The College Theology Society holds its fifty-sixth annual convention from June 3-6, 2010 at the University of Portland, in Portland, Oregon. The theme will be Religion, Economics, and Culture in Conflict and Conversation. Our colleagues in the Department of Theology at the University of Portland will serve as the local coordinating team, chaired by Carol Dempsey. Laurie Cassidy of Marywood University and Maureen O'Connell of Fordham University are co-editors for the annual volume.

This announcement invites proposals for papers to be presented in the various seminar sections that form an integral part of the annual meeting. Members are invited to submit paper proposals pertaining to the convention theme or on topics called for by specific sections. Sections welcome all proposals, but papers that are devoted to the convention theme or that relate specifically to the direction set by a particular section may receive priority. Presentations that require computer availability or audio/visual aids should state this clearly in the proposal. The College Theology Society looks forward to submissions from scholars of all dimensions of theological study.

Scholars who are invited to present their work at a national convention of the College Theology Society must hold membership in the Society when their work is presented. No person may submit more than one proposal for consideration nor may submissions to multiple sections be considered.

College Theology Society sections with their Conveners are listed below (click each topic for more details). Proposals of approximately 250 words for papers, panels and/or other presentations should be sent to one of the Conveners by December 1, 2009. By December 31, 2009 the Conveners will notify each person who has submitted a proposal whether it is accepted. The program for the annual meeting with housing and transportation information will be posted on the CTS Website in early Spring 2010. The National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion will be joining us this year.

AMERICAN CATHOLIC LIFE AND THOUGHT
ART, LITERATURE, AND RELIGION
CONTEMPORARY THEOLOGIES
ETHICS
CONSULTATION: CATHOLIC EVANGELICALS AND EVANGELICAL CATHOLICS
HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN LIFE AND THOUGHT
JUSTICE AND PEACE
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE
MYSTICISM AND POLITICS
THE NEW PEDAGOGIES (TECHNOLOGICAL OR EXPERIENTIAL) AND THE SPIRITUALITY OF LEARNING
PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
PSYCHOLOGY AND RELIGION
RELIGION AND SOCIETY
SCRIPTURE
SPIRITUALITY
SYMBOL, RITUAL, AND SACRAMENT
THEOLOGY, ECOLOGY, AND NATUAL SCIENCE
THEOLOGY OF THE CHURCH
WOMEN AND RELIGION
WORLD RELIGIONS
CONSULTATION: RACE, DIVERSITY, AND PEDAGOGY
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BAPTIST PROFESSORS OF RELIGION REGION AT LARGE

Click here to download the entire Call for Papers Document: Call_for_Papers_2010.pdf

For further information contact:

Local Coordinating Team for the Convention:

Department of Theology, University of Portland:
Russell Butkus, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 503.943.7370
Carol Dempsey, OP, chair, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 503.943.7366
Patrick Hannon, CSC, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 503.943.7700
Kathleen McManus, OP, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 503.943.7153

Co-Editors of Annual Volume:
Laurie Cassidy, Marywood University, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Maureen O'Connell, Fordham University, 212.636.7674

Executive Director, National Conventions:
Dave Gentry-Akin, Saint Mary's College of California, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 925.631.4790