Evangelical theological society november 15 17, 2016, san antonio, tx all full members of ets and student members enrolled in ph.d. As always, quality papers on topics not directly related to the theme are also welcome. You will be asked to fill out a paper proposal form and furnish an abstract of the paper. An acceptable paper will be one that can be delivered in 25 30 minutes, with 5 10 minutes for discussion. I look forward to an intellectually stimulating and spiritually edifying time together with all of you in san antonio. Ets president elect and program chairman senior pastor of bridgeway church president of enjoying god ministries american catholic life and thought katharine e.

Harmon, marian university indiana , [email protected] michael lombardo, anna maria college massachusetts , [email protected] the american catholic life and thought section welcomes papers that address all aspects of american catholic history and theology. The convention theme for 2016, liturgy + power, presents an opportunity to explore how individuals and movements have experienced the intersection of liturgical practices with power and empowerment. The focus of such papers could examine – but should not be limited to – liturgical and sacramental practice in the colonial and pre colonial periods the relationship between liturgy and social justice, such as in the civil rights movement, or as realized in the liturgical movement lay ecclesial and spiritual movements e.g. Catholic action, catholic worker, charismatic catholics, benedict option, use of the extraordinary form of the mass the context of the western vocations crisis and the rise of lay leadership at the local, national, and international levels and generational approaches to questions of leadership and power in the church.

We encourage that liturgical practices be considered broadly, in that sacraments and sacramentals, para liturgical practices, devotions, development of marian feasts and interest in patron saints, and various revisions of the roman missal be considered as opportunities for exploring the convention’s theme. anthropology, psychology and religion

jessica coblentz, boston college massachusetts , [email protected]

matthew sherman, marian university indiana , [email protected] for this year’s anthropology, psychology, and religion section, we are especially interested in papers which grapple with the conference theme of liturgy + power. Walsh, rockhurst university missouri , [email protected] glenn r. Misericordia university pennsylvania , [email protected] the comparative theology section invites papers that explore the conference theme of liturgy + power. The ways in which power is reinforced or subverted by means of liturgy or ritual 3. The use of interreligious experiential learning in the classroom and the power dynamics involved in such exercises and 4.

The relationship of narrative texts, scriptural or otherwise, to ethical and communal formation in religious traditions. As always, this section invites papers that consider the implications of the conference theme for college teaching. Proposals outside of the conference theme but still related to comparative theology, theology of religions, or interreligious dialogue are welcome but may receive secondary consideration. Proposals should be between 250 500 words in length, should articulate the paper’s topic or thesis clearly, and should include a very brief introduction to the author e.g. Please e mail proposals no later than tuesday, december 15, 2015 to both of the conveners listed above.

Susanna cantu gregory, clarke college iowa the ecclesiology section especially welcomes papers that pertain to this year’s theme, liturgy + power, in four areas: 1 liturgy as the site of encountering god’s power at work in the church. 2 liturgy’s power to support and critique social structures, especially those related to race. 3 analysis and/or critique of the role of the liturgical/sacramental in laudato si, which states, it is in the eucharist that all that has been created finds its greatest exaltation. Grace, which tends to manifest itself tangibly, found unsurpassable expression when god himself became man and gave himself as food for his creatures.

The lord, in the culmination of the mystery of the incarnation, chose to reach our intimate depths through a fragment of matter. He comes not from above, but from within, he comes that we might find him in this world of ours 236. 4 the formative influence of liturgical practice upon individuals and communities, especially with respect to power in their relationship with the local and universal church.

The conveners will gladly review papers outside of these areas that pertain to any ecclesiological topic. All papers should be conceived for an effective thirty minute presentation with a fifteen minute discussion afterward. Please submit your 250 500 word proposal with the exact presentation title, your full name, your institutional affiliation, and contact information to the conveners of the section. Proposals are due december 15, 2015. notification of status of your proposal will occur by january 18, 2015. patrick m.

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University of scranton, [email protected] the ethics section welcomes all proposals in the general fields of theological ethics or moral theology, at a theoretical or applied level, but will give preference and priority to those papers that attend to the theme of this year’s annual meeting, liturgy + power. In particular, we welcome proposals that explore the ethical dimension of this theme’s specific points of focus: liturgy’s bearing upon 1 the power dynamics within ecclesial structures, 2 the capacity of the church’s members to act with love and justice in the world, and 3 the human person’s encounter with the power of god in christian community. More generally, this year’s theme naturally lends itself to studies on the ethics of moral formation, communal identity and practice, the role of grace in human flourishing, and the struggle for social justice as a dimension of the church’s mission. However, we welcome proposals on any topic that fruitfully intersects with the convention theme, whether it be from the standpoint of sacramental ethics, catholic social teaching, liberation theology, feminist ethics, virtue ethics, sexual ethics, family ethics, disability ethics, the ethics of race and privilege, bioethics, or ecological ethics. Please submit a proposal of 300 words in the body of an e mail message directed to both conveners. Include your institutional affiliation if any , contact information, and current status assistant, associate, phd.

This consultation is seeking papers that will generate dialogue on the possibilities/impossibilities of inter communion in light of the formative power of the eucharist/holy communion in catholic and evangelical/baptist/free church traditions. Within these traditions, there are, of course, diverse understandings of holy communion, which is often, though not in all cases, construed as an ordinance rather than a sacrament. As explained in the conference call, the theme has three broad areas: liturgical practice and ecclesial structure, liturgy in the relation of the church and the world, and the liturgy in relation to god and god’s power. Some possible intersections with the conference theme are listed as prompts: feminisms, gender and sacred space universal church particular identities proposals of approximately 300 words should include one’s current position, institutional affiliation, and cts membership status.

the 2016 annual meeting of the north american patristics society will take place on may 26 28, 2016, at the hyatt regency in chicago. A draft of the conference program is now available, and it may be found by clicking here. individual abstracts of approximately 300 words including submissions to be considered for one of the open call sessions listed below or proposals for prearranged sessions may now be submitted here. They should: 1 offer a clear indication of the thesis to be argued 2 indicate which primary sources will be discussed 3 indicate the relevant methodological, historiographical, and/or philosophical context and 4 deal with sources including archaeology and material culture that fall within the parameters of late ancient and patristic studies. 2 naps graduate student members who are pre abd are invited to submit proposals through the open call session titled, pre dissertation research workshop rather than making proposals through the general scheme.