Open and Relational Theologies Unit
We invite papers for a possible co-sponsored session between Open & Relational Theologies and the Ritual Studies Unit on the practice of an open table in Christian Eucharist. We seek papers that examine a wide range of communion practices, with a particular interest in papers that connect to the presidential theme's emphasis on marginality and/or that consider open communion practices through the lens of ritual theory.
The Open and Relational Theologies Unit promotes academic research and discourse on open, relational, and process methods and perspectives (including those of open theism, process philosophy, and other relational and personalists traditions). These explorations tend to be constructive in nature, regularly involving theological and philosophical speculation about the nature of God, freedom, power, relationality, materiality, love, and more. Our Unit's inquiries also explore the implications of open-relational methods and perspectives on a wide range of social, scientific, and spiritual topics. We welcome contributions from across religious traditions.
The ORT Unit is committed to diversity and inclusion. In order to maximize the diversity of our panels, our proposal review process stipulates that proposer names be anonymous to chairs and steering committee members during review but visible to chairs prior to final acceptance or rejection. Further, a successful pre-arranged session or panel proposal must incorporate gender and racial-ethnic diversity; diversity of theoretical method and rank are also highly encouraged.
| Chair | Dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Janna Gonwa, Gannon University | jannakelly1@gmail.com | - | View |
| Jon Paul Sydnor | jonpaulsydnor@gmail.com | - | View |