August 5th 2019 UTC
Dear Friends and Colleagues,I've been asked to help organize a conference/workshop at Western Michigan University in honor of Dr. Rudolf J. Siebert's lifelong scholarly work and his coming retirement. The workshop, sponsored by the Department of Comparative Religion of WMU, will take place this fall in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A date has yet to be set. At this point, we're attempting to gauge the interest and availability of potential attendees and speakers. If you'd be interested in attending and/or presenti ...Continue Reading
August 5th 2019 UTC
Dear Friends and Colleagues,I've been asked to help organize a conference/workshop at Western Michigan University in honor of Dr. Rudolf J. Siebert's lifelong scholarly work and his coming retirement. The workshop, sponsored by the Department of Comparative Religion of WMU, will take place this fall in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A date has yet to be set. At this point, we're attempting to gauge the interest and availability of potential attendees and speakers. If you'd be interested in attending and/or presenti ...Continue Reading
August 5th 2019 UTC
Table of Contents AlertCritical Research on Religion- Volume: 7, Number: 2 (August 2019) *Articles*Preaching as master’s discourse. A Foucauldian interpretation of Lutheran pastoral power Jouni TilliThe dark side of religious individualism: A Marcusian exploration James V SpickardSacred realms in virtual worlds: The making of Buddhist spaces in Second Life Jessica M Falcone*Symposium – Critical Islam: On Irfan Ahmad's Religion as Critique*Introduction: Islamic Critical Thinking from Mecca to the Marketplace Yunus ...Continue Reading
July 31st 2019 UTC
https://www.joblinkapply.com/Joblink/803/Job/Index/367536/research-associate-i?ShowBackButton=True&BackUrl=%252fJoblink%252f803%252fSearch%252fAll *Research Associate I (Research Services)*Louisville, KY, United States of America Overview With national offices in Louisville, Kentucky, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) focuses on the national and international mission work of the church. It serves and works with congregations, presbyteries, and synods as the central provider of resources that en ...Continue Reading
July 16th 2019 UTC
SELF AND SOCIETY!* *FRIDAY (8/9) & SATURDAY (8/10)*T W O M I N I-CONVERNCESGRADUATE CENTER 365 FIFTH AVE NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10065**There is no charge for admission. BUT RSVP is required by GC security. RSVP by emailing co-organizer(s)Lynn Chancer at lchancer@PROTECTED or Lauren Langman at llang944@PROTECTED*Tentative Program ...Continue Reading
July 16th 2019 UTC
Begin forwarded message:*From:* Stephen Jones <stephenhowardjones@PROTECTED>*Date:* July 16, 2019 at 11:57:51 AM GMT+2*To:* SOCREL@PROTECTED*Subject:* *New publication: Science, Belief and Society: International Perspectives on Religion, Non-Religion and the Public Understanding of Science**Reply-To:* Stephen Jones <stephenhowardjones@PROTECTED> Dear SocRel, Please find details below of a new collection edited by Rebecca Catto, Tom Kaden and myself, 'Science, Belief and Society', featuring contributions from ...Continue Reading
June 24th 2019 UTC
Dear List, Please see the attached Call for Papers for a special edition of /Islamic Perspective Journal/ on the topic: “The State of Islam amidst the growth of the European Far-Right.” ——————————————————-*Warren S. Goldstein*, Ph.D.Center for Critical Research on Religion47 Cotton StreetNewton, MA 02458 USA1(617) 678-2180goldstein@PROTECTEDwww.criticaltheoryofreligion.org Editor/Critical Research on Religion/crr.sagepub.com Series EditorStudies in Critical Research on Religionbrill.com/sc ...Continue Reading
June 7th 2019 UTC
The below conference may be of interest to some of you:Christian Domination and the Failure of ‘Truth and Reconciliation’A conference in Onondaga Nation Territory, at Syracuse University and Skä·noñh—Great Law of Peace CenterSaturday and Sunday, 17-18 August 2019Description: This conference continues discussions between religious communities and Indigenous Peoples about the Doctrine of Christian Discovery (DOCD) so that real healing can occur. “Truth and Reconciliation” efforts in ...Continue Reading
June 4th 2019 UTC
Attached you will find a CFP for a roundtable workshop on “Beyond Sectarianism?” at the University of Cambridge. ——————————————————-*Warren S. Goldstein*, Ph.D.Center for Critical Research on Religion47 Cotton StreetNewton, MA 02458 USA1(617) 678-2180goldstein@PROTECTEDwww.criticaltheoryofreligion.org Editor/Critical Research on Religion/crr.sagepub.com Series EditorStudies in Critical Research on Religionbrill.com/scrrhaymarketbooks.com/series_collections/13-studies-in-critical-research-in-rel ...Continue Reading
May 14th 2019 UTC
*Contested Identities: Critical Conceptualisations of the Human* The South African Society for Critical Theory (SASCT) invites abstract submissions of up to 500 words for its 3rd Annual Conference which will take place at the Howard College Campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, from the 22nd to the 23rd of November 2019. SASCT invites papers which address the vexed notion of the “human” in the contemporary age. As part of such considerations, this conference welcomes papers that consider th ...Continue Reading
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