Seventh Annual Islamic Philosophy Conference
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Friday, Dec. 5 - Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025
CALL FOR PAPERS
https://asipt.org/conferences/#current-conference
The American Society of Islamic Philosophy and Theology’s seventh annual conference will be held December 5 - 7, 2025. It will be a hybrid conference, with some papers presented online via Zoom, and some in person on the Harvard campus. More details about the conference are forthcoming.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
We invite academic studies of scholars, methods, institutions, texts, and topics typically considered within the domain of philosophy, as well as those that treat kalam-theology, Islamic legal philosophy (usul al-fiqh), or other intellectual trends that at times may be seen as distinct from philosophy. Papers may be within specific disciplines (Philosophy, Islamic Theology, Religious Studies, etc.) or may be interdisciplinary. Active engagement with contemporary issues via the methods of various forms of Islamic philosophy is also welcomed and encouraged. Submissions can be normative, constructive, or descriptive, provided that they are academically rigorous.
This conference is open-ended and invites applications from a wide variety of topical settings.
We welcome co-authored abstracts involving scholars from different disciplines, panel proposals, as well as individual proposals. Each paper session will have 20 minutes to present followed by a Q/A session.
Please visit www.asipt.org/conferences/ for more information about our past conferences.
ABSTRACT DEADLINE
Please submit an abstract of no more than 500 words excluding bibliography here. The abstract deadline is October 15, 2025, however, we may review submissions received through October 31, 2025, depending on available capacity. If accepted for the conference, papers will receive first consideration for publication in the Journal of Islamic Philosophy, pending successful peer review. All participants must be registered for the conference to present their papers.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Please submit your paper proposals by the October 31, 2025 deadline to https://airtable.com/appAIQwpjsNvEWfXA/pagFAfHX98qEHOggc/form.
Questions should be sent to Conference Director, Dr. Aaron Spevack and Conference Organizer Michaela Spampinato at [email protected].
The conference is sponsored by the Journal of Islamic Philosophy, the American Society of Islamic Philosophy and Theology, Harvard’s Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, and Brandeis’ Near Eastern and Judaic Studies.