The Center for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Notre Dame\, the Rutgers Center for the Philosophy of Religion\, and the Princeton Project in Philosophy &\; Religion \;are pleased to announce a \;new \;joint \;workshop in philosophy of religion\, to be \;inaugurated in 2026 \;at the University of Notre Dame. This workshop aims to spotlight and help \;incubate \;exciting \;new work in the philosophy of religion \;(broadly-construed)\, as well as to develop and deepen connections among our three centers \;(3 Centers for Philosophy of Religion = 3CPR). \; The plan is to rotate 3CPR each year: it will be hosted at Princeton in 2027 and at Rutgers in 2028. \; \;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260809T111322Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20261206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20261206T120000 SUMMARY:2027 Ethics at Notre Dame symposium: Ethics Beyond Action UID:20260809T133609Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-85fdc8c9d5-c2lrz TZID:America/Indiana/Indianapolis LOCATION:Notre Dame\, United States DESCRIPTION:We invite submissions of abstracts for ENDs 2027\, which will be held at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend\, Indiana\, on Friday\, April 30\, and Saturday\, May 1\, 2027. Abstracts should be between 750 and 1\,000 words (inclusive of everything but the bibliography). Abstracts must be prepared for blind review. The title of the proposed paper should be included at the top of the document\, above the abstract. Save the abstract as a PDF with the paper&rsquo\;s title as its name (e.g.\, &ldquo\;Paper&rsquo\;s Title.pdf&rdquo\;) and attach it to an email sent to ends@nd.edu with the subject heading &ldquo\;Abstract for ENDs 2027.&rdquo\; The deadline is noon (EST) on Sunday\, December 6\, 2026. The proposed paper must be on normative ethics and relate to the theme &ldquo\;Ethics Beyond Action.&rdquo\; We are especially interested in submissions that aim to open up new lines of inquiry relating to this theme.
\nPossible topics under this theme include but are not limited to: (1) moral education\; (2) moral perception\; (3) moral virtues and vices\; (4) morally relevant feelings\, attitudes\, and emotions\; (5) moral ideals and individual and cultural moral improvement\; (6) whether things besides actions (such as beliefs\, biases\, feelings\, perceptions\, dispositions\, etc.) can be right or wrong\; (7) whether it&rsquo\;s important that a moral theory not be exclusively act-oriented\; (8) whether the motive or intention with which an act is performed is important to its moral assessment\; (9) the epistemological relevance of the emotions to deontic and evaluative assessment\; (10) whether it matters\, morally speaking\, what sorts of reasons or motives we act upon\; (11) whether we can be morally responsible for things that are not under our voluntary control\; etc.
\nSubmissions will be evaluated by the organizers\, and decisions will be finalized in mid-January. The plan is for there to be around eight to ten speakers\, all of whom will be chosen on the basis of the abstracts&mdash\;thus\, no keynotes. The authors of accepted abstracts will be expected to provide drafts of their papers for distribution to ENDs attendees at least four weeks in advance of the conference. Authors will have 30-45 minutes to present their papers at the conference\, followed by Q&\;A. These papers must not be published\, accepted for publication\, or submitted for publication prior to the conclusion of the conference\, for speakers should be willing to consider including their papers in any anthology or symposium that the organizers possibly arrange. Speakers will not be required to include their papers\, but they should be open to doing so depending on what the organizers are able to arrange. Since abstracts will be reviewed anonymously\, those affiliated with the University of Notre Dame are welcome to submit to ENDs.
\nLastly\, those who are either currently enrolled in a graduate program or within fifteen (15) years of having received their Ph.D should note that we offer a $5\,000 prize for the most outstanding paper by an early-career scholar.
\nThe Ethics at Notre Dame symposium ("ENDs" for short) is a biennial\, thematic conference in normative ethics held every other spring at the University of Notre Dame beginning in 2027. Free and open to all registrants\, ENDs aims both to advance new work on significant themes in ethical theory and to support scholars&mdash\;especially those early in their careers&mdash\;through feedback\, mentorship\, and potential publication opportunities.
\nSee ethics.nd.edu/ends for more information. Email ends@nd.edu with questions.
ORGANIZER;CN=Douglas W. Portmore;CN=Katie O'Dell;CN=Tom Dougherty;CN=Cheshire Calhoun: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260809T111322Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20270115T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20270115T000000 SUMMARY:Notre Dame Summer Seminars in Philosophy of Religion UID:20260809T133610Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-85fdc8c9d5-c2lrz TZID:America/Indiana/Indianapolis LOCATION:Notre Dame\, United States\, 46556 DESCRIPTION:Recent PhDs (no more than 3 years post PhD as of June 30\, 2027) and current graduate students in philosophy\, with interest in the philosophy of religion\, are invited to apply to the 2027 Notre Dame Summer Seminar in Philosophy of Religion. The seminar will be held at the University of Notre Dame from June 28 - July 9\, 2027. Participants will receive a stipend of $2000 as well as room and board\, with some additional family support available as well. The theme of this year&rsquo\;s seminar is "Disagreement\, Humility\, and Polarization." More information on the summer seminars and the application process can be found below. \;
\nSummer Seminar Series Overview: \;
\nAnalytic philosophy of religion has flourished and matured in recent decades\, fostering original research drawing on metaphysics\, epistemology\, ethics\, mind\, and language\, while also cultivating the new discipline of "analytic theology." Philosophers of religion have contributed to a flowering of scholarship in these areas\, founding new peer-reviewed journals\, publishing numerous academic books\, impacting the academy\, ministry\, and lay readers\, and building deep connections with work in theology and the sciences as well as philosophy. Yet most PhD students in philosophy have little opportunity to study recent work in philosophy of religion in their graduate programs\, and early career faculty often find little support for pursuing scholarly research in these areas. \;The Notre Dame Summer Seminars in Philosophy of Religion aim to fill this gap by (1) bringing together graduate students and early career scholars for intensive study of contemporary topics in philosophy of religion taught by leading figures in philosophy and related disciplines\, and (2) creating an extended mentorship program for all participants to be able to work with senior philosophers of religion to advance their writing and receive guidance in their early years in the profession. The seminars run for 2 weeks over three summers (2027\, 2028\, and 2029) on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.
\nSummer 2027 Theme: "Disagreement\, Humility\, and Polarization"
\n\nReligion is often political and divisive. Should this matter\, for how we think about God or\, indeed\, the propriety of religious belief? How could we know God or have faith in a world where religious traditions disagree sharply about what God is like - and where those divisions themselves contribute to unrest and hatred? Further questions connected with this theme include: how do particular theological traditions encode prescriptions for engaging with disagreement? How do these recommendations fare when evaluated for epistemic and practical rationality\, or their compatibility with just political systems? Is something like humility sufficient to save us from fueling religious division\, and if so\, what is humility like and how could we cultivate it at scale? Would a humbler approach to religion favor certain spiritual or theological traditions over others - for example\, is there a relationship between humility and agnosticism or apophaticism? How shall we understand the character traits of humility\, empathy\, and love for others given polarizing issues of politics or doctrine? What insights are there from sociology and psychology on religious communities\, belonging\, and changing values in a polarized era?
\nApplication Process:
\n\nApplications are due by January 15\, 2027 and must consist of the following: 1. A statement of interest in the Seminar of no more than 500 words\; 2. A complete CV\; 3. A writing sample (which need not engage the Seminar theme) which can serve as a default project to discuss with an assigned faculty mentor. \;
\n\nApplication materials must be submitted electronically to philreligion@nd.edu. Application materials 1-3 above must be submitted as a single PDF in the order listed. The PDF must be titled in the following manner: Last Name\, First Name. Application materials must be received by January 15\, 2027 to assure full consideration. We anticipate notifying selected applicants by April 1\, 2027.
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Matthew A. Benton;CN=Laura Frances Callahan;CN=Michael Rea: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260809T111322Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20270430T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20270501T170000 SUMMARY:2027 Ethics at Notre Dame symposium: Ethics Beyond Action UID:20260809T133611Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-85fdc8c9d5-c2lrz TZID:America/Indiana/Indianapolis LOCATION:Notre Dame\, United States DESCRIPTION:The Ethics at Notre Dame symposium ("ENDs" for short) is a biennial\, thematic conference in normative ethics held every other spring at the University of Notre Dame beginning in 2027. Free and open to all registrants\, ENDs aims both to advance new work on significant themes in ethical theory and to support scholars&mdash\;especially those early in their careers&mdash\;through feedback\, mentorship\, and potential publication opportunities.
\nThe 2027 ENDs Conference will be held \;Friday\, April 30\, and Saturday\, May 1\, 2027. The conference theme for 2027 is \;Ethics Beyond Action.
ORGANIZER;CN=Douglas W. Portmore;CN=Katie O'Dell;CN=Tom Dougherty;CN=Cheshire Calhoun: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260809T111322Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20270628T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20270709T170000 SUMMARY:Notre Dame Summer Seminars in Philosophy of Religion UID:20260809T133612Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-85fdc8c9d5-c2lrz TZID:America/Indiana/Indianapolis LOCATION:Notre Dame\, United States\, 46556 DESCRIPTION:The first of three Notre Dame Summer Seminars in Philosophy of Religion\, this two-week intensive will feature speakers from philosophy\, psychology\, and theology\, and up to 20 graduate student or early career participants (see separate Call for Applications). Confirmed speakers: Yuval Avnur (Scripps College)\, \;Olivia Bailey (Berkeley)\, \;Nathan Ballantyne (Arizona State)\, Emily Dumler-Winckler (Theology\, St Louis Univ)\, \;Amy Floweree (Texas Tech)\, \;Sandy Goldberg (Northwestern)\, \;Megan Haggard (Psychology\, Francis Marion Univ)\, Tom Kelly (Princeton)\, Ruth Mayo (Psychology\, Hebrew Univ Jerusalem)\, and Tenelle Porter (Psychology\, Rowan Univ).
\nThe 2027 Seminar theme is "Disagreement\, Humility\, and Polarization": Religion is often political and divisive. Should this matter\, for how we think about God or\, indeed\, the propriety of religious belief? How could we know God or have faith in a world where religious traditions disagree sharply about what God is like - and where those divisions themselves contribute to unrest and hatred? Further questions connected with this theme include: how do particular theological traditions encode prescriptions for engaging with disagreement? How do these recommendations fare when evaluated for epistemic and practical rationality\, or their compatibility with just political systems? Is something like humility sufficient to save us from fueling religious division\, and if so\, what is humility like and how could we cultivate it at scale? Would a humbler approach to religion favor certain spiritual or theological traditions over others - for example\, is there a relationship between humility and agnosticism or apophaticism? \;How shall we understand the character traits of humility\, empathy\, and love for others given polarizing issues of politics or doctrine? What insights are there from sociology and psychology on religious communities\, belonging\, and changing values in a polarized era? Etc.
\nSponsored by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation.
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