Society of Christian Ethics

Society for the Study of Christian Ethics announces the 2008 Conference "The Sermon on the Mount and Christian Ethics" at Wescott House, Cambridge, 5th-7th September, 2008. Presenters include Oliver O'Donovan, Glen Stassen, Susan Parsons, Carolyn Muessig, and Richard Bauckham. Contact Dr. Jeff Bailey at jwb39@cam.ac.uk. for further details or to submit a proposal; deadline has been extended to June 20th. See http://www.ssce.org.uk/ for booking arrangements. --Posted 6-6-08

ALPHA OMEGA is a periodical of philosophical and theological studies published under the auspices of the faculties of Philosophy and Theology. ALPHA OMEGA is published three times a year. The journal publishes articles in five langueages: French, English, Italian, Spanish and German. For more information, contact Paolo Gentilucci, Ateneo Pontificio Regina Apostolorum, Dipartimento Pubblicazioni-Alpha Omega, via degli Aldobrandeschi, 190, 00163 Roma; http://www.upra.org/ --Posted 4-30-08

The basic premis of new catholic times sensus fidelium is that the People of God need a place where dialogue can continue; where the Spirit-filled wisdom of the People of God can be heard. La esperanza vive! Our aim is simple: to analyze and report on the world and the Canadian Church through those cardinal lens of the Common Good and from the vantage point of the poor in whom Jesus especially abides. http://www.newcatholictimes.com/ --Posted 4-30-08

Jewish-Christian-Muslim Religious Studies Programme: A Religious Mosaic in the Holy Land, July 2 - August 5, 2008, is a unique interfaith seminar that will utilize the Galilee in the north of Israel - the origin of religious traditions and the living place of Jews, Christians, Muslims, Druze (and other religious groups) - as a unique laboratory of interfaith dialogue and co-existence. The participants will spend five weeks in the Holy Land studying the three great monotheistic traditions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam (as well as other traditions which are present in Israel), the history of these traditions, its connections to the Land of Israel / Palestine and its relevance to Modern Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Special attention will be given to the challenge of religious leaders and educators in our days to develop interfaith dialogues, both in Israel and in other parts of the world, in order to foster mutual understanding, tolerance and pluralism instead of hatred and violence. --Posted 4-23-08

The Centre for Intercultural Ethics, CIE, based at Tilburg University, the Netherlands(http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/cie) will have its first master class on intercultural ethics. The deadline for proposals was June 1, 2008. The master class will take place on November 5-7, 2008. --Posted 4-23-08

Call for Papers: Societas Ethica’s Annual Conference in Lammi (Finland), 20 to 24 August 2008 will focus on life-science, ethics and society. It is expected that the impact of the life-sciences will be enormous. Steps are taken towards a more sustainable biobased economy based upon renewable resources like biofuels. Waste-management and environmental cleaning technologies will help to reduce our ecological food-print and to save the environment. And fundamental biological knowledge of human biology will help to fight diseases and to improve and prolong human life. The promise, however, of this biotopia is not without problems. As a European society for research in ethics, the Societas Ethica invites ethicists from all disciplines to contribute to the discussion of this year’s theme. Each presentation will be limited to twenty minutes maximum, to be followed by a discussion of thirty minutes. Papers may be given in English, French or German. Selected papers will be published in the annual volume of the Societas Ethica, in the society’s series published by Lit Verlag, and in the Journal of Ethical Theory and Moral Practice. Abstracts' deadline was 30 April 2008. Please send questions to celine.EhrweinNihan@unil.ch or to postal address: Societas Ethica, Centre lémanique d'éthique, Bâtiment Provence – Bureau 402, Université CH – 1015 Lausanne. For further information please visit: http://www.societasethica.info. --Posted 3-25-08

The Theological Book Network, is a non-profit is looking for partners who can provide both books and cash donations to assist in the transfer of useful print resources to seminary and university libraries in the developing world. For more information, contact: Linda Bergling [mailto:linda@theologicalbooknetwork.org], Theological Book Network, 2900 Wilson Avenue, Suite 307, Grandville MI 49418

The 15th Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics, “Business Ethics: Back to Basics,” will be held October 22-24, 2008 at St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Manhattan Campus. Sponsored by The Vincentian Universities in the United States (DePaul University, Niagara University, St. John’s University), the annual international conference promoting business ethics encourages a very broad-based approach to the discussion of ethical theory and practice and seeks contributions to that discussion from business and academic professionals who are promoting business ethics. For more information contact Patrick Flanagan, C.M., flanagap@stjohns.edu. http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/ev_aca_081022.stj --Posted 2-20-08

9th Annual Metanexus Conference Call for Papers: "Subject, Self, and Soul: Transdisciplinary Approaches to Personhood," 13 July 2008 to 17 July 2008, Madrid Spain. Who are we? Why are we here? In our age, it is science that purports to answer these ancient questions, whild technology promises to make us even "more than human." But despite our amzaing scientific discoveries and technological powers, are we not still "a questin to ourselves?" And what new questions about ourselves have been raised in our own tims? If we are truly to understand ourselves, our place in the cosmos, and our relation to each other and to the divine, we must adopt rich transdisciplinary approaches that cut across fields of knowledge, institutional boundaries, cultural borders, and religious traditions. Join us for the Metanexus Conference when philosophers, biologists, physicists, cosmologists, neuroscientiists, cognitive scientists, theologians, religious scholars and community leaders, historians and educators will discuss profound questions of what it means to be a person in a rapidly evolving and complex world. Among the attendees will be more than 200 representatives of the Metanexus Global Network form over 40 countries. Web address: www.metanexus.net/conference2008 Sponsored by Metanexus Institute. --Posted 11-16-07

The Council on Foreign Relations Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call Series seeks to engage religious and congregational leaders, scholars, and thinkers from across the country in cross-denominational conversations on global issues. Each call, led by a CFR expert or religious leader, provides a nonpartisan forum for discussion on topics at the nexus of religion and foreign policy. Please email outreach@cfr.org or call Jessica Brandt at 212-434-9573 if you would like to participate in this interactive exchange, and we will send you the toll free dial-in number and password. --Posted 1-31-08

Seeking chapter-length proposals and completed articles - Scott Paeth and Thomas O'Brien, editors of a series of books on religion and business ethics, are seeking authors interested in contributing to a volume in the series that highlights the unique contribution of specific religious traditions to the field of business ethics. We are currently seeking proposals for Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity (Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox), Confucianism, Taoism, Jainism and Indigenous traditions. Treatments of religions not mentioned here are also welcome. Each article should include: 1) A broad outline of the tradition and its ethical system, 2) A comparison between the ethics of this tradition and those of standard philosophical traditions (utilitarianism, categorical imperative, Rawl's theory of justice, Smith's invisible hand, etc.), 3) The unique contribution of this particular tradition to the field of business ethics, 4) Examples of this tradition's ethic applied to business ethics cases. Anyone who might be interested in contributing to this volume is encouraged to contact either Thomas O'Brien: tobrien8@depaul.edu, or Scott Paeth: spaeth@depaul.edu.

The Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) is interested in creating closer relationships with organizations which might enrich its work. If you have an interest in serving as an informal liaison between the SCE and SBL, please contact Stewart W. Herman, Executive Director at sce@cord.edu. --Posted 1-15-07

Seeking book-length proposals and completed manuscripts - Scott Paeth and Thomas O'Brien, editors of a series of books on religion and business ethics, are seeking authors interested in contributing to this unique series. The first book in the series, Religious Perspectives on Business Ethics, was published in 2006. Potential topics for volumes in the series could include tradition-specific treatments of business ethics, e.g., Business Ethics in Islam. Other possibilities include books that focus on issues or trends, e.g., Sustainable Business from a Religious Perspective. Anyone who might be interested in contributing to the series is encouraged to contact either Thomas O'Brien: tobrien8@depaul.edu, or Scott Paeth: spaeth@depaul.edu.

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The Institute for Global Church Studies (IGCS) would like SCE members to know that it offers study tours that look at the local, regional and global issues of a nation in relation to the church. More information online at http://www.igcsstudytours.org/.