Monthly Archives: October 2011

12th EASA Biennial Conference Nanterre, France 10-13th July 2012 Uncertainty and disquiet Muslim Saints, Dreams, and Veneration of Shrines International Workshop organized by Dr.I.Edagr (Dept. Anthropology, University of Durham, UK) Dr.P. Khosronejad (Dept. Social Anthropology, University of St Andrews, Scotland) … Continue reading →

Call for papers Religious Socialization in Our Time The 21st Nordic Conference for Sociology of Religion Umeå University, Sweden August 14-17, 2012 https://www.ncsr.nu Religious socialization can be defined as the process by which new generations gradually acquire the religious values … Continue reading →

The Georg Eckert Institut for International Textbook Research in Braunschweig (Brunswick), a member of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Scientific Association (WGL), is seeking applicants to fill the following vacancy, starting on 1 January 2012 Postdoctoral Fellowship with a focus on … Continue reading →

Intersecting Contradiction? Queering Religion, Religious Queers Yvette Taylor and Ria Snowdon (eds) CALL FOR CHAPTERS Deadline for Abstracts: 06 January, 2012 This collection will consider how religious identity interplays with other forms and contexts of identity, specifically those related to … Continue reading →

Religion, State and Society Volume 39, Issue 2-3, 2011 Special Issue: Muslim Young People in Britain and Russia: Intersections of Biography, Faith and History https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/crss20/current Muslim Young People in Britain and Russia: Intersections of Biography, Faith and History Marat Shterin … Continue reading →

Social Compass September 2011; 58 (3) Religion in Consumer Society, Religion et Soclété de Consommation Edited by: François Gauthier, Tuomas Martikainen and Linda Woodhead https://scp.sagepub.com/content/current Introduction: Religion et société de consummation/ Religion in Consumer Society François Gauthier, Tuomas Martikainen, and … Continue reading →

YALE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES intends to make a tenure-track appointment in the field of religious studies beginning July 1, 2012, at the rank of Assistant Professor. Applications are invited and welcome from scholars with research specialties in the … Continue reading →

Call for papers John McIntyre Conference Centre, Edinburgh 20th and 21st April 2012 This conference focuses on the involvement of Muslims in all aspects of political life in Britain with a particular emphasis on contemporary developments. Muslims have played prominent … Continue reading →

A post-doctoral Research Associate position has become available at the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge [www.faraday-institute.org]. The post involves working with Prof. John Wood [Imperial College, London] on a project entitled “Restoring Spiritual Values to … Continue reading →

Social Identities between the Sacred and the Secular Edited by Abby Day and Christopher R. Cotter Call for Papers Many people may not identify strongly or consistently as religious, yet religion still matters for them at certain times and in … Continue reading →

The Centre for the Study of Contemporary Muslim Societies invites you to attend: ‘De-radicalization versus Deprogramming: Similarities and Differences in Programs to Encourage Desistance’ Speaker: Prof. James T. Richardson, University of Nevada, Reno Date: Tuesday 18 October, 2011 Time: 10:30 … Continue reading →