CFP: Korean Religions Group, AAR (1 Mar; 1-3 Nov; Chicago)

Call for Papers
Korean Religions Group of the American Academy of Religion
2008 Meeting in Chicago, IL, November 1-3

Korean Religions Group

The Korean Religions Group invites paper proposals on the theme of religion and violence both in traditional and modern contexts. The variations of the topic include but are not limited to religion and militarism; religion and torture; post-Korean War and religions; religion and student movement in Korea; religion and authoritarianism; religion and military dictatorship; and
religious militia. Interreligious dialogue or religion and science can also be subfields of the theme. Korean Religions Group also invites a panel proposal for a book review session on recent publications in Korean religions, a panel on a focused group discussion on Korean religions, or a panel on educating Korean religions.

Korean Religions Group/ World Christianity Group

The Korean Religions Group, in co-sponsorship with the World Christianity Group, welcomes papers on women and Christianity in Asia. Especially welcome are papers focused on women and Christianity in Korea, China, and India-though areas such as Japan, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka are by no means ruled out. Topics may vary so long as they relate women, Christianity (of any communion), and Asia (or a region thereof) in some serious way. Suggested topics may include Christianity's impact (or lack thereof) on the liberation of Asian women; Asian feminist theology; women leaders in Asian Christianity; nationalism (or transnationalism) and Asian Christian women; challenges of Asian Christian women; experiences of women missionaries (not necessarily Asian) in Asia.

The deadline is March 1, 2008.

The submission should be done online. To submit a proposal to either KRG or KRG-WCR, please follow these steps:

1) Go to the American Academy of Religion web site (http://www.aarweb.org)
2) Click 2008 Annual Meeting Call for Papers
3) Click Browse by Program Unit and Type
4) Click Korean Religions Group
5) Click Online (for the method of submission)
6) Click a New Proposal
7) Click Individual Paper Proposal (or Paper Session Proposal)
8) Provided the requested information

If you have questions, please e-mail Tim Lee
. Thank you.
Yours,
Tim Lee, co-chair (Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University)
Jin Young Park, co-chair (American University)