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In conjunction with the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS), the Evangelical Philosophical Society’s 2025 annual meeting will happen in Boston, , Tuesday, November 18 – Thursday, November 20, at the Boston Marriott Copley Place.

Program and Hotels

  • ETS-EPS annual meeting program TBD.
  • Book your hotel reservation.

Registration

Call for Papers

We invite paper submissions or proposals for panel discussions addressing any topic of interest to Christian philosophers. All areas of philosophy are welcome, including analytic and continental approaches.

Special Tracks

We also invite submissions for two special tracks being held. We will dedicate one morning session (four papers) to the topic of apologetics. We will also dedicate a morning session (four papers) to the topic of science, mathematics, and technology. The science and technology track will be followed in the afternoon by a panel discussion on the same topic. If you would like to apply to one of the two tracks, please indicate in your submission email for which track you would like to be considered.

Deadline and Submission Process

To be considered, a proposal (abstract) of 100-200 words must be received by April 15, 2025, by the end of the day at epsblindreview@gmail.com. Abstracts should include a brief description of the philosophical problem and the proposed solution. There can only be one paper submission per person, but someone can serve on multiple panels or a panel and a paper. A single paper cannot be submitted for multiple categories. Proposals should be prepared for blind review and sent as either a doc(x) or PDF attachment.  Panel proposals need not be formatted for blind review, but should include the format and speakers. Submissions that include the full text of the paper will be given priority. The body of the email should include the following information:

  • Author’s name
  • Contact information (at least email)
  • Title of paper
  • Institutional affiliation
  • Time constraints / preferences
    • Days and times you CANNOT read the paper
  • Days and times you would PREFER to read the paper
  • While we will do our best to accommodate your preferences, inflexibility with regard to possible reading times may make your paper more difficult to accept.
  • Whether you are willing to serve as a moderator for EPS sessions

Guidelines for Presentations

Your paper should take no more than 25 minutes to read, leaving 10-15 minutes for discussion.

Cancellation: Please communicate all cancellations to the moderator of your session. If you need to cancel your presentation and it has already been announced via the conference program, please plan to have a friend or colleague read your paper on your behalf.

Ratio Christi Apologetics Paper Contest

As part of our initiative to develop an apologetics track at the national conference, and by a generous donation from Ratio Christi, the EPS will be awarding $1000 for the best apologetics paper. In order to be considered, full papers must be submitted. Please indicate in your submission email that you’d like to be considered for the contest. The final draft of the paper should not exceed 3,200 words. To receive the prize, the author must attend the meeting. If the winning author is unable to attend, the prize will go to the runner-up.

Graduate Student Philosophy Paper Contest

As part of our initiative to help develop graduate student scholarship, the EPS will be awarding two prizes, $1000 for the best graduate student philosophy paper and $250 for the second place paper. In order to be considered for these prizes, full papers must be submitted. If you are a graduate student, please indicate this in your submission email so you can be considered for the contest. The final draft of the paper should not exceed 3,200 words. To receive the prizes, the authors must attend the meeting. If the winning author is unable to attend, the prize will go to the runner-up.

Important Reminders!

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  • EPS Reception: Tues. Nov. 18, 8:30pm-10:00pm, Location TBD
  • Plenary Session: Wed. Nov. 19, 2:00pm. Speaker and Topic TBD
  • Business Meeting: Thur. Nov. 20, 10:50:am-11:50am, Location TBD

EPS at 2025 SBL & AAR

The Evangelical Philosophical Society is now accepting proposals for EPS sessions at the  Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) and American Academy of Religion (AAR) Annual Meeting in Boston, MA, November 22-25.

EPS members are welcome to propose panels devoted to a theme or book. Please consider proposals that would be on topics of interest not only to EPS members, but also to other philosophers, religious studies members, and theologians of AAR & SBL.

Your proposal should include:

  • Description of the topic (1 paragraph).
  • Names and affiliations of the panelists (and a brief mention of their respective contributions).

Deadline: May 1. Please send your proposal as text typed into an e-mail to Scott Smith (scott.smith@biola.edu). Dr. William Lane Craig will review the proposals.

For more information pertaining to the National Annual Meeting of the EPS, click here.

Note: all presenters will need to register and pay the fee for the AAR/SBL annual meeting. Check the AAR or SBL website for options. This fee is distinct from the registration for the national ETS/EPS national conference.

2025-2028 ETS-EPS Annual Meetings/Locations

  • 2025: Boston, MA
  • 2026: Denver, Colorado
  • 2027: Washington, D. C.
  • 2028: Boston, MA

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