Do you study New Testament and have an interest in ethics, particularly resources/wealth and its use? This conference panel might be for you. The call for papers is below, but note that you need to be able to travel to Louisville to present in person. If you can’t submit a proposal but are interested in the papers, you can watch the event by Zoom. No registration fee.
Economic Ethics in Judaism and Early Christianity
A conference panel Sponsored by Journal of Markets and Morality
Hosted by The Southern Baptist Seminary, Louisville, KY
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Call for Papers
The use of resources and related issues were prominent concerns in ancient ethical discourse, especially among religious writers. Jewish and Christian authors all touched on economic issues such as wealth disparity and power dynamics, charity and benevolence, work and vocation, stewardship, saving and planning, taxation and the Empire, domestic life and slavery, and more. While this discourse is spiritually powerful and relevant for Christian ethics today, it arose in a remote time and from a different social and economic structure than most citizens live in today. Historical, theological, and ethical sensitivity is therefore needed to understand these ancient sources in their own contexts and to consider how to apply their maxims or principles today. Therefore, we invite papers exploring any of the following:
- Economic ethical teaching from Judaism (up to and including the Mishna) or Christianity (through the Patristic period);
- Contextual data or frameworks about ancient economies or political structures that better enlighten Jewish or Christian economic ethical teaching;
- Frameworks or methods for applying ancient Jewish or Christian ethical teaching in modern political and social systems.
Audience
The conference panel event will be open to the public at The Southern Baptist Seminary’s campus.
Publication
Papers delivered at the conference panel will be considered for publication in a Symposium section of the Journal of Markets and Morality.
Submissions
Submit a paper title and abstract of 150-200 words to todd_scacewater@diu.edu. Paper drafts should range between 3,000–4,500 words. Presentations last 25 minutes (including Q/A).
