Muslim-Christian Workshop on Philosophy, Religion and Science

Event: Muslim-Christian Workshop on Philosophy, Religion and Science Date: 9-12 March 2020 Venue: Süleymaniye Campus

Details:

This workshop offers a forum for philosophical and theological discussion, exchange, and mutual learning for younger Muslim and Christian scholars to present their research. The goal is for young academics to benefit from multi-disciplinary and inter-religious perspectives and to identify new avenues of research. Workshop Leaders: Kelly James Clark, Burhan Köroğlu and Enis Doko Submissions: Restricted to MA and PhD students and early career professors (within six years of earning PhD) from the Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan, the Balkans and India. Papers must be in English and have philosophical or theological (not purely historical or scientific or exegetical) content. Complete papers (3,000–5,000 words) and abstracts (100-200 words) should be submitted (for blind review) in Word or pdf to spearss@gvsu.edu (with “Istanbul Submission” as the subject). Deadline: January 15, 2020. Late submissions will not be accepted. Notification of acceptance will be by January 30, 2020. Suggested Topics: • Religion and the sciences of origins (cosmology, evolution, anthropology) • Philosophy and theology/kalam in science and religion • Methodological naturalism, science and religion • Questions of consciousness, the mind and the soul • Religion and psychology • Scripture and science • Multi-disciplinary views on ethics (moral psychology, evolutionary ethics, etc) For further information, contact Professor Kelly James Clark clarkell@gvsu.edu The body of the email should include: Author’s name; title of the paper; institutional affiliation; word count. Papers will be blind-reviewed by the workshop committee. Since we are seeking to identify new scholars, previous participants may not submit. Airfare, room and board will be provided for all presenters (sadly, due to political issues, Iranians must pay their own airfare).