CURA's symposium on the Jewish left is now out in the journal Critical Research on Religion. For a limited time, these timely essays are available open access. Click the images or titles below to read the four essays:[*]"Introduction to the Symposium in the Jewish Left" by Jeremy Menchik[*]“Beyond Zionism and Anti-Zionism: A Future of the American Jewish Left and the Negation of the ‘Negation of the Diaspora’” by Shaul Magid[*]“What is “Jewish” about the Jewish Left in Palestine/Israel?” by Atal ...Continue Reading

Critical Research on Religion Volume: 12, Number: 2 (August 2024) Table of Contents https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/CRR/current Articles: “Instantiations of alterity: The goy as modern subject” by Sergey Dolgopolski and Jonathan Boyarin “Mohammad Nakhshab’s concept of dialectical Tawhid: Vitalism and the question of monotheism” by Babak Rahimi “The incurably incredulous living saint: a multidisciplinary approach to Mother Teresa’s spiritual darkness” by Gëzim Alpion “An analysis of the attacks on Christian ...Continue Reading

Dear List, Attached you will find a cfp for a conference on Religious World Making to be held at Science Po, Paris, Nov 25-26, 2024 ----------------------------------------------- *Warren S. Goldstein*, Ph.D. Center for Critical Research on Religion 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 Newton Centre, MA 02459 USA 1(617) 678-2180 goldstein@PROTECTED www.criticaltheoryofreligion.org Editor /Critical Research on Religion/ https://journals.sagepub.com/home/crr Series Editor Studies in Critical Research on Relig ...Continue Reading

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Dear List: Below you will find a link to a call for papers for a conference on Thomas Merton and Religion to be held on Saturday, October 26th. The deadline for proposals is August 15, 2024: https://www.rockhurst.edu/gabriel-marcel-society/conferences ...Continue Reading

Dear List, Attached you will find the Call for Papers for "Reassessing Religion and Social Movements: From Rebellious Clergyto Counter-Hegemonic Theology and Praxis" in Religions an Open Access Journal by MDPI, Guest Edited by Dr. Paul-Francois Tremlett and Dr. Anh Susann Pham Thi, Deadline September 1, 2024. ...Continue Reading

*Critical Research on Religion* *Volume 12, Issue 1 (April 2024)* *Table of Contents* https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/CRR/current *Editorial* “On climate apocalypse” by Warren S Goldstein *Articles* /Section on Critical Religion/ “The world religions paradigm: Why context matters in religious studies” by Beverly Vencatsamy “The Naha Confucius Temple lawsuit and religion-making in Japan’s courts of law” by Ernils Larsson /Section on Shi’a Islam/ “Mapping a good society model in Ayatollah Khomeini’s religious pol ...Continue Reading

Dear Colleagues, The Sociology of Religion Unit of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) is happy to announce our CFP for the AAR Annual Meeting in San Diego during Nov. 23-26, 2024. Proposals are due on *February 29, 2024, at 5:00 EST*.  You can find our CFP below the signature line of this email, or visit our webpage here:  https://papers.aarweb.org/pu/sociology-religion-unit  Instructions for submitting proposals can be found here: https://papers.aarweb.org/content/general-call-proposals-in ...Continue Reading

Call for Papers     Critical Approaches to the Study of Religion Conference co-sponsored by The Center for Critical Research on Religion and The Chinese University of Hong Kong Location: Chinese University of Hong Kong Dates: June 7, 2024 (welcome reception) – June 10, 2024 co-chairs: Bruce Worthington and Warren S. Goldstein Theme:  This conference aims to bring into conversation scholars of religion in the humanities and social sciences (including theology, religious studies, phi ...Continue Reading

Call for Papers     Critical Approaches to the Study of Religion Conference co-sponsored by The Center for Critical Research on Religion and The Chinese University of Hong Kong Location: Chinese University of Hong Kong Dates: June 7, 2024 (welcome reception) – June 10, 2024 co-chairs: Bruce Worthington and Warren S. Goldstein Theme:  This conference aims to bring into conversation scholars of religion in the humanities and social sciences (including theology, religious studies, philosophy, s ...Continue Reading