The contemporary world faces a double distortion in articulating the relationship between political authority and religious belief\, a pendulum phenomenon that oscillates between two equally risky extremes: the sacralization of politics and the radical secularization of religion. The international seminar "The Sacralization of Politics and the Secularization of Religion. Old Narratives in New Paradigms" aims to analyze these symmetrical pathologies\, inviting critical reflection on the place of the Church in the polis and the legitimate limits of secular power. The first line of analysis concerns the sacralization of politics\, a phenomenon whereby the state or a particular ideology arrogates to itself a soteriological character\, claiming absolute authority and an aura of sacred intangibility. This tendency\, identifiable from ancient monarchies to modern totalitarianisms and subtle forms of contemporary political idolatry\, transforms the instrument into the goal. The seminar will explore how authentic theology and critical thinking provide the tools necessary to unmask this claim as idolatry\, reaffirming the essential distinction between the Kingdom of God and any historical political regime\, which is inherently provisional and subject to ethical judgment. The second direction focuses on the opposite pole: the absolute secularization of religion. This is not limited to a necessary institutional distinction\, but describes a programmatic exclusion of the religious voice from the public sphere\, reducing faith to a strictly subjective and private experience. In the context of what was called the "dictatorship of relativism\," the seminar will question the illusion of the "axiological neutrality" of the public sphere. It will examine how the void left by the withdrawal of religion is often filled by new "civil religions" and secular beliefs\, which function as undeclared dogmatic systems of meaning. The academic event invites researchers in the fields of theology\, philosophy\, political science\, sociology\, and law to contribute to a necessary debate on the restoration of a dynamic balance. How can religious traditions refuse complicity with political idolatry without retreating into a pietism that is irrelevant to the current global context? How can the public dimension of religion&mdash\;especially through the defense of the vulnerable and the promotion of justice&mdash\;be reaffirmed in a society that claims absolute autonomy for the political? How can the role of religion in defending human dignity and the common good be redefined\, beyond political partisanship or retreat into the private sphere? We welcome proposals for papers that address these tensions\, offering original perspectives on how individuals and communities can navigate and avoid the sacralization of politics and the secularization of religion.
ORGANIZER;CN=Dura Ioan: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T100933Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260531T230000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260531T230000 SUMMARY:CFP_Between Fear and Proximity: The Wolf and Contemporary Forms of Otherness UID:20260526T021730Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Between Fear and Proximity.
\nThe Wolf and the Forms of Otherness in the Contemporary Imagination
\nPromoted by the \;Office for Culture of the Diocese of Gubbio
\nDeadline for submission: 31 May 2026
\n1. Objective of the Call
\nOn the occasion of the eighth centenary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi\, and within the
\nframework of the project \;Francesco a Gubbio\, the Office for Culture of the Diocese of Gubbio
\npromotes a Call for Papers addressed to scholars\, educators\, researchers\, and enthusiasts\, with the
\naim of collecting original and unpublished contributions that reinterpret\, in an interdisciplinary and
\ncontemporary perspective\, the figure of the wolf and the encounter with Saint Francis.
\nThe story of the Wolf of Gubbio &ndash\; a Franciscan icon of the encounter with the Other\, a living symbol
\nof otherness\, threat\, and reconciliation &ndash\; still today offers a fertile path for questioning the way in
\nwhich the human being relates to what is different\, to what cannot be domesticated.
\nThe Call invites the exploration of these dynamics through the contemporary cultural imagination\, in
\nits multiple anthropological\, philosophical\, theological\, spiritual\, and educational dimensions.
\n2. Themes and fields of interest
\nContributions must offer an original reflection on the figure of the Franciscan wolf and on the theme
\nof otherness\, within one of the following areas:
\n&bull\; \;Theological/Spiritual: \;the wolf and salvation\, fraternity in Francis\, spirituality of peace and
\nreconciliation.
\n&bull\; \;Pedagogical/Educational: \;educational paths inspired by the Franciscan story\, formative and
\nschool experiences.
\n&bull\; \;Anthropological: \;the wolf as a cultural figure\, symbol of the stranger\, mediations between
\nnature and culture.
\n&bull\; \;Psychological: \;the wolf as an archetype\, fear and transformation\, inner dynamics of the
\nencounter with otherness.
\n&bull\; \;Philosophical: \;forms of encounter and coexistence\, the encounter with the different\, symbol
\nof reconciliation and meeting.
\n3. Target participants
\nThe Call is open to scholars\, teachers\, PhD candidates\, educators\, cultural operators\,
\nindependent researchers\, and enthusiasts\, without any binding academic requirements.
\n4. Submission guidelines
\nEach participant may submit only one contribution\, choosing one of the indicated areas.
\n&bull\; \;The text must be unpublished\, written in Italian\, with a maximum length of 30\,000 characters
\n(including spaces).
\n&bull\; \;The contribution must be accompanied by:
\no \;Title of the paper
\no \;Five keywords \;
\nThe submission must include \;two separate files:
\n1. \;2. \;The anonymous text\, with no reference to the author\, in .doc\, .docx\, or .pdf format.
\nA brief curriculum vitae (max one page) containing:
\no \;Author&rsquo\;s full name
\no \;Short biography (max 500 characters)
\no \;Chosen area
\no \;Email address and phone number
\nAll materials must be sent by 31 May 2026 \;to the following address:
\ncultura@diocesigubbio.it
\nEmail subject: \;Call for Papers &ndash\; Between Fear and Proximity
\n5. Evaluation
\nContributions will be evaluated by a committee of experts in the respective fields.
\nThe evaluation criteria will be:
\n&bull\; \;Consistency with the theme and chosen area
\n&bull\; \;Originality of the approach
\n&bull\; \;Cultural\, educational\, and spiritual relevance of the proposal
\n&bull\; \;Argumentative quality and clarity of exposition
\n6. Publication
\nA selection of particularly deserving contributions will be published in a printed and/or digital
\nvolume curated by the Office for Culture of the Diocese of Gubbio and publicly presented during
\n2026\, as part of the Franciscan celebrations.
\n7. Rights and Use
\nAuthors retain full intellectual ownership of their texts. However\, by submitting\, they authorize the
\nDiocese of Gubbio to publish the selected contributions\, in printed and/or digital form\, without
\nadditional compensation\, for cultural and dissemination \;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T100933Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260601T234500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260601T234500 SUMMARY:10th Theistic Ethics Workshop UID:20260526T021731Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Graylyn Conference Center\, Winston-Salem\, United States DESCRIPTION:Goal: Contemporary philosophy of religion has been richly informed by important work in metaphysics and epistemology. At the same time\, there has not been nearly as much work done at the intersection of philosophy of religion and meta-ethics or normative theory. To help inspire more good work in this area\, Christian Miller (Wake Forest)\, Mark Murphy (Georgetown)\, and Chris Tucker (William &\; Mary) have been organizing a series of annual workshops on theistic ethics for a number of years.
\nLogistics: The tenth workshop will be held at the Graylyn Conference Center at Wake Forest University (www.graylyn.com)\, one of the nicest conference facilities in the country. We will begin with dinner and the first paper on Thursday\, September 10 and conclude at the end of the day on Saturday\, September 12\, 2026. There will be five invited papers and four spots for submitted papers. All papers have 40 minutes for presentation and at least 40 minutes for discussion.
\nThemes: &ldquo\;Theistic ethics&rdquo\; is to be understood broadly to include such topics as divine command and divine will theories\, God and natural law\, ethics and the problem of evil\, moral arguments for a theistic being\, infused and acquired virtues\, the harms and benefits of theistic religions\, specific ethical issues in Judaism\, Christianity\, or Islam\, and many other topics as well.
\nApplying: \;Those interested in participating should submit an abstract of up to 750 words and a current C.V. to Christian Miller at \;millerc@wfu.edu \;by \;June 1\, 2026. Word or PDF file formats only. Please prepare abstracts for anonymous review. \; For although the organizers seek to have a balanced program both in terms of topics and presenters\, the initial stage of review will be done anonymously. Submitters to a previous year&rsquo\;s workshop\, whether successful or unsuccessful\, are welcome to apply to this year&rsquo\;s workshop. \;
\nNotification will be made by June 30\, 2026. If your abstract is selected\, we will cover your accommodation\, meals\, and travel. Co-authors are welcome\, but only one author&rsquo\;s expenses can be covered. You do not have to send your paper in advance of the workshop\, and it certainly can be a work in progress. \; Questions about the workshop should be sent to \;millerc@wfu.edu.
ORGANIZER;CN=Christian Miller;CN=Mark C. Murphy;CN=Chris Tucker: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T100933Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260605T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260605T234500 SUMMARY:Experimenting Philosophy of Religion: Altering Politics\, Ecology and Aesthetics in Transition UID:20260526T021732Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION:Vienna\, Austria DESCRIPTION:Dear colleagues\,
\nwe are pleased to invite submissions for the conference \;&ldquo\;Experimenting Philosophy of Religion: Altering Politics\, Ecology and Aesthetics in Transition&rdquo\;\, which will take place from \;21&ndash\;23 October 2026 \;at the \;University of Vienna.
\nThe conference explores &ldquo\;experimenting philosophy of religion&rdquo\; as a field\, method\, and performative mode of exchange. It aims to engage with pressing contemporary challenges&mdash\;particularly in politics\, ecology\, and aesthetics&mdash\;by fostering exploratory\, unconventional\, and interdisciplinary approaches. \;While the focus lies on philosophy of religion\, contributions from related disciplines such as sociology\, political science\, and cultural studies\, artistic and other related disciplines are very welcome. \;We \;especially welcome contributions that work with innovative methods\, address marginal questions\, or challenge established disciplinary boundaries.
\nThe conference is structured around three thematic panels:
\nEarly career researchers are particularly encouraged to apply. Presentations will be 20 minutes long\, followed by a response and discussion.
\nSubmission details and guidelines \;in the full Call for Papers can be found \;here.
\nDeadline for submissions: \;5 June 2026
Notification of acceptance: \;30 June 2026
Please send submissions to: \;xphilrel.2026@univie.ac.at
\nLimited funding are available.
\nIf you have any questions\, feel free to contact us at any time.
\nWe look forward to your contributions.
\nWith best regards\,
Christian Faber &\; Marco Fiorletta
Perceptual experiences seem to present\, make manifest\, or &lsquo\;give&rsquo\; the world to us. Such experiences have &lsquo\;presentational phenomenology&rsquo\;\, or &lsquo\;presentational feel&rsquo\;\; they seem to offer &lsquo\;scene immediacy&rsquo\; or &lsquo\;givenness in-the-flesh&rsquo\;. And perhaps perceptual experiences are not unique in this regard: similar expressions have been used to articulate\, for instance\, mathematical intuitions\, and certain religious experiences. However\, most attempts to characterize presentational phenomenology revolve around striking yet unexplained metaphors. The aim of this conference is to move beyond metaphor\, exploring presentational phenomenology in a variety of different contexts and from a variety of different perspectives\, including epistemology\, philosophy of perception\, philosophy of religion\, psychopathology\, and VR research.
Abstracts of a maximum of 1\,000 words (list of references not included) on topics related to the theme of the conference are to be sent to s.overgaard@hum.ku.dk no later than Monday the 15th of June\, 11.59 pm Central European Time. Abstracts must include a word count.
ORGANIZER;CN="Søren Overgaard";CN=Laura Oppi;CN="Kasper Møller Nielsen";CN=Mads G. Henriksen: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T100934Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20260617T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20260619T170000 SUMMARY:International Levinas Conference UID:20260526T021736Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Vilnius LOCATION:Faculty of Humanities\, Vytautas Magnus University V. Putvinskio st. 23\, Room 103 Kaunas\, Lithuania\, Kaunas\, Lithuania DESCRIPTION:International Levinas Conference\, June 17-19\, 2026\, Vytautas Magnus University\, Kaunas\, Lithuania
Emmanuel Levinas&rsquo\;s philosophical reflections on \;home\, \;exile\, \;dwelling\, and \;displacement \;remain central to contemporary ethical\, political\, and phenomenological inquiry. These themes resonate with questions of identity\, hospitality\, migration\, and responsibility &ndash\; issues that continue to shape our global and local landscapes.
In \;June 2026\, scholars gather in \;Kaunas\, \;Lithuania\, the birthplace of Levinas\, for a three‑day conference dedicated to exploring these themes from diverse methodological\, historical\, and interdisciplinary perspectives. The conference aims to provide a platform for Levinas scholars &ndash\; both established and emerging &ndash\; to engage deeply with his thought and its contemporary relevance. \; Scholars from \;all backgrounds and disciplines \;are welcome to attend and participate! \; For further information on the venue and programme: \;International Levinas Conference \; \; If you would like to attend/find out more\, please contact: thomas.froy@uantwerpen.be \; viktoras.bachmetjevas@vdu.lt dfhoinski@mail.wvu.edu agne.gintautaite@vdu.lt \; We hope to see you there! (On behalf of the organising committee) Thomas Froy
An annual conference in analytic theology.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T100934Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260625T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260625T170000 SUMMARY:Omnipresence - Online Book Symposium UID:20260526T021738Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The online Book Symposium on The Oxford Handbook of Omnipresence (eds. A. Marmodoro\, D. Migliorini\, B. Page\, OUP 2025) will take place on June 25\, 2026 (11am New York\; 5pm Italy\; 4pm UK). \;
\n\nSYMPOSIUM AGENDA:
\n\nIntroduction to the book (A. Marmodoro\, B. Page) (10min)
\n\;
\nPresentation and discussion of some chapters (1h 30min):
\n\;
\nD. Zimmerman (Rutgers University)\, Divine Location and the Inheritance of Spatial Structure
\nDiscussant: J. Gordon (Wheaton College)
\n\nA. Cotnoir (St. Andrews University)\, Omnipresence: Mereology and Simplicity
\nDiscussant: J. Arcadi (Wheaton College)
\n\nJ. Rasmussen (Baylor University)\, The God in All: How Constitution Theology Can Illuminate the Divine Nature
\nDiscussant: A. Buckareff (Marist University)
\n\nGeneral discussion (30 min)
\n\nLink to join: https://slu.zoom.us/j/97531727489?pwd=AAbQfTG20QSizbS4rUh7Os7TKjb0Ng.1#success
\n\nFor more information email: Damiano Migliorini (damigliorini2@gmail.com) or Ben Page or Anna Marmodoro
\n\nBook contents: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-omnipresence-9780198875314?cc=it&\;lang=en&\;
\n\nEveryone welcome!
\nAnna Marmodoro\, Damiano Migliorini\, Ben Page
ORGANIZER;CN=Damiano Migliorini: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T100934Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260626T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20260627T170000 SUMMARY:The BEYOND LANGUAGE 2026 Conference UID:20260526T021739Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION:Universitätsring 1\, Vienna\, Austria DESCRIPTION:BEYOND LANGUAGE \;is an international conference that aims at integrating international young researchers of language\, literature and culture understood as pivotal social human behavioral patterns. Conference organizers wish to address\, among other issues\, the need of investigating minority speech communities\, endangered and vanishing languages\, literatures and cultures\, small languages\, pidgins and creoles\, as well as narrowing down the scope of study of cultural practices performed by the means of language and studies through the scope of contact linguistics and anthropological linguistics.
\nThis year the Young Scholars Conference &ndash\; BEYOND LANGUAGE 2026 &ndash\; for the first time invites scientists from biological\, medical\, and experimental sciences!
\nThe scope of the conference seeks to establish a ground for new research in the following areas:
\n&ndash\; endangered and vanishing languages\, literatures and cultures\,
\n&ndash\; anthropological linguistics\,
\n&ndash\; studies of cultures and societies\,
\n&ndash\; cultural patterns in discursive practices\,
\n&ndash\; folk-linguistics and folk-anthropology\,
\n&ndash\; mechanisms of language change (and language death)\,
\n&ndash\; the ethnography of communication\,
\n&ndash\; studies of small languages and linguistic vitality\,
\n&ndash\; field linguistics\,
\n&ndash\; translation/interpretation studies\,
\n\;&ndash\; non-confessional theology\,
\n&ndash\; public and critical theology\,
\n&ndash\; philosophy of religion\,
\n&ndash\; political epistemology\,
\n&ndash\; studies of identity\, borders\, and cultural transformation\, broader interdisciplinary humanities\,
\n&ndash\; current research problems and challenges in contemporary biology\, medicine and experimental sciences in all their dimensions.
\nHonorary patronage &\; publication opportunity:
\nÆ\; \;Academic Publishing\, San Diego\, USA
\nAcademic Journal of Modern Philology
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T100934Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260630T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260630T234500 SUMMARY:New Perspectives on Evolution\, Teleology\, and Theology UID:20260526T021740Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The workshop investigates new perspectives on the relations of evolution\, teleology\, and theology. Although the topic is much discussed\, new developments in both biology\, philosophy of biology\, and theology/philosophy of religion impact how the relation of evolution and teleology is seen. \;
\nWe ask: \;What is the relationship between evolutionary theory\, teleology\, and theology? How does evolution\, as a scientific theory\, relate to philosophical views of &ldquo\;unguided&rdquo\; or &ldquo\;guided&rdquo\; evolution?
\nWe invite papers focusing on one of the following four themes in relation to the workshop topic: (1) Varieties of Evolutionary Teleological Views\, (2) Explanatory Power and Methodological Considerations\, (3) The Impact of New Scientific Perspectives\, and (4) Theological Perspectives and Worldviews. Contributions can come from scientists\, philosophers\, theologians\, and historians. Please see further details at the event website and contact the organizers\, E. V. Rope Kojonen (Faculty of Theology\, University of Helsinki) or Zachary Ardern (Wellcome Sanger Institute\, Cambridge) if you have questions.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T100934Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260715T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260715T234500 SUMMARY:Religion\, Politics\, and Cognitive Warfare: Information\, Interpretation\, Conspiracy\, and the Struggle for Reality UID:20260526T021741Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Religion\, Politics\, and Cognitive Warfare: Information\, Interpretation\, Conspiracy\, and the Struggle for Reality\nCall for Papers and Presentations\nDetails\nThe Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory (JCRT) invites proposals for an online conference entitled \;Religion\, Politics\, and Cognitive Warfare: Information\, Interpretation\, Conspiracy\, and the Struggle for Reality. \;The proceedings will be considered for publication in a special issue of the \;JCRT.
\nThis conference investigates how beliefs\, paranoia\, and conspiratorial modes of knowing shape a contemporary cognitive battlespace in which actors struggle to define truth\, authority\, and reality itself. Drawing on Michel Foucault&rsquo\;s \;Lectures on the Will to Know \;and Julia Kristeva&rsquo\;s \;This Incredible Need to Believe \;(2024)\, we focus on practices of selective fact use and &ldquo\;truth-selecting&rdquo\; that construct alternative epistemic orders while claiming privileged access to what is &ldquo\;really&rdquo\; going on.
\nRather than treating conspiracy thinking as merely political or psychological\, the conference foregrounds its religious dimensions: faith in hidden powers\, moral dualism\, apocalyptic expectation\, and hermeneutical struggle over revelatory access to the real. Conspiracy cultures routinely reproduce theological structures of knowing&mdash\;visions of salvation and corruption\, truth and deception\, initiation and blindness. At the same time\, new forms of &ldquo\;cognitive warfare&rdquo\; reframe these religious energies within state and platform attempts to govern perception\, attention\, and trust. Artificial intelligence\, algorithmic media\, and strategic information campaigns do not only deliver messages\; they create digital ecologies in which suspicion becomes faith-like and revelation is continual.
\nThe conference organizers are seeking proposals of high academic quality that take a reflective and analytical approach to both general and specific topics with international appeal or focus. We encourage contributions from scholars of religious studies\, philosophy\, communication\, sociology\, security studies\, psychology\, media\, and related fields. Submissions should engage religion as a dynamic force&mdash\;conceptually\, historically\, or materially&mdash\;within the cognitive battlespaces of our time. We encourage contributions from a spectrum of perspectives\, approaches\, and methodologies.
\nWe are not interested in papers that simply rehearse or promote particular conspiracies\, or that use the conference as a platform for calling out disliked groups. We are not interested in polemics\, jeremiad\, or de facto advocacy pieces. Instead\, we welcome theoretically informed and methodologically rigorous work that takes the religious and epistemic dimensions of cognitive conflict seriously as objects of critical inquiry.
\nTopics and Guiding Questions\nProposals may address\, but are not limited to\, the following subthemes and questions:
\n1. Paranoid Styles and Truth-Selecting\nReligious narratives have always negotiated the boundary between revelation and delusion\, authority and transgression. This subtheme explores how conspiratorial and paranoid styles echo older religious hermeneutics&mdash\;selective citation\, esoteric interpretation\, claims to hidden truth&mdash\;while retooling them in secular or digital forms. How do religious movements or quasi-religious publics narrate their privileged access to hidden realities? What theological and philosophical resources&mdash\;including the Foucauldian genealogy of the &ldquo\;will to truth&rdquo\;&mdash\;sustain these modes of &ldquo\;truth selection&rdquo\; and suspicion?
\n2. Zionism\, Antisemitism\, and Global Conspiracy Imaginaries\nReligious symbols and myths remain central to global conspiracy thinking\, and Judaism occupies a particularly charged position in these narratives. This subtheme invites analyses of antisemitic conspiracies past and present\, from classical &ldquo\;hidden ruler&rdquo\; myths to their algorithmic reprints in digital culture. How do such imaginaries convert theological motifs into political paranoia? What criteria can scholars use to distinguish legitimate critique of religion or state policy from conspiratorial reinscriptions of sacred enmity and eschatological blame?
\n3. AI\, Platforms\, and Paranoid Infrastructures\nTechnological systems now mediate belief and belonging in ways that rival traditional religious institutions. As artificial intelligence curates information and personalizes experience\, it also reconfigures how suspicion\, revelation\, and trust are produced and distributed. This subtheme asks whether algorithmic systems function as &ldquo\;paranoid infrastructures&rdquo\;&mdash\;digital environments that reinforce particular patterns of attention and faith. How do these systems become sites of religious projection\, and how do AI-generated and synthetic media intersect with conspiracy\, extremism\, and religious imaginary?
\n4. Cognitive Warfare and the Expanded Battlespace\nThe concepts of &ldquo\;cognitive warfare&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;cognitive domain operations&rdquo\; increasingly shape strategic and policy discourse\, yet they resonate with deeply theological questions about will\, truth\, and freedom. When states and institutions seek to &ldquo\;weaponize&rdquo\; belief or perception\, they enter into the same struggle for reality long theorized within religious and philosophical traditions. How might religious studies and critical theory help decode the sacred undercurrents of this emerging battlefield&mdash\;its rituals\, its eschatologies\, its doctrines of purified mind and corrupted reason?
\n5. Ethics of Information Control and Scholarly Responsibility\nReligious communities have always wrestled with the ethics of teaching\, interpretation\, and secrecy&mdash\;questions that return urgently in the academy&rsquo\;s role as arbiter of truth amid disinformation. This subtheme invites reflexive discussion of how scholars navigate the line between critique and amplification when studying conspiratorial or extremist movements. What responsibilities accompany the act of curating knowledge&mdash\;or withholding it&mdash\;in an age when information itself is the battlefield?
\n6. Esoteric and Speculative Knowledge\nReligious and occult traditions offer rich precedents for contemporary speculative and conspiratorial epistemologies. Drawing on Michael Barkun and related theorists of stigmatized knowledge\, this subtheme investigates how claims to esoteric or speculative truth function as alternative forms of knowing and meaning-making\, challenging empiricist and positivist paradigms. What ethical and epistemic possibilities emerge when the speculative is taken seriously as an object of inquiry? Where are the boundaries between credible revelation\, creative speculation\, and dangerous delusion\, and how do such claims sustain communities seeking Reality amid uncertainty?
\nSubmission of Proposals\nContributors should send an abstract of 300&ndash\;500 words outlining their proposal and its relevance to the conference theme. All proposals should be submitted as email attachments to the editor at \;editor.jcrt@gmail.com \;with the subject line header: &ldquo\;Religion\, Politics\, and Cognitive Warfare &ndash\; [Paper Title].&rdquo\;
\nAbstracts of papers\, drafts of papers\, or complete papers are welcome\, as well as proposals for oral presentations\, panel discussions\, or short workshops. Accepted presenters will be invited to submit finished articles for peer review and possible inclusion in a special issue of the \;JCRT.
\nPublication\nAs the \;Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory \;works toward a special issue on Religion\, Politics\, and Cognitive Warfare\, our goal is to create an interdisciplinary forum for rigorous examination of these pressing issues. All conference presenters will be invited to submit finished articles for peer review. Selected articles will be published in a forthcoming special issue of the \;JCRT.
\nQueries\nFor questions regarding the conference or submissions\, please contact the JCRT editorial office at \;editor.jcrt@gmail.com.
\nSponsored by the Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory (JCRT) in Collaboration with the University of Denver
\njcrt.org/religioustheory \; - \; \;editor.jcrt@gmail.com
ORGANIZER;CN=Adam DJ Brett;CN=Carl Raschke;CN=Kev Grane: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T100934Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260731T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260731T000000 SUMMARY:Tourism\, Religion\, and Politics: The Influence of Political Environments on Religious Tourism UID:20260526T021742Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:CALL FOR PAPERS: TOURISM\, RELIGION\, AND POLITICS &ndash\;
\n&ldquo\;Open Theology&rdquo\; (https://www.degruyterbrill.com/opth) \; invites submissions for the special issue &ldquo\;Tourism\, Religion\, and Politics: The Influence of Political Environments on Religious Tourism\,&rdquo\; edited by Dr. Caglar Ezikoglu.
CFP: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/publication/journal_key/OPTH/downloadAsset/OPTH_CFP_Tourism_Religion_and_Politics.pdf
DESCRIPTION
\nThis topical issue seeks contributions that explore the complex intersection of tourism\, religion\, and politics. We are particularly looking for studies examining how the political environment influences religious tourism. Submissions should aim to integrate theoretical and practical theology with empirically grounded analysis (qualitative\, quantitative\, mixed-method) to examine these dynamics.
\nTo fully explore this intersection\, the issue particularly welcomes studies that analyze the role of state policies\, investigating how government regulations\, diplomacy\, and political stability directly impact religious travel and heritage sites. Furthermore\, contributors are encouraged to examine the concepts of soft power and identity\, specifically how religious tourism is utilized as a strategic tool for national identity building and the projection of political soft power. This issue also emphasizes the importance of social locations and intersectionality\, inviting critical examinations of how class\, race/ethnicity\, indigeneity\, and colonial legacies shape both access to and the lived experiences of religious tourism. Finally\, we welcome case-based evaluations that offer transferable indicators and benchmarks to help understand political mobilization through religious tourism routes.
\nEspecially welcomed are papers presenting:
\nBecause &ldquo\;Open Theology&rdquo\; is published under an open access model\, as a rule\, publication costs should be covered by Article Publishing Charges (APC)\, paid by authors\, their affiliated institutions\, funders or sponsors. Authors without access to publishing funds are encouraged to discuss potential discounts or waivers with OA Portfolio Manager Magdalena Skoneczna (magdalena.skoneczna@degruyterbrill.com) \; before submitting their manuscripts.
\nHOW TO SUBMIT
\nSubmissions will be collected until July 31\, 2026\, via the on-line submission system at http://www.editorialmanager.com/openth/. Please choose section/category: special issue Tourism\, Religion\, and Politics. Before submission\, authors should carefully read the Instruction for Authors\, available at: https://www.degruyter.com/publication/journal_key/OPTH/downloadAsset/OPTH_Instruction%20for%20Authors.pdf
\n\;All contributions will undergo critical peer review before being accepted for publication.
\nFurther questions about content for this thematic issue can be addressed to the editor\, Dr. Caglar Ezikoglu (c.ezikoglu@wlv.ac.uk). Financial questions should be directed to the journal OA Portfolio Manager Magdalena Skoneczna (magdalena.skoneczna@degruyterbrill.com). In case of technical problems with submission please write to Assistant.Managing.Editor@degruyterbrill.com
\nFind us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OpenTheology
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ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T100934Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260731T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260731T180000 SUMMARY:Philosophia Reformata special issue "Faith\, Philosophy\, and AI" UID:20260526T021743Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers Special Issue Philosophia Reformata
\nJournal: \;Philosophia Reformata (www.brill.com/phir)
\nSpecial issue: Faith\, Philosophy\, and Artificial Intelligence
\nGuest editors: Christine Boshuijzen-van Burken (Eindhoven University of Technology\; The Netherlands Defence Academy) and Maaike Harmsen (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
\nDeadline: Papers (5\,000&ndash\;9\,000 words) may be submitted through the journal&rsquo\;s website until 31 July 2026
\nArtificial intelligence (AI) has received much attention over the last decade\, not only from those working in computer science\, who saw a swift advancement in existing AI models and architectures\, but also from investors who spur the development and uptake of AI in various professions\, as well as from ethicists seeking to address ethical issues relating to AI development and use. Typical approaches include the listing of principles for responsible use and development of AI\, principles such as fairness\, transparency\, explainability\, and accountability.
\nLess attention\, however\, has been paid to philosophical issues as they relate to reasoning about AI\, including the religious assumptions that inform normative positions toward its use and development. What do we mean when we say we are developing or using &ldquo\;artificial intelligence&rdquo\;? What existential need gives rise to the demand for AI ethics and regulation? Rather than adding to the multiplicity of existing definitions and ethical stances\, this special issue seeks to unpack philosophical presuppositions\, metaphysical assumptions\, and religious commitments that explicitly or implicitly inform AI debates. We invite authors who discuss AI from either Christian or other religious philosophical perspectives. Relevant topics include ontological\, epistemological\, metaphysical\, and other philosophical questions and issues regarding AI in general&mdash\;for example:
\nIn addition\, authors may discuss specific &ldquo\;manifestations&rdquo\; of AI\, such as large or small language models\, AI decision support systems\, AI vision detection and classification tools\, video-generating AI\, agentic AI\, and GenAI.
\nFor more information\, please contact the editorial assistant\, Mathanja Berger: mathanja@bergeracademicediting.nl.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T100934Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260803T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260807T170000 SUMMARY:Idols of Modernity: The Human Desire for Meaning and the Migration of the Holy (Summer School) UID:20260526T021744Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Zurich LOCATION:Kloster Mariastein\, Mariastein\, Switzerland\, CH-4115 DESCRIPTION:In his recent book The Uses of Idolatry (OUP 2024)\, William T. Cavanaugh argues that worship has not disappeared from our supposedly «\;secular»\; world\, but has merely changed its target. Instead of God\, created things and structures are worshipped. Cavanaugh examines modern forms of idolatry\, such as nationalism and consumer culture\, and shows how people become dominated by their own creations. Drawing on insights from history\, theology\, philosophy\, political science\, sociology and cultural studies\, the book recognizes idolatry as more than merely a «\;religious»\; phenomenon and views the critique of idolatry as a genuinely interdisciplinary project with the aim of revealing how and why we sacrifice ourselves and others to gods of our own design. The fo&chi\;s Summer School 2026 offers an opportunity to discuss these provocative theses and approaches with the author and to explore their consequences for our view of ourselves\, our culture and our academic work.
\nThe Summer School is designed for advanced undergraduate\, graduate\, and doctoral students in all disciplines\, willing to engage in in-depth study of philosophical\, intellectual-historical\, and theological developments.
ORGANIZER;CN=Matthias Egg: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T100934Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260823T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260828T170000 SUMMARY:From Disciples to Followers: Questioning the Digital Experience of Religions Online UID:20260526T021745Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Brussels LOCATION:Koningstraat 2\, Antwerpen\, Belgium\, 2000 DESCRIPTION:The 2026 edition of the UCSIA Summer School is titled &ldquo\;From Disciples to Followers: Questioning the Digital Experience of Religions Online&rdquo\;\, and marks the final year of UCSIA&rsquo\;s three-year cycle on &ldquo\;Religion &\; Politics: (Dis)Entanglements in Communities and Societies&rdquo\;.
\nThis summer school invites early-career scholars to critically examine how digital technologies\, online platforms\, and political economies are reshaping religious practices\, publics\, authorities\, and forms of belonging.
\nThe Faculty
\nTwo experts have already confirmed their attendance:
\nYasmin Moll (University of Michigan) is a socio-cultural anthropologist whose work explores the intersections of religion\, media\, politics\, and ethics in the Middle East and North Africa.
\nAlessandra Vitullo (Sapienza University of Rome) is a sociologist specializing in digital religion\, online mediation of belief\, and the transformation of religious authority and belonging in digital cultures.
ORGANIZER;CN=University Centre Saint-Ignatius Antwerp Ucsia: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T100934Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260901T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260901T234500 SUMMARY:Kantian Journal. Special Issue "Immanuel Kant on Jesus Christ and Christianity" UID:20260526T021746Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Kant&rsquo\;s attitude toward Jesus Christ and Christianity has received little attention in contemporary Kant studies. Among studies of Kant&rsquo\;s philosophy of religion today\, as for a long time before\, the leading topics include the critique of the proofs for the existence of God and its influence on the subsequent development of theology\, the moral religion of reason and its specific features\, ethical-theology\, the concept of the highest good\, philosophical theology and its tasks\, theodicy\, and the concept of radical evil. Meanwhile\, more specific issues of Kant&rsquo\;s interpretation of the dogmas fundamental to the Christian faith are overlooked by contemporary researchers. This is also true for the dogma of the God-manhood of Jesus Christ\, his resurrection\, and ascension\, which are equally important for all Christian denominations. However\, in Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason\, Kant devotes an entire section to Jesus Christ and the &ldquo\;ideal of a humanity well-pleasing to God&rdquo\; which has been incarnated by Him (AA 6\, pp. 60&ndash\;78). The God-manhood of Jesus Christ\, his resurrection\, and ascension are also discussed in The Conflict of the Faculties (AA 7\, pp. 38&ndash\;39). The ideal of &ldquo\;perfect humanity&rdquo\; is also discussed in the Critique of Pure Reason (B 596 / A 568). So\, what role does Jesus Christ play in Kant&rsquo\;s philosophy? How far does Kant&rsquo\;s interpretation of His God-manhood depart from the traditional Christian understanding\, and how does it relate to the interpretations of this dogma that were common among Enlightenment theologians? Is faith in Jesus Christ as the God-man\, his resurrection\, and ascension truly essential for Christianity\, or is it perfectly conceivable\, according to Kant\, without it? And can Kant&rsquo\;s moral religion exist without relying on Jesus Christ as the ideal of humanity well-pleasing to God? These and related issues are to be examined in the special issue &ldquo\;Immanuel Kant on Jesus Christ and Christianity&rdquo\;.
\nGuest Editor &ndash\; Prof. Dr Ludmila Kryshtop
The issue (Kantian Journal\, Vol. 46\, No. 1) will be published by the end of March 2027.
Perceptual experiences seem to present\, make manifest\, or &lsquo\;give&rsquo\; the world to us. Such experiences have &lsquo\;presentational phenomenology&rsquo\;\, or &lsquo\;presentational feel&rsquo\;\; they seem to offer &lsquo\;scene immediacy&rsquo\; or &lsquo\;givenness in-the-flesh&rsquo\;. And perhaps perceptual experiences are not unique in this regard: similar expressions have been used to articulate\, for instance\, mathematical intuitions\, and certain religious experiences. However\, most attempts to characterize presentational phenomenology revolve around striking yet unexplained metaphors. The aim of this conference is to move beyond metaphor\, exploring presentational phenomenology in a variety of different contexts and from a variety of different perspectives\, including epistemology\, philosophy of perception\, philosophy of religion\, psychopathology\, and VR research.
ORGANIZER;CN="Søren Overgaard";CN=Laura Oppi;CN="Kasper Møller Nielsen";CN=Mads G. Henriksen: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T100934Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T170000 SUMMARY:10th Theistic Ethics Workshop UID:20260526T021748Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Graylyn Conference Center\, Winston-Salem\, United States DESCRIPTION:Goal: Contemporary philosophy of religion has been richly informed by important work in metaphysics and epistemology. At the same time\, there has not been nearly as much work done at the intersection of philosophy of religion and meta-ethics or normative theory. To help inspire more good work in this area\, Christian Miller (Wake Forest)\, Mark Murphy (Georgetown)\, and Chris Tucker (William &\; Mary) have been organizing a series of annual workshops on theistic ethics for a number of years.
\nLogistics: The tenth workshop will be held at the Graylyn Conference Center at Wake Forest University (www.graylyn.com)\, one of the nicest conference facilities in the country. We will begin with dinner and the first paper on Thursday\, September 10 and conclude at the end of the day on Saturday\, September 12\, 2026. There will be five invited papers and four spots for submitted papers. All papers have 40 minutes for presentation and at least 40 minutes for discussion.
\nThemes: &ldquo\;Theistic ethics&rdquo\; is to be understood broadly to include such topics as divine command and divine will theories\, God and natural law\, ethics and the problem of evil\, moral arguments for a theistic being\, infused and acquired virtues\, the harms and benefits of theistic religions\, specific ethical issues in Judaism\, Christianity\, or Islam\, and many other topics as well.
\nApplying: \;Those interested in participating should submit an abstract of up to 750 words and a current C.V. to Christian Miller at \;millerc@wfu.edu \;by \;June 1\, 2026. Word or PDF file formats only. Please prepare abstracts for anonymous review. \; For although the organizers seek to have a balanced program both in terms of topics and presenters\, the initial stage of review will be done anonymously. Submitters to a previous year&rsquo\;s workshop\, whether successful or unsuccessful\, are welcome to apply to this year&rsquo\;s workshop. \;
\nNotification will be made by June 30\, 2026. If your abstract is selected\, we will cover your accommodation\, meals\, and travel. Co-authors are welcome\, but only one author&rsquo\;s expenses can be covered. You do not have to send your paper in advance of the workshop\, and it certainly can be a work in progress. \; Questions about the workshop should be sent to \;millerc@wfu.edu.
ORGANIZER;CN=Christian Miller;CN=Mark C. Murphy;CN=Chris Tucker: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T100934Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260922T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Warsaw:20260923T170000 SUMMARY:Between Christian and Post-Christian Worldviews UID:20260526T021749Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Warsaw LOCATION:Kopernika 26\, Kraków\, Poland DESCRIPTION:Christian Philosophy: Between Christian and Post-Christian Worldviews (2026)
\n4th \;International Conference:
\nChristian \;Philosophy: Between Christian \;and Post-Christian \;Worldviews
\nIgnatianum University in Krakow\, 22-23 September 2026 (Tuesday-Wednesday)
\nThe term &lsquo\;post-Christian&rsquo\; is increasingly appearing in philosophical and cultural discourse\, employed to describe various phenomena that supposedly follow on after Christianity. Most often\, the term is used to describe a contemporary world in which Christianity either is no longer the dominant religion or is not recognised as such in the way that it was until recently. At the same time\, although there is a post-Christian world\, the Christian world has not ended. The problem of the &lsquo\;post-Christian picture of reality&rsquo\; therefore provokes discussion amongst both supporters and opponents of Christianity &ndash\; especially because what is &lsquo\;post-Christian&rsquo\; cannot be understood in isolation from Christianity itself.
\nIn a globalised world\, we are witnessing a clash between Christian and post-Christian images of the world. While some recognise the permanence and validity of the picture of reality founded on the Christian religion\, others are convinced that this has\, for various reasons\, been deformed or destroyed and belongs to an irreversible past\, both in terms of cognition and at the level of social practice.
\nWhile within Western civilisation broadly construed a post-Christian worldview founded on ecological\, gender-based or technological naturalism would seem to be dominating\, in other parts of the globe the Christian worldview is only just gaining ground.
\nThe situation in which Christian and post-Christian worldviews clash within culture and social life poses a serious challenge for philosophy. Christianity-inspired philosophy must define its place in relation to not only worldviews\, but also phenomena\, trends and concepts with anti-Christian overtones. At the same time\, the post-Christian worldview raises many questions that need to be addressed. Proposals We invite proposals that address the problems of Christian and post-Christian worldviews.
\n\nOur interests lie especially in the following topics and questions\, but are not limited to them: \;
\n&bull\; What are the main historical and systematic problems of the Christian worldview?
\n&bull\; Is an evolution of the Christian worldview possible\, or even necessary?
\n&bull\; What is the difference between post-Christian worldviews and non-Christian or postreligious worldviews?
\n&bull\; What are the main aspects and characteristics of the relationship between Christian and post-Christian worldviews?
\n&bull\; Is the transition between Christianity and post-Christianity itself an irreversible phenomenon?
\n&bull\; In what way is post-Christianity influencing debates in ethics and/or politics?
\n&bull\; Does the post-Christian worldview lead to a dissolution of our deep need for religious truths or values?
\n&bull\; Why is the post-Christian worldview mostly dominated by materialistic and relativistic perspectives that reject God as a person and the spiritual values of Christianity?
\n&bull\; What kind of personal identity and individual existence is being presented within the post-Christian worldview?
\n&bull\; Why is it that\, in the post-Christian world\, religion is becoming a tool of political mobilisation and/or manipulation?
\n&bull\; What is the function of religion within the Christian and post-Christian worldviews?
\n&bull\; Is the very meaning of Christianity dissolved in the post-Christian worldview into a set of broad ideals about human behaviour and society?
\n&bull\; What is the position of the Christian and post-Christian worldviews on the truth-falsehood opposition?
\n\nSubmissions:
\nPlease submit a 500-word abstract of your paper (in PDF format) by March 31\, 2026\, via EasyChair\, using the following link:
\nhttps://easychair.org/conferences?conf=chp26
\nLanguage: only proposals in English will be accepted for consideration.
\nWe will be delighted to encounter all participants in person here at Ignatianum University in Cracow. However\, the organisers plan to conduct this conference in hybrid mode\, combining both online and on-site elements. Each conference participant will receive a certificate indicating also the mode of participation.
\n\nWe are pleased to announce that the following individuals have agreed to give a lecture or participate in a panel discussion during the conference:
\nJeffrey Bloechl &ndash\; Boston College\,
\nUSA Chantal Delsol &ndash\; University of Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallé\;e\,
\nFrance Piotr Gutowski &ndash\; John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin\,
\nPoland John Milbank &ndash\; University of Nottingham\, UK
\nLinda Trinkaus Zagzebski &ndash\; University of Oklahoma\, USA
\n\nFees
\nThe conference is open to the public (also via social media). Presenting participants will be charged a fee to help cover costs (materials\, dinner\, coffee breaks\, etc.). For the exact amount of the conference fee\, see below.
\nEarly submission (up to December 31\, 2025) will attract a reduced fee (so-called &lsquo\;Early Bird registration&rsquo\;).
\nRegular participants 60/80/100 EUR (Early Birds/PhD Students/Regular Participants).
\nOnline participants 30/40/50 EUR (Early Birds/PhD Students/Regular Participants)
\n\nWe plan to record all presentations and then publish them on conference YouTube chanel and on the conference Facebook fanpage. After the conference we plan to publish a special issue in a philosophical journal\, containing articles based on the conference presentations. With this in mind\, speakers are encouraged to prepare a paper (up to 10\,000 words) and submit it by December 31\, 2026. Each article will be subject to a process of doubleblind peer review. Forum Philosophicum\, an international journal for philosophy (listed in SCOPUS)\, has already agreed to publish a special issue in 2026 including materials from the conference. However\, we are also open to collaboration with other journals.
\n\nDeadlines
\n&bull\; Submission of Proposals (Early Birds): December 31\, 2025
\n&bull\; Submission of Proposals: March 31\, 2026
\n&bull\; Notification of Acceptance: April 30\, 2026
\n&bull\; Registration Deadline and Payment: June 30\, 2026
\n&bull\; Conference Dates: September 22&ndash\;23\, 2026
\n&bull\; Paper Submission Deadline: December 31\, 2026
ORGANIZER;CN="Andrzej Skupień";CN="Jacek Poznański": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T100934Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260924T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260925T170000 SUMMARY:3CPR UID:20260526T021750Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/Indiana/Indianapolis LOCATION:South Bend\, United States DESCRIPTION: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:20260525T100934Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260928T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T170000 SUMMARY:New Perspectives on Evolution\, Teleology\, and Theology UID:20260526T021751Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:The workshop investigates new perspectives on the relations of evolution\, teleology\, and theology. Although the topic is much discussed\, new developments in both biology\, philosophy of biology\, and theology/philosophy of religion impact how the relation of evolution and teleology is seen. \;
\nWe ask: \;What is the relationship between evolutionary theory\, teleology\, and theology? How does evolution\, as a scientific theory\, relate to philosophical views of &ldquo\;unguided&rdquo\; or &ldquo\;guided&rdquo\; evolution?
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We invite papers focusing on one of the following four themes in relation to the workshop topic: (1) Varieties of Evolutionary Teleological Views\, (2) Explanatory Power and Methodological Considerations\, (3) The Impact of New Scientific Perspectives\, and (4) Theological Perspectives and Worldviews. Contributions can come from scientists\, philosophers\, theologians\, and historians. Please see further details at the event website.
\n ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T100934Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261001T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261003T170000 SUMMARY:Religion\, Politics\, and Cognitive Warfare: Information\, Interpretation\, Conspiracy\, and the Struggle for Reality UID:20260526T021752Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Religion\, Politics\, and Cognitive Warfare: Information\, Interpretation\, Conspiracy\, and the Struggle for Reality Call for Papers and PresentationsDetails
\nThe Call For Proposals
\nThe Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory (JCRT) invites proposals for an online conference entitled \;Religion\, Politics\, and Cognitive Warfare: Information\, Interpretation\, Conspiracy\, and the Struggle for Reality. \;The proceedings will be considered for publication in a special issue of the \;JCRT.
\nThis conference investigates how beliefs\, paranoia\, and conspiratorial modes of knowing shape a contemporary cognitive battlespace in which actors struggle to define truth\, authority\, and reality itself. Drawing on Michel Foucault&rsquo\;s \;Lectures on the Will to Know \;and Julia Kristeva&rsquo\;s \;This Incredible Need to Believe \;(2024)\, we focus on practices of selective fact use and &ldquo\;truth-selecting&rdquo\; that construct alternative epistemic orders while claiming privileged access to what is &ldquo\;really&rdquo\; going on.
\nRather than treating conspiracy thinking as merely political or psychological\, the conference foregrounds its religious dimensions: faith in hidden powers\, moral dualism\, apocalyptic expectation\, and hermeneutical struggle over revelatory access to the real. Conspiracy cultures routinely reproduce theological structures of knowing&mdash\;visions of salvation and corruption\, truth and deception\, initiation and blindness. At the same time\, new forms of &ldquo\;cognitive warfare&rdquo\; reframe these religious energies within state and platform attempts to govern perception\, attention\, and trust. Artificial intelligence\, algorithmic media\, and strategic information campaigns do not only deliver messages\; they create digital ecologies in which suspicion becomes faith-like and revelation is continual.
\nThe conference organizers are seeking proposals of high academic quality that take a reflective and analytical approach to both general and specific topics with international appeal or focus. We encourage contributions from scholars of religious studies\, philosophy\, communication\, sociology\, security studies\, psychology\, media\, and related fields. Submissions should engage religion as a dynamic force&mdash\;conceptually\, historically\, or materially&mdash\;within the cognitive battlespaces of our time. We encourage contributions from a spectrum of perspectives\, approaches\, and methodologies.
\nWe are not interested in papers that simply rehearse or promote particular conspiracies\, or that use the conference as a platform for calling out disliked groups. We are not interested in polemics\, jeremiad\, or de facto advocacy pieces. Instead\, we welcome theoretically informed and methodologically rigorous work that takes the religious and epistemic dimensions of cognitive conflict seriously as objects of critical inquiry.
\nTopics and Guiding Questions
\nProposals may address\, but are not limited to\, the following subthemes and questions:
\n1. Paranoid Styles and Truth-Selecting
\nReligious narratives have always negotiated the boundary between revelation and delusion\, authority and transgression. This subtheme explores how conspiratorial and paranoid styles echo older religious hermeneutics&mdash\;selective citation\, esoteric interpretation\, claims to hidden truth&mdash\;while retooling them in secular or digital forms. How do religious movements or quasi-religious publics narrate their privileged access to hidden realities? What theological and philosophical resources&mdash\;including the Foucauldian genealogy of the &ldquo\;will to truth&rdquo\;&mdash\;sustain these modes of &ldquo\;truth selection&rdquo\; and suspicion?
\n2. Zionism\, Antisemitism\, and Global Conspiracy Imaginaries
\nReligious symbols and myths remain central to global conspiracy thinking\, and Judaism occupies a particularly charged position in these narratives. This subtheme invites analyses of antisemitic conspiracies past and present\, from classical &ldquo\;hidden ruler&rdquo\; myths to their algorithmic reprints in digital culture. How do such imaginaries convert theological motifs into political paranoia? What criteria can scholars use to distinguish legitimate critique of religion or state policy from conspiratorial reinscriptions of sacred enmity and eschatological blame?
\n3. AI\, Platforms\, and Paranoid Infrastructures
\nTechnological systems now mediate belief and belonging in ways that rival traditional religious institutions. As artificial intelligence curates information and personalizes experience\, it also reconfigures how suspicion\, revelation\, and trust are produced and distributed. This subtheme asks whether algorithmic systems function as &ldquo\;paranoid infrastructures&rdquo\;&mdash\;digital environments that reinforce particular patterns of attention and faith. How do these systems become sites of religious projection\, and how do AI-generated and synthetic media intersect with conspiracy\, extremism\, and religious imaginary?
\n4. Cognitive Warfare and the Expanded Battlespace
\nThe concepts of &ldquo\;cognitive warfare&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;cognitive domain operations&rdquo\; increasingly shape strategic and policy discourse\, yet they resonate with deeply theological questions about will\, truth\, and freedom. When states and institutions seek to &ldquo\;weaponize&rdquo\; belief or perception\, they enter into the same struggle for reality long theorized within religious and philosophical traditions. How might religious studies and critical theory help decode the sacred undercurrents of this emerging battlefield&mdash\;its rituals\, its eschatologies\, its doctrines of purified mind and corrupted reason?
\n5. Ethics of Information Control and Scholarly Responsibility
\nReligious communities have always wrestled with the ethics of teaching\, interpretation\, and secrecy&mdash\;questions that return urgently in the academy&rsquo\;s role as arbiter of truth amid disinformation. This subtheme invites reflexive discussion of how scholars navigate the line between critique and amplification when studying conspiratorial or extremist movements. What responsibilities accompany the act of curating knowledge&mdash\;or withholding it&mdash\;in an age when information itself is the battlefield?
\n6. Esoteric and Speculative Knowledge
\nReligious and occult traditions offer rich precedents for contemporary speculative and conspiratorial epistemologies. Drawing on Michael Barkun and related theorists of stigmatized knowledge\, this subtheme investigates how claims to esoteric or speculative truth function as alternative forms of knowing and meaning-making\, challenging empiricist and positivist paradigms. What ethical and epistemic possibilities emerge when the speculative is taken seriously as an object of inquiry? Where are the boundaries between credible revelation\, creative speculation\, and dangerous delusion\, and how do such claims sustain communities seeking Reality amid uncertainty?
\nSubmission of Proposals
\nContributors should send an abstract of 300&ndash\;500 words outlining their proposal and its relevance to the conference theme. All proposals should be submitted as email attachments to the editor at \;editor.jcrt@gmail.com \;with the subject line header: &ldquo\;Religion\, Politics\, and Cognitive Warfare &ndash\; [Paper Title].&rdquo\;
\nAbstracts of papers\, drafts of papers\, or complete papers are welcome\, as well as proposals for oral presentations\, panel discussions\, or short workshops. Accepted presenters will be invited to submit finished articles for peer review and possible inclusion in a special issue of the \;JCRT.
\nPublication
\nAs the \;Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory \;works toward a special issue on Religion\, Politics\, and Cognitive Warfare\, our goal is to create an interdisciplinary forum for rigorous examination of these pressing issues. All conference presenters will be invited to submit finished articles for peer review. Selected articles will be published in a forthcoming special issue of the \;JCRT.
\nQueries
\nFor questions regarding the conference or submissions\, please contact the JCRT editorial office at \;editor.jcrt@gmail.com.
\nSponsored by the Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory (JCRT) in Collaboration with the University of Denver
\njcrt.org/religioustheory - editor.jcrt@gmail.com
ORGANIZER;CN=Adam DJ Brett;CN=Carl Raschke;CN=Kev Grane: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T100934Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20261008T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20261009T170000 SUMMARY:Myth and the More-than-Human Community in the Twenty-First Century UID:20260526T021753Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION:Vienna\, Austria DESCRIPTION:Workshop Topic
\nCan community&mdash\;and\, more specifically\, the more-than-human community&mdash\;be conceived as anything other than a myth? The term myth itself embodies a fundamental ambivalence: it can signify a lie\, fabrication\, or ideological fiction\, yet it simultaneously refers to a primordial\, sacred\, and potentially non-hierarchical form of speech through which worlds are disclosed and relations instituted. Rather than seeking to resolve this tension\, the workshop places it at the centre of its inquiry\, examining the processes through which community is enacted\, reflected upon\, and mediated. It asks how more-than-human forms of coexistence might be conceptualised through engagement with relational and Indigenous ontologies\, without romanticising or appropriating them. Ultimately\, the workshop questions whether myth can serve not merely as an object of critique but also as a resource for rethinking community beyond identity\, hierarchy\, sovereignty\, and mastery.
\nAgainst this backdrop\, the question of belonging emerges as the political and religious articulation of community: who belongs and on what terms. Contemporary debates oscillate between nationalist and exclusionary imaginaries grounded in identity\, sovereignty\, and closure\, and emerging concepts of more-than-human communities shaped by interdependence\, exposure\, and entanglement in the face of ecological crisis. This workshop starts from the premise that what these formations share is not a stable foundation\, but a constitutive mythic dimension that determines who can speak\, act\, and share responsibility. It asks how the institutionalisation of community through myth can enact an immunitarian logic\, simultaneously protecting certain members while delimiting others\, rendering belonging both a safeguard and a justification for exclusion or even sacrifice.
\nAgainst this background\, the workshop also asks how more-than-human community can be thought politically beyond the logic of sovereignty and moral universalism. How might concepts of vulnerability\, exposure\, becoming-animal\, and ecological entanglement challenge dominant political imaginaries of protection\, mastery\, and immunisation? In this sense\, the workshop seeks to open a space for rethinking community not as a moral or juridical project of inclusion\, but as a fragile\, conflictual\, and transformative field of shared life across species.
\nContent of Submission
\nBracketing the binary between the real and the fictive\, and drawing on thinkers such as Derrida\, Nancy\, Latour\, Haraway &mdash\; as well as Nietzschean and post-Nietzschean critiques of humanism\, morality\, and political sovereignty &mdash\; the workshop explores community as poised between impossibility and inevitability\, between rupture and relational becoming. Focusing on myth as both a totalising and interruptive form\, it investigates how communities take shape through narratives\, practices\, and institutions&mdash\;such as taboo\, sacrifice\, ritual\, law\, technology\, and regimes of purity and pollution&mdash\;and how these determinations are legitimised\, naturalised\, and contested. Centering on the consequences for interspecies relations and ecological entanglements\, the workshop examines how the stabilisation of community simultaneously establishes boundaries and exclusions.
\nRecognising the wide spectrum of questions encompassed by the workshop&rsquo\;s theme\, we invite contributions that engage with\, but are not limited to\, the following questions:
\n \; \; &bull\; Can myth operate as an interruptive rather than totalising form\, enabling non-identitarian\, non-sovereign modes of coexistence?
\; \; &bull\; How can community be approached as a process of exposure and relation rather than a stable foundation\, particularly in more-than-human contexts?
\; \; &bull\; How can Nietzschean critiques of humanism\, morality\, and political sovereignty help to rethink community beyond liberal inclusion and moral universalism?
\; \; &bull\; How might diverse modes of relationality&mdash\;such as kinship\, companion species\, sympoiesis\, and Terrestrials&mdash\;shape\, extend\, or even rethink the notion of community?
\; \; &bull\; How do narratives and practices relate to one another\, and in what ways do myths both reflect and enable practices of eating\, killing\, sacrifice\, care\, mediation\, and automation while drawing lines of inclusion and exclusion?
\; \; &bull\; In what ways can dialogue between postmodern thought and Indigenous knowledge generate productive insights for understanding community\, relationality\, and practice?
Forms of Submission
\nPresentations may take the form of individual papers. To be considered\, proposals must include the presenter&rsquo\;s name\, paper title\, and full contact details (email address and institutional affiliation)\, along with an abstract (500 words) and a brief biographical note. The workshop will take place in Vienna on 8&ndash\;9 October 2026. Presentations will be 20 minutes in length and will be followed by 30 minutes of discussion. Submissions should be sent electronically as a single PDF file. Scholars at all stages of their academic careers are warmly encouraged to apply.
\nContact
\nPlease submit proposals to: myth.community@lists.univie.ac.at until the 17.7.2026 \;
The organizers are exploring publication options\; however\, participation in the workshop does not imply a promise of publication.
The journal \;Diakrisis: Yearbook of Theology and Philosophy \;invites submissions for its 2026 issue\, dedicated to the theme \;Love\, Conversion\, and Transformation of the Self\, approached from theological\, philosophical\, and phenomenological perspectives.
\nLove and conversion belong among the most decisive experiences shaping human existence. Whether understood as affective relation\, ethical orientation\, spiritual event\, or existential rupture\, love raises fundamental questions about alterity\, freedom\, and selfhood. Conversion\, in turn\, names a moment&mdash\;or a process&mdash\;of reorientation\, often described as \;metanoia\, decision\, or response to an event that precedes and exceeds the subject. Together\, love and conversion articulate a dynamic understanding of the self as capable of transformation\, openness\, and renewal.
\nThis thematic issue seeks to explore the complex relations between love\, conversion\, and the transformation of the self\, without presupposing a fixed hierarchy among them. Is conversion the fruit of an encounter with love\, or does love emerge from a prior act of conversion? How are affectivity\, decision\, and transformation intertwined in religious\, philosophical\, and phenomenological accounts of subjectivity? To what extent can love and conversion be understood as events that reconfigure the self beyond moralism or voluntarism?
\nWe welcome contributions engaging\, among others\, with:
\nSubmissions should offer original research and engage critically with relevant primary sources and contemporary scholarship. Interdisciplinary approaches at the intersection of theology\, philosophy\, and phenomenology are particularly encouraged.
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nImportant Dates and Publication Model
\nDiakrisis \;follows an online-first publication model. Articles are published individually online \;as soon as they are accepted \;after peer review and editorial approval. Each article receives a \;DOI upon publication\, making it immediately citable. Final pagination is assigned only when the annual issue is closed (November 30\, 2026).
\nArticles accepted and published online during the year will be collected and arranged into the \;final annual issue\, which will be released in December 2026 with complete pagination and finalized metadata.
\nDeadline: October 20. Manuscripts received by this date will be considered for inclusion in the current year&rsquo\;s volume.
\nPublication month: \;December.
\nSubmission Process
\nWe look forward to your contributions and to fostering rich discussions that bridge theology and philosophy in the exploration of love\, conversion\, and transformation of the self.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T100934Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20261021T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20261023T170000 SUMMARY:Experimenting Philosophy of Religion: Altering Politics\, Ecology and Aesthetics in Transition UID:20260526T021755Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION:Vienna\, Austria DESCRIPTION:Actual problems and critical situations &ndash\; such as ecological crisis and political disruption &ndash\; have more and more shown the need for a thought that can be effective\, but nonetheless not all-encompassing.
\nThis conference proposes &ldquo\;experimenting philosophy of religion&rdquo\; as field\, method and a performative mode of exchange: a practice of inquiry that acknowledges precarity and embraces provisional possibilities of thinking. We treat &ldquo\;experiment&rdquo\; in its full sense: trial\, risk\, and iterative testing\, where concepts are articulated\, confronted\, and\, when necessary\, allowed to fail.
\nExperimentation is not external to philosophy of religion but constitutive of it\, insofar as the field opens possibilities for creating what is other &ndash\; new conceptual and practical configurations &ndash\; while attending to how these emerge within existing disciplines. \;
\nWe convene multiperspective approaches to pressing questions in politics\, ecology\, and aesthetics: What perspectives does the philosophy of religion offer on the climate crisis? How can these insights inform political and social practice? How do aesthetic experiences and approaches reflect philosophical-religious research\, and vice versa? \;
\nWe want to provide a room for young voices in order to express their research and test the capacities\, practical and theoretical\, of philosophy of religion.
\nThe conference will have a three parts format\, divided in three days (planned days are 21&ndash\;23 October 2026). The section are the followings:
\n1. \; \; \; \; \;Podium discussion with Vienna‑based senior scholars on the field&rsquo\;s trajectories and futures\;
\n2. \; \;Three thematic panels (organized by VDTR members): Politics &\; Society\; Ecology &\; Nature\; Arts &\; Aesthetics. Contributions by postdocs and PhD candidates\; strong peer‑to‑peer format\;
\n\n3. \; \;Active\, non‑conventional session (e.g.\, reading and discussion group\, collective writing\, method try‑outs) that goes beyond lecture/listen formats.
ORGANIZER;CN=Christian Faber;CN=Marco Fiorletta: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T100934Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20261117T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20261119T170000 SUMMARY:Otherness UID:20260526T021756Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/Brussels LOCATION:Louvain-la-Neuve\, Belgium DESCRIPTION:Otherness\nConference of the Society for the Phenomenology of Religious Experience
\n\nNovember 17-19\, 2026\nUniversité\; catholique de Louvain \;(UC Louvain\, Louvain-la-Neuve\, Belgium)
\n\nhttps://sophere.org/upcoming-conferences/
\n\n\nCall for Papers
\n\nThe Other is distinct from the Self\, regardless of whether the Other is accessible to the Self or not&ndash\;as something that enables self-reflection and revelation through the distance it provides to the Self. \;In this way\, the Other plays a crucial and multifaceted role within the phenomenological tradition. On one hand\, the Other is set in a position counteracting the Self\, while still remaining an essential part of the constitution of the Self. \;As Husserl showed in \;Cartesian Meditations\, \; \;eliminating the Other from one&rsquo\;s experience would make the constitution of experience impossible. \;
\n\nEmpathy \;and \;pairing \;are always at play in the constitution of the \;alter ego. \;Even within mere perception\, the alter ego is operating\, and therein\, the intersubjective sphere is essential both for the constitution of the Self\, and to perceive an object as the Self. The Self cannot be understood without intersubjectivity\, but\, on the other hand\, it is through the sense of alienness (Fremdheit) and inaccessibility of the Other\, a teleological structure of striving comes into play. Not only is the experience of the Other alien and foreign\, but it also initiates a change of perspective in how one sees oneself and the world through setting a teleological regulative idea to be strived for. The experience of the Other enables one to view oneself in a completely new light. This new understanding of the Self\, in turn\, opens up a new horizon\, changing the way everything appears. In short\, the Other serves as the means for self-reflection and revelation of the structure of experience itself. The phenomenology of Otherness is important for the studies of the Lifeworld\, the Homeworld\, and the Alienworld\, as well as in the concept of the halo\, in understanding indigenous religious experience\, in the cultural approaches such as the etic vs. emic\, or in the problem of historical Otherness as means to reconstruct historical personality.
\n\nWe welcome various phenomenologies of Otherness: here\, the Other may refer to a human or a non-human subject\, to the Divine Person\, to any Otherness. We are interested in how the phenomenological understanding of the Other applies to contemporary forms of the Self\, e.g.\, in Girard&rsquo\;s mimesis or Lopes Corvo&rsquo\;s psychoanalytic concept of self-envy. From classical approaches in phenomenology\, such as those of Husserl\, Levinas\, Ricoeur\, or Schutz\, \;to our contemporaries\, such as Waldenfels and Steinbock\, development of their thoughts from concrete forms of experience to situated and generalizable structures of Otherness can be covered.
\n\nThe abstracts must demonstrate familiarity with operative or theory-building concepts in phenomenology\, and use the framework of phenomenology with sources from within the phenomenological tradition. Possible themes regarding Otherness could be\, but are not restricted to: What role does the Other play in uncovering the structure of self-constitution? Is it possible to understand the absolute alterity\, or is a common ground necessary? Is &lsquo\;overcoming&rsquo\; Otherness even a fruitful task\, and what will this task reveal? How can a singular\, united world be referenced\, when all testimonies stem from individual perspectives? What is the difference between the Other and an object? Does the sphere of primordiality play an essential role for the research of Otherness? How does one understand the Other from an etic or emic standpoint ? Does Otherness within spirituality differ from pragmatic Otherness? How does one interpret first-person authority and Otherness in cases of cultural transfer?
\n\n\;Please send abstracts (of max. 500 words) formatted for anonymous reviewing. The abstracts must be written in English and sent to \;conference2026@sophere.org\, and please cc to Miyuki Ono (miyuki.ono@student.kuleuven.be)\, \;by May 15\, 2026. We will get back to you on whether your abstract has been accepted by June 5\, 2026. If you do not receive an email by this date\, please reach out to us. In addition\, we intend to publish a volume containing a number of papers from the conference.
\n\nOrganizers: Sylvain Camilleri\, the main contact \; \;(sylvain.camilleri@uclouvain.be)
\n\nOlga Louchakova-Schwartz (olouch@ucdavis.edu)
\nMartin Nitsche (nitsche@flu.cas.cz)
\nMiyuki Ono (miyuki.ono@student.kuleuven.be)
\n ORGANIZER;CN=Olga Louchakova-Schwartz;CN=Sylvain Camilleri;CN=Martin Nitsche: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T100934Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20300531T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20300531T090000 SUMMARY:Phenomenologies of Religious Experience UID:20260526T021757Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:This series invites proposals in classical phenomenology\, French phenomenology\, pre- and post-phenomenologies\, and in methodologies that bridge phenomenology and analytic philosophy. The relation between phenomenology and religious experience can be considered in a variety of modes: epistemic (phenomenology as a "rigorous science" of religious experience in Husserl's sense)\; ontic (phenomenology as a way to access the core motive\, or regulative ideal\, of religion)\; analogical (phenomenological experience as a secular version of religious experience)\; generalizing (religious experience turning into phenomenological experience when stripped from its dogmatic frame)\, etc. Proposals can take critical\, descriptive\, theoretical\, comparative\, historical\, or other approaches\, and they can focus on the interplay between religious or spiritual experience and assorted theoretical approaches\, or proceed from such experience towards building a new theory. In accord with Husserl&rsquo\;s original intent\, the series welcomes attempts to locate spiritual or religious experience within a broader theory of the sciences (Wissenschaftslehre) and to expand phenomenology towards transcendental philosophy and metaphysics.
The series covers five areas:
1) Clarifications of religious and spiritual experience\, its formal phenomenological research\, and its relationships to art\, textuality\, culture\, anthropology\, politics\, and comparative religion\;
2) Metaphysical extensions of the phenomenology of religious and spiritual experience\;
3) Existential and psychological analyses\, in different traditions\, of religious and spiritual experience\;
4) Theologies of religious experience\, with or beyond a specific focus on ritual and liturgy\, including liberation theologies\, feminist theologies\, theologies at the intersection of religious experience and race\, social status\, etc.\;
5) The phenomenology of religious and spiritual experience as applied to and/ or examined within medicine\, nursing\, and the health sciences and the natural and social sciences.
The series is published in cooperation with the Society for the Phenomenology of Religious Experience\, \;www.sophere.org.
Editors: \;Michael Barber (michael.barber@slu.edu)\, Peter Costello (PCOSTELL@providence.edu)\, Olga Louchakova-Schwartz (founding editor\, \;olouch@ucdavis.edu)\, and Martin Nitsche (nitsche@flu.cas.cz)
Advisory Board: \;Jason Alvis (University of Vienna)\, Angela Ales Bello (Pontifical Lateran University)\, Michel Bitbol (The French National Center for Scientific Research)\, Carla Canullo (University of Macerata)\, David Ciavatta (Ryerson University)\, Crina Gschwandtner (Fordham University)\, Neal DeRoo (The King&rsquo\;s University)\, Thomas Fuchs (University of Heidelberg)\, James G. Hart (University of Indiana)\, Richard Kearney (Boston College)\, Jeff McCurry (Duquesne University)\, Felix O&rsquo\;Murchadha (National University of Ireland\, Galway)\, Dermot Moran (Boston College)\, Tom Nenon (The University of Memphis)\, Ryōsuke Ōhashi (Universities of Kyoto and Osaka)\, Vincent Pastro (Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University and Aquinas Institute of Theology\, St Louis)\, Hans Rainer Sepp (Charles University)\, Michel Staudigl (University of Vienna)\, Claudia Welz (Aarhus University)
Staff editorial contact: \;Jana Hodges-Kluck (jhodges-kluck@rowman.com) \;