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Christian Congregational Music: Local and Global Perspectives Conference

Posted: September 16th, 2024 | Filed under: Calls for Papers | Comments Off on Christian Congregational Music: Local and Global Perspectives Conference

Eighth Biennial Conference

Deadline: December 18, 2024
Conference dates: 5–8 August 2025
Location: Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford, United Kingdom
Website: https://congregationalmusic.org/call-papers-2025

Congregational music-making is a vital and vibrant practice within Christian communities worldwide. It reflects, informs, and articulates convictions and concerns that are irreducibly local even as they flow along global networks. The Christian Congregational Music Conference aims to expand the avenues of scholarly inquiry into congregational music-making by bringing together world-class scholars and practitioners to explore the varying cultural, social, and spiritual roles music plays in the life of various Christian communities around the world. The conference will feature guest speakers, roundtables, and workshops that reflect the ever-broadening scope of research and practice in Christian congregational music-making around the world.

Proposals on any topic related to the study of congregational music-making will be considered, but we especially welcome submissions that explore one or more of the following themes:

  • Embodying Congregational Song
  • Sounding Home and Singing Nostalgia
  • Climate Change and Ecology
  • Social and Financial Inequality
  • Musical Complicity in Religious Abuse and Trauma
  • β€œIn Christ There Is No East or West?”: Troubling East/West Boundaries

For the full call for papers, visit: https://congregationalmusic.org/call-papers-2025

We are accepting proposals for individual papers (20 minutes), organized panels (3 papers), and roundtables. The online proposal form can be found on the conference website: http://congregationalmusic.org/proposals

We acknowledge that international travel can sometimes be challenging and will do our best to accommodate a limited number of remote/digital presentations over the course of the event.

Proposals must be received by 18 December 2024. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by 31 January 2025, and conference registration will begin on 19 February 2025. Further instructions and information will be made available on the conference website at http://congregationalmusic.org.