Justice and Peace

2025 Call for Papers

Daniel Justin, Regis University (CO)

djustin@regis.edu

Eileen Fagan, College of Mount St. Vincent

eileen.fagan@mountsaintvincent.edu

The Justice and Peace section welcomes proposals for papers and panels on the theme of the convention, “The Locus of the Theological Vocation.”

The connections between the convention theme and theological reflection on justice and peace can be explored in a variety of ways, including but not limited to the following: What areas are theologians called to in our contemporary times that respond to issues of justice and peace? What are examples of theologians engaging questions of justice and peace in unusual settings? In light of our economic system, with its decreasing funds, how might theologians best serve the Church in their loci? In this time of synodality, the Church on the move, where is the Spirit of God directing theologians to embrace new challenges and a new future? How must theologians address our American political system, which must be at the service of the common good for all its citizens and not at the service of the elites and politicians who are advancing their own agenda at the expense of the vulnerable of our society? How might theologians work to bring healing and justice to the divisions which separate us as a family of God’s people, all striving to live into a future? In light of the “signs of the times,” what challenges present themselves to theologians and call for a response of justice and peace?

We also welcome proposals that address specific questions of justice and peace in our contemporary world, such as wars and gun violence, and any other topics in justice and peace studies.

Please e-mail proposals simultaneously to both co-convenors by December 15, 2024.