Call for Papers: CTS 2008 annual meeting

Canadian Theological Society / Société théologique canadienne

Annual Meeting

University of British Columbia, Vancouver

June 2-4, 2008

(please see a note from the CTS President)

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

Thinking Beyond Borders: Global Ideas; Global Values
Penser sans Frontières: Idées Mondiales; Valeurs Mondiales

Our theological enterprise carries us beyond the borders of human limitations as we consider the divine. Many of our theologies transgress and expose borders. Some of us locate ourselves and our theologies within the borders of shifting centers and margins. Contextual theologies are becoming increasingly global as they consider both the particular and global impact of climate change and trans-national socio-economic relations. The internet affords immediate, global response and organizational capabilities within social movements and theological gatherings. While we invite you to submit proposals on any theological subject, we encourage you to consider topics which relate to this theme.

We invite you to submit proposals in one of the following four types and in either French or English.

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

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

Work in Progress: informal presentation of no more than 20 minutes, plus 20 minutes for discussion.

Workshops, Panels, and Seminars: formal presentations and responses and general discussion, lasting 1½ hours. The person organizing such a session is responsible for setting the topic and enlisting participants.

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.

Proposals must have the following information:

• Presenter’s name, institutional affiliation, and contact information on a separate page;
• Title and proposed subject;
• Request for one of the above categories (Regular Paper, Special Paper, Work in Progress, and Workshops, Panels, and Seminars);
• Abstract of 200-250 words;
• Explicit connection of the subject matter to theology.

For all types of papers, please submit proposal (preferably by e-mail) by Friday, January 11, 2008 to:

Jane Barter Moulaison
Faculty of Theology, University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9
Phone: 204-789-1453
Fax: 204-772-2584
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The CTS/STC Executive will meet in February 2008 to establish the program. If your proposal is accepted we will notify you shortly after that time and request that you bring a single–spaced, typed copy of your paper for inclusion in the Society’s archives. Please remember that the CTS/STC has an inclusive language policy.

The Call for Papers is available for printing and distribution in PDF format here.