Author: Jesse Gentile
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Fellowship Opportunity in Science-Engaged Theology Offered by the New Visions in Theological Anthropology (NViTA) Project.
The New Visions in Theological Anthropology project (University of St. Andrews) has announced a new fellowship opportunity. Our vision – New Visions in Theological Anthropology (NViTA) The NViTA project will focus on three subdisciplinary pairings within the overarching umbrellas of behavioral science and theological anthropology: Moral Theology & Evolutionary Biology Spiritual Formation & Developmental Psychology Ecclesiology…
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Three Virtual Sessions on Science-Engaged Theology; Hosted by (NViTA) New Visions in Theological Anthropology.
New Visions in Theological Anthropology (NViTA), an initiative in science-engaged theology The NViTA team are excited to announce we will be running three virtual sessions examining topics in science-engaged theology around the AAR and SBL Virtual Meetings. As a member of the emerging science-engaged theology community we would like to invite you to take part in these…
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Call for Proposals: Course Development Grants in Science and Theology. University of St. Andrews – Upcoming Deadlines 31 Oct. 2020 and 28 Feb. 2021.
The “New Visions in Theological Anthropology” project at the University of St Andrews has announced two new rounds of course development grants in Science and Theology. This posting is a reminder of the upcoming deadline: Deadline 31 October 2020 and 28 February 2021 Our project seeks to encourage research and teaching on science and theology/religion. We encourage the development of new…
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Important Updates for: “Women and God” Call for Papers (Logia Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Conference)
PLEASE NOTE THE TWO UPDATES FROM THE CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS: (a) CFP deadline has been extended to Jan 31, 2021 (b) The corrected email to send papers to is logiatheology @gmail.com Conference date: Thursday 27th, May 2021(See conclusion of of posting for submission deadlines and other dates) Call for Papers We invite short paper submissions on…
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Theology.News Will Start Posting Open Theology Table of Contents.
Theology.News will start posting table of contents content for Open Theology. Here are last years articles (2019) to get you started. Stay tuned for 2020. Topical issue: Digital Humanities in Biblical Studies and Theology, edited by Claire Clivaz and Garrick Allen The Digital Humanities in Biblical Studies and TheologyClaire Clivaz and Garrick V. AllenArticle Category:Editorial|Pages:461–465|Published online: 26…
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James I. Packer is with the Lord. (1926-2020)
J. I. Packer —”One of the most influential evangelical leaders of our time” (Christianity Today)— passed away yesterday at age 93. Across the web, tributes are pouring in about his life, ministry, and sprawling legacy. Below are links to some of them: “Remembering J.I. Packer” – Regent College “J. I. Packer, ‘Knowing God’ Author, Dies…
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Bavinck Centenary Conference – July 5-6, 2021 – Brisbane School of Theology.
To mark the centenary of the death of Dutch theologian and statesman, Herman Bavinck (1854-1921), Brisbane School of Theology will be convening a two-day conference. Five plenary sessions will examine the contours of Bavinck’s theology, two roundtables will consider Bavinck’s relevance for contemporary Christianity, and short papers will address various aspects of Bavinck’s life, thought,…
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Call for Papers: Upcoming Online Resource in Science and Theology. The University of St Andrews. Deadline 15/09/2020
The Science-Engaged Theology Project (University of St Andrews) is creating an online resource to advance the studies on the interrelationship between science and theology We invite submissions that bring scientific and theological subdisciplines into constructive conversations. Some illustrative examples are: moral theology and genetics, pneumatology and developmental psychology, theological anthropology and bioethics, ecclesiology and cognitive science, etc. We encourage submissions from all religious traditions. Authors receive £950 upon publication. Entries…
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ETS 2020 Annual in Person Meeting Cancelled – Virtual Meeting Scheduled.
From the ETSJets.org Website: “Due to COVID–19 restrictions concerning large public gatherings, the ETS Annual Meeting scheduled for November 17-19 in Providence, R.I., will not be held in person. We regret that we will not be able to meet in person but are pleased that we will be able to hold the full 2020 Annual…
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2020 AAR in Person Annual Meeting Cancelled – Online Meeting to Be Held Instead.
From the AAR website: “In the interest of the health, safety, and well-being of our members, in light of the challenges brought about by the COVID19 pandemic, and in order to uphold our organizational mission, provide opportunities for, and meet our obligations to, our members, the AAR Board of Directors has cancelled the in-person Annual…
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William J. Abraham Named Inaugural Director of the Recently Established Wesley House of Studies at Truett Theological Seminary (Baylor University)
June 24, 2020 – “Following extended conversations with and consultation of seminary faculty, alumni and friends, Dean Todd D. Still, Ph.D., announced today, with strong support from university administration, the formation of a Wesley House of Studies at Baylor University’s Truett Seminary. In conjunction, he announced that Dr. William J. Abraham, a theologian, philosopher, author and…
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Theologica Call for Papers on Theological Explorations in Time and Space (Deadline: May 31, 2020)
R.T. Mullins (University of St Andrews) David Anzalone (University of Lucerne) Ben Page (Durham University) With the cooperation of the Society for Philosophy of Time have issued a call for papers in regards to a special issue in Theologica an International Journal for Philosophy of Religion and Philosophical Theology: CFP: THEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS IN TIME AND…
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Torrance Workshop-Retreat, July 31 – August 2, 2020 (Online via Zoom)
Location: Global; held online via zoom. Date: July 31-August 2, 2020Sponsor: The Thomas F. Torrance Theological Fellowship. Organizers: Brent Purkaple, Geordie Ziegler, Daniel Cameron, Kerry Magruder.Contact: workshop-retreat@tftorrance.org Register as a participant: Use the EventBrite link. Cost: Free (A free Zoom account is required). Apply to give a presentation: Send an email to workshop-retreat@tftorrance.org giving a title, research question, chief concepts, and likely sources. Indicate your institutional affiliation and…
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Call for Papers – EJPR Special Issue: The Philosophy & Theology of Karl Christian Friedrich Krause
GUEST EDITORS: Benedikt Paul Göcke (Ruhr-Universität Bochum), Claus Dierksmeier (Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen ), Ricardo Burgos (Universidad Pontificia Comillas) DESCRIPTION: Up to date many Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin-American philosophers esteem Karl Christian Friedrich Krause (1781-1832) as the progenitor of a socially progressive cosmopolitanism with important lessons for today. Expanding and combining the Kantian project of…
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Neue Zeitschrift für Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie – Latest Table of Contents
Title: “Frontmatter” Journal Name: Neue Zeitschrift für Systematische Theologie und ReligionsphilosophieVolume: 62Issue: 1Pages: I-IV Link: http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/nzsth.2020.62.issue-1/nzsth-2020-frontmatter1/nzsth-2020-frontmatter1.xml Title: “Gödels ontologischer Gottesbeweis im Kontext der Systematischen Theologie” Journal Name: Neue Zeitschrift für Systematische Theologie und ReligionsphilosophieVolume: 62Issue: 1Pages: 1-40 Link: http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/nzsth.2020.62.issue-1/nzsth-2020-0001/nzsth-2020-0001.xml Title: “A Methodological Investigation on Christian Natural Theology” Journal Name: Neue Zeitschrift für…
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University of St. Andrews – Call for Proposals: Course Development Grants in Science and Theology
The “New Visions in Theological Anthropology” project at the University of St. Andrews has announced a call for course proposals in Science and Theology. Deadline 29 February. The project seeks to encourage research and teaching on science and theology/religion. We encourage the development of new courses which use empirical research in some aspect of theology/religion. While we are especially…
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Call for Proposals: Summer Workshop in Science-Engaged Theology. 8-14 June 2020 (Scotland).
The New Visions in Theological Anthropology: Science-Engaged Theology project at St. Andrews University has issued a call for proposals in regards to a Summer Workshop in Science-Engaged Theology: June 8-14, 2020 (Scotland). This one-week collaborative summer workshop offers theologians the exciting opportunity to think carefully about theological anthropology on those questions that involve evolutionary biology,…
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Zygon – Latest Table of Contents
Title: “THE SCOPE AND IMPLICATIONS OF MORALS NOT KNOWLEDGE” Author: John H. Evans Date: 2019-08-19T05:45:31-07:00 Publication: Vol:54 Numb. 3 Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/zygo.12541?af=R Title: “A WAY FORWARD FOR SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ON SCIENCE AND RELIGION: A REVIEW AND A RIFF” Author: Elaine Howard Ecklund, Sharan Kaur Mehta, Daniel Bolger Date: 2019-08-19T05:45:31-07:00 Publication: Vol:54 Numb.…
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Scottish Journal of Theology
Latest Table of Contents. Title: “When Karl met Lollo: the origins and consequences of Karl Barth’s relationship with Charlotte von Kirschbaum” Author: Plant, Stephen J. Date: 2019-04-03 Publication: Vol: Numb. Pages: 127 – 145 DOI: doi:10.1017/S0036930619000012 Title: “Inseparable virtue and the imago Dei in Augustine: a speculative interpretation of De Trinitate 6.4”…
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New MACT With Classical Theology Focus Starts This Fall at Talbot.
This blog was reposted in its entirity from https://www.biola.edu/blogs/talbot-magazine/2019/master-s-program-with-classical-theology-focus-starts-this-fall This fall, Talbot will launch a new program: the Master of Arts with a focus in Classical Theology (MACT). The MACT is a 36-credit, residential, great-books program integrated around the interpretation of Holy Scripture. Applications are coming in, and we’ve begun interviewing candidates for the inaugural class.…