Co-Sponsorship
In-person November Annual Meeting 2025
CO-SPONSORSHIP: Christian Systematic Theology Unit, Reformed Theology and History Unit, and Schleiermacher Unit
Call for Proposals
Though freedom has long been a focus of Christian theological reflection, it has gained urgency in contemporary theologies such as liberationist, emancipatory, and other perspectives. Reflecting on the AAR’s 2025 presidential theme of freedom, we invite proposals that engage its theological developments broadly, as well as proposals that address concept of freedom in Friedrich Schleiermacher’s work. Subtopics may include:
sin, individual and social, as bondage/un-freedom
redemption (Erlösung) as freedom or liberation from bondage
human freedom as communal and individual
religious freedom and pluralistic society
freedom and religious communication in Schleiermacher’s Speeches and Soliloquies
freedom/dependence, activity/receptivity, and redemption in Schleiermacher’s Glaubenslehre
human freedom and divine election; are human beings free to say no to God?