December 5th 2023 UTC
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
December 5th 2023 UTC
Table of Contents Critical Research on Religion Volume: 11, Number: 3 (December 2023) https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/CRR/current Articles: “An Islamic framework for animal ethics: Widening the conversation to include Islamic ethical vegetarianism” by Mohamed Mukhtar and Mary-Justine Todd “Scripture in Stormont: Incidental reference to the Bible in Northern Irish politics” by J. Andrew Doole “Hegemonic fundamentalism in Wichita, Kansas: The Defenders of the Christian Faith, 1926-1931” by P. J. Rooks “Reproducing ...Continue Reading
November 2nd 2023 UTC
Dear Friends and Colleagues, We hope this finds you well! The Sociology of Religion Unit is excited to share with you our sessions for this year’s AAR annual meeting. Saturday, Nov. 18, 9:00-11:00am Sacred Objects and Embodied Faiths: Identity, Power, and Meaning across Religious and Global Contexts Business Meeting, 10:30-11:00am — all are welcome! San Antonio Convention Center-Room 302B (Ballroom Level) The papers in this panel explore how religion is embodied and materialized across diverse contexts and fa ...Continue Reading
July 31st 2023 UTC
Table of Contents Alert */Critical Research on Religion/* Volume: 11, Number: 2 (August 2023) https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/CRR/current /Articles:/ "'The Cult of Greta Thunberg': De-legitimating Climate Activism with 'Religion'" Jere Kyyrö, Tuomas Äystö, and Titus Hjelm "Heidegger as a Colonial Thinker: Puritanism and Germany’s Errand into the Wilderness" Markus Weidler /Section on Shīʿa Islam in Iran:/ " ...Continue Reading
May 15th 2023 UTC
CALL FOR PAPERS: *The Bloomsbury Handbook on Religion, Space and Place* Professor John Eade, University of Roehampton Dr Paul-François Tremlett, The Open University We are seeking papers for a new, peer-review edited volume, /The Bloomsbury Handbook on Religion, Space and Place/. The aim is for an interdisciplinary collection of essays that address emerging and contemporary themes and challenges in the study of religions, from climate change to social memory and from tourism to virtual worlds. We are see ...Continue Reading
April 5th 2023 UTC
CALL FOR PAPERS: *The Bloomsbury Handbook on Religion, Space and Place* Professor John Eade, University of Roehampton Dr Paul-François Tremlett, The Open University We are seeking papers for a new, peer-review edited volume, /The Bloomsbury Handbook on Religion, Space and Place/. The aim is for an interdisciplinary collection of essays that address emerging and contemporary themes and challenges in the study of religions, from climate change to social memory and from tourism to virtual worlds. We are seeking ...Continue Reading
April 4th 2023 UTC
Table of Contents Alert Critical Research on Religion Volume: 11, Number: 1 (April 2023) https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/CRR/current Editorial: “On Northern Ireland: Critical Research on Religion in Belfast” Warren S Goldstein Articles: “‘Muskets and Rainbows’: Why a Mormon Leader’s BYU Speech Failed, Metaphorically” Adrian Hale “Called to God: Event, Narration and Subject Formation in the Vocation of a Catholic Nun” Anu K Antony and Rowena Robinson “Traditional Secularism v. Modern Secularism A Word on the Natu ...Continue Reading
February 7th 2023 UTC
The Gabriel Marcel Institute of Philosophy, Sydney, is hosting its inaugural conference this October on the subject of T. S. Eliot and Religion. The conference is catered and is mixed mode (both face-to-face and Zoom). Papers from the Conference and other submissions will be selected for the Institute's new journal, The Marcellian, which will go out to subscribers annually after the Conference. Information and details on the conference are here https://www.rockhurst.edu/gabriel-marcel-society/October- ...Continue Reading
February 7th 2023 UTC
Dear Colleagues, This year’s AAR Call for Papers is now available! We are happy to announce our CFP for the 2023 AAR Annual Meeting in San Antonio during Nov. 18-21, 2023. The Annual Meeting will have an in-person-only format this year. Proposals are due on *Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at 5:00pm EST*. AAR membership is _not_ required to submit a proposal this year. All proposals must be submitted via PAPERS. You can find our CFP below the signature line of this email, or visit the webpage here: *https://papers.aarw ...Continue Reading
December 12th 2022 UTC
European Association for the Study of Religions Conference (2023) Open Panel Call for Papers: Islands, Religion, and Identity (OP06) Conference dates and location: Vilnius, Lithuania, Sept 4th-8th 2023. Convenors: Ernils Larson (Uppsala University) Thomas Dolan (University of York) Deadline for Paper Proposals: 23:59 (CET) 31st Jan, 2023. Submit your proposal here: https://www.easr2023.org/programme/#format-open-panel. (Guidance for submitting proposals can be found here: https://www.easr2023.org/call-for-papers/ ...Continue Reading
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