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Global Jonathan Edwards Congress 2020 Call for Papers

posted Dec 6, 2019, 6:58 PM by Anri MORIMOTO [ updated Dec 7, 2019, 5:33 PM ]

It is with great pleasure that we hereby send you the Call for Papers for the Global Jonathan Edwards Congress 2020 from Monday 24 August to Friday 28 August, 2020. This congress will be organized by the Jonathan Edwards Center Benelux, headquartered at the Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Leuven, in cooperation with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, affiliated with the Jonathan Edwards Center, Yale University.

The theme of this congress is “Rationality and Spirituality: Retrieving Jonathan Edwards for Understanding Religion and Spirituality in Human Experience Today.” The congress seeks to create academic space for a multidisciplinary discussion that retrieves and leverages the robust nature of Edwards’s insights into a religious experience that is both rational and spiritual for the benefit of the humanities, church, and society.

"Yale and the International Jonathan Edwards"

posted Oct 5, 2019, 2:12 AM by Anri MORIMOTO [ updated Dec 7, 2019, 5:36 PM ]

"Yale and the International Jonathan Edwards" (October 2-4, 2019 at Yale University Divinity School, Old Refectory, and Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library) has successfully ended with 140 participants, 20 paper presentations and 2 keynote speeches (by George M. Marsden and Mark A. Noll). A plenary session photo is attached hereunder. Anri Morimoto, Director of JEC Japan, presented "The Passions and the Interests: An Edwardsean Understanding of Populism."

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"Yale and the International Jonathan Edwards"

posted Feb 3, 2019, 9:34 PM by Anri MORIMOTO [ updated Feb 3, 2019, 10:22 PM ]

On Oct. 2-4, 2019, Yale University will host a conference entitled "Yale and the International Jonathan Edwards." The conference is free and open to the public. To view the conference website, which includes a tentative schedule, go to https://divinity.yale.edu/jonathanedwardsconference; and to register, go to http://www.cvent.com/d/s6qkdg

Essay Competition: Theology of Joy and the Good Life (Yale Center for Faith and Culture, Yale Divinity School)

posted Apr 17, 2017, 9:24 PM by Unknown user [ updated Apr 17, 2017, 9:31 PM ]

The Yale Center for Faith & Culture seeks submissions of up to 4,000 words that respond to questions concerning flourishing (“the good life”) and joy.

All current degree-seeking masters and doctoral students at accredited institutions are eligible.

Visit faith.yale.edu/competitions/tjglessay for rules and submission instructions.

Submission deadline: June 15, 2017.

Publication News: Special Issue Concerning the 2016 Tokyo Conference

posted Jan 5, 2017, 9:04 PM by Unknown user [ updated Jan 5, 2017, 9:16 PM ]

Papers from the 2016 Tokyo Conference are up on the Yale Online Journal.
Professor Shitsuyo Masui and Professor Masatake Okubo are featured among the five papers selected, along with the Preface by Director Anri Morimoto.

http://jestudies.yale.edu/index.php/journal/index

Jonathan Edwards Studies
Vol 6, No 2 (2016): Special Issue

JEC-TEDS Graduate Student Paper Competition

posted Sep 15, 2016, 10:45 PM by Unknown user [ updated Apr 17, 2017, 9:24 PM ]

The Jonathan Edwards Center at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) sponsors an annual paper competition for graduate students. Papers must focus on Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758), his contexts, or his legacies, and must be written mainly in English. The winner will receive a cash prize of $1,000 (U.S.) and guaranteed publication in Jonathan Edwards Studies. Submissions are due by May 15, 2017. The winners will be announced by August 1.
For details, please visit the website.

JEDCON 2016

posted Apr 20, 2016, 12:39 AM by Unknown user [ updated Mar 20, 2018, 6:18 AM ]

JEDCON 2016 was held.

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Timetable for JEDCON 2016

posted Apr 20, 2016, 12:38 AM by Unknown user [ updated Apr 28, 2016, 9:09 PM ]

The schedule of JEDCON 2016 on March 25-27th is determined.
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International Conference on Jonathan Edwards 2016 in Tokyo

posted Apr 20, 2016, 12:37 AM by Unknown user [ updated Apr 28, 2016, 9:07 PM ]

The Jonathan Edwards Center Japan (JEC Japan) is pleased to announce that it will host an international conference on the verdant campus of International Christian University (ICU), Tokyo, March 26-27, 2016.

Theme: The Transcultural Impact of Jonathan Edwards
Date: March 26-27, 2016
Place: International Christian University (ICU), Mitaka, Tokyo
Registration Fee: 5,000 JPY

2015 JEC-TEDS Sponsors Grad Student Paper Competition

posted Apr 20, 2016, 12:36 AM by Unknown user [ updated Apr 28, 2016, 9:09 PM ]

The Jonathan Edwards Center at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) sponsors a new annual paper competition for graduate students. Papers must focus on Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758), his contexts, or his legacies, and must be written mainly in English. For details, please visit the website.