the church and postmodern culture

CFP: The Christian Evasion of Popular Culture

Following is a new CFP that might be of interest to churchandpomo readers: Andreas Center for Reformed Scholarship and Service THE CHRISTIAN EVASION OF POPULAR CULTURE Christianity is often the focus of popular culture, whether it is through the blood and gore of The Passion of the Christ, the satire of South Park and Family Guy, or exposés of Jesus Camp or Religulous. The Christian... Read More

SCPT Conference Registration and CFP

Not much time left to submit a paper. The deadline is January 15. Here’s a link to the CFP. Registration information is now available. —————— Registration Information for the 2012 meeting of the Society for Continental Philosophy and Theology (SCPT)  Creation, Creatureliness, and Creativity: The Human Place in the Natural World  April... Read More

2 More CFPs on Religion, Literature, Culture and the Arts

The International Society for Religion, Literature and Culture has just listed two new CFPs for conferences in 2012. The Society’s annual conference, hosted in Copenhagen in 2012, will focus on “Cultures in Transition: Presence, Absence, Memory.” Here is the link to the Society’s new webpage where all the CFP info is located: http://isrlc.org/. The 8th annual... Read More

John Caputo talks about “What Would Jesus Deconstruct?”

John Caputo talked about his book in our series “What Would Jesus Deconstruct?” on the On Being blog. Here’s a link to the post. Note there’s both a brief written post as well as an audio recording. http://blog.onbeing.org/post/13011398941/wwjd-the-slogan-that-was-once-a-moral-compass-by  Read More

CFP: Special issue of RELIGIONS on “Theology and Phenomenology”

Of interest to readers might be this CFP for an upcoming issue of Religions on “Theology and Phenomenology.” The following Special Issue will be published in Religions (ISSN 2077-1444, http://www.mdpi.com/journal/religions/). and is now open to receive submissions of full research papers and comprehensive review articles for peer-review and possible publication: Special... Read More

CONF: Symposium on Ecclesiology and Ethnography

This may be of interest to churchandpomo readers. Mark your calendars. Symposium on Ecclesiology and Ethnography 21-22th May 2012 Luther Seminary Saint Paul, MN The Symposium marks the publication of Perspectives on Ecclesiology and Ethnography edited by Pete Ward. The book is the first volume in the new series Studies in Ecclesiology and Ethnography published by Eerdmans. The... Read More

CFP: Varieties of Continental Thought and Religion

CFP: Varieties of Continental Thought and Religion Conference (Link) Varieties of Continental Thought and Religion June 15-16, 2012 Ryerson University Toronto, Canada  Confirmed Speakers: John Caputo (Syracuse U.), Bettina Bergo (U. de Montreal), more to be announced in the near future. We invite submissions from scholars and graduate students based in Canada and abroad on the... Read More

Reboot: Church and Pomo Restarted

We hope readers both old and new will find a new energy as the Church and Postmodern Culture conversation migrates to the hospitable environs of The Other Journal.  For the last several years we’ve pointed back-and-forth to one another; our new location here solidifies that partnership.  We’re grateful for this new home and hope to be another catalyst for the important... Read More

WPS CFP: “Curb Your Enthusiasm?”

Call for Papers | 2012 Meeting of the Wesleyan Philosophical Society Curb Your Enthusiasm?  Philosophy and Religious Experience Location: Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville, Tennessee Conference Date:  March 1, 2012 Proposals Due Date:  October 1, 2011 Keynote Speaker: Merold Westphal, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Emeritus (Fordham University) Lectures:... Read More

CFP: Society for Continental Philosophy and Theology, 2012 Conference

Society for Continental Philosophy and Theology 2012 Conference: Creation, Creatureliness, and Creativity: The Human Place in the Natural World April 20-22, 2012 | Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles Keynote Speakers: Bruce Foltz (Eckerd College)Janet Martin Soskice (Cambridge University)Norman Wirzba (Duke Divinity School) CALL FOR PAPERS SCPT's 2012 conference takes... Read More