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Brief report of the 2021 IAPT conference “Coping with Crisis”

Brief report of the 2021 IAPT conference “Coping with Crisis”

Two hundred participants from Africa, Asia, Australia, North- and South America, and Europe, attended the online bi-annual conference of the International Academy of Practical Theology (IAPT). The conference was hosted by KU Leuven’s Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, and prepared by a scientific committee, unifying in ecumenical harmony, members of all Belgian theological faculties (Evangelische Theologische Faculteit Leuven (ETF Leuven), Faculté Universitaire de Théologie Protestante (FUTP), KU Leuven, and Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL)). Almost one hundred paper presentations…

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Conference subsidy for IAPT Leuven 2021

Conference subsidy for IAPT Leuven 2021

IAPT full and associate members can apply conference subsidy for the Leuven 2021 by 1.11.2020.  Priority will be given to members from the global south or those from under-resourced countries. Subsidy will include conference fee and accommodation but no travel subsidy. Preference will be given to those who did not receive a subsidy for Brazil 2019 conference.   Send an application in which you explain the need of subsidy to IAPT treasurer Auli Vähäkangas (auli.vahakangas@helsinki.fi).

IAPT 2021 conference, Leuven, Belgium!

IAPT 2021 conference, Leuven, Belgium!

Coping with crisis: hospitality, security, and the search for faithful connections   IAPT conference, Leuven, Belgium, Thursday 8 – Saturday 10 July 2021 (fully online) Link to the conference website  Link to the conference leaflet Scientific and Organizing Committee: Annemie Dillen (Chair, KU Leuven); Axel Liégeois (KU Leuven); Anne Vandenhoeck (KU Leuven); Amy Casteel (KU Leuven); Armin Kummer (KU Leuven); Jack Barentsen (ETF Leuven); Jos de Kock (ETF Leuven); Arnaud Join-Lambert (UCL – Louvain-la-Neuve); Laurence Flachon (FUTP)   Many people…

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First volume IAPT Conference Series published

First volume IAPT Conference Series published

From 2019 on IAPT works on Open Access publication of the Academy’s conference volumes. Contents can be downloaded from the IAPT Conference Series website. The first volume published is composed by the proceedings of the IAPT Oslo conference 2017: Reforming practical theology. The politics of body and space; edited by Auli Vähäkangas, Sivert Angel, Kirstine Helboe Johansen.

2017 Oslo – Information

2017 Oslo – Information

The 2017 Oslo (IAPT) conference The International Academy of Practical Theology (IAPT) is a scientific community dedicated to the the study of and critical reflection on practical theological thought and action. At present, IAPT has members from over 20 countries. Every second year IAPT organises an international conference. The 2017 conference will take place in Oslo. The host institutions are the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oslo, MF School of Theology and VID Specialized University. For more informatie…

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2015 conference program and abstracts

2015 conference program and abstracts

Die conference abstracts and program can now be downloaded from the 2015 Conference page of the links contained below. Download the conference program Download the conference abstracts Download the roundtable abstracts

Association of Practical Theology in Oceania – 2015 Conference

Association of Practical Theology in Oceania – 2015 Conference

Association of Practical Theology in Oceania in association with the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture 2015 Conference University House, Australian National University, Canberra 26-29 November 2015 Explorations in Practical Theology: Faith and the Political in a Post-Secular Age CONFERENCE THEME:   Resurgence in religious consciousness has become a feature of contemporary public life. Such cultural shift experienced globally, is characterised as a religious-political milieu that some scholars are beginning to describe as post-secular. The 2015 APTO conference will explore this…

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2015 Program Outline

2015 Program Outline

The program outline for the 12th Conference of the International Academy of Practical Theology (IAPT), July 16-20, 2015 in Pretoria, South Africa can now be downloaded. All the registration information and links to the online registration form and accommodation information can be found on the conference page.

IAPT 2015 Call for Papers

IAPT 2015 Call for Papers

The twelfth IAPT biennial conference, the second one in South Africa, will be held from 16-20 July 2015 in Pretoria. In view of the rich political and cultural heritage of South Africa and the historical and contemporary legacy of injustice that has so powerfully shaped this context, we decided at the Toronto conference to focus on issues of injustice, personhood and human dignity. It also provides an opportunity to explore philosophies and worldviews rooted in the (South) African context that could…

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