BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group

Annual Conference:  Material Religion

Venue: Durham University, UK

Date: 9-11 April, 2013

Dr Marion Bowman  (Department of Religious Studies, Open University)

Professor David Morgan  (Department of Religion, Duke University)

Professor Veronica Strang  (Institute of Advanced Study, Durham University)

This conference will focus on the physical, material dimension of religious life and practice, one of the major themes of religious research over the last decade. Material forms express and sustain the human search for holiness, transcendence and identity, and attention to the physical can lead scholars to unique and valuable insights.  Commitment to religious communities is learned and displayed through relationships to clothing, food, ritual and decoration, in […]

ASREC returns to the DC area on April 11-14, 2013. The program includes work from top academics in the fields of economics, religion, sociology, and political science.  Access the Call for Papers at http://www.thearda.com/asrec/conference/

The Future of Reconciliation
February 22-23, 2013 • Preconference Events: February 21-22, 2013
Sponsored by: The Moberg Lectureship on Christianity and Sociology;
Bethel University Department of Anthropology, Sociology, and Reconciliation
Studies; and Bethel University Office of Diversity

In focusing on the theme “The Future of Reconciliation,” we aim to address what are the unique challenges and opportunities facing reconciliation practices in the decades ahead, especially as the United States and the world continue to experience greater demographic diversity. Although the central focus of the conference is on sociology, we encourage participation from a wide range of practices and disciplines. The fifth of a five-year series of conferences exploring sociological insights on reconciliation, this conference encourages participants to define “reconciliation” broadly—to include issues of religion, disability, […]

Seventh Biennial
Symposium on Religion and Politics
April 25-27, 2013
The Сандс Henry Institute for the Study of Christianity and Politics Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan

The Paul B. Henry Institute will hold its seventh biennial Symposium on Religion and Politics from April 25 – 27, 2013 at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The purpose of this regular event is to provide opportunities to present current research, to foster personal and professional networks, to facilitate joint research endeavors, and to learn about research Estonia opportunities in wholesale nba jerseys the field. Symposium attendance is open to anyone interested in the intersection of religion and public life. The program will be held […]

CALL FOR PAPERS

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP

Religion, Law and Policy Making: European in Norms and National Practices
in Eastern cheap nfl jerseys Europe cheap mlb jerseys and the Russian Federation

Date: 13-14 June 2013

Site: Tartu, Estonia

Organizer: Center for EU-Russia And Studies (CEURUS), University of Tartu, Estonia
Topics: The goal of the Workshop is to advance the multidisciplinary wholesale nba jerseys study of the processes—cultural, economic, political, and legal—of European integration NCR related to the patterns of interaction among ‘religion, policies and mindset law’ in post-communist countries of Eastern Europe.

The complex interplay among European and national law, and law, policy and religion at the […]