"Deprovincializing Political Theology: Postcolonial and Comparative Approaches" is a workshop organized by Vincent Lloyd (Villanova University) and Robert Yelle (LMU Munich), to be held October 26-27, 2019 at LMU Munich. The Call for Proposals is pasted below and can also be found here. Proposals consisting of a brief vita and a 150-250 word abstract of the work to be presented are due September 9. Proposals should be sent to both vincent.lloyd@villanova.edu and robertyelle@hotmail.com.
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