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Pacific Northwest Region
Call for Papers
Pacific Northwest Regional Meeting
(AAR/SBL/ASOR)
University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
May 7-9, 2010
University of Victoria
University of Victoria (UVic), one of Canada’s leading universities, is widely recognized for leadership in research, inspired teaching, and community engagement. UVic provides innovative programs and real-life learning experiences in a diverse and welcoming West Coast environment and ranks consistently among the top comprehensive universities in Canada. University of Victoria celebrated its fortieth anniversary in 2003, having received degree-granting status in 1963. The origins of UVic, however, can be traced back to 1903 and the establishment of Victoria College, the university’s predecessor institution. The University has a student enrollment (2008/09) of 19,432 (including 2,593 graduate students); 70 percent of undergraduates come from outside Greater Victoria. There are 4,679 employees, including 850 faculty, 716 sessional instructors, 822 specialist and instructional staff, 39 librarians, and 2,252 administrative, professional, research, and support staff.
University of Victoria Centre for Studies in Religion and Society
The Centre for Studies in Religion and Society (CSRS) is an interdisciplinary research center located at the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia. Its mission is to foster the scholarly study of religion in relation to any and all aspects of society and culture, both contemporary and historical. Since its formation in 1991, CSRS has established itself as a leading center in Canada for research at the intersection of religion and public policy. It has been especially engaged in policy research related to the environment, health care, science and technology, ethics, ethnicity, globalization, and religious culture in Canada. The CSRS hosts several national public policy research networks; sponsors graduate student, faculty, and sabbatical fellowships; and produces a dynamic annual program of public lectures and seminars. For more information, especially if you are interested in a Visiting Fellowship, please see the website www.csrs.uvic.ca.
Electronic Paper/Abstract Submission Website
Access to the electronic paper proposal website can be found at
www.aarweb.org/About_AAR/Regions/Pacific_Northwest/Call. We request that you use the electronic format in order to make the work of the Program Unit Chairs easier. Please remember to indicate your technology needs!
Submissions Due: January 18, 2010
(ASOR) Archaeology of the Ancient Near East
Topics related to Near Eastern and Mediterranean prehistory and archaeology are solicited for the ASOR session. All subjects are appropriate. Proposals should be submitted electronically at the region’s online website to Gloria London, glondon@earthlink.net.
Asian and Comparative Studies
Proposals should be submitted electronically at the region’s online website to Nicholas F. Gier, University of Idaho, ngier@uidaho.edu.
Hebrew Scriptures
Papers are welcome in any topic related to Hebrew Scriptures. Early proposals are especially welcome with the goal of organizing a panel discussion for a regional scholar's recent work and/or organizing a special topic session. Graduate students are encouraged to send full copies of papers for consideration. Proposals should be submitted electronically at the region’s online website to Elizabeth Hayes, erussell.hayes@gmail.com.
History of Christianity and North American Religions
Papers are welcome in any area of the history of Christianity and North American religions. Proposals are especially invited on the following themes: 1) Religion and nature. This session is open to papers that consider how religious traditions incorporate nature into their beliefs and practices, either within the history of Christianity or specifically on the North American continent; 2) Papers related to religion and ecology for a joint session with the North American Religions/History of Christianity Section; and 3) Papers related to religion, health and healing in North American religious traditions. Proposals should be submitted electronically at the region's online website to Charles J. Scalise, Fuller Theological Seminary, cscalise@fuller.edu, and Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen, Pacific Lutheran University, ihssenbl@plu.edu.
Interreligious Dialogue with the Natural Sciences
There will be two sessions. Papers for the first session should focus on the implications and relevance of the neurosciences for meditative and contemplative practice traditions. Papers for the second session can focus on any topic relevant to interreligious dialogue with the natural sciences. Papers for both sessions should focus on conceptual dialogue with the natural sciences from the perspective of the traditions normally included under the academic discipline “history of religions.” Accordingly, papers written from Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Islamic, and Chinese religious perspectives in dialogue with the natural sciences on such broad topics as cosmology, evolution, stem cell research, ecofeminism, the relation between mind and body, the problem of suffering in light of the theory of evolution, the anthropic principle, and the problem of consciousness are especially welcome. Proposals should be submitted electronically at the region’s online website to Paul Ingram, Pacific Lutheran University (emeritus), poingram@comcast.net, and Mark Unno, University of Oregon, munno@uoregon.edu.
New Testament and Hellenistic Religions
Papers are welcome which reflect the research endeavors of New Testament and Hellenistic religions scholars in the Pacific Northwest. All topics relevant to these fields are invited. One session will consist of a panel discussion of Filled with the Spirit (Eerdmans Publishing, 2009) by John R. (Jack) Levison at Seattle Pacific University. Proposals should be submitted electronically at the region’s online website to Amy M. Donaldson, amy.m.donaldson@gmail.com, and Kent L. Yinger, George Fox University, kyinger@georgefox.edu.
Religion and Society
All topics related to ethics, contemporary social issues, and social scientific perspectives on religion are welcome. This year, papers offering academic perspectives on current events, health care, religion and memory, and papers related to religion and ecology for a joint session with the North American Religions/History of Christianity Section are especially sought after. Proposals should be submitted electronically at the region's online website to Kevin O'Brien, Pacific Lutheran University, obrien@plu.edu.
Theology and Philosophy of Religion
This Section welcomes proposals for papers or panels on all topics concerning any aspect of theology and/or the philosophy of religion. Proposals that address one or more of the following topics are especially encouraged: 1) Theories and Methods in Theology/Philosophy of Religion; 2) Spiritual Nor Religious”?: Religion beyond Church and God in Contemporary Contexts; 3) Dogma, Doctrine, and the Divine; 4)
Pedagogy and Teaching Religion; and 5) Contemporary Politics and Culture in Theological/Philosophical Perspective. Proposals should be submitted electronically at the region’s online website to Mari Kim, Emory University, mkim08@emory.edu, and Michael Zbaraschuk, Pacific Lutheran University, zbarasgm@plu.edu.
Women and Religion
(AAR) Individual papers or panels on any aspect of the study of women and religion are welcome. This Section especially welcomes proposals that facilitate cross-disciplinary and/or religious traditions in the study of women. Papers exploring feminist pedagogy are also welcome.
(SBL) Proposals on topics that explore the intersections between religious ideas and constructions of gender and/or sexuality are invited. Exegetical studies on the role of women in ancient religion are also welcome.
Please visit our newsletter/blog online at http://pnwwomenandreligion.blogspot.com/
for the most up-to-date information. Proposals should be submitted electronically at the region’s online website to Ardy Bass, Gonzaga University, bassa@gonzaga.edu and Valarie Ziegler, DePauw University, vziegler@depauw.edu.
Special Topic Session: Arts and Religion
The arts have always played a part in world religions and spiritual traditions through the use of image, symbol, ritual, music, percussion, dance, poetry, theatre, storytelling (myth and folklore), architecture, and geomancy. This special topic session welcomes your proposal on any topic, from ancient to contemporary, which explores the arts and religion. Papers exploring traditional institutionalized religions as well as world spiritual traditions (including indigenous and oral traditions) are welcome. Proposals should be submitted electronically at the region's online website to Susan G. Carter, California Institute of Integral Studies, susangailcarter@yahoo.com or scarter@ciis.edu, and Louise M. Pare, New College of California, lmpare849@aol.com.
Special Topics Session: Bible and American Popular Culture
--Canceled--
Special Topics: Islam
This year’s meeting will include a Special Topics panel focused on the Study of Islam. Proposals for papers or a full panel investigating any aspect of Islamic studies, including Islamic texts, practices, law, history, philosophy, theology, and other general areas of interest, as well as papers related to teaching Islam are welcome. Diverse methodologies are welcome, and submissions may relate to any time period. Proposals should be submitted electronically at the region’s online website to Jocelyn Hendrickson, Whitman College, hendrij@whitman.edu.
2010 Student Paper Competition
Awards for outstanding student papers in the fields of biblical studies and religious studies:
- (2) $100 awards for winning graduate papers
- (2) $100 awards (1st Place) and (2) $50 awards (2nd place) for winning undergraduate papers
Submissions must meet the following criteria to be considered:
- No more than 5,000 words (including footnotes) for undergraduate papers
- No more than 7,000 words (including footnotes) for graduate papers
- In 12 point font and double spaced
- Formatted according to either JAAR or JBL guidelines
- Free of clerical or grammatical errors
Submissions should include:
- One paper copy
- One electronic version in standard word processing format, without author information. Submit author information in a separate file
- A brief letter of support from a Pacific Northwest Region AAR, SBL, or ASOR faculty member
- Name, home mailing address, social security number/social insurance number, educational institution, graduate or undergraduate status
Submit by March 15, 2010 to:
Robert Hauck
Religious Studies Department, AD 57
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA 99258-0057
E-mail: hauck@gonzaga.edu
Awards will be announced at the regional meeting. Students need not be present to win.
