The John Henry Newman Association will host its annual conference in Houston on the University of St. Thomas campus on July 29-31, 2021. The conference theme is “The Hour of the Laity.” Dr. Dominic Aquila is the conference coordinator.

Call for Papers

The Association is announcing a Call for Papers for this scholarly conference.

Proposal includes: name, institutional affiliation, title of presentation, and a 150- 200 word abstract. Email proposals to Dr. Bernadette Waterman Ward, program chair, at (bward@udallas.edu) as Microsoft Word or PDF file. Submissions are due April 1, 2021.

Possible subtopics include Newman’s ideas on:

• lay responsibility for education, politics, business or medicine, as in The Idea of a University
• Newman’s interest in the role of the laity in theological controversies in the early Church
• the role of the laity today
• the Oratorian commitment to lay spirituality
• Newman’s relations with lay converts

Important Conference Details 

• Notification of acceptance will be given by May 1, 2021.
• Presentations will be 20-30 minutes plus questions and discussions to follow.
• Proposals for panels of 2-3 presenters will be considered as well.
• All accepted presenters are expected to register for membership in the association.
• All presentations will be considered for publication in the Association’s 2021 journal.
• The Association reserves the right of first refusal for publication of presentations.
• Conference fellowships are available, in honor of John T. Ford, C.S.C.

See newmanassociation.com and “2021 conference” for more information.