APRA
The APRA Conference
The APRA conference is an annual event usually taking place over two days in late September. If you would like to present a paper at the conference please send an abstract (150-250 words) to apra@csu.edu.au. Deadline for submissions is June 27, 2008.
The APRA Conference – 2008
| Dates | 27th and 28th of September, 2008 |
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| Location | St Mark's National Theological Centre, 15 Blackall St, Barton, ACT, 2600 |
| Strands | Open |
| Keynote speaker/s | Peter Forrest & Max Charlesworth Professor Forrest works in the area of the philosophy of physics, epistemology, metaphysics and philosophy of religion. He is an associate editor of the Australasian Journal of philosophy and currently teaches at the University of New England. His publications include, God without the Supernatural, Quantum Metaphysics, and The Dynamics of Belief: A Normative Logic. His most recent book is Developmental Theism: From Pure Will to Unbounded Love published by OUP in 2007. Max Charlesworth is a former Professor of
Philosophy, Foundation Dean of the School of
Humanities at Deakin University and
on the editorial committee of the
international journal Bioethics. His
publications include The Problem of
Religious Language, The Golden
Bough and After: One Hundred
Years of the Scientific Study
of Religion and Religion in |
| Price | $100 waged, $75 unwaged |
| Registration | Deadline for registrations is 31st of August. Click HERE to download the registration form. Once complete, either fax the form to (02) 69332792, or, if you are paying by cheque, post it to: Secretariat, Australian Philosophy of Religion Association, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Locked Bag 678, NSW, Australia 2678. |
| Conference Proceeding | Selected papers from the conference will be published in a special edition of Sophia. For submission guides lines to Sophia please click Here |
| Time Slots | Papers should be presented within either a 1 hour time slot (allowing 15-30mins for questions) or a 30min time slot (allowing 5-10 min for questions). |
| Accommodation | Two hotels in walking distance of St Mark's are the Kurrajong and the Brassey Hotel. For other accommodation option please try the Visit Canberra Website |
- Conference organisers: Dr Morgan Luck ( Charles Sturt University), Rev’d Dr Sarah Bachelard (St Mark’s National Theological Centre), Dr Nick Trakakis ( Monash University).
- Queries regarding the conference can be addressed to Nick Trakakis at nick.trakakis@arts.monash.edu.au.
- APRA would like to thank the following organizations for supporting this conference: PACT, CAPPE, Sophia and the AAP