COMIUCAP MANILA MMXX

Call for Papers

CALL FOR PAPERS

It is evident in the history of the Catholic Church how both faith and reason have been instrumental in the conversion of Rome and its eventual triumph in Europe, from which it has spread across the world through both cross and sword. Yet the dawn of the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II) provided the opportunity for ecumenism with Orthodox Churches and Protestantism, but more so it laid down guidelines for possible interfaith and intercultural dialogue with the immense cultural and intellectual heritages of the East particularly the great traditions of Asia. This marked a movement in evangelization from cross and sword to the opportunity of listening to the other culture.

The year 2020 marks the 55###sup/sup### anniversary since the closing of Vatican II and since then numerous publications have focused especially on the theme of dialogue: Fides et Ratio, Ad Gentes: Decree on the Mission Activity of the Church, Nostra Aetate: Declaration on the Relation of the Church to non-Christian Religions, Evangelii Nuntiandi: Dialogue in Mission, and Redemptoris Missio: Dialogue and Proclamation, among others

Coincidentally, the University convenes this conference in anticipation of the 500th year Jubilee of the Christianization of the Philippines in 2021. In view of all these, we invite scholars to reflect on the engagement of faith, reason, and dialogue in today’s world, particularly in the rich opportunity of listening to cultures from the East. The conference is open, but not limited, to the following themes:

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·         Success of evangelization of the West

·         Attempts at evangelizing Asia

·         Evangelizing after the Second Vatican Council

·         Christianity in Asia

·         500 years of Christianity in the Philippines

·         Tracking the Future of Asian Evangelization

·         Rapprochement of the Vatican and China

·         Assessing the status of Christianity in Asia

·         Resolution of the Rites Controversy and the Future of Christianity in China

·         Theologizing in the Asian context

·         Prospects for Asian Christianity in the Digital Age

• Impact of Western Philosophy to the Fathers and the Doctors of the Church
• Philosophy’s Ancillary Role to Theology in Asia
• Impact of Religion to Doing Philosophy Today
• Reason in Eastern Cultures and Philosophies
• Philosophy and Culture in Asia
• Indian Philosophy and Christian Philosophy
• Chinese Philosophy and Christian Philosophy
• Revisiting the East-West Philosophy Encounter

• Role of dialogue in spreading the faith
• Ecumenism and inter-faith dialogue
• Chinese culture in dialogue with Christian faith
• Indian culture in dialogue with Christian faith
• Dialogue between religion and politics
• Christianity as cultural meeting point
• East-West Dialogue of Faith and Reason
• Challenges to Dialogue in Asia
• The Problem of Dialogue of Faith and Reason
• Filipino Culture in Dialogue with Christian Faith

Abstracts for contribution that meet the conference aims are welcomed for parallel presentations, and we welcome proposals from philosophical and theological associations and other intellectual groups for roundtable discussions. Plenary speakers are solely by invitation. The official languages of the conference will be French, English and Spanish. Papers not written in English are required an English abstract to be attached to the final paper.