Catherine Keller is the keynote speaker at the
Wesleyan Philosophical Society meeting
in March of 2014, Nampa, Idaho.
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Call for Papers, Wesleyan Philosophical Society
Annual Meeting: March 6, 2014,
Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, ID
Keynote Speaker: Catherine Keller, Drew University
Annual Meeting: March 6, 2014,
Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, ID
Keynote Speaker: Catherine Keller, Drew University
Historically speaking, Western philosophy has focused intently upon the mind. Consistently if not absolutely, philosophy from Plato onward has spent its time dwelling upon ideation, perception, cognition, and recollection, and has pursued, again de facto if not de jure, a duality of mind and body that continues to this day.
Likewise, if perhaps more ironically, some branches of Christianity have understood faith to be a mental assent to certain propositional statements, a mind-oriented decision that involves ideas and beliefs. Even in the Holiness movements of the 19th and 20th century, which emphasize the emotional as well as the rational, the seat of the emotions is still the mind. In spite of the body of Jesus Christ, we have managed oftentimes to advocate for disembodied faith centered upon the soul.
Some orienting questions to consider exploring include:
- What would a philosophy of the body look like from a Christian, and/or Wesleyan context?
- How do we privilege or disenfranchise our bodies as we engage God and the church?
- What do Christian ethics tell us -- via subtext -- about sin and the body?
- How do we account for the body of Christ Jesus in our thinking?
- What can we learn about God, faith, sin, and suffering via the body?
- Do both philosophy and theology need a corrective with regard to mind/body dualism?
- How does contemporary philosophy deal with the legacy of Descartes’s mind/body dualism?
- How does philosophy of mind help identify and explore the relationship between body & mind?
- Do ancient or eastern philosophical traditions offer insight to the issues surrounding bodies?
- In what way does John Wesley appropriate or challenge the Western tradition on these matters?
- How do contemporary neurological studies inform philosophy regarding the mind and body?
Papers that examine the role of the body in philosophy, Christianity, and ethics are welcomed; papers exploring other themes will also be considered.
Likewise, if perhaps more ironically, some branches of Christianity have understood faith to be a mental assent to certain propositional statements, a mind-oriented decision that involves ideas and beliefs. Even in the Holiness movements of the 19th and 20th century, which emphasize the emotional as well as the rational, the seat of the emotions is still the mind. In spite of the body of Jesus Christ, we have managed oftentimes to advocate for disembodied faith centered upon the soul.
Some orienting questions to consider exploring include:
- What would a philosophy of the body look like from a Christian, and/or Wesleyan context?
- How do we privilege or disenfranchise our bodies as we engage God and the church?
- What do Christian ethics tell us -- via subtext -- about sin and the body?
- How do we account for the body of Christ Jesus in our thinking?
- What can we learn about God, faith, sin, and suffering via the body?
- Do both philosophy and theology need a corrective with regard to mind/body dualism?
- How does contemporary philosophy deal with the legacy of Descartes’s mind/body dualism?
- How does philosophy of mind help identify and explore the relationship between body & mind?
- Do ancient or eastern philosophical traditions offer insight to the issues surrounding bodies?
- In what way does John Wesley appropriate or challenge the Western tradition on these matters?
- How do contemporary neurological studies inform philosophy regarding the mind and body?
Papers that examine the role of the body in philosophy, Christianity, and ethics are welcomed; papers exploring other themes will also be considered.
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