Economics as Faithful Stewardship
Hosted by:
The Westmont College Department of Economics and Business
Conference Dates: July 17th to 19th 2025
Submissions Due: January 31st 2025
The Association of Christian Economists invites all interested scholars to join us for an academic conference at Westmont College in Santa Barbara California in July 2025.
The conference will feature three plenary lectures by accomplished scholars, as well as concurrent sessions featuring economics research papers that are theoretical, empirical, historical, or philosophical in nature. We welcome research papers from all economics subfields that use conventional methods of economic analysis. We are also interested in papers that specifically address the relationship between faith and economic reasoning. Finally, we are also interested in submissions of panel sessions around a theme of general interest. All authors are invited to also submit their papers to our journal Faith & Economics.
Instructions: Individual paper submissions should include a paper title, author, and an abstract (150 to 300 words). Full paper drafts are also welcome. Complete session proposals are encouraged and should include title/author/abstract for 3 to 4 speakers. Panel sessions that do not include research presentations should include a title, a detailed description of the topic to be discussed, and the proposed participants. All questions and submissions should be emailed to [email protected]. Priority will be given to submissions received before January 31st, 2024.
Submissions from graduate students are encouraged. Students can attend at a discounted rate, and there is a limited pool of travel support available for students whose papers are accepted. Please indicate your desire to apply for this support in an email to [email protected]
Location: Westmont College, set in beautiful Santa Barbara California, is a perfect setting to gather for good conversation with friends. The college is set on a hill close to the ocean and the city. Limited lodging is available on the Westmont Campus at a reasonable price.
As more details become available about the program, registration, and lodging, we will post them here.