December 2011
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CFP: Cultures of Transition: Presence, Absence,...
The International Society for Religion, Literature and Culture (ISRLC) is hosting its 16th biennial conference from Oct 19-21 2012 at the Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. The conference theme is “Cultures of Transition: Presence, Absence, Memory” and here’s the Call for Papers: Today, culture is largely understood to be in transition. While...
Dec 16th
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CFP: Thinking the Absolute: Speculation,...
The Association for Continental Philosophy of Religion are hosting their second international conference, “Thinking the Absolute: Speculation, Philosophy, and the End of Religion,” June 29th - July 1st 2012, at Liverpool Hope University, UK. Keynote speakers include Catherine Malabou, Ray Brassier, Iain Hamilton Grant, and Levi Bryant. Here’s the Call for Papers: “The...
Dec 7th
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CFP: The Holy Spirit
The Society for the Study of Theology is hosting its 61st annual conference, on the theme of ”The Holy Spirit.” How does the Spirit shape human life and history? How is the Spirit present to the Father and the Son? How is the Spirit active in the Church? Does the Spirit elude representation? Plenary speakers will include Valerie Cooper, Rachel Muers, Alan Sell and Amos Yong, and...
Dec 7th
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“[Confession is] not matter of knowledge. It’s not a matter of making the other...”
– Jacques Derrida on the event of confession, from “Composing ‘Circumfession,’” in John D. Caputo and Michael J. Scanlon, eds., Augustine and Postmodernism: Confessions and Circumfession (Indiana University Press, 2005), p.23. I’m writing the introduction to Chapter One...
Dec 7th
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The Hyphenateds Free Preview
Chalice Press have made a preview of my friend Phil Snider’s new book, The Hyphenateds: How Emergence Christianity is Re-Traditioning Mainline Practices, available for free download here. You can get the forward by Phyllis Tickle, Phil’s introduction, and the first chapter. My friends Chris, Emily and Matt are also contributors. Contents: Phyllis Tickle, “Foreword” ...
Dec 1st