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Theological, Pedagogical, and Ethical Approaches to Israel/Palestine Seminar
Call for Proposals
The Theological, Pedagogical, and Ethical Approaches to Israel/Palestine seminar is seeking papers that will interrogate the theological and religious aspects of approaches to Israel/Palestine studies. This year’s panel welcomes proposals and questions related to the following themes:
- Jewish theological notions for and against a national homeland in Israel/Palestine
- Islamic theological approaches to the question of Palestine/Israel, Zionism, Arab and Palestinian nationalism
- Eastern Christian (Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, etc.) theological notions of the Holy Land, including Israel/Palestine, Jordan and wider Levant
- Western Christian theological hermeneutics in relation to the Holy Land, Crusades, Zionism, and Israel/Palestine
- Religious/Theological Studies, biblical archaeology, and the space of Israel/Palestine
- Political and ‘Secular’ Theologies and Palestine/Israel
- Religious tourism and various forms of pilgrimage in Palestine/Israel (Jewish, Islamic, Christian, Bahai, Druze, etc.)
- Competing notions of theological, religious and cultural indigeneity to Israel/Palestine
- Interfaith and religious pluralism in Israel/Palestine, pre-modern and modern
- Religion and Political Violence in Israel/Palestine
- Religion and Peace in Israel/Palestine
Chairs
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Rebecca Alpert, Temple University1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Jason Springs, University of Notre Dame1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
Steering Committee Members
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Iskander Abbasi, University of Johannesburg1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Daniel Bannoura, University of Notre Dame1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Atalia Omer, University of Notre Dame1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Santiago H. Slabodsky, Hofstra University1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Robert Smith, University of North Texas1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
Method
PAPERS
Review Process
Proposals are anonymous to chairs and steering committee members until after final acceptance/rejection