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| International Association for Philosophy of Religion | |
|---|---|
| Name | International Association for Philosophy of Religion |
| Abbreviation | IAPR |
| Formation | 20th century |
| Type | Scholarly association |
| Location | International |
| Leader title | President |
International Association for Philosophy of Religion is an international scholarly society dedicated to the philosophical study of religion that connects scholars across continents. Founded in the later 20th century, the Association fosters dialogue among specialists in analytic philosophy, continental philosophy, and comparative philosophy by organizing meetings, sponsoring publications, and facilitating networks among universities, research institutes, and professional societies. Its activities intersect with major figures and institutions in modern philosophy and theology, while engaging with academic venues and learned societies worldwide.
The Association traces roots to postwar currents in analytic philosophy and theology that involved figures associated with Wittgenstein, A. J. Ayer, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Alfred Jules Ayer, Bertrand Russell, G. E. Moore, Rudolf Otto, Paul Tillich, Karl Barth, Thomas Aquinas, Immanuel Kant, G. W. F. Hegel, David Hume, Søren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Schleiermacher, William James, John Dewey, Alvin Plantinga, Richard Swinburne, Norman Malcolm, Peter Geach, Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Emmanuel Levinas, Jacques Derrida, Martin Buber, Paul Ricoeur, Karl Rahner, and John Hick. Early meetings drew participants affiliated with University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Princeton University, Harvard University, Yale University, University of Notre Dame, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, University of Chicago, University of Toronto, Columbia University, King's College London, University of Edinburgh, Sorbonne University, and Heidelberg University. Over decades the Association expanded to include scholars active in projects tied to Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley, Australian National University, University of São Paulo, University of Delhi, Peking University, Kyoto University, University of Cape Town, Tel Aviv University, McGill University, Seoul National University, Humboldt University of Berlin, Free University of Amsterdam, Uppsala University, University of Helsinki, and University of Zurich.
The Association's stated mission aligns with aims promoted by organizations such as American Philosophical Association, European Society for Analytic Philosophy, International Federation of Philosophical Societies, International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, World Council of Churches, International Council of Philosophy and Humanistic Studies, and research networks connected to National Endowment for the Humanities, British Academy, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Social Science Research Council, European Research Council, Templeton Foundation, and major university research centers. Objectives include advancing scholarly analysis of metaphysics of religion, philosophy of religion, and philosophical theology in ways that relate to work by G. E. M. Anscombe, C. S. Peirce, Wilfrid Sellars, Hilary Putnam, W. V. O. Quine, Donald Davidson, Saul Kripke, John McDowell, Timothy Williamson, Graham Priest, D. Z. Phillips, R. M. Hare, Nicholas Wolterstorff, Marilyn McCord Adams, Swinburne, and Plantinga. The Association promotes conferences, symposia, graduate mentoring, and collaborative research that relates to major debates represented in venues such as The Philosophical Review, Mind (journal), Religious Studies (journal), Faith and Philosophy, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, and Journal of the American Academy of Religion.
The Association operates through an elected council patterned on bodies like American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Society, National Academy of Sciences, Academia Europaea, Pontifical Academy of Sciences, British Academy, and Leopoldina. Officers include a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and an editorial committee for publications; notable past officers have been affiliated with University of Oxford, Princeton Theological Seminary, Yale Divinity School, Cambridge University, University of Notre Dame, and Boston University. Subcommittees handle program planning, ethics, diversity initiatives, and liaison with related bodies such as Society for Christian Philosophers, Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy, American Academy of Religion, International Society for Science and Religion, European Society for Philosophy of Religion, International Association for the History of Religions, and national philosophical associations.
The Association convenes biennial and special conferences hosted at institutions comparable to University of Oxford, Harvard University, University of Cambridge, Princeton University, Sorbonne University, University of Toronto, University of California, Berkeley, Yale University, King's College London, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, University of Chicago, Australian National University, University of São Paulo, Peking University, and Tel Aviv University. Programs feature keynote lectures by scholars connected to Alvin Plantinga, Richard Swinburne, John Hick, Graham Oppy, Paul Copan, Eleonore Stump, Linda Zagzebski, Mark Siderits, Catherine Zuckert, Jonathan Kvanvig, J. L. Mackie, Michael Tooley, Ernest Sosa, Tyler Burge, Donnellan, and panels addressing topics explored at meetings sponsored by Royal Institute of Philosophy, Gifford Lectures, Templeton Lectures, Spinoza Lecture, and national lecture series.
The Association publishes conference proceedings, edited volumes, and occasional special issues in collaboration with publishers and journals such as Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Routledge, Springer, Brill, Wiley-Blackwell, Blackwell Publishing, Continuum, Fordham University Press, Notre Dame Press, Journal of Philosophical Theology, Faith and Philosophy, Religious Studies Review, and edited series tied to Philosophical Quarterly, Modern Theology, International Journal for Philosophy of Religion and comparable outlets. Proceedings often include contributions from scholars with affiliations to Princeton University Press and collections honoring figures like John Rawls, H. L. A. Hart, Jürgen Habermas, Charles Taylor, Martha Nussbaum, Richard Rorty, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Hans-Georg Gadamer, and Paul Ricoeur.
Membership comprises professors, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and independent scholars drawn from institutions including University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Princeton University, Harvard University, Yale University, University of Toronto, University of Notre Dame, KU Leuven, University of Chicago, Australian National University, Peking University, Kyoto University, University of Cape Town, McGill University, Seoul National University, University of São Paulo, and professional societies such as American Philosophical Association, European Philosophical Society, Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, International Federation of Scholarly Associations, and national academies. Affiliate relationships extend to research centers and funding bodies including Ford Foundation, John Templeton Foundation, Leverhulme Trust, European Research Council, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
The Association grants prizes and recognitions akin to awards from American Philosophical Association, Royal Institute of Philosophy, British Academy, Gifford Lectureship, Templeton Prize, Kluge Prize, and fellowships sponsored by Leverhulme Trust, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and Social Science Research Council. Awards honor outstanding monographs, early-career scholarship, pedagogical contributions, and lifetime achievement; recipients have often been scholars associated with University of Notre Dame, Princeton University, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Yale University, Harvard University, KU Leuven, University of Toronto, and Harvard Divinity School.
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