The Primacy of God in a Secular Age — SDP 2023 Conference

September 15, 2022 John Brungardt

The 2023 conference, theme, and call for papers from the Sacra Doctrina Project have been announced.

In the Gospel of John, Jesus tells Martha, "I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die." Moreover, Christ says, "Did I not tell you that if you believe you will see the glory of God?” (John 11:25-26, 40). The age in which we live is undoubtedly secular; the existence of God and our utter contingency upon Him are largely unrecognized. God's governance of the world goes unacknowledged as if by default. How are Christians to live in such a context? We invite papers that explore faith (both fides qua and fides quae) and contemporary challenges to it in both speculative and practical dimensions. Key questions include, but are not limited to: How does the theological virtue of faith relate to the spiritual life? What does implicit faith look like in our age? What are the Biblical foundations of Christian faith? To what extent should faith influence or be influenced by politics? How is faith aided or hindered by the philosophies most influential on the modern mind? The emphasis of this conference is the speculative treatment of faith itself, but proposals related to faith's practical ramifications, expressions, and challenges are also welcome.

Visit the conference page for more details or to submit an abstract.