The annual meeting of the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies/La société canadienne des études bibliques occurs in late May or early June. This Meeting is the main occasion for members to share ideas and work, formally through presentations and workshops, informally through conversations. It takes place in conjunction with the Congress of Canadian learned societies sponsored by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (CFHSS). Participation of members is facilitated by a travel grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

The CSBS/SCÉB 2012 Annual Meeting will be held at
Wilfrid Laurier University & University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
dates TBA
(About Congress)

Calls for Papers:

Students submitting a paper proposal to the CSBS for the first time to any general or special session are required to submit a letter of support from a professor

• General Programme

  Papers in English or French are invited for presentation in the form of short communications followed by discussion (time for presentation and discussion is usually 30 minutes). Proposed titles, along with an abstract of approximately 100 words, should be submitted by December 31, 2011 (no late submissions will be accepted). Proposals will be accepted by e-mail attachment (in Word or Rich Text formats only) to the Programme Coordinator at zeba.crook@gmail.com. Be sure to include your institutional affiliation, if applicable. The programme is developed in January and approved in early February by the Executive, and proposals that are not submitted on time cannot be accommodated within the schedule. Please indicate when submitting your proposal if you are unable to participate on a specific day of the week for religious reasons. Every effort will be made to accommodate such requests, but please be advised that scheduling requirements may not make this possible. Proposals for papers, communications or other events for the programme are to be sent to the Programme Coordinator: Zeba Crook (zeba.crook@gmail.com)

• Information Technologies in Antiquity Seminar [2011-2014]

Robert Derrenbacker and Steven Muir are co-chairing a new seminar on Information Technologies in Antiquity which will start at the May 2011 Congress. For this first year, there will be three invited papers by John Kloppenborg, Robert Derrenbacker, and John Van Seters. These papers will deal with communication processes and formats in the ancient world (oral, written, letters, scrolls, codices, etc.) and will look at factors involved in the production and dissemination of information, including the impact of these factors on religion and religious groups. Terry Donaldson, Fred Tappenden, and Tyler Williams will respond to the papers. For subsequent years, the chairs will ask for paper proposals on either theoretical issues dealing with communication theory, or specific historical and textual cases. For papers for the 2011 meeting go to the bottom of the page after clicking here.

 

Future Congress Meetings

• 2013: Victoria University, Victoria, BC
• 2014: Brock University, St. Catherines, ON