Calendar Events Archive
CFP Deadline: Sep. 15, Volume on Race, Gender, and Power in the Mormon Borderlands
Announcement from co-editors: Mormon history lies at the borders between subaltern and dominant cultures. On the one hand, due to their unusual family structure and theocratic government, Mormons were a persecuted minority for the better part of the nineteenth century. … Continue reading
Aug. 23-29, 21st Congress of the IAHR, Germany
The XXI World Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR) will take place in Erfurt, Germany, August 23-29, 2015. The Congress addresses the Dynamics of Religion, Past and Present. Religion as a human, historical, social and … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: Aug. 28, Denmark conference on “Ten years after – The Muhammad Cartoons.”
A conference will be held on the topic of “Ten years after – The Muhammad Cartoons: Perspectives, Reflections, and Challenges,” in Aalborg, Denmark, September 28-29, 2015, by the Department of Culture and Global Studies, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. 9.30-15.30 Ten … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: Aug 15, 7th International Conference on Youth and Interfaith Dialogue, Nigeria
The Theme of the 7th International Conference on Youth and Interfaith Dialogue is: “The Role of Religions to Build Peace & Security and Transcend Violent Extremism in Africa.” The conference will be held November 20-21, 2015 in Abuja, Nigeria. Security … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: July 31, Intl. Conference on Masjid, Zakat and Waqf, Malaysia
Recognizing the importance of Masjid, Zakat, and Waqf in social and national development, Al-Azhar Masjid, Selangor International Islamic University College (SIIUC), Malaysia, is organizing an International conference on Masjid, Zakat and Waqf, December 1-2, 2015, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The … Continue reading
July 23-26, Australia Conference on Grounding the Sacred
A conference on “Grounding the Sacred through Literature and the Arts” will be held from 23-26 July 2015 at Australian Catholic University, 25A Barker Road, Strathfield NSW 2135, Australia. The conference is part of ACU’s 25th anniversary celebrations. For further … Continue reading
July 15, Netherlands conference on “American Evangelical Missions in Europe, 1830-2010”
In 1830 American agencies sent out the first missionaries to continental Europe to establish new churches. This act signaled the beginning of a reverse movement of missionary activities. After two centuries of European efforts to take care of the souls … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: July 14, Italy conference on “Contending Religions, Identities and Space”
The Interdisciplinary Centre for African Studies will hold a conference on “Contending Religions, Identities and Space: Living together in contemporary Africa and Europe,” November 12-13, 2015, at the University of Macerata, Italy. After decades in which secular views of politics … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: July 13, Singapore conference on “Secularisms And The Formations Of Religion In Asia”
An international conference on “Secularisms And The Formations Of Religion In Asia: Pluralism, Globalization, Modernities” will be held Feb 29–Mar 1, 2016, at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. CALL FOR PAPERS In recent years there has been growing academic and public interest … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: July 1, US Conference on “Religion as Creativity”
“Religion as Creativity” is an interdisciplinary conference that will be held October 2-4, 2015 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, with support from the Miami University Humanities Center and the Departments of Anthropology and Comparative Religion at Miami University. What … Continue reading