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 ‘Islam’ 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 »
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Thanks to Our Friends
Posted in Conferences, Ethics, General Interest, Islam, Philosophy of Religion on February 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
… at R-P-E for welcoming us to the blogosphere. We encourage our readers to participate in their discussions and check out their conference announcements, like this one on Islam.
- Rico Vitz
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 [...]
When ethnocentricity tears the world apart.
Posted in Feminist Philosophy, Islam on January 23, 2007 | 10 Comments »
Lately I have been pondering what life must be like for a Muslim female living in the Middle East, or a Middle Eastern Muslim female who have moved to the West. The obstacles they face, a double-edged sword, as they have to contend with a largely male-dominated society, while they are often seen as weak [...]
