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American Academy of Religion
Virtual Meeting
November 29-December 10, 2020

1. Bringing Back the Social into the Sociology of Religion (and Religious Studies) (Haymarket Books, 2019)
cosponsored by Critical Theory and Discourses on Religion Unit and Sociology of Religion Unit and Critical Research on Religion

Monday, November 30, 1:45 PM-3:15 PM (EST UTC-5)

Rebecca Catto, Kent State University, Presiding

Panelists:
Sean McCloud, University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Katja Rakow, Utrecht University
J.P. Reed, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Fareen Parvez, University of Massachusetts

Responding:

Veronique Altglas, Queens University Belfast

2. Faith, Knowledge, and Rational Freedom: A Roundtable on Jürgen Habermas’ Also a History of Philosophy (Suhrkamp, 2019)
sponsored by Religion in Europe Unit and Sociology of Religion Unit and Critical Research on Religion

Tuesday, December 1, 11:00 AM-1:00 PM (EST UTC-5)

Warren S. Goldstein, Center for Critical Research on Religion, Presiding

Panelists:
Eduardo Mendieta, State University of New York, Stony Brook
Francis Schüssler Fiorenza, Harvard University
Maeve Cooke, University College Dublin

3. Conceptualizing Religion and Rethinking Methods in the Sociology of Religion
sponsored by the Sociology of Religion Unit

Thursday, December 3, 11:00 AM-1:00 PM (EST UTC-5)

Dusty Hoesly, University of Southern Mississippi, Presiding

papers:

Faith and Topography: A Remote Sensing Analysis of Religious Interaction in Jos North, Nigeria
Amidu Elabo, Princeton Theological Seminary

Modernity and Sacralization Practices: Photographs and the Sacred
Gustavo Morello, Boston College

Perceptions of Work as Calling
Brenton Kalinowski, Rice University
Elaine Howard Ecklund, Rice University
Rachel Schneider, Rice University

The Value Added of “Holding the Space:” A Case Study of Chaplains in Boston and their Changing Roles over Time
Wendy Cadge, Brandeis University

4. Publishing in Religious Studies Journals
sponsored by the Publications Committe

Tuesday, December 8, 11:00 AM-1:00 PM (EST UTC-5)

Andrea Jain, Indiana University – Purdue University, Indianapolis, Presiding

This panel brings together editors of a wide range of religious studies journals to discuss the nuts and bolts of journal editing, with the aim of making editorial procedures more transparent and addressing common questions about the journal publishing process. The panel will be of particular interest to graduate students and junior faculty who are new to the activities of scholarly publishing.

Panelists:
S. Brent Plate, Hamilton College
Sarah Imhoff, Indiana University
Warren S. Goldstein, Center for Critical Research on Religion
Elias Kifon Bongmba, Rice University
Afe Adogame, Princeton Theological Seminary

5. Crossing Global and Religious Boundaries: Social Change, Identity, and Power
sponsored by the Sociology of Religion Unit

Tuesday, December 8, 4:00 PM-5:30 PM (EST UTC-5)

Jonathan Calvillo, Boston University, Presiding

papers:

Christian-Muslim couples dealing with religious di!erence A qualitative inquiry in three European countries
Francesco Cerchiaro, Ku Leuven

Stigma and Suspicion in the Lives of Muslim Students: How the ‘radicalisation’ narrative has changed higher education in Britain
Mathew J. Guest, Durham University

“Integrated Religious Multiplicity”: Challenge to Sociology Of Religion
Jualynne E. Dodson, Michigan State University

Social revolution by other means: The writing of conversion in dalit autobiographies in postcolonial India
Drishadwati Bargi, University of Minnesota

Conference

Call for Papers
(.pdf)

Critical Approaches to the Study of Religion Conference

co-sponsored by
The Center for Critical Research on Religion
and
The School of Social Sciences, Education, and Social Work
at Queen’s University Belfast

Queens University Belfast
Belfast, Northern Ireland
June 11, 2021 (welcome reception) – June 14, 2021

co-chairs: Veronique Altglas 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, sociology, anthropology, psychology, history, political science, and literature among others) who employ critical approaches to the study of religion. It is particularly interested in the development of critical theoretical frameworks in application to empirical research on religion. The conference will be organized around the following themes:

Session Topics:

1. The Critique of Religion
2. Critical Theology
3. Biblical Criticism
4. Marxism and Religion
5. Liberation Theology
6. Psychoanalytic Approaches to the Study of Religion
7. Critical Theory and Religion
8. Post-structural Approaches to the Study of Religion
9. Critical Religion
10. Critical Ethnographies
11. Post-colonialism, Race, and Religion
12. Religion, Gender, and Sexuality
13. Religion and the Environment
14. Religious and Political Conflict in Northern Ireland

Publications: Authors who deliver papers at the conference will be selectively invited to turn them into articles for special issues of the journal Critical Research on Religion (crr.sagepub.com) or book chapters in edited volumes in the book series “Studies in Critical Research on Religion” (brill.com/scrr).

Registration Fees: £175 full fees for those with regular positions; £85 for graduate students, independent scholars, and contingent faculty. Registration is required for organizing or convening a session, presenting a paper, serving as a panelist, or holding another role in the program. Fees go to pay for receptions and other expenses. Registration fees are nonrefundable.

Deadlines: Deadline for session and paper proposals: January 15, 2021. Abstract length: 150 words per paper. Decisions will be made by March 1, 2021. Registration fees due by March 15, 2021.

Conference registration: TBA

Hotel and Tourist Information: https://visitbelfast.com

Send proposals or questions to: Veronique Altglas v.altglas[at]qub.ac.uk and Warren S. Goldstein goldstein[at]criticaltheoryofreligion.org