Call for papers: Religious life and public space in Asia

Young theologians from Asian Lutheran churches: put pen to paper and come up with an essay on religious life and public space in Asia.

From September 3-7, 2015, the LWF-initiated inter-religious consultation on “Religious life and public space in Asia” will take place at Tao Fong Shan Christian Centre, Hong Kong. The LWF is offering the chance for 10 junior theologians up to the age of about 30 from Asian Lutheran churches with strong academic interest and skills to join and contribute to the consultation.

To find out more about the topic, Religious life and public space in Asia, and the application process please read the consultation concept paper and the call for papers.

The application email needs to contain the following:

1. Personal information: mame, address, date and place of birth, nationality, occupation and brief biographical information (including engagement in church and society

2. Your motivation and contribution:
a) Please describe briefly why you would like to take part in this consultation. How will this contribute to your future work and engagement? What are your three main reasons for wanting to participate in the consultation? (up to 1000 characters including spaces)
b) What experience in inter-religious relations, theology and public space do you bring from your context to this consultation? (up to 1000 characters including spaces)
c) Please propose a topic for a short, academic paper that you would present in a panel presentation (up to 1000 characters including spaces)

Application deadline: June 1, 2015. Successful applicants will be informed by June 9.

We look forward to receiving your application.