2008 - Baptist Voices in the Ethics of Peace, Race, and Reconciliation
July 29 - August 1, 2008
Georgetown College, Georgetown Kentucky
2008 Call for Papers – Baptist Voices in the Ethics of Peace, Race, and Reconciliation
Young Scholars in the Baptist Academy invites essays on the theology and ethics of peace, race, and reconciliation. Baptist voices have contributed to the religious, political, and academic discourse in America in formative ways. T.B. Maston, Glen Stassen and James McClendon represent significant strands in the developing ethical consciousness of Baptists in America. Charles Marsh’s recent work on the development of African-American ethical thinking highlights the courage needed for speaking for racial equality to a religious culture dominated by powerful supporters of segregation, many of them also Baptist. This internal conflict is one aspect of the continuing development of a Baptist understanding of ethics. Martin Luther King and Clarence Jordan and Cornel West represent the prophetic character of Baptist ethics, proclaiming the challenge emerging from their Baptist communities and roots directed to the society at large.
Young Scholars in the Baptist Academy will convene a select group of participants across academic disciplines to explore topics related to ethics in Baptist life . Seminar participants might explore such questions as:
- What historic voices helped define the Baptist ethical view?
- What unique contributions to the academic study of ethics emerge from Baptist scholars or in relation to Baptist life?
- What ethical challenges do Baptists face today, or what contemporary ethical concerns demand Baptists to speak and act?
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Elizabeth Newman (Baptist Theological Seminary of Richmond) will be our senior scholar for this seminar.
Prospective participants may apply by submitting a letter of application, letter of institutional support, current vita, and a 750-word abstract by March 1, 2008. Submissions are welcomed from any scholar identifying with the Baptist tradition, with preference given to junior level faculty at Baptist colleges and universities. Seminar participants will receive a $1000 stipend, lodging, and meals at Georgetown College, Georgetown, Kentucky. Further information is available from Roger_Ward@georgetowncollege.edu.
Young Scholars in the Baptist Academy is supported by Georgetown College, Lilly Endowment, Inc., Baylor University Institute for Faith and Learning, and the International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities.
Steering Committee:
Andy Chambers, Missouri Baptist University
Douglas Henry, Baylor University
Elizabeth Newman, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond
Margaret Watkins Tate, Baylor University
Roger Ward, Georgetown College