Kalamazoo CFP - Center for Thomistic Studies and Thomas Aquinas Society

CENTER FOR THOMISTIC STUDIES (Houston, TX)
THOMAS AQUINAS SOCIETY (Providence, RI)
Call for papers on the thought of ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
61st INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF MEDIEVAL STUDIES
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
14—16 May 2026

Several sessions will be devoted to Medieval philosophical and theological thought, especially that of Aquinas. The sessions are sponsored by:

The Center for Thomistic Studies (University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas), Steven J. Jensen (jensensj@stthom.edu). Sessions will be devoted to any topic concerning the philosophy of Aquinas, his sources, or contemporary applications of his thought.

The Thomas Aquinas Society (Providence College), Robert Barry (rbarry@providence.edu). Sessions are devoted to the theological thought of Aquinas. Some special sessions will be devoted to Aquinas as a Biblical Theologian.

All papers will be delivered face-to-face; online format is unavailable.
Papers are 20 minutes in length.

Paper submissions must include a 300 word abstract and a short description (50 words) for public view on the meeting site, should the proposal be accepted.

Deadline for submissions: 15 Sep 2025.

Papers must be submitted through the Western Michigan University website. The following links will take you directly to the submission page for our sessions.

Center for Thomistic Studies

Thomas Aquinas Society

The Kalamazoo conference is the largest congress for Medieval Studies in the world.