CALL FOR PAPERS
2002 Southwest Regional
Conference on Christianity and Literature
Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, Oklahoma
October 3-5, 2002
Literature, Contemporary Scholarship,
and the Christian Tradition
The theme for the conference is designed to encourage participants to
explore the role of the Christian tradition in literature and
scholarship. In the past, we assumed an understanding and acceptance of
Christian values in literature, but the role of Christian values and the
use of Biblical allusions have changed over the years. At one time,
writers in the Western world could assume their readers shared their
values and understood the Biblical references included in their works;
however, over time these values have lost their general acceptance.
Christian tradition is questioned and even mocked, and many readers do
not even recognize Biblical allusions. CCL participants may want to
explore what contemporary writers are doing to reflect the Christian
tradition in their literature, how Christian teachers deal with some of
the contemporary literature, how overt a Christian teacher can be in
addressing current literary scholarship, or how contemporary scholarship
ignores Christian concepts in preference to current critical ideas.
Papers and presentations may reflect a topic related to this theme or
may address other topics relevant to CCL interests.
Li-Young Lee
Our special guest, the poet Li-Young Lee, will be the plenary speaker
and will present a reading of his poetry. Winner of many awards for his
writing, Lee has published two volumes of poetry, Rose (1986) and The
City in Which I Love You (1990), and a prose autobiographical account,
The Winged Seed (1995).
Guidelines for Submissions
One-page proposals or completed papers (7-9 pages, double spaced)
Creative works (readings no longer than 15 minutes)
Deadline: June 1, 2002
Dr. Mark Hall, Program Chair
Dr. Kay Meyers, Local Arrangements Chair
English Department, Oral Roberts University
7777 S. Lewis Ave, Tulsa, OK 74171
Fax: 918.495.6707
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