on the project and the summer workshop\, please see our website (below) or contact us at \;philosophyofworship@gmail.com.

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