Tag Archives: religion
CFP Deadline: Oct 31, Special Issue on African Diaspora Religion
The Journal of the National Association of Student Anthropologists special issue on African Diaspora Religion issue aims to explore the social, political, and cultural meanings and functions of African diaspora religions. This inquiry has continued up to the present day … Continue reading
Oct 25 Conversation: Jesse Jackson, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, on Politics, Religion, and the Presidential Race, USA
The IRCPL at Columbia University will feature a wide-ranging discussion with the Reverend Jesse Jackson, the legendary civil rights leader and first major African American presidential candidate, and Katrina vanden Heuvel, the acclaimed social critic and publisher of The Nation … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: Oct 15, Religion and Politics in a Post-Secular World, USA
Abstracts are invited by Oct 15 for a conference on Religion and Politics in a Post-Secular World: The Sixth Annual Telos Conference in New York City, February 16-17, 2013 The goal of the 2013 Telos Conference will be to investigate … Continue reading
Sep. 28-29, Workshop on “Religion, conflict and accommodation in Indian history: the medieval period,” USA
The IRCPL at Columbia University, New York, USA is sponsoring a two day workshop on ‘Religion, conflict and accommodation in Indian history: the medieval period’ on September 28-29, 2012. This year’s workshop will focus on the medieval period – and … Continue reading
12-14 September, The First International Krakow Study of Religions Symposium, Poland
The First International Krakow Study of Religions Symposium, will take place 12-14 September 2012. The conference “Religions: fields of research, methods and perspectives” will present the spectrum of approaches to religious phenomena that are multi-layered and anchored in various ways … Continue reading
Sep. 10-12 Conference: Women, Authority and Leadership in Christianity and Islam Conference, UK.
The role of women is one of the most challenging issues facing Christianity and Islam today. This international, interdisciplinary conference on “Women, Authority and Leadership in Christianity and Islam,” will bring together leading academics, religious leaders and representatives of Muslim … Continue reading
Conference, Sep. 4-5, “Comics, Religion & Politics,” Lancaster, UK
‘Comics, Religion & Politics‘ Conference, 4-5th September 2012 Lancaster University, UK. Alongside the continued popularity of political themes in comics recent years have also seen the rise of religious themes entering into the medium. The aim of this conference is … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: Sep. 15, Conference on “Ready for Democracy” in Orthodox, Islamic Worlds, USA
A call for papers has been issued with a deadline of September 15, 2012, for a conference on “Ready for Democracy? Religion and Political Culture in the Orthodox and Islamic Worlds” at Indiana University Bloomington, Feb. 28-March 2, 2013. The … Continue reading