Welcome to the 11th NSPR Conference at the University of Copenhagen 9-11 June 2027: Religion and World
Religion looks upon the world in which we live, in light of something other than the world (God, the infinite, the sacred). This conference invites a wide engagement with the world as a central concern for philosophy of religion.
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RELIGION AND WORLD
Call for papers: Deadline for submission of abstracts (250 words) to short papers (30 mins) and a brief bio (max. 100 words) is: March 1, 2027 to mpk@teol.ku.dk.
RELIGION AND WORLD: CALL FOR PAPERS & KEY QUESTIONS
This conference invites a wide engagement with the world as a central concern for philosophy of religion that raises questions such as:
- How do different approaches to philosophy (analytic, pragmatic, phenomenological, hermeneutical etc.) influence our understanding of key terms such as ‘world’ and ‘religion’?
- How may literary and religious imagery and stories bring out the messy perplexity and complexity in the limits of human understanding and ways of relating to the world?
- What is the role of religion in relation to pressing issues of anxiety, hope and responsibility face to face with a growing apocalyptic fear of the end of the world due to the human impact on the world in global warming, the mass extinction of species and most recently AI?
- What is the role of a critique of religion today?How may contemporary philosophy address problems of antropocentrism and world denial in the religious traditions as well as their resources for constructive thought of these problems?
- What does the accelerating virtual relation to the world mean for our connectedness to ourselves and each other as physical, embodied beings in a world shared with animals and plants? How does virtual reality impactreligion and our life in the physical reality?
- How are we to think about the local and the global and the relationship between religion, identity and politics in a world where global climate crisis challenges our natural habitat, local residency and belonging to a particular place, and where international institutions and relations are under pressure while nationalism is on the rise?
- How do the religious traditions challenge us to think about the relation between belonging in the world and exile and homelessness, as well as withdrawal from the world and practical engagement in the world?
ORGANIZERS
The conference is organized by Iben Damgaard, Bjarke Mørkøre Stigel Hansen, Mads Peter Karlsen in co-operation with the NSPR.
QUESTIONS
Any questions concerning the conference can be directed to: Iben Damgaard - University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
Publication
We plan a special issue of Agatheos: European Journal for Philosophy of Religion based on papers presented at the conference.
Conferences and Journal
Since 2024, we publish Agatheos: European Journal for Philosophy of Religion, an international journal with four annual volumes. Please take a look at the articles, available as Open Access, and contact the editor-in-chief Francis Jonbäck or any of the regional editors if you have questions. Indeed, you may even consider publishing your research in Agatheos, a dynamic and first-rate journal within philosophy of religion.
Board
For any questions concerning the NSPR in your country or region, please contact one of the 6 board members:
• Marius Timmann Mjaaland - University of Oslo (Norway)
• Iben Damgaard - University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
• Ulf Zakariasson – Uppsala University (Sweden)
• Sigridur Gudmarsdottir - University of Iceland (Iceland)
• Sami Pihlström - University of Helsinki (Finland)
• Roomet Jakapi - University of Tartu (Estonia)