Percy-L: Literary, Religious, Scientific, and Philosophical Discussion of Walker Percy

[Henry Mills <wppdirector AT gmail.com>]

Note: this post is a re-post of an announcement made to the list earlier this summer.  Percy-L members are encouraged to forward this email to any individuals outside the list who might be interested.

Please note that the Conference dates have been changed to April 28-30, 2016.

Information about Montreat College and its beautiful academic setting in the mountains of Western North Carolina, including a "Meet Montreat" video found in the About section, is available at <http://www.montreat.edu/>.

For further information about the Conference, please contact Rich Gray <rgray AT montreat.edu>.

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Walker Percy Centennial:  Pilgrimage in Literature

2016 SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE ON CHRISTIANITY AND LITERATURE

April 28-30, 2016
Montreat College, Montreat, NC 28757

Keynoters: Farrell O’Gorman, Belmont Abbey College
Jim Wildeman, Covenant College, emeritus

Like Binx Bolling in Walker Percy’s first novel, The Moviegoer, literary characters often seek relationship with the God of the Bible.  They feel detached from affairs in the material world.  Pilgrims sense a call from God to pursue him in spite of the unbelief surrounding them.

Essays will be considered from a variety of authors.  Topics should pursue the intersection of faith and literature.  Creative writing presentations are welcome.

Undergraduate Research essays are invited; the Thursday evening session is devoted to them.

Please submit completed essays to Rich Gray <rgray AT montreat.edu>
by January 10, 2016