I though this might be relevant for those working on Environmental Ethics, Philosophy of Religion, and/or Moral Psychology. Best of Luck!
Archive for the ‘Christianity’ Category
Call for Papers: “Spirituality in Action: Bringing Transpersonal Psychology to a World in Crisis”
Posted in Bioethics, Buddhism, CFPs, Christianity, Conferences, Ethics, General Interest, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Moral Psychology, News & Notes, Philosophy of Psychology, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Science on June 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Thomas Berry, Environmentalist, Priest, Eco-Theologian, Dies at 94
Posted in Christianity, Environmental Philosophy, General Interest, Philosophy of Religion on June 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Read more here and here.
Old Testament Ethics Conference at Notre Dame
Posted in Christianity, Conferences, Ethics, Islam, Judaism, Philosophy of Religion on May 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My Ways Are Not Your Ways: The Character of the God of the Hebrew Bible
Theme: The conference will focus on the charge that the Abrahamic religious traditions should be rejected because of their foundation in the Hebrew Bible, which allegedly portrays God as immoral and vicious. The presenters and commentators will include philosophers—both theistic and nontheistic—as well as Biblical scholars.
The Society of Christian Philosophers Western Conference
Posted in CFPs, Christianity, Conferences, General Interest on March 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
William Lane Craig to Speak at FSU This Month
Posted in Christianity, General Interest, Philosophy of Religion on March 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
William Lane Craig, research professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, will be speaking at FSU March 31, 2009. His speech will be titled “5 Reasons God Exists and 3 Reasons It Makes A Difference,” and will be followed by a Q & A.
Dr. Craig is well known for his work in philosophy of religion, [...]
CFP: Society of Christian Philosophers
Posted in CFPs, Christianity, Conferences on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Society of Christian Philosophers, Pacific Division
presents
Mind, Body, and Free Will
October 30th, 2008 – November 1st, 2008
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA
Plenary Speaker: Richard Swinburne (Oxford University)
The Problem of Evil on NPR
Posted in Christianity, Interviews, Philosophy of Religion on February 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here’s an interview with Religious Studies Professor Bart D. Ehrman (UNC-Chapel Hill) on the problem of evil, the Bible and his new book God’s Problem.
(Thanks, Tara, for the heads-up!)
Faith, Film, and Philosophy
Posted in Buddhism, CFPs, Christianity, Conferences, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Philosophy of Religion on May 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
On behalf of the Gonzaga University Faith and Reason Institute and Whitworth College’s Weyerhaeuser Center for Faith and Learning, I am pleased to announce a call for papers for the inaugural “Faith, Film, and Philosophy” one-day conference to be held at Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA) this coming September 29. The conference will be [...]
“Apocalypse and Violence”
Posted in Christianity, Judaism, Philosophy of Religion on March 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
… a colloquium featuring John Dominic Crossan at UCF today, March 7th. Details are available here.
- Rico Vitz
Marriage – What is it good for?
Posted in Christianity, Ethics, Feminist Philosophy, General Interest, Islam, Judaism on March 5, 2007 | 34 Comments »
I was asked a few months ago, by the mother of my good companion, if I would ever marry her son. I recall asking her why she would want us to marry and she answered: “Well, you need to be blessed”. While I do not find her thoughts on the matter particularly puzzling (she is [...]
“Bible and Violence”
Posted in Christianity, Judaism, News & Notes, Philosophy of Religion on February 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
… a colloquium featuring John Dominic Crossan at UCF today, February 28th. Details are available here.
- Rico Vitz
“Civilization and Violence”
Posted in Christianity, Judaism, News & Notes, Philosophy of Religion on February 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
… a colloquium featuring John Dominic Crossan at UCF today, February 14th. Details are available here.
- Rico Vitz
Valuable or Worthless? – A Human Life Considered…
Posted in Ancient Philosophy, Christianity, Feminist Philosophy, General Interest, Late Modern Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion on February 11, 2007 | 16 Comments »
On the Life of a Playboy-Bunny,
I recall an evening in the early summer of August 1997, when I was strolling towards a movie theatre in Santa Monica, California to take in some of Hollywood’s cinematographic delights. A friend of mine, who was, at the time, residing in Paris, rang in with the terrible news that [...]
“Violence in Scripture and Tradition”
Posted in Christianity, Conferences, News & Notes on February 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Department of Religion and Philosophy at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, FL will be hosting its annual Biblical Symposium on Monday and Tuesday, February 12 and 13, 2007. The theme of this year’s symposium is, “Violence in Scripture and Tradition.” The speakers will be: Dr. John J. Collins (Yale Divinity School), Dr. Richard A. [...]
Compassion
Posted in Asian Philosophy, Buddhism, Christianity, Ethics, Moral Psychology on February 2, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Compassion. What does it mean exactly? Dictionary.com defines it as ‘a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.’ The Dalai Lama, in The Art of Happiness, defines compassion as ‘a state of mind that is nonviolent, nonharming, and nonaggressive. It [...]
On Silence…
Posted in Ancient Philosophy, Christianity, Feminist Philosophy, General Interest, Islam, Philosophy of Religion, Race and Gender on February 1, 2007 | 4 Comments »
While there are arguably not many things in philosophy that we can call ‘Absolutely True’ there is at least one thing in life that is certain. Those who have met me know that I tend to talk…at lot! After recently enjoying my birthday (which I celebrate, as I find birthdays a far better option than [...]
