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CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
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18-21 July, 2000 - Department of Religion & Ethics St Martin+s College,
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Send to: p.goodchild@ucsm.ac.uk |
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| Send abstracts and proposals to: Dr Philip Goodchild Email: p.goodchild@ucsm.ac.uk Dept of Religion and Ethics Tel: 01524 384324 St Martin+s College Fax: 01524 384385 Lancaster, LA1 3JD, England |
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| Speakers include: Pamela Sue Anderson Richard Beardsworth John D. Caputo Grace Jantzen Richard Kearney Graham Ward Charles E. Winquist Edith Wyschogrod Philosophy of religion, as practised in English-speaking countries, faces challenges from the philosophical cultures of other countries; from feminist thought; and from a revival of interest in the continental European traditions of philosophy. This conference will focus on the latter of these three, drawing on the other two in relation to it. Continental philosophy, the heritage of Kant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche and Freud, has developed through a critical engagement with religion. Although this engagement has defined its tradition, Continental philosophy of religion has not received sufficient institutional focus and prominence. In recent years, various strands of Continental philosophy have made a more positive evaluation of religion, perhaps by deconstructing the distinction between the secular and the sacred. Such strands re-open the site of religion for critical interrogation. The task of this conference is to develop some cohesion to the field of the Continental philosophy of religion. It is hoped that it will bring together researchers from departments of Philosophy, Religion, Theology, and many other disciplines where there is an engagement between Continental philosophy and religion. It will focus on the following four issues: · What is a Continental philosophy of religion? What are its problems and tasks? · What concepts in religion can be illuminated by a Continental approach? · What do particular gender-specific or culturally-specific perspectives have to offer to a philosophical understanding of religion? · What is the place of religion for critical thought in the twenty-first century? Papers, panels, and offers to lead seminar debates are welcomed, as well as any other suggestions for the conference. There will be some emphasis on group and plenary discussion. The conference will not be concerned with the place of religion in the thought of major Continental philosophers, except insofar as this may contribute to an exploration of the above issues. |
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