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History of Christian Life and Thought
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![]() ![]() Serving Church and Academy Since 1954 |
Sandra Ham, Independent Scholar (NY)
The section on The History of Christian Life and Thought invites proposals that address the conference theme: "The Human in a Dehumanizing World: Re-Examining Theological Anthropology and Its Implications." This theme invites scholars from across fields to engage in ressourcement, returning to the diverse sources of the Christian tradition (scriptural, theological, liturgical, spiritual, philosophical, etc.) in order to recover underappreciated, misunderstood, or forgotten resources in order to respond to the “signs of the times” in the “light of the Gospel” (Gaudium et Spes, 4).
Consider theological anthropology as "context" in the sense of being one source of norms and values that defines the moral space and limits within which a community responds to the trends and events of the times (especially crises such as food shortages or epidemics). Throughout the past 2,000 years trends in anthropology have changed from patristic through Augustinianism, Thomism, Nominalism, Protestant variants, and recently, secularism. Secular dehumanization works through philosophical, technological, political, social, and economic trends. Proposals are welcome that explore one of the many historical variations in theological anthropology in the Christian tradition. These may show how the resources of the theological tradition can speak to modern social contexts, or show how its classic loci can be clarified and articulated for the contemporary world. Consistent with the theme, proposals should address one of these projects:
Proposals of approximately 500 words should include the scholar’s name, position, institution, and CTS membership status, and should be emailed no later than January 15, 2021 to
Sandra Ham (Convener)
Independent Scholar
Buffalo, NY