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Call for Proposals

Traditional comparative philosophies of religion and comparative theologies, insofar as they existed, have largely integrated non-Western, non-Christian, or “other” religions and philosophies into Western categories. This Seminar will investigate the ways in which, beginning from the perspectives of other religions, Western/Christian categories can be rethought in terms of these non-Western, non-Christian religions. Such an approach acknowledges that within Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Confucianism, and Daoism there are well-developed and highly sophisticated thinkers and schools. The chosen topic for this Annual Meeting is revisiting the notion of desire in a post-secular age. Only papers of a comparative nature will be accepted.

The theme for the next conference will be “Revisiting Desire in a Globalized World.” To be considered, a proposal must be of a comparative nature and involve a non-Western religion.

Mission

Traditional comparative philosophies of religion and comparative theologies, insofar as they existed, have largely integrated the non-Western, non-Christian, “other” into Western categories. We investigate ways in which, beginning from categories of other religions, Western/Christian categories can be rethought in terms of these categories. Such an approach acknowledges that within Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Confucianism, and Daoism there are well-developed and highly sophisticated thinkers and schools.

Anonymity of Review Process

Proposer names are visible to Chairs but anonymous to Steering Committee Members.

Questions?

Morny Joy
University of Calgary
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Tsingsong Vincent Shen
University of Toronto
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Method of Submission

 

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