REFORMATION THEOLOGY: RECEPTION AND TRANSFORMATION

	Conference and PhD course at Aarhus University, 21-24 August, 2009 PROGRAM (UPDATED 14 August )                     Abstracts and papers!
	Aims and Goals Invitation and Call for papers Guidelines for Submission of Workshop Papers Registration Organisation Hotel Information (now with transport information!) Getting to Aarhus	Download Registration Form 1) RTF 2)  WORD   Information for PhD Students

INVITATION AND CALL FOR PAPERS

Download Invitation and Call for papers as PDF file

The theme of the Aarhus 2009 conference is “The influence of Reformation theology on culture and politics and its theological potentials”.

The conference aims

•  to analyse the impact of Reformation theology

•  to bring together leading Lutheran and Reformation-inspired voices

•  to host a critical interaction between different schools of contemporary Lutheran theology

•  to work at constructive models of Lutheran theology in a largely post-confessional age

Confirmed speakers

Svend Andersen (Denmark), Elisabeth Gerle (Sweden), Niels Henrik Gregersen (Denmark)

Christine Helmer (USA), Paul Hinlicky (USA), Ted Peters (USA), Risto Saarinen (Finland)

Philipp Stoellger (Germany), Klaus Tanner (Germany), Michael Welker (Germany)

Vítor Westhelle (Brazil/USA), Peter Widmann (Denmark), John Witte (USA)

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Call for Workshop Papers

Workshop topics include:

Reformation Theology and Culture: Mutual Dependency? • Luther’s Theology in 20 ^th Century Theology • The Future of Reformation Theology: Constructive Proposals • Hidden Resources and Blind Alleys in Reformation Theology • New Frontiers of Reformation Theology • Protestant Theology in Context • The Theology of the Magistral Reformers • The Idea of Protestantism, and Catholicism •From Reformation to Protestantism • Lutheran and Ecumenical Theology • Lutheran Theology and Justice • Protestant Theology and Protestant Art • Lutheranism and Philosophy •  Protestant Theology and Politics • Lutheran Theology and Justice • Reformation Theology and Political Thinking • Lutheran Theology and Science • Lutheran Theology and Law

All workshop paper proposals will be subject to peer review in advance. Abstracts for workshop papers (1 page of maximum 500 words) to be sent by May 1 2009  to conference secretary Bo Grymer, Faculty of Theology, Aarhus University, Taasingegade 3, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark, bbg@teo.au.dk.

See Guidelines for Submission of Workshop Papers

Keynote lectures and a selection of workshop papers are planned for publication in a book with the working title ‘The Reception and Transformation of Reformation Theology’.

REGISTRATION

Registration fee of EUR 150 covers conference materials and meals and must be paid in cash at venue registration. Accommodation is not included.

By further funding conference fee will be reduced.

Deadline for registration is 15 May 2009 .

Please download and fill in the registration form (in 1) RTF format or in 2)  WORD format ) and submit by e-mail to bbg@teo.au.dk

or by post to Bo Bergholt Grymer, Faculty of Theology,Aarhus University, Taasingegade 3, DK-8000 Aarhus C.

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INFORMATION FOR PHD STUDENTS

In one of the Workshop sessions a separate PhD session lead by an esteemed senior scholar will be offered to participating PhD students. The presentation of a paper in the size of a workshop paper is required (see

Guidelines for Submission of Workshop Papers )

If you want take part in this session please indicate on your workshop proposal that you are a PhD student, and on the registration form that you want to participate in the PhD session.

2 ECTS points will be given upon participation in the whole program incl. the PhD session.

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ORGANISATION

The conference is organised by the joint project “Reformation theology – reception and transformation” funded by the Danish Research Council for the Humanities. For further information please see the homepage.

Organising comittee: Bo Kristian Holm (Chair person and project coordinator), Else Marie Wiberg Pedersen, Niels Henrik Gregersen, Peter Widmann.

Conference secretary: Bo Bergholt Grymer

Location: The conference takes place at Faculty of Theology, Aarhus University.

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