Call for Papers

As Program Chair of the 2007 annual conference of the North Carolina Religious Studies Association, it is my pleasure to announce that the meeting will be held this year on Friday, October 26 on the campus of Fayetteville State University.

Proposals or abstracts of papers, completed papers, or topics for panel discussion on any area in the academic study of religion--and of philosophy as it pertains to religion --are welcome. Presentation time for papers must not exceed twenty minutes in order to allow time for questions and discussion. Send proposals, abstracts, papers and topics by JUNE 30, 2007, to me at choyt@wcu.edu.

Submission via e-mail attachment, preferably in Microsoft Word, is strongly encouraged. If you choose to submit a paper or proposal by regular mail (Christopher Hoyt, Department of Philosophy and Religion, Western Carolina University, Stillwell 226, Cullowhee, NC 28723), I would appreciate an e-mail to let me know you have done so.

This year the Association will honor the best student papers, undergraduate and graduate, with a stipend of $100 each, to be awarded at the conference. To be eligible, students must submit the entire paper (c.2500 words) by June 30. The submission must also be accompanied by a brief supporting letter from a faculty sponsor.

I look forward to seeing you in Fayetteville.

Christopher Hoyt
2007 Program Chair

P.S. Secretary-Treasurer’s Note: The Officers would like to encourage presentations from current members and member departments. A list of current member departments can be found on Membership page of the NCRSA website. Individual members should contact the Secretary-Treasurer (John Brooks, jibrooks@uncfsu.edu) for membership status.