The 2023 national meeting of the Evangelical Philosophical Society will be held at the San Antonio Grand Hyatt and the Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas from November 14–16. Stephen Evans (Baylor University) will give our plenary address this year entitled, “Should Christians Accept a Divine Command Theory of Moral Obligations?” The meeting will be held in conjunction with the Evangelical Theological Society.

We invite paper submissions or proposals for panel discussions addressing any topic of interest to Christian philosophers. We will be dedicating one morning session (four papers) to the topic of apologetics; so please specify in your submission if you would like to be considered for the apologetics session.

Graduate Student Philosophy Paper Contest

As part of our initiative to help develop graduate student scholarship, the EPS will be awarding a $1000 prize for the best graduate student philosophy paper. In order to be considered for the prize, full papers must be submitted. If you are a graduate student, please indicate this in your submission email so you can be considered for the contest. The final draft of the paper should not exceed 3,200 words. To receive the prize, the author must attend the meeting. If the winning author is unable to attend, the prize will go to the runner-up.

Submissions should include:

• Author’s name
• Contact information (at least email)
• Title of paper
• Institutional affiliation
• Time constraints / preferences
  • Days and times you CANNOT read the paper
  • Days and times you would PREFER to read the paper
  • While we will do our best to accommodate your preferences, inflexibility with regard to possible reading times may make your paper more difficult to accept*
• An abstract of the paper (100-200 words). Strong preference will be shown to submissions including full text of paper.

Deadline and Submission Process:

• All proposals must be received by April 15, 2023 by the end of the day to be considered.
• Proposals should be sent as either doc(x) or PDF attachment to: epsblindreview@gmail.com
• Please indicate whether you are willing to serve as a moderator for EPS sessions.

Guidelines for Presentations

• Paper should take no more than 25 minutes to read, leaving 10-15 minutes for discussion.
• Cancellation: Please communicate all cancellations to the moderator of your session. If you need to cancel your presentation and it has already been announced via the conference program, please plan to have a friend or colleague read your paper on your behalf.

2023 MAPR Scholarship Awards

With the mission of advancing unique graduate-level philosophical training in the historic Christian tradition, Palm Beach Atlantic University is excited to announce seven competitive scholarship opportunities.

Augustine Scholarship   –   Full Program Tuition – $20,000

    Aquinas Scholarship   –   Half Program Tuition – $10,000

     Anselm Scholarship   –   Quarter Program Tuition – $5,000

We will award 1 Augustine Scholarship, 2 Aquinas Scholarships, and 4 Anselm Scholarships.

These scholarships are for students accepted to the MAPR program (Fall 2023 semester) to study full-time at the PBAU campus in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Guidelines

• To apply, applicants must:
  • Apply to the MAPR program
  • Submit a high-quality academic essay (approx. 3,000 words) by email (pbamapr@gmail.com):
• Applicants are not required to have a BA in Philosophy but must have an undergraduate degree from an accredited institution.
• Inquiries should be sent to pbamapr@gmail.com
• Application Deadline: March 31, 2023

To learn more, visit: https://pbaschoolofministry.com/mastersphilosophyreligion/

I’ve said many times that the Evangelical Philosophical Society has been an important part of my personal and professional growth as a philosopher. As I began travel to the most recent annual meeting in Denver, my motivation as a scholar and teacher was just okay at best. The struggle to help students see the importance of philosophy, the feelings of futility one can have at times after decades of writing and teaching, plus the trials common to us all, combined to dampen my enthusiasm as I headed out to the conference.

But the conversations with old and new friends, the ability to hear from some great Christian philosophers and scholars, and the enthusiasm I experienced as several people offered their help in furthering the growth and impact of the EPS, led to a renewed sense of vision and purpose in my own work. This is one of the key reasons that the EPS exists, to foster a community of Christlike philosophers helping each other in our vocations. We also exist to help others come to know important things about God and his universe, for the sake of Christ, his church, and the world.

The work done by EPS members in our excellent the excellent journal and online venues are important parts of this, as are the various meetings and conferences we participate in beyond our annual meeting. In light of this, we count professors, pastors, apologists, campus ministers, and laypersons as part of our society.

I’m writing to ask you to partner with the EPS in another way, through your giving. Would you consider a monthly or even one-time gift to further the work of the EPS? Even $10-$20 month can help us accomplish our goals, as well as any year-end gift you are led to give to the EPS.

Your partnership will help us accomplish the following:

• Creating a Membership Growth Campaign by reaching out to EPS members, helping them invite colleagues, students, and friends to join the Society. This can result in significant growth for the Society.
• Launch a Conference Scholarship fund to support EPS members, especially international graduate students, to present at the EPS annual meeting and other conferences in the U.S. and around the world.
• Empower Philosophia Christi to be sustainable in 2023 as production costs continue to increase.
• Produce short video content from leading Christian scholars doing work in philosophy and interrelated disciplines.
• Support additional regional meetings of the EPS as well as EPS involvement at the AAR, SBL, and APA meetings that provide venues for offering Christian perspectives on philosophical issues.
• Enable more intentional space at our annual meetings to cultivate and encourage graduate students in their journey and professional development.
• Grow the EPS Graduate Student Award and its opportunity to support and encourage emerging scholars.

We are an organization significantly driven by the generous giving of people’s time, talent, prayers, and financial resources. Any support you are able to give is deeply appreciated!

Thank you so much for considering this, and Merry Christmas!

Sincerely,

Mike Austin
EPS President