Sixth Annual Islamic Philosophy Conference

Call For Papers
Date: December 06-08, 2024
Venue: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Abstract Submission Deadline: October 15, 2024

The American Society of Islamic Philosophy and Theology’s sixth annual conference will be held December 6- 8, 2024. It will be a hybrid conference, with some papers presented online via Zoom, and some in person on the Harvard campus. More details about the conference are forthcoming.

Submission Guidelines
They invite academic studies of scholars, methods, institutions, texts, and topics typically considered within the domain of philosophy, as well as those that treat kalam-theology, Islamic legal philosophy (usul al-fiqh), or other intellectual trends that at times may be seen as distinct from philosophy. Papers may be within specific disciplines (Philosophy, Islamic Theology, Religious Studies, etc.) or may be interdisciplinary. Active engagement with contemporary issues via the methods of various forms of Islamic philosophy is also welcomed and encouraged.

They are particularly interested in proposals that relate to this year’s conference theme: “Curricular Interventions from Within”. This year’s conference hopes to hear from teachers, professors and other creators of curriculum who teach from within the Islamic tradition and focus on education rooted in pre-modern curriculum while simultaneously engaged deeply with the contemporary world. Submissions can be normative, constructive, or descriptive provided that they are academically rigorous.

This conference is open-ended and invites applications from a wide variety of topical settings. Topics need not be limited to the conference theme.

They welcome co-authored abstracts involving scholars from different disciplines, panel proposals, as well as individual proposals. Each paper session will have 20 minutes to present followed by a Q/A session.

Please visit www.asipt.org for more information about their past conferences.

Abstract Deadline
Please submit an abstract (https://airtable.com/appAIQwpjsNvEWfXA/shrw3zP5kvtHhCYNn) of no more than 500 words excluding bibliography by October 15, 2024. If accepted for the conference, papers will receive first consideration for publication in the Journal of Islamic Philosophy, pending successful peer review. All participants must be registered for the conference to present their papers.

Contact Information
Please submit your paper proposals by the October 15, 2024 deadline to https://asipt.org/conferences/conference-paper/.

Questions should be sent to Conference Director, Dr. Aaron Spevack and Conference Organizer Michaela Spampinato at islamphil@gmail.com.

The conference is sponsored by the Journal of Islamic Philosophy, the American Society of Islamic Philosophy and Theology, Harvard’s Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, and Brandeis’ Near Eastern and Judaic Studies. Generous funding for this conference has been provided by the Templeton Foundation.

Source: Middle East Studies Association