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11 12, 2013

Engaged Scholars Fellowships for Studying Congregations

2013-12-11T01:32:13-05:00

The Congregational Studies Team is pleased to announce the availability of Fellowships* to support scholars who are interested in disciplined inquiry into the life of local communities of faith in North America. These 18-month fellowships include $18,000 in research support, plus $2,000 for related travel. In addition, Fellowships include a program of mentoring by a senior-scholar coach and participation in two summer consultations that bring together the Fellows and coaches with the Team.

Applications are encouraged from scholars in a variety of disciplines — from practical theology to the social sciences, from history to biblical studies and contextual education — for projects that involve learning from and about living communities of faith in the United States and Canada. Fellows will explore […]

Engaged Scholars Fellowships for Studying Congregations2013-12-11T01:32:13-05:00
20 11, 2013

Faculty Position – Religious Diversity Cluster, University of California, Berkeley

2013-11-20T01:40:45-05:00

The University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a tenured appointment to the faculty at the Associate or Full Professor level, to begin July 1, 2014. The candidate will be expected to provide organizational leadership for the Religious Diversity Cluster of the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society.

The successful candidate will be appointed in one or more departments at Berkeley (depending upon the candidate’s background). The successful candidate will also be considered for appointment to the Haas Distinguished Chair for the Study of Religious Diversity.

The goal of the Religious Diversity Cluster of the Haas Institute is to study the ways that religious diversity affects inclusiveness, fairness, tolerance, and other aspects of social cohesiveness, health, and well-being. The University […]

Faculty Position – Religious Diversity Cluster, University of California, Berkeley2013-11-20T01:40:45-05:00
5 11, 2013

The Latino Protestant Congregations Project is Funding a Team of Research Fellows for 2014-2017

2013-11-05T17:03:17-05:00

Position: Through a grant funded by Lilly Endowment, we invite advanced graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and junior faculty to participate in a unique, three year research fellowship starting in June 2014. The Latino Protestant Congregations (LPC) Project is forming a team of ten researchers to conduct qualitative observations and interviews in Latino Protestant churches across the United States. LPC Fellows are expected to gain entrée to five local congregations in their geographic region and complete profiles for each, including field notes and audio interviews. LPC Fellows and the LPC Project Directors will gather annually to plan, collaborate, and debrief during the funding period. Spanish fluency is desired but not mandatory.

Funding and Resources: The total stipend available to each LPC Fellow […]

The Latino Protestant Congregations Project is Funding a Team of Research Fellows for 2014-20172013-11-05T17:03:17-05:00
10 10, 2013

Call for Papers: Annual Conference of the European Association for the Study of Religions (EASR), University of Groningen, May 11-15, 2014

2013-10-10T18:11:57-04:00

Conference 2014: “Religion and Pluralities of Knowledge”

Call for proposals

We invite contributions from various disciplines and perspectives to explore the nexus of religion, pluralism, and knowledge. We encourage a conversation among theoretical, historical, and empirical contributions. Papers and panels may address topics such as the following:

  • The pluralistic nature of knowledge about religion, including different disciplinary perspectives and new concepts: history as imaginative knowledge, sociology of knowledge, knowledge and space, materiality of knowledge (goods, objects, machines, instruments), aesthetics of knowledge, knowledge as related to gender and race, etc.;
  • Various forms of knowledge about religion: rational knowledge, imaginative and poetic knowledge, explicit and implicit knowledge, embodied knowledge, ritual knowledge, etc.;
  • Historical developments, changes, and reconfigurations of knowledge systems that […]
Call for Papers: Annual Conference of the European Association for the Study of Religions (EASR), University of Groningen, May 11-15, 20142013-10-10T18:11:57-04:00
25 09, 2013

A Short Essay in Memory of Robert N. Bellah (1927-2013) by Richard L. Wood

2013-09-25T21:16:39-04:00

In remembering Robert N. Bellah, I hope to evoke both the man and his intellectual work. So I offer here three ideas from Bob Bellah’s work that have made a difference in lives and intellectual trajectories, my own and others’, interspersed with two memories of my interactions with the man… [click link to continue]

A Short Essay in Memory of Robert N. Bellah (1927-2013) by Richard L. Wood

robert bellah who served on berkeley s sociology faculty for 30 years ...

A Short Essay in Memory of Robert N. Bellah (1927-2013) by Richard L. Wood2013-09-25T21:16:39-04:00
4 09, 2013

The Passing of William R. Garrett, a former president of ASR

2013-09-04T21:34:34-04:00

Bill Garrett, ASR President in 1984-85 and editor of the journal Sociological Analysis from 1980 to 1982, died on Tuesday afternoon, August 27, 2013, at the age of 73 after battling a serious illness for the past few years.  For most of his career, Bill taught at St. Michael’s College in Winooski, VT.  A memorial service was held in Burlington, VT, on Saturday, August 31.  His obituary, which appeared in the Burlington Free Press, states that Bill “greatly enjoyed teaching, presenting papers at conferences in the United States and abroad, as well as conducting two week courses in Paris, France.”  Click here to view the full obituary from the Burlington Free Press.

William Garrett

The Passing of William R. Garrett, a former president of ASR2013-09-04T21:34:34-04:00
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