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Conference Announcement Theme: God, Problem of Evil and Death in African Religious Philosophy Type: International Workshop Institution: Global Philosophy of Religion Project Centre for Leadership Ethics in Africa (CLEA), University of Fort Hare Location: Online Date: 14.–15.10.2021 __________________________________________________ We are pleased to invite you to the Workshop “God, Problem of Evil and Death in African Religious Philosophy” to hold on the 14th and 15th of October 2021. The Workshop will be conducted online (on ZOOM). This Workshop is part of the Global Philosophy of Religion Project. It is funded by the John Templeton Foundation in collaboration with the University of Birmingham, and it is hosted by the Centre for Leadership Ethics in Africa (CLEA), University of Fort Hare. The workshop deliberations will be directed towards (but not limited to) the following questions: What are the African conceptions of God(s)? Which one(s), if any, is defensible? Should African philosophy pursue arguments in favour of God's existence in a fashion different from what obtains in Western philosophy of religion? If we assert that God is omnipotent or that he is limited, how is he related to the world and what is the status of evil?Does or should death play a role in African conceptions of meaningfulness and/or meaninglessness of life? What is the metaphysical and moral relevance of ancestors/living dead and/or ancestor reverence in African philosophy of religion? What is the place of reincarnation in African philosophy of religion? How is the problem of evil addressed in African philosophy of religion, what are the debates? What might African approaches to God, death and the problem of evil have to teach those in, say, the Asian or Western traditions, and vice versa? Etc. Speakers Dr Ada Agada, Conversational Society of Philosophy, Nigeria Prof Thaddeus Metz, University of Pretoria, South Africa Dr Christiana Idika, Catholic University, Mainz, Germany Dr Enyimba Maduka, University of Calabar, Nigeria Dr Aribiah Attoe, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa Dr Jonathan Chimakonam, University of Pretoria, South Africa Dr Motsamai Molefe, Centre for Leadership Ethics in Africa, South Africa Prof Workineh Kelbessa, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Dr Lerato Mokoena, University of Pretoria, South Africa Dr Joyline Gwara, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Dr Pius Mosima, University OF Bamenda, Cameroon Dr Mohammed Majeed, University of Ghana, Ghana Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86095456487?pwd=OS96TG84TDFyVS9NaUpxcHU1WjZyUT09 For enquiries please contact: Dr Aribiah Attoe [email protected] Dr Ada Agada [email protected] __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ __________________________________________________
