Article I. Name and Duration

Section 1
The name of the corporation shall be Society of Online Christian Theology and Philosophy, and its duration shall be perpetual. The Society was founded in December 2000.

Article II. Purpose

Section 1
The purpose of the corporation shall be to encourage scholarship and research, to stimulate effective instruction, to promote publication in the field, and to encourage, develop and support the scholarly study and application of Christian theology and philosophy at all levels of education.

Article III. Registered Head Office

Section 1
The registered head office of this corporation shall be located wherever the corporation may determine. The Society's head office is currently located at 530 Sheridan Rd 3A, Evanston, Illinois, USA, 60202.

Article IV. Membership and Dues

Section 1
Persons qualified by being engaged in or having expressed interest in research and/or instruction in the study of Christian theology and philosophy may be admitted to full membership in the Society upon application and payment of appropriate dues. The Society Director shall make an annual report of the membership.

Section 2
Each member of the Society shall pay annual dues in an amount that the Society Board shall fix. The dues year shall be from January 1 until December 31 annually. Failure to pay dues by May 1 in any year will result in subscription interruption, inactivation of membership, and ineligibility to participate in Society programs for the remainder of the year. Subsequent payment of dues in the calendar year will serve to reinstate a member and to entitle one to participate and receive services from that time for the remainder of the dues year. Failure to pay by year's end will result in termination of membership.

Section 3
Membership may be terminated voluntarily by resignation or non-payment of dues.

Article V. Affiliations

Section 1
Upon authorization of the Society Board, the Society may affiliate or cooperate with and participate in other organizations concerned with the study of Christian theology or philosophy and other related subjects.

Section 2
The Society may authorize other organizations with common purposes to contribute to the programming of the SOCTP as Affiliated Societies. Less formal connections may be expressed through association with Related Scholarly Organizations. Both categories of relationship shall require approval by the SOCTP Board.

Article VI. Limitations of Activities

Section 1
The Society will not conduct or carry on any activities not permitted to be conducted or carried on by an organization exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and the Regulations thereunder, or by an organization contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(a)(2) of such Code and the Regulations thereunder, or by an organization qualifying under Section 509(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code and the Regulations thereunder.

Section 2
Where reference is made herein to a provision of the Internal Revenue Code it is intended to mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 as it presently exists or as it may be amended in the future, and any successor provision under any United States taxing statute.

Article VII. Seal

Section 1
The seal of the corporation shall be a disk inscribed with the following words:
SOCIETY OF ONLINE CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY
Society Seal
2000