Call for papers - “Noli me tangere in Interdisciplinary Perspective”
International Conference K.U.Leuven - 17-19 december 2009 -
The conference “Noli me tangere in Interdisciplinary Perspective” aims at an international conference of
researchers on one specific verse, namely John
touch me, Greek: mê mou haptou), because I have not yet ascended to the Father.
But go to my brothers and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your
Father, to my God and your God’”, the verse that some have labelled the most
difficult verse of the fourth gospel.
The disciplines of exegesis, literature study,
philosophy, art history and practical theology will collaborate in this
conference to investigate the meaning, reception history and present-day
relevance of “mê mou haptou” in John 20:17. The element of continuity in this
multidisciplinary study of John
is the theme of touching/holding/letting go.
The conference will mark the completion of an
interdisciplinary research project, sponsored by the
Fund for Scientific Research -
(2005-2009) “Mary Magdalene and the Touching of
Jesus. An Intra- and Interdisciplinary Investigation of the Interpretation of
John
Iconography and Pastoral Care”. It is
a cooperation
of researchers of the Faculty of Theology and the Faculty of Arts of the
K.U.Leuven and of Saint Paul University Ottawa. For more information concerning this research
project, its activities and publications, please visit: www.nolimetangere.net.
Scholars, including junior scholars are
encouraged to submit paper proposals that address the main theme of the
Conference ‘Noli me tangere in
Interdisciplinary Perspective’. Papers can focus on the meaning, the relevance
and/or the reception of the noli me tangere motif. Proposals to study this
theme from an exegetical, reception-historical, literary, philosophical, art
historical or pastoral theological perspective are welcome.
Paper presentations should be delivered in
English and should be approximately 20 minutes in length. At the conference
they will be given in the format of parallel sessions. They are scheduled on
December 18 and 19, 2009 between
and
Paper proposals
should be accompanied by an abstract of 200-250 words in English. We are planning to publish the
papers of the conference with an international publisher based on a peer review
process.
Please send your paper proposals with the
abstract as an attachment to the Noli me tangere Research Project, at the
following e-mail address: nolimetangere@theo.kuleuven.be. The proposal submission deadline is April 1, 2009.
