“Spirituality, Morality and Justice: East and West” — New York Theological Seminary, October 2016

International and Interdisciplinary Conference
Call for Paper and Panel Proposal

Topic: “Spirituality, Morality and Justice: East and West”
Dates: 7-8, October, 2016
Deadline to submit 150 words abstract along with a title: September 2nd, 2016
Venue: New York Theological Seminary
New York, USA
Directed and organized by the Institute for Cross Cultural Studies and Academic Exchange, Society for Indian Philosophy and Religion, Elon, NC
Sponsored and hosted by New York Theological Seminary, New York
Acceptance of proposal will be mailed within 2 weeks or earlier to participants. Earlier submission would be highly appreciated.

Email your abstract: chandanachak@gmail.com
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Subtopics:
Spiritualty and Religion, Morality and Religion, Religious Pluralism, Religious Monism, Politics of Religion, Religion and War, Gender and Spirituality, Feminist and Ecological Spirituality, Ecological Wisdom, Secular Spirituality, Spiritual Naturalism, Spirituality in Post Modern world, Atheism, Theological Identity of Nation, Race and Community, Dialogues between Christianity and Buddhism,
Compassion and Justice, Theories of Justice and Morality, Distributive Justice, Restorative Justice, Justice as Virtue, Consequentialism, Violence and Religion, Globalization and New age Religions, multicultural spirituality and Society, etc.

Subtopics are suggestive only. Conference organizers are open to other relevant topics addressing the theme

Advisory Board Members:
Yolanda Espina(Portugal),Tommi Lehtonen(Finland),Debkumar Mukhopadhyya(India), Elaine Padilla(USA)Deven Patel(USA),Nina Petek(Slovenia),Ming Shao(China) Richard Vulich(USA)Su Chen Wu(Taiwan),Yanling Xu(China)

Scholars from different corners of the world join our conferences. The Cambridge Scholars Press has published seven books co-edited by members of our advisory board from selected papers from our last conferences. We also publish papers in our Journal of Indian Philosophy & Religion if the theme of the paper is in the area of publication of the Journal.

Scholars can bring also their students to join the undergraduate competition and “Encounter India program”.

Undergraduates can also submit papers for international competition. Best 2 papers selected will be awarded a trip inside India with free tickets to cultural programs.

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JOURNAL OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION
The Society for Indian Philosophy and Religion has commenced publishing the Journal on Indian Philosophy and Religion annually from Fall, 1996. The Journal covers the wide range of philosophies and religions which are indigenous to South Asia. It includes scholarly work of comparative and critical studies of Eastern and Western philosophies and religions. The journal also includes sections on discussion articles and book reviews.

The Chief Editor: Kisor K Chakrabarti (USA). The editorial Board includes: Karuna Bhattacharyya (India), Ashoke Ganguly (India), Jay Garfield (USA)), Steve Laylock (USA), J. N. Mohanty (USA), Steven Phillips (USA), Karl Potter (USA), Sukharanjan Saha (India), J. L. Shaw (New Zealand), and Mark Siderits (USA).

Scholars interested in submitting manuscripts may kindly contact: Dr. Chandana Chakrabarti, Society for Indian Philosophy &Religion.chandanachak@gmail.com. Phone:(336) 567-5235) Individual Journal Subscription: $25.00. Institution: $55.00.

Checks should be made payable to Society for Indian Philosophy and Religion. All inquiries, payments, and manuscripts should be mailed to the Associate Editor: Chandana Chakrabarti, Society for Indian Philosophy & Religion, PO Box 79,Elon, NC 27244,USA