> CONFERENCE CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
>
> DEADLINE JANUARY 21st, 2011
>
> "Crossing Boundaries: Formation, Reception and Interpretation of
> Religious Texts"
>
> March 3rd and 4th, 2011
>
> Concordia University
>
> Montreal, Quebec
> (submissions in both French and English are welcome)
>
> This year's conference theme invites proposals, from both students and
> faculty, from disciplines that work in one way or another with the
> formation, reception and interpretation of religious texts. As a
> central
> focus in the Department of Theological Studies at Concordia, the
> purpose
> of this conference is to question the traditional boundaries of
> religious texts, and to bring together different disciplines,
> religious
> traditions, methodologies, and objects of study in a spirit of shared
> learning and dialogue.
>
> We encourage contributions from all relevant areas of the Sciences,
> Social Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts, and other related community
> groups. Creative, interactive and PowerPoint presentations are highly
> encouraged, as are presentations that are pedagogical and "outside of
> the box". Submissions may include, but are not limited to:
>
>
> * ethical dialogue and methodological approaches in the study of
> religious texts
> * reception and interpretation of religious texts in North
> American/Inter-Continental perspectives
> * intertestamental dynamics between Gnostic, Jewish, Christian, and
> Islamic religious texts
> * alternative interpretations and apocryphal/pseudepigraphic texts
> * formation, reception and interpretation of Hindu and Buddhist texts
> * gendered and political perspectives of religious texts
> * reception and interpretation of religious texts in secular,
> scientific
> and pluralistic systems
> * religious texts in liturgy, ritual practices, faith perspectives and
> new religious movements
> * global translation and use of religious texts in contemporary media
> * literature, songs, music, poetry, chants, myths and scripts as
> religious texts
> * performance and visual art as religious texts including film, dance,
> theatre, studio art, etc.
>
> Submission Guidelines: Proposals are to be no more than one page. To
> facilitate the blind-review process, the name, address, telephone
> number, e-mail address, university affiliation and level of study
> of the
> presenter(s) must also be included on a separate cover page. No
> personal
> information that identifies the potential presenter should be included
> anywhere else on the proposal, except on the cover page. Any special
> requests or needs for audio-visual equipment must also be indicated on
> the cover page. Proposals should be received no later than 11:59pm
> Eastern time, January 21st, 2011. Once received, proposals will be
> evaluated through a refereed, blind-review process, in consultation
> with
> the conference selection committee. Notification of acceptances
> will be
> emailed by January 31st, 2011. Proposals must be submitted via e-
> mail to
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> Please indicate "conference submission" in the subject line. Submitted
> proposals should receive a confirmation email within a couple days.
> Selected presentations will be allotted 20 minutes for presentation,
> followed by a 10-minute question and answer period. However, it may
> also
> be possible to accommodate longer presentations up to an hour. Please
> indicate how much time will be needed on the proposal cover page. Once
> confirmed, participants are expected to respect the time limits. For
> further information and conference updates, please see the department
> website at http://theology.concordia.ca or email
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