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Conference Theme: The Wisdom of Love
Dates: October 27-29, 2022
Location: US Air Force Academy
Long abstracts and paper submissions due by July 1

November 4th-5th, 2022
Bowling Green State University

Topic: Mercy and Forgiveness

Christians believe that forgiveness and mercy are central to the Christian life. But forgiveness receives less philosophical attention than it merits, and mercy receives almost no philosophical attention at all. This conference will explore the metaphysics, ethics, and theology of mercy and forgiveness.

We encourage people to submit 300-400 word abstracts on mercy and forgiveness. But we intend the conference to be broad and cover a variety of paper topics, so submissions do not have to be on the conference theme to be considered.

The deadline for abstracts is June 1st with a decision before August. Please send abstracts to Kevin Vallier at kevinvallier@gmail.com.

The 6th Theistic Ethics Workshop will take place Sept. 1-3, 2022 in Williamsburg, VA. The deadline for submissions is June 1st, 2022 and the workshop will cover expenses for presenters.
The invited speakers are Helen De Cruz (SLU), Karen Stohr (Georgetown), Sam Fleischacker (Illinois-Chicago), Derk Pereboom (Cornell), and Christian Miller (Wake Forest). Details are available here:
http://philosophy.wfu.edu/miller/current-projects/sixth-annual-theistic-ethics-workshop/

Christian Miller (Wake Forest University)
Mark Murphy (Georgetown University)
Christopher Tucker (College of William and Mary)

Conference to be hosted September 22–24, 2020 at the
Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow, Poland.
See below the fold for the full call for papers and conference details.

The 3rd Annual Philosophy of Religion conference will be held at Weatherford College on April 3-4, 2020. Douglas K. Blount, Ph.D. (Notre Dame) will deliver two plenary lectures on the Philosophy of Religion in Science.
In addition, a call for papers is being extended to professional philosophers, professionals interested in philosophy of religion, or students of philosophy of religion as well as any professional or student in a field intersecting philosophy of religion and science. More information below the fold.

TheoLogica is now issuing a CFP for a special issue devoted to “Conciliar Trinitarianism.”

The 2019 Midwest SCP Conference on "Uniting Mind and Body: Cognition, Embodiment, and Liturty" will be at Hope College on September 12-14. The CFP has been extended to May 15th. Click the arrow for details.

There has long been a puzzle in ethics concerning the balance between our general moral obligations to everyone and our specific moral obligations to a smaller subset of people: our family, our nation, our friends, etc. Accordingly, the distinction between praiseworthy, virtuous ways of fulfilling our special obligations and vicious immoral ways of fulfilling these special obligations are as important as ever. We invite papers from all philosophical views on any topic related to virtuous and vicious forms of partiality. Details below the fold.

The Alvin Plantinga Prize is funded through the generosity of the Bossenbroek Family Foundation. This prize of $10,000 recognizes original essays that engage philosophical issues about or in substantial ways related to theism. Details below the fold.

The Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers invites submissions of complete papers for its virtual 2021 biennial conference. Papers on any topic of general interest to the BAPT membership are welcome. Deadline of February 28, 2021. Details below the fold.

Baylor was supposed to host the 2020 Midwest Regional SCP meeting last October. Given the pandemic, it was postponed one year and converted to a virtual conference. CFP is now live with details below the fold.

The Mountain-Pacific Region of the SCP will host a virtual conference on "Science, Trust, and Justice in the Midst of a Pandemic" from May 20-22. Details below the fold.

Are Evil Geniuses Possible? The Eastern Regional Conference for the SCP will be held March 6, 2021 via Zoom. The conference will feature keynotes by Candace Vogler and Robert Roberts. CFP details below the fold.

The Society for Christian Philosophers 2020 Midwest Regional Meeting will be held at Baylor University, Waco, Texas October 1-3, 2020 (pending a resumption to normalcy post pandemic). The theme is “Kantian and Christian Philosophy," and the conference organizers invite paper submissions (<3,000 words) or abstracts (<500 words) on any topic in philosophy. Details below the fold.

The conference website for the upcoming Eastern SCP conference at USF can be found here:

https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/philosophy/conferences/scper/

The Princeton Project in Philosophy and Religion hosts its annual conference on October 17-19, 2021. The conference will be in a hybrid format to allow for remote attendance. Details below the fold.

The SCP is now accepting applications for grants up to $1500 to host a fellow SCP member as a lecturer during the 2022-23 academic year at a small department. Deadline is May 15, 2022. See details below the fold.

The SCP has opened its small department lecture grant competition. The grant provides up to $1,500 for departments to host a well-known Christian philosopher for a campus event. Click the arrow for details.

The SCP is now accepting applications for grants up to $1,500 to host a fellow SCP member for a lecture during the 21-22 academic year at a small department. Deadline is May 15, 2021. See details below the fold.

In order to foster philosophical discussion and encourage fellowship in smaller departments and institutions in both the US and abroad, the Society of Christian Philosophers funds a small lecture grant competition. The program provides up to $1,500 for departments to host a well-known Christian philosopher for a campus event. Up to four grants are available for the 20-21 academic year. Details below the fold.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is advertising for a PhD position. The position is embedded in both the Philosophy Department (Faculty of Humanities) and the Faculty of Religion and Theology. It is part of Dr. Rik Peels’ ERC-funded Starting Grant project ‘Extreme Beliefs: The Epistemology and Ethics of Fundamentalism’, which is devoted to a conceptual and normative assessment of fundamentalist belief. More information below the fold.

JTF is hiring a program officer for its Philosophy and Theology programs. No hard deadline as applications are considered on a rolling basis. Details below the fold.

SCP members, note that several upcoming SCP events have either been cancelled or are at risk of cancellation given the coronavirus infection. Please stay tuned and reach out directly to the coordinators of SCP events with questions or concerns.

In particular, the Mountain-Pacific conference scheduled for this spring at Trinity Western has been cancelled with a view toward rescheduling for a fall 2020 date. For details about that conference in particular, please contact Myron Penner at myron.penner@twu.ca

In Memoriam George Mavrodes (November 23, 1926 — July 31, 2019)

The SCP mourns the loss of Dr. William Wainwright, a longtime leader in the society. Details on his service and passing are below the fold.

The SCP mourns the passing of Keith Edward Yandell. (more below the fold)

Biola University launches a JTF-funded project to study gratitude to God. Letters of intent are due January 15, 2020 and may be for projects that utilize the methodologies of the behavioral sciences, philosophy, theology, or religious studies.