Dates set for 7th Annual WFPS Conference: Ocotber 19-20, 2012
Sixth Annual WFPS Conference
October 14-15, 2011
The Sixth Annual Western Fellowship of Professors and Scholars will be held in Manhattan, KS on October 14-15, 2011, Friday afternoon through Saturday early afternoon. This is a preliminary call for papers and presentations.
This year's theme is: Discipleship and Freedom: Bonhoeffer Then and Now. Dr. Christiane Tietz Professor of Systematic Theology & Social Ethics at the University of Mainz, Germany will be our keynote speaker.
Dr. Tietz is a leading scholar of the life and theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. She has served as an editor of the Bonhoeffer yearbook, chairperson of the International Bonhoeffer Society, and director of the International Bonhoeffer Congress.
This is a preliminary call for papers and presentations. As usual, papers will be accepted on a wide range of topics that have a bearing on the practice and understanding of the Christian faith, whether they are closely related to the conference theme or not. Works-in-progress and interdisciplinary projects are welcome. Papers dealing with technical matters should be presented in a way that is accessible to an educated and interested audience who may not have specialized training in technical fields.
Registration Fee: $60.00 (Student Rate: $25)
(includes conference notebook, supper buffet, hot breakfast, and lunch)
Please email any questions you might have to the Conference Directors, Mark Alterman or Alisha Paddock.
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WFPS is a conference promoting research, discussion, and academic fellowship on issues relating to the Christian faith.
