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A Theology Conference in Toronto with a Global Reach

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We are almost at the deadline for early bird registration for the next Fall conference of the Canadian Evangelical Theological Association (CETA), which will be held on October 3, 2015 on the campus of Tyndale University College and Seminary in Toronto.

There’s still an hour and a half to go if you want to beat the deadline for lower registration costs!

Here is where you can register online (don’t worry if you missed the deadline; it’s only $10.00 more after).

The Call for Papers this year drew almost fifty proposals on some aspect of “Global Evangelical Theology,” which is the theme of this Fall’s conference. With our keynote speaker, Dr. Las Newman, president of the Caribbean Graduate School of Theology in Jamaica, we can expect an excellent selection of papers on historical, theological, and biblical aspects of the conference theme.

For more on this upcoming CETA conference, see my initial post on the topic, as well as my follow-up post on registration.

Registering for the Fall Conference of the Canadian Evangelical Theological Association

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I recently posted about the upcoming Fall conference of the Canadian Evangelical Theological Association (CETA), which will be held on October 3, 2015 at Tyndale University College and Seminary in Toronto.

Although the Call for Papers is closed, registration for the conference is now available online at the Tyndale website.

The deadline for discounted early-bird registration is August 31, 2015 (registration goes up by $10.00 on September 1, 2015).CTR

CETA members receive an extra discount equal to half their  membership dues. Registration for student members is discounted by $10.00 and registration for regular members by $20.00.

Since CETA membership comes with a subscription to the Canadian Theological Review, this is a great deal (and since the journal is a bit behind publication schedule, current members will receive more than a year’s worth of issues).

I hope you will consider attending the conference if you are able.

Global Evangelical Theology—CETA Conference and Call for Papers

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The Canadian Evangelical Theological Association (CETA) will hold their next Fall theology conference in Toronto, on October 3, 2015.

Every year since 2012 CETA has been co-sponsoring a Fall theology conference with a different theological institution, in order to promote serious theological reflection between younger and more established scholars in the broad area of theology (including biblical studies, dogmatics, history, ethics, ministry, etc.), for the sake of the Canadian church.

Previously, the CETA Fall conference has been co-sponsored with McMaster Divinity College (2012), Northeastern Seminary (2013), and Wycliffe College in connection with the Institute for Christian Studies (2014).

This year, the CETA Fall conference will be co-sponsored with Tyndale University College and Seminary, the largest theological school in Canada, on their new Bayview campus.

Registration is available online at the Tyndale website.

Because the Call for Papers went out a bit late this year, the CETA executive have extended the deadline for paper proposals until July 25.

The keynote speaker will be Dr. Las Newman, president of the Caribbean Graduate School of Theology, in Kingston, Jamaica. Dr. Newman holds a PhD in church history from the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies. He is an alumnus of Tyndale, and received an honorary doctorate from his alma mater in 2013.

The theme for the Fall CETA conference will be Global Evangelical Theology. Papers that attempt to make a connection to this theme are especially encouraged.

Lest you think that the advertised theme excludes your idea for a paper, Global Evangelical Theology is being interpreted as widely as possible. In other words, proposals do not need to explicitly address theology in specific geographical regions. Rather, the conference is soliciting proposals for papers (which could be in any theological discipline) that are of relevance for the worldwide church.

I myself proposed a paper on Genesis 2-3 (I think that’s of global significance).

The Call for Papers, with information about word length, where to send proposals, etc., can be downloaded here.

Graduate students, post-docs, and pre-tenured faculty are invited to submit finished papers by September 15 for the Jack and Phyllis Middleton Award for Excellence in Bible and Theology. Full rules for the theology award may be found on the CETA website.