Call for papers
Possible contributions:
- Biblical theology (OT/NT): case studies examining how the religious-cultural context influenced theological thinking, how the context was interpreted theologically, and attempts to influence the context.
- Church History: case studies focusing on models of mutual influence between church and culture, theology and philosophy, church and popular piety, and church and politics.
- Systematic Theology/Dogmatics: case studies on contextual challenges where truth claims are at stake, exploring models for translation, contextualization, and critique.
- Theological Ethics: case studies on rapid contextual challenges, such as artificial intelligence or medical-technical developments, exploring models for relating Christian ethics to contemporary moral dilemmas.
- Practical (Empirical) Theology: case studies on current ecclesial developments, focusing on models relating theological and empirical dimensions of church life.
- Religious Education: case studies of current developments and challenges of religious education at schools and parish education, including confirmation work.
- Philosophy of Religion: case studies focusing on models relating the transcendent to empirical reality, i.e. contextual developments (cf. ‘das Absolute und die Geschichte’).
Proposal Requirements
Proposals should be no more than 250 words and explicitly address the overall conference theme from your specific discipline. Include your name, email address, affiliation, country, and phone number.
Deadline: November 1, 2024
Send your proposal to prof. dr. Jenö Kiss: kissjeno@proteo.cj.edu.ro.