{"id":89576,"date":"2021-05-13T05:02:47","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T09:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=89576"},"modified":"2021-05-12T09:01:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T13:01:59","slug":"cfp-belief-in-the-ancient-world-and-in-biblical-texts-2021-university-of-st-andrews-biblical-studies-symposium-july-7-9-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2021\/05\/cfp-belief-in-the-ancient-world-and-in-biblical-texts-2021-university-of-st-andrews-biblical-studies-symposium-july-7-9-2021.html","title":{"rendered":"#CFP Belief in the Ancient World and in Biblical Texts: 2021 University of St Andrews Biblical Studies Symposium (July 7-9, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

2021 University of St Andrews Biblical Studies Symposium<\/strong>
\n July 7-9, 2021 \u2013 Online only<\/strong><\/p>\n

The St Mary\u2019s School of Divinity at the University of St Andrews is hosting this interdisciplinary conference dealing with questions of belief in the ancient world and in the biblical texts. The conference will consist of both plenary sessions and breakout sessions in which both postgraduate students and professional scholars will have the chance to present and discuss their research. Plenary speakers include: Dr. Brent Strawn (Duke University), Dr. Erin Darby (University of Tennessee), Professor Thomas Harrison (University of St Andrews), Dr. Madhavi Nevader (University of St Andrews), Dr. Matthew Novenson (University of Edinburgh), and Dr. Theodore Lewis (Johns Hopkins University).<\/p>\n

Call for Papers \u2013 Deadline May 17, 2021<\/strong>
\nDiscussions of the ancient world usually assume the ancients believed the gods were intimately involved in everything from the realm of politics and climatological phenomena to cultic rituals and daily activities. Yet, recent scholarship challenges this reductive presentation of ancient beliefs. As such, we might ask: What does it mean to \u201cbelieve\u201d in the ancient world?<\/p>\n

The 2021 University of St Andrews Biblical Studies Symposium is now accepting research abstracts of 500 words or less from professional scholars and postgraduate students. We encourage scholars from a number of disciplines to participate, as our symposium aims to foster an interdisciplinary discussion about ancient belief. Scholars in Archaeology, Assyriology, Biblical Studies, Classics, History, Philosophy, and others are welcome.<\/p>\n

NOTE: All papers accepted for the conference last year are also accepted this year.
\nThe following topics are a selection of possible focal points for research papers:<\/p>\n