CALL FOR PAPERS

In an era marked by deepening inequalities, violent conflicts, ecological crises, and widespread social fragmentation, the world appears increasingly wounded both materially and morally. Religious traditions, long implicated in shaping identities, values, and communities, are today, more than ever, called upon not only to interpret these crises but also to respond to them with renewed ethical clarity and transformative action.

This conference invites scholars, practitioners, and policy thinkers, together with young researchers, to critically and constructively engage the religions in healing the wounded condition of our shared world. Moving beyond abstract formulations, it seeks to explore how religious resources, texts, practices, institutions, and lived experiences can contribute to healing, justice, and a sustainable future. At the same time, the conference encourages honest reflection on the ambiguities of religion, including its complicities in exclusion, violence, and division.

Special attention will be given to the roles of women and youth as vital agents in processes of renewal, as well as to the significance of place, memory, and ecological belonging in shaping resilient communities. By bringing diverse voices into the conversation, this conference aims to foster not only critical insight but also pathways toward meaningful action.

Contributors are invited to submit papers aligned with, but not limited to, the listed sub-themes. Interdisciplinary, comparative, and practice-oriented approaches are especially encouraged.

SUB-THEMES

1.    The Founders of the religions made efforts to heal a wounded world
2.    The religions give marginalized sectors of society a sense of belonging
3.    The social inclusion of minorities requires reforms of institutions & society
4.    The role of women as agents of healing in a divided world
5.    Ecological wounds and sacred responsibility 
6.    Youth can share the responsibility of healing a broken world
7.    Digital technology and sacred space vie for influence and control 
8.    Responsibility and solidarity are marks of a sound religious education
9.    The religions can collaborate in addressing social inequality
10.  We need to re-imagine religious responsibility in times of crisis 

Note: Selected Papers will be published in the South Asian Journal of Religion & Philosophy