CFP: 5th World Congress on Logic and Religion – WoCoLoR

The World Congress on Logic and Religion (WoCoLoR) series aims to provide a forum where scholars from a wide range of disciplines  — including, but not limited to, logic, philosophy, mathematics, computer science, the humanities, psychology, linguistics, and the cognitive sciences — together with theologians from diverse religious traditions, can come together to exchange ideas on the latest developments concerning the relationship between logic and religion, reason and faith, and rational inquiry and divine revelation.

There have been four previous editions of WoCoLoR: João Pessoa, Brazil (2015), Warsaw, Poland (2017), Varanasi, India (2022), and Sinaia, Romania (2023). Previous keynote speakers have included Saul Kripke (Schock Prize), Laurent Lafforgue (Fields Medal), Michał Heller (Templeton Prize), Dov Gabbay, Jan Woleński, Piergiorgio Odifreddi, Purushottama Bilimoria, Richard Swinburne, and Eleonore Stump, among others.

The 5th World Congress on Logic and Religion (WoCoLoR 2026) will be held in Vancouver, Canada, from September 23 to 27, 2026. We warmly invite scholars from all relevant fields to submit a one-page abstract or a poster.

We welcome submissions on all aspects of the relationship between logic and religion, both broadly construed. Submissions may be philosophical, formal, interdisciplinary, or applied.

The congress invites work in core areas such as:

• logic and philosophy of religion
• formal logic and theological reasoning
• epistemology of belief and faith
• metaphysics and religious thought
• logic of religious language and symbolism
• praxis-based logic and multi-valued logic
• forms of reasoning embedded in social and economic life

We also encourage submissions that address contemporary and interdisciplinary questions, including:

• artificial intelligence, religion, and epistemic coherence
• logic of economic behavior, profit, and faith
• ethics, business, and religious frameworks
• media and communication in relation to religion
• religion in digital and technological contexts
• underrepresented traditions of the philosophy of religion and logic
• logic and argumentation in the social sphere

In addition, the congress seeks to promote diverse, underrepresented, cultural, and critical perspectives. Relevant topics include:

• Indigenous structures of thought and religion
• comparative religion and systems of belief
• religious dialogue and pluralism
• women and gender in religion
• psychoanalysis, symbolic systems, and religious experience

Submissions may also be directed toward one of the proposed workshop themes, including:

• The Logic of Panentheism (organiser:Ricardo Silvestre; keynote: Philip Clayton)
• Feminisms and Religious Thought (organiser: Tasneen Ahmad; keynote)
• Artificial Intelligence, Faith, and Epistemic Coherence (organiser: Houman Mehrabian; Keynote Alfred Hermida)
• The Logic of Profit and Faith (organizer: Maira de Cinque, Keynotes: David Silver and Samir Gandesha)
• Praxis-Based Logic and Virtue: Jainism, Sikhism, and Chinese traditions (organizer: Agnieszka Rostalska)
• Indigenous Structures of Thought and Major World Religions (organizers: - Daniel Sarvestan [email protected] and - Anna Cook - [email protected]
• Logic of Religious Dialogue (organiser: Marcin Trepczyński; keynote: Stanisław Krajewski)
• Psychoanalysis, Spiritual and Logical dimensions (organizer: Christos Sideras)
• Logical and Computational Omniscience (organizer: Nicolas Fillion)

To submit, please provide your name and affiliation, the title of your paper, an abstract, and, if applicable, your preferred session. Submissions from students are encouraged.