Colleagues,
Please consider submitting an abstract for the conference described below:
*CALL FOR PAPERS*
*19TH Conference on Theology in the Caribbean Today*
*[SURINAME 2018]*
*Paramaribo, Suriname, June 11-15, 2018*
*Theme “Laudato Si”: Caribbean Responses*
In keeping with the theme of SURINAME 2018 *“Laudato Si”: Caribbean
Responses*, the Conference on Theology in the Caribbean Today (CTCT) sends
out this call for papers to theologians, pastors, pastoral workers,
scholars, theology students, activists and other persons interested in
exploring the relationship between theological reflection, religious
activities and the everyday experience of Caribbean peoples.
Because of their physical location Caribbean islands are considered
disaster hotspots most vulnerable to devastating storms and hurricanes and
the potential adverse effects of climate change and sea-level rise,
including greater coastal flooding and damage to shorelines.
The recent catastrophic impact of hurricanes and tropical storms on the
region [David in Dominica, 1979; Gilbert in Jamaica,1988; Ivan in Grenada,
2004; Tomas in St. Lucia, 2010; Erika and Maria in Dominica,2015 & 2017;
Irma in the Lesser Antilles, 2017], coupled with rising sea levels,
indiscriminate plastic waste disposal, deforestation and other
environmental challenges, all make Pope Francis’ call to action on climate
change in *Laudato Si’* poignantly relevant. Likewise, the Paris Agreement
at the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in France, December 2015.
This call is for abstracts of papers on ecology and spirituality, theology
and the environment, climate change, the survival and rights of indigenous
peoples, or any other area of research involving theological reflection on
our Caribbean reality today.
Abstracts may be submitted for individual presentations or panel
presentations. The deadline for submission of abstracts is *April 11, 2018*.
Please submit your abstracts to the conference secretariat, Ms. Bernadette
Salandy ([log in to unmask]).
For further information on *SURINAME 2018*, please contact (
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