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Invitation: 22nd Nordic Conference for Sociology of Religion 2014

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Jim

22ND NORDIC CONFERENCE FOR SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION 2014 Change and Continuity - Religion, State, Civil Society We are delighted to invite you to submit proposals for sessions and papers on this theme Date: 20 - 22 August 2014Place: University of … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: INFORM Conference on “Minority Religions”

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Jim

CALL FOR PAPERS Inform Anniversary ConferenceMINORITY RELIGIONS: CONTEMPLATING THE PAST AND ANTICIPATING THE FUTURE London School of Economics, London, UK Friday 31st January 2014 – Sunday 2nd February 2014 Inform is celebrating over a quarter of a century of providing … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: “Why the West Fears Islam”

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Jim

Why the West Fears IslamAn Exploration of Muslims in Liberal DemocraciesBy Jocelyne Cesarihttps://us.macmillan.com/whythewestfearsislam/JocelyneCesari “Based on several years of empirical surveys among Muslims in Europe and the US, the book states that the current political fear of Islam cannot be explained … Continue reading →

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New Book: Diaspora Engagement in South Asia

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Jim

Diaspora Engagement and Development in South Asia [Hardcover] Tan Tai Yong (Editor), Md Mizanur Rahman (Editor) Release date: October 18, 2013 | ISBN-10:1137334444 | ISBN-13:978-1137334442 Book Description The global South Asian diaspora is over 50 million strong. Many of its … Continue reading →

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2nd Issue of Critical Research on Religion

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Jim

Read the second issue of Critical Research on Religion Editors: Roland Boer University of Newcastle, Australia Jonathan Boyarin Cornell University, USA Warren Goldstein Center for Critical Research on Religion and Harvard University, USA Published three times a year: April, … Continue reading →

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Symposium on Pentecostalism and Transnationalim

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Jim

Dear All, The Religion and Society Research Centre at the University of Western Sydney (UWS) invites you to attend a Symposium on Pentecostalism and Transnationalism. The Symposium will take place on Thursday 1 August, 2013 from 1:00 PM – 5:00 … Continue reading →

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call for papers: “Public Debates on Religious/Ethical Issues in Western Europe”

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Jim

Call for papers: Public Debates on Religious/Ethical Issues in Western Europe Alberta Giorgi, University of Coimbra, Portugal (albertagiorgi@ces.uc.pt) Luca Ozzano, University of Turin, Italy (luca.ozzano@unito.it) Panel abstract: A number of controversies related to religious issues have characterised the European … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Developing a sense of belonging in diverse societies: Hui-Muslims in China and Muslims in Europe

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Jim

14-15 May 2014Gülen Chair for Intercultural StudiesKU Leuven University, Belgiumwww.gcis-kuleuven.com  Keynote Speakers:      Hui-Muslims in China: Li Zhinong, Yunnan University Muslims in Europe: Jorgen Nielsen, Copenhagen University The aim of this workshop is to gather scholars who work on Hui-Muslims in … Continue reading →

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2014 ISORECEA conference - call for papers

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Jim

CALL FOR PAPERS 11th ISORECEA conference RELIGIOUS DIVERSIFICATION WORLDWIDE AND IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE Kaunas, Lithuania, April 24-27, 2014 https://www.isorecea.net/ For a long time the secularization thesis dominated the field of studies of religions in contemporary societies. Many definitions … Continue reading →

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2 Funded Places: Issues in Anglicanism

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Jim

Issues in Anglicanism: 2 funded places Two fully-funded places for Postgraduate Students/Early Career Scholars are available for a small Canterbury-based symposium: Contemporary Issues in the Worldwide Anglican Communion: a research symposium September 26 & 27 2013, Canterbury Lodge, UK Twenty … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: “Claiming Society for God: Religious Movements and Social Welfare in Egypt, Israel, Italy, and the United States”

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Jim

Nancy Davis and Robert Robinson’s Claiming Society for God: Religious Movements and Social Welfare in Egypt, Israel, Italy, and the United States (Indiana University Press, 2012) has been awarded the gold medal in the Religion category of the Independent Publishers … Continue reading →

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Session List for the 2014 ISA World Congress (Research Committee 22: Sociology of Religion) – Upcoming Call for Papers

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Jim

ISA World Congress – Yokohama 2014Full RC22 Session List Part 1: Special Sessions 1. Presidential Address: Facing an Unequal Adam Possamai, RC22 PresidentPost-Secular World 2. Presidential Invited Session: Religion, Organized by Adam PossamaiNationalism, and Transnationalism 3. RC22 Business Meeting Part … Continue reading →

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Grace Davie: The Sociology of Religion: A Critical Agenda (2nd edition)

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Jim

The Sociology of Religion: A Critical Agenda Second Edition Grace Davie University of Exeter February 2013 328 pages SAGE Publications Ltd Why is religion still important? Can we be fully modern and fully religious? In this new edition, Davie follows … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers for a Panel on Census and Surveys

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Jim

Census and surveys: issues in religious self-identification Panel at the 12th EASR conference at Liverpool Hope Organised by Dr Abby Day, Chair of SOCREL (Sociology of Religion study group, British Sociological Association) and Dr Bettina Schmidt, Honorary Secretary of the … Continue reading →

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CFP: IS THE POST-COLONIAL POST-SECULAR?

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Jim

A Call for PapersConference in Syracuse, NYSeptember 20-21, 2013 Across the humanities, critical scholarship on the secular / secularism / secularization has recently ballooned. Scholars of history, anthropology, political theory, and religion have begun revisiting questions of enchantment and disenchantment, … Continue reading →

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