SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

Proposals for presentations from the Islamic and Christian traditions have been received and approved.  Submissions for presentation on the medieval heritage of Judaism should be sent as soon as possible.

All submissions should be sent via email attachment (preferably in MS Word format) to Richard.Taylor@Marquette.edu

If a paper proposal is not accepted, the conference selection committee may invite the applicant to become a respondent to another paper. For each of the three presenters, there will be two respondents from different traditions.

Thematic guidelines

Papers that show emphasis on the medieval heritage of the three religious traditions will receive greater attention. Also it is the intent of the conference to highlight collaboration across traditions. Your analysis and comparative input will be important in getting the proposal accepted. The following themes are provided as few examples of possible avenues for specific paper topics that would fit the scope and purpose of the conference as well as allow fruitful discussion among participants from different traditions.

•theological cross border investigations on the person of Abraham

•philosophical indebtedness to another’s religious/intellectual tradition

•collaborative spirit of inquiry in al-Andalus

•ethical reflections – commonalities and differences

Deadlines

 

Mar 10, 2008: --individuals with accepted proposals submit the draft of their papers (max 12 pages) to allow respondents to prepare their comments.

Mar 20, 2008: --respondents send their paper (max 5 pages) to allow conference facilitators prepare their comments

All papers will be made available on the conference website before April 2nd.

The conference is free and open to the public however pre-registration (via email to Richard.Taylor@Marquette.edu) is requested.