This section welcomes all submissions, but papers addressing the conference theme, "Religion, Economics, and Culture in Conflict and Conversation," will be given preference. Possible themes include how current economic and social trends offer new opportunities for thinking about the relationship between church and state, church and society; the ramifications of the "new" economic realities for religious, theological perspectives on consumerism and asceticism; the significance of economic and social analysis for theological-ethical method and inquiry; also, specific papers dealing with (from both Catholic and Protestant perspectives) the implications of Benedict XVI's encyclical Caritas in veritate for various issues pertaining to religion, economics, and society.