The Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Patristic Studies will take place from May 27-29, 2024, at the downtown campus of Saint Augustine’s Seminary in Toronto, Ontario, located at Alumni Hall, 121 St. Joseph Street, Toronto ON M5S 3C2. (Please note that we will not be meeting with Congress this year in order to better facilitate the needs of our members for 2024.)
This year’s meeting will take place in person, with some capacity for virtual presentations and virtual access to in-person sessions via Zoom. Papers are invited on any theme relevant to the study of late antiquity, patristic studies, or the study of Christianity between the second and seventh centuries CE.
Papers are presented in English or French. The time allotted for presentation and discussion is 30 minutes (papers are expected to be 20-25 minutes). The proposed title, an abstract of approximately 100 words, and an indication of audio-visual and accessibility requirements should be emailed to the programme coordinator, Sean Hannan (csps.acep.2023@gmail.com) by 31 January, 2024. Please indicate in your email whether you plan to attend virtually or in person.
Students are encouraged to submit their papers for the Student Essay Prize ($200.00 and a one-year membership in the society). The essay must not have been published or presented elsewhere. Both graduate and undergraduate essays by registered students will be considered. A letter of confirmation of student status from a professor is required. For further details, see our website.
Finally, CSPS will also host a special “student-centred” session, aimed at inviting students who are in the earlier stages of their academic journey to share their work in a friendly, constructive space. At the same time, students remain welcome to submit to the general call for papers. Those interested only in the student-centred session should indicate this when emailing in their submission.
For further information, see the full Call for Papers here.