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Web Project: THE PHILOSOPHY OF THEOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Administrator -

The Evangelical Philosophical Society (EPS) is pleased to introduce a unique and ongoing Philosophy of Theological Anthropology project! Your contributions, readership, exploration and support are most welcomed. For more on this theme and Christian contributions to philosophy, become a subscriber – for as low as $25 per year! – to Philosophia Christi, the peer-reviewed journal of the EPS [all EPS members receive Philosophia Christi as part of their membership].

Summary of Project

Inaugurated in 2018, The Philosophy of Theological Anthropology is an EPS web project devoted to the foundations and meta-themes of theological anthropology. Contributors seek to highlight a variety of new topics, which are at present underexplored, and fresh philosophical perspectives of older topics. This is an opportunity for philosophers and constructive theologians to explore foundational and innovative themes within theological anthropology from a philosophical perspective.

Topics of interest in this web series include areas of epistemology, metaphysics, Christology, and traditioned anthropology. We are interested in approaches that reconceive in fresh new ways the conditions and foundations for thinking about theological anthropology. This amounts to critical interrogations of commonly held assumptions in the contemporary theological literature on anthropology. We invite contributions that are extensions of previously published works as well as unique speculative pieces.

Areas of Web Project

The present issue will contain topics on anthropology, philosophy of mind, imago Dei [broadly conceived], with the aim toward advancing the philosophical foundations and implications of a theistic anthropology.

Current Papers

Sarah Borden Sharkey, “The Interior Castle: The Soul and Competing Visions of the Church.”

Glenn Butner, “Theology without Persons? Theological Anthropology and Kevin Hector’s Therapeutic Theory of Language Use.”

Tim Hsiao, “You Are Not Your Own: A Critique of Liberal Social Ethics.”

Christopher Woznicki, “Atonement and Anthropology: T. F. Torrance’s Doctrine of Atonement as a Test Case.”

Jean-Baptiste Guillon, “Natural Anthropology and Revealed Anthropology.”

Benjamin H. Arbour and John R. Gilhooly, “Transgenderism, Human Ontology, and the Metaphysics of Properties.”

Graham Floyd, “Deriving the imago Dei from the Incarnation.”

Joshua R. Farris, “A Response to Hasker’s Emergent Dualism and Emergent Creationism.”

William Hasker, “Souls without Thisnesses: A Rejoinder to Joshua Farris.”

Graham Floyd, “Universals and their Implications on Sexuality, Gender, Race, and Species.”

Graham Floyd, “The Politics of Theological Anthropology: Political Naturalism, Creation, and the imago Dei.”

Nathan A. Jacobs, “Psychic Immortality in The Eastern Church Fathers.”

Graham Floyd, “The Economics of Anthropology: Imago Dei as a Source for Economic Principles.”

Charles Taliaferro, “Descartes and the Secularization of Modern Philosophy.”

Richard Mouw, “Descartes and the Philosophy of Theological Anthropology.”

Nathan A. Jacobs, “On Bodily Immortality in the Eastern Church Fathers.”

Chris L. Firestone, “Kant’s Existential Dualism.”

Andrew Hollingsworth, “The Semiotic Animal and the Image of God.”

Megan Clunan, “The Trinity of Human Ontology: Relationships, Identity, and Meaning.”

Joshua R. Farris, “An Unwelcome Guest: A Response to My Critics.”

Joseph M. Dunne, “Conscience and its Verdict.”

Graham Floyd, “On the Metaphysics and Coherence of Evolution.”

Core Project Questions

How should we approach the anthropos and its telos?
Furthermore, how might we understand human ‘selfhood’ and ‘identity’?
What are the benefits and liabilities of an Analytic Theology approach?
Analytic Theology and Christological anthropology?
What are the benefits and liabilities of a more Phenomenological approach to the anthropos?
What is the distinctive contribution of philosophy of mind/personal ontology in contemporary theological anthropology?
What role does or should the sciences play in our theological constructions?
What are the benefits of a Christological method to anthropology?
Christological anthropology as an organizing motif?
Is a Christological method sufficient for theological anthropology?
From the Christian tradition, what is the Good News for the anthropos and how might that shape approaches to a study of what it means to be human?
What role do ecclesial, theological, or philosophical traditions play in our theological construction?
What substantive place does reason and experience have in understanding humans?
What are the different religious/denominational perspectives on the nature of human beings?
How might spiritual features and formation of a human being shape an understanding of the nature and purpose of a human being?
What are the distinctive ideas within a Christian anthropology and other religious anthropologies?
How might theologies and philosophies of the human person shape theologies and philosophies of ‘public life’?

Find this Project Interesting? See these other EPS Web Projects

“Philosophical Discussions on Marriage and Family Topics” with Michael Austin, Michael McFall, Daniel J. Hill and many others!
“Christ-Shaped Philosophy” Project with Paul Moser and dozens of other contributors!
“Christian Philosophers in the ‘Secular Academy'” Project with Marylin McCord-Adams, Christopher Tollefsen, and many others!

Want to Contribute to the Philosophy of Theological Anthropology Project?

Options for contributing: reflection essays, critical responses, book reviews, exploratory essays, dialectical pieces, methodological hybrids (biblical studies to philosophy), how to communicate to the public.

Length: Shorter (e.g., 1500-2000 words) and longer papers (e.g., 6,000 words) are permitted. You are welcome to work with the Project Editors on length issues.

Suggested topics: evolution and theological anthropology, imago Dei, the metaphysics of gender and sexuality, method, Christological anthropology, religious epistemology, and human ontology.

Main Project Categories:

Denominational and Traditioned Theological Anthropology
Gender, Sex, and Sexuality
Sociology, Ethnography, and Theological Anthropology
Science, Design, and Anthropology
Technology and Posthumanism
Morality and Theological Anthropology
Disciplines: Philosophy, Biblical Theology, Philosophical Theology, Systematic/Constructive Theology, Retrieval Theology, Social Science, Humanities (N.B. the aim of the investigation ought to impinge on philosophical-theological matters)

Submit a Proposal: Email a topic, thesis and description of the proposed paper (250 words max) to Project Editors Joshua Farris and Nathan Jacobs [see below]. They will help guide your proposal toward being a contribution of this web project.

Lead Project Editors & Coordinators:

Dr. Joshua R. Farris [joshua.r.farris@gmail.com], Farris is currently the Humboldt Experienced Researcher Fellow at the University of Bochum in Bochum, Germany, focusing on biologically-engaged religious anthropology. His forthcoming book is The Creation of Self: A Case for the Soul (John Hunt Publishing, 2023).
Dr. Nathan A. Jacobs [nathanandrewjacobs@gmail.com; nathan.jacobs1@uky.edu], University of Kentucky.

Past Editorial Assistant: Dave Strobolakos.

Web Project Overseer: Joseph E. Gorra, Consulting Editor, Philosophia Christi.

Please consider becoming a regular annual or monthly financial partner with the Evangelical Philosophical Society in order to expand its reach, support its members, and be a credible presence of Christ-shaped philosophical interests in the academy and into the wider culture!

CFP: Annual Meeting of the EPS Southwest Region

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Administrator - Uncategorized

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EPS SOUTHWEST REGION

“Natural Theology and Revealed Theology”

Keynote Speaker:
Richard Swinburne
Professor Emeritus, University of Oxford
“God is Necessarily a Trinity”

The Havard School
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
4105 Broadway St. Houston, TX 77087
March 2 – March 3, 2018

All full members and student members of EPS are invited to submit paper proposals on this year’s theme. 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) prepared for blind review, and a separate document including the presenter’s name and institutional affiliation together with the title of the proposed paper, and the presenter’s membership status. An acceptable paper should be delivered in 25 minutes with 5-10 minutes for discussion.

Student Members: Ph.D students should follow the same instructions as full members. For those studying for a Masters degree, in addition to the above requirements, student papers are to be sponsored by a full member of EPS. Proposals should include the student’s degree program and email confirmation from the sponsor who has agreed to oversee the paper’s preparation.

Non-Members: Submissions are welcome from non-members, and membership is NOT a requirement to attend, nor is membership a requirement to present. Those who hold a Ph.D or are currently enrolled in a doctoral program can submit proposals that include a title and a 300 word abstract together prepared for blind review together with a separate document containing the person’s name, institutional affiliation, and title of the proposed paper. Please indicate on this separate document non-member status.

All paper proposals should be submitted to jfarris@hbu.edu
The submission deadline is Monday January 29, 2017.

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 Ben Arbour at benarbour03@yahoo.com by Feb. 19, 2017:

A titled, full version of the paper to be presented suitable for blind review.
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.

Ben Arbour, Chair, benarbour03@yahoo.com (979) 574-1300
Joshua Farris, Program Chair, jfarris@hbu.edu (281) 649-3214
Chad Meeks, Secretary, chad.meeks1980@gmail.com (817) 773-2391

Registration will be available at the ETS Southwest Region page. A PDF of the Call for Papers can be downloaded here.

2017: Call for Papers: Southwest Regional EPS

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Administrator - Uncategorized

Evangelical Philosophical Society

Call For Papers

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EPS SOUTHWEST REGION

“Philosophical Eschatology”

The Riley Conference Center

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX

March 31 – April 1

Keynote Speaker: Jerry Walls

Scholar in Residence and Professor of Philosophy,

Houston Baptist University

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: In addition to the above requirements, student papers are to be sponsored by a full member of EPS. Proposals should include the student’s degree program and email confirmation from the sponsor who has agreed to oversee the paper’s preparation.

All paper proposals should be submitted to benarbour03@yahoo.com

The submission deadline is February 13, 2017.

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 March 3, 2017:

A titled, full version of the paper to be presented suitable for blind review.
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.

Tawa Anderson, Chair, tawa.anderson@okbu.edu (405) 585-4437

Ben Arbour, Program Chair, benarbour03@yahoo.com (979) 574-1300

Joshua Farris, Secretary, jfarris@hbu.edu (281) 649-3214

The Research Companion to Theological Anthropology

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Administrator -

In recent scholarship there is an emerging interest in the integration of philosophy and theology.

Philosophers and theologians address the relationship between body and soul and its implications for theological anthropology. In so doing, philosopher-theologians interact with cognitive science, biological evolution, psychology, and sociology. Reflecting these exciting new developments,

Edited by EPS members, Joshua Farris and Charles Taliaferro, the Research Companion to Theological Anthropology is a resource for philosophers and theologians, students and scholars, interested in the constructive, critical exploration of a theology of human persons.

Throughout this collection of newly authored contributions, key themes are addressed: human agency and grace, the soul, sin and salvation, Christology, glory, feminism, the theology of human nature, and other major themes in theological anthropology in historic as well as contemporary contexts.

From the dozens of contributions in this single volume resource, we highlight some of the contributions, along with further resources for study.

Idealism and Christian Thought

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Administrator - featured books, george berkeley, idealism, idealism and christian philosophy (book), idealism and christian theology (book), james spiegel, jonathan edwards, joshua farris, mark hamilton, steven cowan

Bloomsbury Academic will publish in 2016 two volumes on Idealism and Christian Thought: Volume 1, Idealism and Christian Theology, edited Joshua Farris, Mark Hamilton, and James Spiegel, features eleven new contributions to this topic. From the publisher’s description:

In the recent history of philosophy few works have appeared which favorably portray Idealism as a plausible philosophical view of the world. Considerably less has been written about Idealism as a viable framework for doing theology. While the most recent and significant works on Idealism, composed by the late John Foster (Case for Idealism and A World for Us: The Case for Phenomenological Idealism), have put this theory back on the philosophical map, no such attempt has been made to re-introduce Idealism to contemporary Christian theology. Idealism and Christian Theology is such a work, retrieving ideas and arguments from its most significant modern exponents (especially George Berkeley and Jonathan Edwards) in order to assess its value for present and future theological construction. As a piece of constructive philosophical-theology itself, this volume considers the explanatory power an Idealist ontology has for contemporary Christian theology.

Volume 2, Idealism and Christian Philosophy, edited by Steven Cowan and James Spiegel, features ten new contributions to this topic. From the publisher’s description:

When it comes to contemporary philosophical problems, metaphysical idealism-or Berkeleyan immaterialism – is not taken seriously by most philosophers, not to mention the typical Christian layperson. This state of affairs deserves some attempt at rectification, since Idealism has considerable explanatory power as a metaphysical thesis and provides numerous practical and theoretical benefits.

Such thinkers as George Berkeley and Jonathan Edwards believed that Idealism is especially amenable to a Christian perspective, both because it provides a plausible way of conceptualizing the world from a theistic standpoint and because it effectively addresses skeptical challenges to the Christian faith. The contributors to this volume explore a variety of ways in which the case can be made for this claim, including potential solutions to philosophical problems related to the nature of time, the ontology of physical objects, the mind-body problem, and the nature of science.

Christian Physicalism?: Philosophical Theological Criticisms

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Administrator - christian physicalism, Christian Physicalism? (book), featured books, incarnation, joshua farris, keith loftin, philosophical anthropology, resurrection of the body, substance dualism

In 2017, Lexington Books will publish Christian Physicalism?: Philosophical Theological Criticisms, edited by R. Keith Loftin and Joshua R. Farris. R. Keith Loftin is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at the College at Southwestern and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Fort Worth, TX). Joshua R. Farris is Assistant Professor of Theology at Houston Baptist University, Smith College of Liberal Arts and the Academy.

Enjoy a 30% discount when ordering copies via the website of Lexington Books, using LEX30AUTH18 for the discount code [expires 11/30/18].

From the publisher’s description of Christian Physicalism, which includes several Philosophia Christi contributors as well [e.g., including Angus Menuge, J.P. Moreland, Scott Smith, Charles Taliaferro, Stephen Evans, Jonathan Loose, Brandon Rickabaugh, John Cooper]:

On the heels of the advance since the twentieth-century of wholly physicalist accounts of human persons, the influence of materialist ontology is increasingly evident in Christian theologizing. To date, the contemporary literature has tended to focus on anthropological issues (e.g., whether the traditional soul / body distinction is viable), with occasional articles treating physicalist accounts of such doctrines as the Incarnation and Resurrection of Jesus cropping up, as well. Interestingly, the literature to date, both for and against this influence, is dominated by philosophers. The present volume is a collection of philosophers and theologians who advance several novel criticisms of this growing trend toward physicalism in Christian theology. The present collection definitively shows that Christian physicalism has some significant philosophical and theological problems. No doubt all philosophical anthropologies have their challenges, but the present volume shows that Christian physicalism is most likely not an adequate accounting for essential theological topics within Christian theism. Christians, then, should consider alternative anthropologies.