Call for Papers: CTS 2007 annual meeting

Canadian Theological Society / Société théologique canadienne

Annual Meeting

University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon

May 27-29, 2007

The theme of this year’s Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences is

Bridging Communities: Making Knowledge Public, Making Public Knowledge

University of Saskatchewan President, Peter MacKinnon, writes: “Scholarly and public communities are becoming increasingly connected. All are navigating the complexities of globalization, genetic innovation, medical advances, digital culture and national identities. Our hope is that this Congress will shed light on the roles, responsibilities and intentions of humanists and social scientists in the evolving relationship between the academy and the public.” The theme of the Congress is intended to stimulate discussion, debate, and exchange across a wide-ranging variety of perspectives and against the background of disciplinary, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research and scholarship. The University is celebrating its 100th anniversary and intends to feature cultural events that will place special emphasis on women, equity issues and Saskatchewan’s Aboriginal heritage.

While we invite you to submit proposals on any theological or religious subject, we encourage you to submit proposals which relate to the theme of Bridging Communities: Making Knowledge Public, Making Public Knowledge. As usual, Congress has chosen a broad theme that can include topics on theology and culture, with special attention to how we are separated and the need for links across the divides.

We request that proposals are in one of the following four formats and in French or English. To facilitate anonymous review of proposals, please include your name, institutional affiliation, and contact information on a separate page from your paper proposal; if you submit your proposal by e-mail, the CTS/STC secretary will remove any information identifying you from the proposal submitted to the executive.

Regular Papers: presentation of 40 minutes, 15 minutes for discussion.

Special Papers: presentation of 40 minutes, 15 minute response and 30 minutes for discussion.

Work in Progress: informal presentation of 20 minutes, plus 20 minutes for discussion.

Workshops, Panels, and Seminars: presentations, responses and discussion for 1 to 2 hours. The person organizing such a session is responsible for setting the topic and enlisting participants.

Book Panels: panel discussions of recent books. 1 to 2 hours.

For all types of papers, please submit (preferably by e-mail) the proposed subject, an abstract of about 150 words, and the name(s) of the presenter(s) by Friday, January 12, 2007 to:

Jane Barter Moulaison
Faculty of Theology, University of Winnipeg
B211, 515 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9
Fax: 204-772-2584
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Please bring any relevant materials or recent books for our display table.

The CTS/STC Executive will set the program by February 2007. If your proposal is accepted, we will notify you shortly after that time. If accepted to present at the Saskatoon meetings, you must also bring a single-spaced, typed copy of your paper for the Society’s archives. Please note that CTS/STC has an inclusive language policy.

The Call for Papers together with the letter from the CTS President is available for printing and distribution in PDF format here.