{"id":52679,"date":"2026-04-27T22:07:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T22:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=52679"},"modified":"2026-04-27T22:07:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T22:07:21","slug":"cfp-chosen-nations-historical-and-cultural-interpretations-of-exceptionalism-budapest-10th-11th-june-2026-deadline-1st-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=52679","title":{"rendered":"CfP: CHOSEN NATION(S): HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INTERPRETATIONS OF EXCEPTIONALISM, BUDAPEST, 10TH\u201311TH JUNE 2026 (DEADLINE: 1ST MAY 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Ludovika University of Public Service (NKE) and the Jewish Theological Seminary \u2013 University of Jewish Studies (OR-ZSE) are pleased to announce a joint academic conference on \u201cChosen Nation(s): Historical and Cultural Interpretations of Exceptionalism\u201d, to be held in Budapest, Hungary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chosen Nation(s): Historical and Cultural Interpretations of Exceptionalism<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keynote speaker:<\/strong> Dr. Christina Littlefield<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor of Communication and Religion at Pepperdine University (Seaver College). Author of “Chosen Nations: Pursuit of the Kingdom of God and its Influence on Democratic Values in Late-Nineteenth Century Britain and the United States” (Fortress Press, 2013), and “Christian America and the Kingdom of God” (University of Illinois Press, 2025, with Richard T. Hughes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aim of this interdisciplinary conference is to present the elements of various religious, group, national, and imperial identities that refer to chosenness, historical vocation, and uniqueness in world history. This includes everything from the religious formulation of the chosen people, through the sense of civilizational mission, to the martyrdom concepts of individual groups and nations. We are particularly interested in examining how claims of chosenness function as instruments of legitimacy, exclusion, and moral hierarchy, and how they are contested, transformed, or inverted in different historical and cultural contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conference Themes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We invite proposals for papers that engage with the following topics, among others:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– the concept of the chosen people in Jewish religious tradition and in modern Jewish secular thought<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– the concept of chosenness in Christian and Muslim religious understanding<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– secularized chosenness and political theology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– victimhood, sacrifice, and negative exceptionalism<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– the Christian empire as the embodiment of universalism<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– the civilizing mission of modern empires<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– the religious foundations of the American republics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– the Russian World and Eurasianism<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– American exceptionalism and Manifest Destiny<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– the German Sonderweg and tragedy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– the vanguards of Communism and liberal democracy in the 20th century<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– aesthetics of chosenness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– canon formation and cultural chosenness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no conference participation fee, and accommodation is provided for speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Date: 10-11 June 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Location: Nemzeti K\u00f6zszolg\u00e1lati Egyetem, Orsz\u00e1gos Rabbik\u00e9pz\u0151 \u2013 Zsid\u00f3 Egyetem, Budapest, Hungary<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Language: English<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Submission Guidelines<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We welcome abstracts of no more than 300 words, accompanied by a brief biography (100 words), including current institutional affiliation. Individual presentations will be 20 minutes, followed by discussion. Proposals for individual papers and thematic panels are both encouraged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Submissions should be sent to <\/strong>chosennations2026@gmail.com<\/strong><\/a> by 1 May 2025. Notification of acceptance will be sent on a rolling basis, at the latest by 10 May 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publication Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selected papers from the conference may be considered for publication in a peer-reviewed volume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For further information, please contact chosennations2026@gmail.com<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We look forward to your contributions and to welcoming you to a stimulating dialogue on chosenness and exceptionalism in religion, history, and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

chosennations2026@gmail.com<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Chosen Nation(s): Historical and Cultural Interpretations of Exceptionalism, in: H-Soz-Kult, 26.02.2026, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.hsozkult.de\/event\/id\/event-160811<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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