Justin McBrayer, a Mizzou alum and former Show Me administrator, is hosting the 2009 Western meeting of the Society of Christian Philosophers at Fort Lewis College.  See here for more information.

Leiter posted a link to the following: here and here.

I’ve never been to an APA, but the discussions give me a bad impression.  I’m sure there’s a much more positive side as well.

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More interesting stuff on apa.

Call for Papers

The Society of Christian Philosophers
Pacific Division

presents

Mind, Body, and Free Will

October 30^th, 2008 – November 1^st, 2008
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA

Plenary Speaker: Richard Swinburne
(Oxford University)

Papers on any topic of philosophical interest will be considered. The SCP
welcomes participation from both Christians and non-Christians as presenters,
commentators, and session chairs. Submissions should have a reading time of
20 to 30 minutes and be prepared for blind review—electronic submissions
preferred. Please indicate in your cover letter whether, should your paper
not be accepted, you would be willing to serve as a commentator or session
chair. For further information as the conference approaches, please continue
to check the conference website.

Deadline for submission: September 1^st, 2008.

Send submissions and requests to comment or chair to pacificscp@gmail.com (.doc, .pdf, or .rtf format), or to:

UCR Department of Philosophy
ATTN: 2008 Pacific SCP
HMNSS Building, Room 1604
900 University Avenue
Riverside, CA 92521

This conference is made possible by the generous contributions of:

• The Society of Christian Philosophers
• The UCR Philosophy Department
• California Baptist University
• The UCR Department of Religious Studies
• The UCR University Honors Program
• Midwest Studies in Philosophy