LCA Free Thinkers

FREETHINKERS

Who are the LCA Free Thinkers?

The Free Thinkers are the graduate student association for the Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia at the University of Wisconsin. All students in our department are welcome to attend our meetings and gatherings, and to join in with any and all frivolities which ensue!

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SOUTH ASIA CONFERENCE
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Center For South Asia

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION (AAR) ANNUAL MEETING (National)
Visit American Academy of Religion for more information about AAR, membership, and the annual meeting.

Students can register for the conference for very reasonable rates, though special hotel rates have limited availablity. An online program book is available from the AAR website, in which you can browse the names and topics of the multitude of presenters at this conference. Anyone can register for the meeting up until the last minute, as there exists an online registration form, plus the AAR always has on-site registration available at the conference itself.

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION (AAR) UPPER MIDWEST REGIONAL MEETING
Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota
For more information about the Upper Midwest Region AAR, please visit AAR Upper Midwest Region

Regional meetings are a great place for graduate students to present their research, and the next regional AAR meeting will be at Luther Seminary in St. Paul. Check the website for the Call for Papers for this conference, and the conveners of various sessions. Abstracts (150-200 words) along with paper title, your name, address (email and snail-mail), and any audio-visual needs should be directed to the covener of the session that best fits with your paper (limit of one submission per participant):

WORLD RELIGIONS
Dennis Bielfeldt, Dept. of Philosophy and Religion, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007. bielfeld@mg.sdstate.edu

SCIENCE AND RELIGION
Ann Pederson, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57105. pederson@inst.augie.edu

RELIGION AND POPULAR CULTURE
Bruce Forbes, Dept. of Religious Studies, Mornighside College, Sioux City, IA 51106. forbes@morningside.edu

WOMEN AND RELIGION
Susan Hill, University of Northern Iowa, 1227 West 27th Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50614. Susan.Hill@uni.edu

AFRICAN-AMERICAN RELIGION
Anthony Pinn, Dept. of Religion, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105. pinn@macalstr.edu

PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION/SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY
Dennis Bielfeldt, Dept. of Philosophy and Religion, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007. bielfeld@mg.sdstate.edu

RELIGION AND ART
Larry D. Harwood, Philosophy Department, 3272 South 15th Place, Milwaukee, WI 53215.

SEXUALITY AND RELIGION
Linda Maloney, The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN 6321-7500. lmmaloney@csbsju.edu

RELIGION IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
Glen Menzies, 14700 Oakwood Road, Minnetonka, MN 55345. gmenzies@MenziesSearch.com

RELIGION IN THE MEDIEVAL AND MODERN WORLD
Glen Menzies, 14700 Oakwood Road, Minnetonka, MN 55345. gmenzies@MenziesSearch.com

OTHER TOPICS
Papers in other categories are welcome. Proposals should be sent directly to Lynne Lorenzen, Dept. of Religion, Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55454.

University of Wisconsin-Madison | College of Letters and Science | Graduate School | East Asian Languages and Literature

Last updated March 11, 2008
Suggestions or comments? Please e-mail langasia@wisc.edu