Call for Papers: Intellectual Interaction Between Paganism and Christianity
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21. January 2026
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Call for papers
Intellectual Interaction Between Paganism and Christianity
Postgraduate Workshop
Bonn, 26-27 June 2026
Deadline for Submissions: 31 March 2026
This pagan presence challenged, provoked or inspired intellectual interaction with it. In most cases it could not simply be ignored. The ways that Christian authors dealt with it were very different: Assimilation, condemnation or reinterpretation are among the most common approaches. But some authors might not even have considered the dichotomy to be problematic, and thus engaged with paganism in a casual manner even though this (at least for our conceptions) was not in accordance with their public function.
Within the scope of this postgraduate workshop we ask you to present thoughts and cases on those intellectual interactions. PhD students and recent PhD holders from all fields that study the Imperial Roman Era and Late Antiquity are welcome to apply. Chances are that you have been confronted with these discourses in your texts as well while working on your dissertation. We encourage you to send in short proposals for case-study oriented presentations (20-30 minutes) on this topic. Every presentation will be followed by a discussion on the presented case among early-career peers that will lead to a broader understanding of this complex phenomenon.
A proposal can be sent until the 31.03.26 to Gregor Kirilov (gkirilov@uni-bonn.de) or Jacob Bernitzki (jbernitz@uni-bonn.de). It should not exceed 500 words and must be (like the presentation itself) in English. The workshop itself will be held on the 26th and 27th of June at the University of Bonn. Further information about scheduling will be sent to all participants after the evaluation of the proposals. We aim to secure additional funding to cover travel expenses and accommodation but applicants are strongly encouraged to seek compensation from their home university.
Organisation
Gregor Kirilov (gkirilov@uni-bonn.de)
Jacob Bernitzki (jbernitz@uni-bonn.de)
Den vollständigen Call for Papers finden Sie hier als PDF-Download.
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