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SCP members might be interested to know that DBU has recently announced the termination of the only full-time philosopher on staff. More details and a link to a petition are below the fold.

The Martin Institute Dallas Willard Research Center at Westmont College recognizes one outstanding book or paper each year. The 2020 research award went to Adam C. Pelser, for his paper, “Temptation, Virtue, and the Character of Christ” in Faith and Philosophy, Vol. 36, No. 1, 2019. Details below the fold.

The SCP will be hosting two sessions at the American Academy of Religion Conference this November. Details below the fold.

Evolution, Original Sin, and the Fall
June 22-23 2020, Saint Louis University,
Saint Louis, Missouri
Plenary speakers include Hans Madueme (Covenant College) and John Teehan (Hofstra University).
Details on the call for abstracts below the fold.

2020 Mountain-Pacific Meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC. May 8-9, 2020. Click for more information.

2020 SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHERS EASTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE
January 23-25, 2020, University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida. CFP details below the fold.

This is a call for participants interested in participating in an international workshop 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 and Enis Doko

Hiroshima University, January 9, 2020

Gregg Ten Elshof of Biola University will join Kengo Miyazono and Curtis Rigsby of Hiroshima University to critique popular accounts of mind, nature, & culture. Ten Elshof will explore the notion of shame as a healthy and beneficial emotion. Miyazono will examine self-defeating arguments against evolutionary naturalism. And Rigsby will consider traditional religio-philosophies of Asia as semiotic expressions of universal teleology. All three philosophers will respond to each others thoughts, and discussion from attendees will be encouraged at the end. The event will be publicized for the faculty and students of Hiroshima University as well as for local residents, and is open to the public.

The American Council of Learned Societies is accepting applications from recent PhDs with research expertise in religious studies, theology, and ethics for a fellowship of $60,000 to research and help communities impacted by COVID-19. The deadline for applications is November 2. Details below the fold.

The Ethics Program of Villanova University seeks candidates for the Catherine of Siena Fellowship. This is a one-year, renewable fellowship with a 3-3 teaching requirement. The application deadline is December 15, 2020. Details below the fold.

Baylor University seeks application for a postdoctoral fellowship for up to three years from those working in virtue ethics, moral psychology, or social philosophy. Start date is fall 2021, and the application deadline is November 15, 2020. Details below the fold.

The SCP group session (G40) at the 2020 Central APA session in Chicago will feature Greta Turnbull, Jeffrey Koperski, and Meghan Page on the topic of Divine Action. It happens 7-9 on Friday, February 28, and there will be a reception afterwards in the SCP hotel suite.