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<div class="gmail_quote">Hello CTS members and friends,<br>
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The following invitation is sent by Christopher Duncanson-Hales, a CTS
member hoping to introduce theological reflection to other Congress
societies. He is drafting a panel proposal. The deadline is very soon,
so please give consideration to this proposal and respond to him at
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:theolog3n1@gmail.com">theolog3n1@gmail.com</a>.<br>
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Thank you<br>
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Nicholas Jesson, Acting Secretary
Canadian Theological Society
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:secretary@cts-stc.ca">secretary@cts-stc.ca</a></pre>
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<b>What, if any, contribution can Religious
and/or Theological Studies make to the interdisciplinary field of
international development studies?</b><br>
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<div>This call for papers is for a panel proposal being submitted to
the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development's
Annual Meeting at the Congress of the Learneds at Concordia University,
Montreal, Quebec, May 31st-June 2, 2010. The topic of
this proposed panel is, What, if any, contribution can Religious
and/or Theological Studies make to the interdisciplinary field of
international development studies?<br>
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In answer to
the question, 'What is development studies?' the newly revised web-site
of the Canadian
Association for Studies in International Development provides the
following:<br>
<blockquote>The study of how countries 'develop' has long been an
important
facet of many different disciplines in the social sciences, including
Economics, Political Science, Sociology, and many others. Over time a
rather parochial understanding of
development has been broadened to include many different aspects of
what it may
mean to live in a 'developed' society.<br>
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Luckily, what was once a fragmented topic, contained within the
many 'silos' of different academic departments, has grown into an
interdisciplinary field that draws on knowledge from all of the social
sciences
and humanities.<br>
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Religious and Theological Studies are two silos that till recently have
not contributed to this
growing interdisciplinary conversation.
This gap in international development studies is beginning to be
addressed through increase attention to the question of the role of
religion
and culture in IDS. Though begun, this
dialogue remains fragmentary and is often a monologue within the new
silo of
IDS.<br>
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This past year
at the Annual General Meeting of the American Academy of Religion a
three year
renewable group consultation on the Religious Dimensions of
International
Development was proposed. This endeavour
at the AAR raises an important question for Religious, Theological and
International Development Studies,<br>
<blockquote>What, if any,
contribution can Religious and/or Theological Studies make to the
interdisciplinary field of
international development studies?<br>
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Submissions
are requested for papers that will explore this question from the
perspective
of Religious Studies, Theological Studies and International Development
Studies. The purpose of this panel is to
continue a dialogue between RS/TS and IDS and will therefore include a
significant amount of time for questions and dialogue.<br>
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The Canadian
Association for the Study of International Development (CASID) is a
national,
bilingual, interdisciplinary and pluralistic association devoted to the
promotion of new knowledge in the broad field of international
development.
CASID is a membership-based organization.
It’s executive board is drawn from the membership ranks, the CASID
annual conference is organized principally for and by members and is
being held
at Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, May 31st-June 2, 2010. The
deadline for panel proposals is Dec. 21st so I would appreciate the
following by Friday, December 18th. This will give me enough time to
pull the proposal together over the weekend.<br>
<br>
Christopher Duncanson-Hales<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:theolog3n1@gmail.com">theolog3n1@gmail.com</a><br>
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