Conference Description:
Please submit papers or prearranged panels to the Quran and Biblical Literature Section at the Society of Biblical Literature's annual meeting (November 20-23 Atlanta, GA).
The Call for Papers is as follows:
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, critical approaches to the study/analysis of the Qur'an (from both Muslim and non-Muslim perspectives), pedagogy (the Qur'an in the classroom); comparative hermeneutics (ancient, medieval, or contemporary); interfaith dialog; sectarian polemics; gender/sexuality in comparative perspective; Qur'an in the context of late antiquity. Both prearranged panels and individual submissions are welcome.
The deadline for submissions is March 1.