Call for Proposals

This Group gathers Jewish, Christian, and Muslim thinkers for the study of scriptural texts related to themes of contemporary importance. Papers should examine brief scriptural passages — drawing on both textual scholarship and reception history — and suggest how they address contemporary readers’ concerns. Participants will be asked to circulate drafts in advance and revise their papers in conversation with each other. At least one session will include text study in small groups. We invite paper or panel proposals in the following areas:

• Pedagogy and learning
• Politics and global economics and development
• Islam in the world today
• Scriptural reasoning methodology
• Teaching and learning scriptural reasoning

We welcome proposals on other topics as well and encourage complete panel proposals.

Mission

“Scriptural reasoning” is a practice of interreligious scriptural study — as illustrated in the Journal of Scriptural Reasoning. This Group provides one “home,” within the AAR itself, for sustained study of the Abrahamic scriptural traditions, for exploring postmodern approaches to the study of scriptural religions, for interreligious and intercultural fellowship as an essential aspect of study, and as an experimental workshop in the practices of collaborative, dialogic, and interdisciplinary study.

Anonymity of Review Process

Proposer names are visible to Chairs but anonymous to steering committee members.

Questions?

Rumee Ahmed
University of British Columbia
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Tom Greggs
University of Aberdeen
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Method of Submission

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