Calendar Events Archive
July 4-5 Conference on “Changing Boundaries: Mindfulness, Spirituality and Education,” Ireland
Building upon the success of the first Changing Boundaries: Spirituality and Education International Conference 2010, the Centre for Spiritual Capital at Dublin City University is delighted to host the 2nd conference. The aim of the conference is to provide a … Continue reading
Conference, June 28-July 1, “What is Early Modern English Catholicism,” UK
A conference around the question of what is understood by the term Early Modern English Catholicism will be held at Ushaw College, Durham from 28 June – 1 July 2013. The plenary speakers will be Eamon Duffy (Cambridge), Brad Gregory … Continue reading
June 27, Lecture, “René Cassin, the Holocaust, and the Universal Declaration for Human Rights,” England
Remembrance is not a human right but the precondition for the effective establishment and maintenance of a regime of human rights. In this lecture Professor Jay Winter (Yale University) explores the central role played by Holocaust remembrance in the framing … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: June 25, Workshop, Islam in Europe through the Balkan Prism, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This conference aims to look at Islam in Europe “through the Balkan prism”. What are the historical, institutional and religious traits that characterise endogenous European Muslims? How have they recast themselves vis-à-vis European models and ideas? The workshop will be … Continue reading
June 23-26, History of Women Religious Conference, United States
The History of Women Religious Conference is being held at St Catherine University, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States, from June 23-26, 201 on the theme “Women Religious Through the Ages: Managing Individual and Institutional Realities.” Scholars from the US, Canada, … Continue reading
June 20-21, Conference on “Jews and Muslims in the Czarist Empire,” Germany
This conference deals with the Muslim and Jewish experiences in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union from the 1860s until the 1920s. Numerous excellent studies in recent years have enhanced our understanding of the Jewish-Russian as well as the … Continue reading
June 19-22, Conference, ‘Religion, Authority and the State,” Serbia
The Ecclesiological Investigations Network’s 2013 International Gathering on the theme “Religion, Authority and the State: from Constantine to the Secular and Beyond” will meet in Belgrade, Serbia, 19-22 June 2013. The conference will explore a wide range of issues and … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: June 15: Religion, Politics and Secularism (Essays in Honour of Asghar Ali Engineer), India
Abstracts are invited for a volume on RELIGION, POLITICS AND SECULARISM (Essays in Honour of Asghar Ali Engineer) (with ISBN No). Themes of focus may include but are not restricted to: a) India and secularism: Issues, challenges and theoretical stances … Continue reading
June 14, Discussion, “Current Challenges to Christian-Muslim Relations in Egypt”, USA
The US Institute of Peace, Washington, DC will host an exciting discussion with two contemporary religious leaders from Egypt on the topic of “Current Challenges to Christian-Muslim Relations in Egypt,” June 14, 2013. After decades of authoritarian rule, Egypt’s transition … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: July 1, “Ways of Knowing: Graduate Conference on Religion,” USA
The “Ways of Knowing: Graduate Conference on Religion at Harvard Divinity School” will be held Oct 25-26, 2013 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. The deadline is July 1, 2013 for paper proposals This multi-day event will be comprised of thematic panels … Continue reading