Thanks to funding from the American Philosophical Association’s Diversity and Inclusiveness Fund, the editors of the Journal of Analytic Theology are pleased to announce a prize competition for the best paper in analytic theology of an underrepresented religious or theological tradition.
With “underrepresented” we mean a paper outside of traditional forms of orthodox Christianity. In particular, we are looking for papers drawing on traditions including, but not limited to the following: Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Taoism, Shinto, Hinduism, (neo)Paganism.
Every eligible submission will be considered for the prize of USD 500, and for inclusion in a special issue of the Journal of Analytic Theology. The special issue will contain the winning essay, as well as other essays that have received a positive evaluation. A board of experts with a broad range of specialisms in various theological traditions will evaluate the entries.
To compete for this prize competition, please send your paper to diversityjat@gmail.com with the subject line “Diversity APA prize competition” by October 1st, 2019. By submitting your paper, you agree that:
- Your paper will be considered for a special issue on underrepresented theological traditions; and
- Your paper has not been published before and is not under consideration elsewhere for the duration of the assessment period of this prize competition.
Papers submitted after October 1st, 2019 will not be considered for the prize or special issue (but can still be considered for other issues of the Journal of Analytic Theology under the normal refereeing channels).
Eligibility:
Everyone, regardless of academic rank (e.g., graduate student, tenured, or tenure track faculty), seniority, or discipline (e.g., theology, philosophy, religious studies), geographic area, etc. can submit a paper. We particularly welcome and encourage people from groups who have been underrepresented in analytic theology to submit a paper.
We ask that there is no more than one entry per applicant. Co-authorship also counts as an application, and if co-authors win the prize, it will be split among them equally.
To be eligible, a paper must be analytic. Analytic theology is an interdisciplinary subfield that explores traditional theological topics and questions (in diverse religious traditions) in conversation and methodological continuity with the analytic-philosophical tradition.
Review procedure:
Papers will be checked for being on topic and for basic quality. Papers that do not meet the criteria will receive a desk reject notice or a very brief report. Other papers will be refereed, and the board of experts will decide on the winning entry.
The winner will be announced by December 15th 2019, with feedback to other applicants shortly thereafter. All papers that are deemed promising and that are considered for inclusion for the special issue will receive referee reports.
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