[CTS] CASID panel and paper proposal submission/ACEDI appel aux communications]

[CTS Secretary]

Hello CTS members and friends,

The following invitation is sent by Christopher Duncanson-Hales, a CTS 
member hoping to introduce theological reflection to other Congress 
societies. He is drafting a panel proposal. The deadline is very soon, 
so please give consideration to this proposal and respond to him at 
theolog3n1 at gmail.com.

Thank you

-- 
Nicholas Jesson, Acting Secretary
Canadian Theological Society
secretary at cts-stc.ca


*What, if any, contribution can Religious and/or Theological Studies 
make to the interdisciplinary field of international development studies?*

This call for papers is for a panel proposal being submitted to the 
Canadian Association for the Study of International Development's Annual 
Meeting at the Congress of the Learneds at Concordia University, 
Montreal, Quebec, May 31st-June 2, 2010.  The topic of this proposed 
panel is, What, if any, contribution can Religious and/or Theological 
Studies make to the interdisciplinary field of international development 
studies?

In answer to the question, 'What is development studies?' the newly 
revised web-site of the Canadian Association for Studies in 
International Development provides the following:

    The study of how countries 'develop' has long been an important
    facet of many different disciplines in the social sciences,
    including Economics, Political Science, Sociology, and many others.
    Over time a rather parochial understanding of development has been
    broadened to include many different aspects of what it may mean to
    live in a 'developed' society.

    Luckily, what was once a fragmented topic, contained within the many
    'silos' of different academic departments, has grown into an
    interdisciplinary field that draws on knowledge from all of the
    social sciences and humanities.

Religious and Theological Studies are two silos that till recently have 
not contributed to this growing interdisciplinary conversation.  This 
gap in international development studies is beginning to be addressed 
through increase attention to the question of the role of religion and 
culture in IDS.  Though begun, this dialogue remains fragmentary and is 
often a monologue within the new silo of IDS.

This past year at the Annual General Meeting of the American Academy of 
Religion a three year renewable group consultation on the Religious 
Dimensions of International Development was proposed.  This endeavour at 
the AAR raises an important question for Religious, Theological and 
International Development Studies,

    What, if any, contribution can Religious and/or Theological Studies
    make to the interdisciplinary field of international development
    studies?

Submissions are requested for papers that will explore this question 
from the perspective of Religious Studies, Theological Studies and 
International Development Studies.  The purpose of this panel is to 
continue a dialogue between RS/TS and IDS and will therefore include a 
significant amount of time for questions and dialogue.

The Canadian Association for the Study of International Development 
(CASID) is a national, bilingual, interdisciplinary and pluralistic 
association devoted to the promotion of new knowledge in the broad field 
of international development. CASID is a membership-based organization.  
It's executive board is drawn from the membership ranks, the CASID 
annual conference is organized principally for and by members and is 
being held at Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, May 31st-June 2, 
2010.  The deadline for panel proposals is Dec. 21st so I would 
appreciate the following by Friday, December 18th.  This will give me 
enough time to pull the proposal together over the weekend.

Christopher Duncanson-Hales
theolog3n1 at gmail.com

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