Analytic Theology Cluster Grants 2012

The Center for Philosophy of Religion, in partnership with the John Templeton Foundation, announces the Analytic Theology Cluster Grant program. With these grants we aim to support the formation of interdisciplinary discussion groups which will (a) bring philosophers and theologians together for regular conversation on a topic of mutual interest in or related to analytic theology, (b) provide financial resources for outside speakers to meet with the discussion group, and (c) incentivize particular outcomes that will have lasting impact in each participant’s primary discipline. Each funded seminar will have two leaders – one theologian and one philosopher – and up to eight additional participants. The leaders must be faculty members; the participants may be either faculty or graduate students. Seminars must meet at least every other week for a combined total of at least 13 hours, over the course of one semester. We will award up to five Analytic Theology Cluster Grants with a budget for each grant of up to $15,000. Seminar leaders receive (i) $2,000 each for developing the seminar syllabus, making meeting arrangements, and purchasing relevant texts, and (ii) $7,000 together for funding at least two guest speakers, texts for the participants, and other expenses (refreshments, etc.). Participants receive $500 each and seminar texts. In addition, each leader and each participant is eligible to receive an additional $1,000 if within 12 months of the end of the seminar s/he submits either (a) a paper on the seminar’s topic that is accepted for publication at a peer-reviewed journal or is incorporated into a dissertation in analytic theology, or (b) a syllabus for a course in Analytic Theology that deals with the seminar’s topic and will be offered at the participant's or leader's home institution within the next academic year.