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Global Scholarly Publications
(GSP): An Introduction
GSP,
a non-profit organized research establishment affiliated with Foundation
for Interreligious Diplomacy, processes organized research for various
international scholarly and religious institutions. In accord with the
basic aims of FID, the primary aspiration of GSP is to contribute to the
global understanding of different cultural traditions through interreligious,
intercultural dialogues. To achieve this goal, GSP organizes and sponsors
conferences around the globe and arranges publications of works that would
otherwise not be widely available, such as English translations of Arabic,
Chinese, Indonesian, Ancient Greek, Persian, Latin, Italian, Hebrew,
Hispanic, and Sanskrit classics. In addition, GSP facilitates the
collaboration of scholars, diplomats, clergy and educators focusing on
authentic and peaceful dialogues about religious and cultural diversities,
which may result in conflict resolutions. GSP draws on the resources of its
members. For example, for thirty years the Society for the Study of Islamic
Philosophy and Science (SSIPS, established in 1970) has collaborated with a
number of scholarly societies in Africana Studies Judaism, Ancient Greek,
Christian, Indic, and East Asian studies in organizing international
conferences on the humanities in the United
States, China
and Turkey.
As an annual forum, these meetings provide an unparalleled opportunity for
engagement with diverse intellectual traditions, their key texts and
expressions, with particular emphasis on ancient and medieval philosophy.
Currently GSP is engaged in expanding its activity with regard to the
Chinese and other East Asian civilizations, with an emphasis on the
classical tradition. GSP continues to promote publications in the areas of
ancient Greek and medieval Christian European philosophy and social
thought, Jewish classics, Africana humanities, Classical Italian and
Sanskrit and Indic thought. Moreover, GSP continuously extends its global
reach to sister societies, having initiated contacts with organizations in
Central Asian, Balkan, and Indonesian studies.
Organization and Staff
NYC Office: 220 Madison
Avenue, Suite 11G, New York, NY 10016.
1-212-679-6410; fax: 1-212-679-6424
Vestal Address:
P.0.B. 96, Vestal, NY 13851-0096.
Executive Committee
The
Executive Committee of GSP consists of Parviz Morewedge: the Director
of GSP (Rutgers University, New Brunswick), Charles Randall Paul (President,
Foundation for Interreligious Diplomacy (FID)), Daniel C. Peterson (Brigham
Young University, Director of Institute for the Study and Preservation of
Ancient Religious Texts), Chun-Fang Yu (Rutgers University, New Brunswick)
and Gerald Snow (the Legal Counsel of GSP).
Special Editors
Idris
S. Hamid (Univesrity of Colorado): Arabic
Language Editor and Associate Editor of International Journal of Shi’a
Studies; Geoffrey Bowe (Bilkent University: Turkey:
Ankara):
Technical Editor of Journal of Global Humanities. Edward Macierowski (Benedictine College): Ancient Greek and Latin
Editor.
GSP Staff (partial list)
Assistant Director : Margaret Yilmaz
Production Manager, Graphic Arts,
and Coordinator of International Projects: Marina Zalesski
Assistant to the Director, Asian Studies : Lisa Ferrell
Webmaster: George Zalesski
Editors of Scholarly Series
Business and Economics: Samuel Natale (Adelphi U.,
and Oxford U., UK)
African Studies will be under the coordination of
Africa World Press. Committee of Editors:
Don Ohadike (Director, Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell U.),
Ebere Onwudiwe (Director, Center for Africana Studies, Central State U.,
Ohio), Daryl Thomas (Chair, Africana Dept., Binghamton U.), Alamin Mazrui
(Ohio State U.), Ousseina Alidou (Rutgers U., New Brunswick), and others
Judaic Studies: Jacob Neusner (Bard College)
Ancient Philosophy: John P. Anton (President,
International Society for Neoplatonic Studies, University
of Florida at Tampa), Anthony Preus (Secretary, Society
for Ancient Philosophy)
Medieval Latin and
Italian Studies, and Cultural History: Edward Macierowski (Benedictine
College), Jeremiah Hackett (University of South
Carolina), Horst Seidl (Pontificia Universitas
Lateranensis, Rome)
Politics and Culture in the Global
Age: Editor-in-Chief, Michael Riccards (College Board,
Washington, D.C.)
Islamic Studies is under the coordination of
Parviz Morewedge (Rutgers University, New Brunswick and the Executive Secretary of Society
for the Study of Islamic Philosophy and Science [SSIPS, established 1970],
Daniel C. Peterson (Brigham Young University,
Director of Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious
Texts), and Mahmoud Ayoub (Temple
U.)
Muslim Women and
Education is an
aspect of the focus of GSP, on the theme of “women and education”.
The director of the Islamic dimension of this program is Nasrin Rouzati (President,
International Society for Muslim Women and Education [ISMWE]). ISMWE
collaborates with Association for Chinese Women and Education under the
directorship of Li Xia and Wang Yanfang (both co-editors of Journal of
World Philosophy; Chinese Academy
of Social Sciences, Beijing).
Chinese Studies will be processed by scholars in
Chinese studies as well as management experts. The management of organized
research in Chinese studies will be under the direction of Parviz Morewedge
(Director, GSP) and Charles Randall Paul (President, FID)
The scholarly dimensions of the Chinese organized research will be
processed by:
(a): Bilingual Texts of Chinese Classics, Editor-in-Chief , John Chaffee
(Director of Asian and Asian-American Studies Program at Binghamton U.),
(b): Publication of Books, Monographs, and Organization of Conferences in
China and other parts of the globe and the direction of the following
scholars:
Chun-Fang Yu (Department of Religion, Rutgers University, State University
of New Jersey, Brunswick)
Yong Haung (The Editor of Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy), Association
of Chinese Philosophers in America (ACPA) Li He (CASS, Beijing) Chinese
Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
Indo-Tibetan
Philosophy Series.
Editor in Chief: Marie-Louise Friquegnon (William
Paterson University
of New Jersey.
Editorial Board (partial list): Philippe Turenne (McGill), Thomas Doctor (U. of Copenhagen),
Andreas Doctor (U. of Toronto), and James Blumenthal ( Oregan State
U.), David Mellins (Rutgers U.)
Bilingual Sanskrit
Classics
Editors: William C. Snyder (Binghamton
U.), Neal Delmanico
(SSIPS)
Arabic Humanities will be
under Ali S. Errishi (Fitchburg State College)
Present Plans call for appointments in the fields of Sanskrit, Christian, and Hindu studies.
Japanese Studies will be
processed by Association for Japanese Studies and Horst Seidl
(Pontificia Universitas Lateranensis, Rome)
A DISCLAIMER
Due
to its primary mission to provide a neutral international forum for
organized research, GSP’s bylaws and its agreement with FID preclude a commitment to any specific
political, religious or methodological perspective. Consequently, no
collective political, religious, or methodological declaration can underlie
GSP’s activities,
except the peaceful engagement in authentic interreligious and
intercultural dialogue. In this tenor, each publication and each lecture
given at conferences sponsored by GSP expresses the view(s) of (the)
individual scholar(s), not necessarily the view of a member of the
editorial board or the institution affiliated with the participants in GSP’s organized research. Manuscripts
and abstracts submitted to GSP undergo a blind review for which the
editorial board of each series or the organizer of each conference is
responsible. Academic institutions and individual scholars are invited to
join our conferences and to submit texts for publication. Manuscripts and
abstracts submitted to GSP are evaluated for their scholarly content,
irrespective of the political or religious beliefs, national origin, race
or gender of the author(s). GSP has the legal status of Limited Liability
Company as an independent subsidiary of FID. While officers of FID actively
participate in guiding of GSP’s organized research projects, unless declared specifically,
FID and its members are not responsible for GSP’s
activities.
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