In Memory of Gary Bouma, 1942-2021 by Jim Spickard
Gary Bouma was Australia’s pre-eminent sociologist of religion and a major contributor to sociology worldwide. A professor at Monash University, he held the UNESCO Chair in Intercultural and Interreligious Relations – Asia Pacific from 2005–21 and directed or participated in scores of national and international research projects on such topics as religious pluralism, religious tolerance, and religions’ role supporting multi-cultural societies. He […]
INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON RELIGIONS
INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON RELIGIONS (1st-4th March 2023)
Università Roma Tre, Dipartimento Scienze della Formazione, via del Castro Pretorio 20, Rome
Organising Committee:
Irena Borowik, Roberto Cipriani, Grace Davie, Enzo Pace, Philippe Portier, Helena Vilaça, Fenggang Yang, Siniša Zrinščak
PROGRAMME
Wednesday 1st March 2023
9:00 – Introduction by Roberto Cipriani […]
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Position (Qualitative Focus)
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Position (Qualitative Focus)
The Hartford Institute for Religion Research invites applications for a Postdoctoral
Fellowship at Hartford International University for Religion and Peace (formerly
Hartford Seminary) with a Qualitative Research Focus. This appointment is for two
years, with the possibility of an extension. The start date is as soon as possible or
November 1, 2022. We seek applications from scholars whose research addresses issues
at the […]
A Tribute to James Beckford (1942-2022), by Inger Furseth
It is with deep sadness that I am writing to let you know that previous ASR President James A. Beckford passed away peacefully at the age of 79 on May 10th, 2022, in the company of his wife Julie and their three children.
Jim was a Fellow of the British Academy and a long-standing member and supporter of the Sociology of Religion’s professional societies. His […]
SSRC Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal Fellowship
The Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal (RSDR) Fellowship of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) aims to bring knowledge of the place of religion and spirituality into scholarly and public conversations about renewing democracy in the United States. These fellowships are offered by the SSRC Program on Religion and the Public Sphere with the support and partnership of the Fetzer Institute.
Applications are due April […]
Post Doctoral Fellowships Announcement
Appointment Status: Non-Tenure Track
The Hartford Institute for Religion Research invites applications for two Postdoctoral Fellowships at Hartford International University for Religion and Peace (formerly Hartford Seminary). These appointments are for two years, with the possibility of an extension. The start date is as soon as possible or June 1, 2022. We seek applications from scholars whose research addresses issues at the intersection of […]
Call for Applications: Post-Doctural Research Associates
| CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Post-Doctoral Research Associates The Center on Religion and the Global East at Purdue University invites applications for four one-year postdoctoral research positions: Post Doctoral Research Associate — Japanese Christianity Post Doctoral Research Associate — Korean Christianity Post Doctoral Research Associate — Social Survey in East Asia Post Doctoral Research Associate — GIS and Spatial […] |
ASR Book Discussion: Tahseen Shams’ “Here, There, and Elsewhere”
ASR Book Discussion: Tahseen Shams’ “Here, There, and Elsewhere : The Making of Immigrant Identities in a Globalizing World”
Join us for a discussion of Tahseen Shams’ award-winning book, Here, There, and Elsewhere: The Making of Immigrant Identities in a Globalizing World (Stanford, 2020). In it, she draws on ethnographic data, interviews, and South Asian Muslim Americans’ social media activities to show how different […]
Seeking New Editor for Sociology of Religion
Call for Applications: Editor of Sociology of Religion
Submission Deadline: August 1st, 2022
The Association for the Sociology of Religion (ASR) invites applications for the position Editor of
ASR’s journal, Sociology of Religion. The journal has a distinguished record of publishing
exceptional sociological research on all facets of religion and spirituality, along with a robust
two-year (3.476) impact factor, placing it as the top […]