Calendar Events Archive
Apr. 23-24, Poland Conference on the Holocaust and the Contemporary World
An International Interdisciplinary Conference will be held 23rd-24th April 2015 on “The Holocaust and the Contemporary World” in Krakow, Poland at the Campanile Krakow Hotel. Although Holocaust Studies is a thriving research area, boasting many important recent publications and projects, … Continue reading
Apr. 17-18, US Conference on Religion, tradition and inter-faith relations in the Muslim world
The 32nd Annual Conference of the American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies will focus on the theme “Religion, tradition and inter-faith relations in the Muslim world.” The conference will be held April 17-18, 2015 at Villanova University, Villanova, … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: April 17, Symposium on Time in Islamic Civilization, Turkey
Proposals are invited for an International Symposium on Time in Islamic Civilization to be held 8-11 October, 2015 at Necmettin Erbakan University in Konya, Turkey. The concept of time and its perception have been long studied among academics and scientists … Continue reading
April 9, US Film Launch, Burma’s Peace Potential, “Portraits of Diversity”
Every day in Burma, monks, doctors, teachers, even a popular reggae singer from Yangon, set examples of unity and cooperation, in contrast to headlines about violence between Buddhists and Muslims. On April 9, the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: Apr. 15, Conference of Institute for Religious Pluralism and Atheism, France
The first Conference of the Institute for Religious Pluralism and Atheism (IPRA), with the cooperation of the European Institute of Religious Sciences (IESR), will make an inventory of how the history of religious phenomena is taught and will examine the … Continue reading
Apr. 2, Discussion on Islamic religious education in Europe and the United States, USA
On April 2, the Brookings Institution Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World will host Swedish expert on Islam and Religious education Jenny Berglund on Islamic religious education to discuss current programs and best practices in Europe and the … Continue reading
April 3-4, Institute for South Asian Religious History Symposium, USA
The first Institute for South Asian Religious History Symposium will be held April 3-4, 2015 in Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. The ISARH Symposium 2015 focuses on the role of faith systems in the history of the subcontinent. … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: Mar. 31, Utopia and Dystopia in Contemporary British-Jewish Culture, UK
A one-day conference on “The Promised Land: Utopia and Dystopia in Contemporary British-Jewish Culture” will be held Thursday 23 July 2015 at The Open University in London, 1-11 Hawley Crescent, Camden Town, London, NW1 8NP, UK. The conference is hosted … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: Mar. 20, Symposium on Heterodoxy/Church History, Canada
St. Peter’s College, Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada, will hold an Ecclesiastical History Symposium, August 29-30, 2015 on “Issues on Heterodoxy Throughout the Ages.” Faculty and graduate students of classics, history, religious studies, philosophy, or related fields, are invited to submit papers … Continue reading
Mar. 20-21, Scotland conference on “Islamisation: Comparative perspectives from History”
A conference on “Islamisation: Comparative perspectives from History” will be held 20-21 March 2015, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland. The spread of Islam and the process of Islamisation has naturally attracted the attention of scholars working on many … Continue reading