2019 EPS Southwest Region: Call for Papers

January 21, 2019
Posted by Administrator

Theme: “Middle Knowledge”

March 8-9, 2019
3939 Gentilly Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70126
All full members and student members of EPS are invited to submit paper proposals on topics related to this year’s theme, including heaven, hell, purgatory, resurrection, the afterlife, etc. Quality papers on topics not directly related to the theme are also welcome. 
Full Members: Paper proposals should include a title and abstract (300 words), the presenter’s name and institutional affiliation, and the presenter’s membership status. An acceptable paper should be delivered in 25 minutes with 5-10 minutes for discussion. 
Student Members: Proposals should include the student’s degree program and email confirmation.
All paper proposals should be submitted to cmeeks@mbts.edu
The submission deadline is February 1, 2019.
 
Student Paper Competition: Student members whose papers are accepted for inclusion in the program will be eligible to enter a student paper competition. Students who wish to enter the competition must submit the following to Greg Trickett at gtrickett@wc.edu by Feb. 8, 2019
  1. A titled, full version of the paper to be presented suitable for blind review.
  2. A 200-300 word abstract with the paper title as it appears on the blind review submission, the student’s name, pursued degree, and societal and institutional affiliations.
Winner(s) will be announced at the final plenary session of the conference. Students must present their papers at the conference to be considered for the competition. 
Joshua Farris, Chair, jfarris@hbu.edu
Chad Meeks, Program Chair, cmeeks@mbts.edu
Graham Floyd, Secretary
 
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