Call for Papers for the APT Meeting at AAR in Chicago, November 17, 2012
We invite proposals for papers or panels examining opportunities, needs, issues, or challenges to contextual/field theological education concerning public service or ministries focused in such issues as economic justice, immigration, sexuality, or race and the legal/justice/penal systems. These proposals may address current teaching methods and practical theological approaches in public theology or the involvement/roles of ministries and faith communities in public or political arenas.
The Association of Practical Theology values diversity in scholarship as an important factor in academic excellence. Toward that end, please include within your proposals a statement of no more than 100 words describing the potential contributions or approaches through which your work diversifies or expands scholarship in practical theology.
Proposals should be no more than 750 words. Proposals should be submitted electronically as double-spaced Word documents. The body of the proposal should not include information that would identify the author. Please include a separate document that provides identifying information about the author (i.e. name, institution, etc.) and the proposal title. Proposals will be selected by a blind peer review process. Please submit proposals by June 3rd, 2012 to: [email protected]
The purpose of the Association of Practical Theology (APT) is to promote critical discourse that integrates theological reflection and practice…. Reconstituted from its predecessor organizations 1984, the APT was sparked by the investigation of practical theology as an integrative hermeneutical endeavor at the heart of theological education, characterizing not only the ministerial sub-disciplines but also a manner and method of engaged reflection. The APT meets annually in conjunction with the AAR as an Additional Meeting for a two and half hour session and biennially for a three day meeting.
APT meetings at the AAR draw national and international scholars from a variety of disciplines (members of APT and non-members) for sessions on different topics, such as future research and scholarship in the field (2003), interreligious dialogue and practical theology (2004), and the turn to the “practical” across the theological curriculum (2005). The biennial meeting allows the membership to study issues in greater depth and conduct its formal business. The APT welcomes new members from all areas of religious and theological study who have an interest in the critical examination of religious traditions and practices.
Membership dues of $50 (or $25 for students) are paid annually.
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