FAITHS AND (IN)SECURITY IN AFRICA

JULY 4 – 8, 2016

ST PAUL’S UNIVERSITY, KENYA
CENTRE FOR CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM RELATIONS IN EASTLEIGH

As the issues of faith and securitization of every
day in the world today is a multifaceted
phenomena with implication on government
policies, peace building, interfaith relation, human
rights, war on terrorism, development among
others, this call invites abstracts that address
(though not limited to) the following key
questions:
• What are the causes and manifestations of
religiously-motivated violence?

• How have State agencies responded to
protracted religious conflicts?
• How has media depicted issues of religion
and security?
• How has the war on terror infringed/
enhanced human rights of citizens
within nation-states?
• Have religious actors been co-opted
adequately in addressing the problems
of security?
• How can theological education contribute
towards understanding of relation between
faith and security?
• What are the theoretical and conceptual
frameworks that can help explain the
intractable place of religious traditions and
(in) security today?

• How have different humanities and social
sciences framed and approached debates on
faith and security?

SUBMISSION DETAILS
We welcome papers that are both theoretical and
empirical from disciplines such as theology,
religious studies, political science, law,
anthropology, social geography, sociology, media
studies and related areas.
Kindly submit a 250-300 words abstract and a
short bio-data by email to Dr Joseph Wandera
wandera@spu.ac.ke, Coordinator Centre for
Christian Muslim Relations in Eastleigh, Dr
HalkanoWario, Postdoc Fellow Volkswagen
Foundation hwario@spu.ac.ke or Prof. Esther
Mombo, Director International Partnerships and
Alumni mombo@spu.ac.ke by 30 November
2015.