Annual Meeting - 2008

The Orthodox Theological Society in America will hold its Annual Meeting June 12-14, 2008, at the Cenacle Retreat and Conference Center (www.cenaclechicago.org), 513 W. Fullerton Parkway, Chicago, Illinois. The selection of Chicago for our Annual Meeting is an experiment, but one that the officers believe will expand the work and reach of the Society. The officers are especially grateful for the collaboration of the members of the St. Catherine’s Institute – a Chicago-based group of Orthodox scholars – in organizing a meeting in Chicago.

Call for Papers 2008

The Orthodox Theological Society in America will hold its Annual Meeting June 12-14, 2008, at the Cenacle Retreat and Conference Center (www.cenaclechicago.org), 513 W. Fullerton Parkway, Chicago, Illinois. The selection of Chicago for our Annual Meeting is an experiment, but one that the officers believe will expand the work and reach of the Society. The officers are especially grateful for the collaboration of the members of the St. Catherine’s Institute – a Chicago-based group of Orthodox scholars – in organizing a meeting in Chicago.

Members wishing to present papers should submit, by January 31, 2008, an abstract of no more than 250 words to the Secretary of the Society, Valerie Karras, at vkarrs (at) smu.edu (be sure to correct the '(at)'). (see www.otsamerica.org/contact.php for additional contact information). In order to allow for more papers to be presented, we ask authors to include information about the time needed for presentation, either 15-20 minutes or 40 minutes. Members are also encouraged to organize a panel of three or four papers dealing with a single theme or a panel devoted to a recent book, especially if the book’s author could attend the session.

Proposals for papers on any topic are encouraged, even those presented before in other academic forums, but the Society is particularly interested in receiving proposals on the following topics: “Care of the person in the Orthodox tradition,” “The history and implications of the reestablishment of communion between the Patriarchate of Moscow and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia,” and “The Orthodox communities of Chicago and the Midwest.”

In addition, the Annual Meeting will devote time in the program to a consultation on the following topic: “Being Orthodox in the Academy: Does it Matter? Should it Matter?” Thus, papers on issues related to being an Orthodox Christian scholar in American higher education, the mentoring of students, and the efforts to develop Orthodox Christian institutions of higher education are encouraged. This consultation is being supported by the Office of Vocation and Ministry of Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology as part of the Lilly Endowment-funded Program on the Theological Exploration of Vocation. A full proposal about this consultation can be found on the website of the Office of Vocation and Ministry of Hellenic College (www.hellenic.hchc.edu/pages/vocations/index.php), but key sections may be found in the addendum (“Being Orthodox in the Academy”).

All abstracts should be received by January 31, 2008.

Authors whose papers are accepted for presentation are the guests of the Society to the Annual Meeting, i.e., they pay no registration or room and board for their attendance.

 

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