Activities

The Association promotes research and reflection on continental philosophy of religion by

• Holding regular seminars with invited speakers
• Running annual themed day conferences
• Organising occasional major international conferences
• Sponsoring colloquia on particular subjects
• Running a regular philosophical reading group
• Sharing information with other relevant networks and groups, particularly with regard to conferences, publications and sharing good practice in teaching continental philosophy of religion
• Encouraging research and publication
• Utilising online resources to promote wider discussion and dissemination of ideas
• Exploring the promotion of adult community learning initiatives through short courses on topics such as postmodernism and religion

In an embryonic form, the Association has already been involved (jointly with Liverpool John Moores University) in running a successful colloquium on Ethics and Animality, with a view to preparing a publication for 2010. Seminars, a day conference on the work of philosopher Mark C. Taylor and other initiatives are being planned for 2009-10.

Launch

The Association’s official launch took place at its inaugural international conference, ‘Towards a Philosophy of Life: Reflections on the Concept of Life in Continental Philosophy of Religion’, held at Liverpool Hope on June 26th-28th, 2009.