CFP: Leibniz's Philosophical Theology Today

Leibniz's Philosophical Theology Today

A Special Issue of TheoLogica

Guest Editors: Jeremy Skrzypek (Ohio Dominican) and Dylan Flint (Otterbein University)

In spite of his many contributions to other fields, including but not limited to metaphysics, logic, mathematics, physics, and jurisprudence, Leibniz considered his own chief concern to be theology (Antognazza, 2009). His voluminous religious writings attest to this. However, until fairly recently, scholars in the English-speaking world have largely ignored this aspect of Leibniz’s thought. This is unfortunate since Leibniz’s theological views deserve serious attention.

The goal of this special issue is to showcase some of the many insightful, innovative, and worthwhile contributions to theology and the philosophy of religion that Leibniz has to offer. We seek to build off the recent work of Antognazza (2007), Backus (2016), and Rateau (2019). We welcome papers on any aspect of Leibniz’s religious thought, but we are especially interested in projects that showcase the contemporary relevance of Leibniz’s thinking on topics including, but not limited to:

- God and modality

- Divine freedom and choice

- The problem of evil

- Soteriology

- Love of God and happiness

- Eschatology

- God’s kingdom

- Miracles

- The relationship between Science and Religion

- Divine providence and/or intervention

- Divine foreknowledge

- Divine attributes

- Divine simplicity

- Church reunification

- Religious epistemology

- Religious tolerance

- Christian doctrine (trinity, sacraments, etc.)

It is our contention that Leibniz has much to offer contemporary debates in analytic theology, philosophical theology, and the philosophy of religion. We are especially interested in projects that demonstrate this.

To view the full CFP please visit: Call for Papers | TheoLogica: An International Journal for Philosophy of Religion and Philosophical Theology