Requests for Papers (RFPs)
Below are our former Requests for Papers.
Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, White Supremacy and US Culture: The Call for Interfaith “Upstanding”
A Request for Faculty and Student Papers for an April 2021 Seminar
Hosted by the Tom Porter Program on Religion and Conflict Transformation
Boston University School of Theology
The Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs (CURA) at the BU Pardee School of Global Studies, is providing stipends ($500 each) for four faculty papers that will be selected to present at one of the seminars. Faculty papers should be 4,500–5,000 words and paper presentations of 20 to 25 minutes.
The Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium (BTI) is providing stipends ($250 each) for four student papers that will be selected to present at one of the seminars. Student papers should be 2,500–3,000 words and paper presentations of 15 minutes.
We are soliciting papers for inclusion in the first two in a series of three seminars:
- The first elucidates the historical and current relationship between white nationalism, Anti-Semitism, and Islamophobia. (2 hours)
- The second establishes theoretical and theological frames for “upstanding” and the need for Interfaith prophetic voices of justice in addressing white nationalism, Anti-Semitism, and Islamophobia. (2 hours)
- The third constitutes a skills workshop: focused on how to facilitate reflective dialogue and engage in sustainable community organizing that shifts faith communities from bystanding to upstanding. (4 hours)
Paper submissions will be considered for publication in The Journal of Interreligious Studies.
Timeline
Paper abstracts due (approximately 300 words): February 1, 2021
Papers and presenters chosen to receive stipends: March 1, 2021
Papers due: March 29, 2021