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Initiative for Chinese scholars to reflect on the relationship between values and virtues
The Nagel Institute at Calvin College and The Society of Christian Philosophers (SCP) announce a major, three-year initiative for Chinese scholars to reflect on the relationship between values and virtues. This initiative, which receives major support from the John Templeton Foundation, will include a variety of projects for Chinese scholars to reflect on the relationship between values and virtues.
This program includes a variety of projects:
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Visiting Student Program. Eight to ten student fellows per year will be hosted for a year of coursework at Baylor University, University of Notre Dame, Calvin College, or Hope College.
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Visiting Professor Program. Three faculty fellows will be hosted for each year at Notre Dame, Baylor or Calvin.
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Competitive Project Awards. This program will solicit proposals annually from Chinese scholars or teams of scholars on projects of their own choice.
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January Seminars. Beginning January 2010, we will conduct a series of invitational Seminars on evolution & ethics (See Blog), the foundations of morality, and virtues & vices. Seminar participants will present their own scholarship at follow-up conferences in October.
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October Conferences. These annual conferences, held at Chinese universities starting in 2010, will expand the conversation begun in the seminar and disseminate the seminar participants' work. See current call for papers.
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Visiting Western Professors. We will fund eight visiting Western scholars per year to offer lectures and seminars in China.
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Summer Teaching Workshops. These workshops, held in 2011 and 2012 at Calvin College, are designed for professors interested in developing courses in science & religion, and virtue & vices. See information for Summer 2011.
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Book Distribution. A continuing program of book distribution for universities hosting SCP programs.
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