Since 2012, CATA has been holding regional theology conferences (usually in the Fall) in conjunction with a theological college or seminary in Canada or the United States.
Northeastern Seminary in Rochester, NY will be hosting and co-sponsoring the Fall CATA Theology Conference. The conference, to be held on October 18-19, will be on the theme of creation care and justice. Dr. Sylvia Keesmaat will be the keynote speaker. Dr. Keesmaat is a New Testament scholar (DPhil, Oxford with N. T. Wright). She is also an activist and a permaculture farmer from the Toronto area who is currently working on a book on the groaning of creation, tentatively titled, A Fountain of Tears: Ecological Grief in the Biblical Story. This book will delve deeply into the stories of creational catastrophe in the biblical canon, with attention to the lament of the people, the creatures, and the Creator, alongside the possibility of new life.
The keynote speaker will give a public lecture on campus on Friday evening, followed by a conference lecture on Saturday.
Registration:
For more information and to register for this conference go to: https://www.nes.edu/events/theology-conference/
Call for Papers:
The faculty and administration of Northeastern Seminary (in conjunction with the Canadian-American Theological Association, InterVarsity, the Canadian Scientific and Christian Affiliation, and the American Scientific Affiliation) welcome proposals for papers to be presented at an interdisciplinary conference at Northeastern Seminary in Rochester, NY. This Call for Papers goes out to established scholars or practitioners in the theological and scientific disciplines, as well as to graduate students, post-docs, and pre-tenured faculty.
In line with the topic of Dr. Keesmaat’s lectures, we invite submission of high quality papers on any topic related to the broad theme of “Creation Care and Justice.” We welcome papers from the theological or the scientific side, especially those that explore intersections of a biblical-theological vision with issues in science. Papers should be scholarly but not highly specialized presentations of about 25 minutes, aimed at an audience of students, pastors, and faculty from across the spectrum of theological and scientific disciplines.
Proposals should be approximately 250 words in length. The best proposals articulate a clear thesis and include a brief explanation of their plan (and/or method). Please prepare them for blind review and submit as an email attachment, accompanied by a short curriculum vitae or resume in a separate file. To facilitate anonymous review of proposals, please include your name, institutional affiliation, contact information, and the title of your proposal in the body of your email. All proposals should be submitted electronically as file attachments in *DOC or *PDF format to the address below. Please title your email “Creation Care and Justice.”
Please email conference paper proposals to Dr. Patrick Franklin at pfranklin@tyndale.ca by September 27, 2024. Graduate students, post-docs, and pre-tenured faculty are invited to submit paper proposals that address biblical interpretation by September 27 (full draft due by October 4) for the Jack and Phyllis Middleton Award for Excellence in Bible and Theology (more information about the paper competition can be found here).
Tentative Conference Schedule:
Friday, October 18, 2024
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Saturday, October 19, 2024
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