It's not too late. The Lyceum 2008 deadline for abstracts has been extended to August 15, 2008!
Professional scholars, graduate students, faculty, ministers, teachers, Friends in High Places (or wherever): You are invited to submit an abstract of a paper to present at the 1st Annual Meeting of the Lyceum at Unity Institute, November 3-6, 2008 at Unity Village, Missouri. The general theme is “Culturally Christian, Spiritually Unlimited,” however submissions are encouraged on any topic relevant to the study of spirituality, theology, pastoral studies, theological ethics, world religions, Church history, religion in contemporary society, ministry, and metaphysical Christianity.
We are looking for your best work: Original, cutting-edge scholarship that is well composed, well researched, and mechanically/technically competent. (Turabian or Chicago Style attribution preferred.)
E-mail a one-page abstract plus your CV and bio (especially teaching/publishing experience you may have had), to Victoria Cromwell, Lyceum coordinator, via e-mail / MS Word attachment:
cromwellvj@unityonline.org
Lyceum 2008 - November 3-6, Unity Village, Missouri
Beginning in November 2008, Unity Institute will host “The Lyceum at Unity Village,” an annual educational symposium open to teachers, writers and students of spiritual and theological studies around the globe. Guest speakers, visiting scholars, UI faculty members and selected students will present scholarly papers and participate in panel discussions of ground-breaking, sometimes provocative topics in religious studies.
The response has been amazing--over 100 scholars have inquired about presenting papers at the first Lyceum.
The Lyceum 2008 program includes lectures by biblical scholar Bart Ehrman, feminist theologian Nancy Howell, and Bishop John Shelby Spong, plus break-out sessions featuring academic papers and group discussions on a wide variety of significant topics by an assortment of scholars, teachers and students of religious studies.
Come and hear Bishop Spong as he critiques “The Future of Western Christianity and the American Dream” on election night. Wednesday afternoon Dr. Nancy Howell looks at human spirituality from the study of primate behavior in her lecture on "Chimpanzees, Bonobos, and the Future of Theological Reflection." Wednesday evening biblical scholar Dr. Bart Ehrman speaks on “From God the Problem to God the Solution: Different Biblical Responses to Human Suffering.” (We’re hoping Dr. Ehrman is not being clairvoyant about the election results!)
Other presenters include UI faculty, selected students and visiting scholars.
Registration information: http://www.unityonline.org/education/lyceumCulturallyChristianSpirituallyUnlimited.html
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