CFP: RaD Conference 2010
Religion shaping development: inspirational, inhibiting, institutionalised?
Conference organised by the Religions and Development Research Programme, 21st-23rd July, 2010, University of Birmingham, UK: first announcement and call for papers.
The conference (21st-22nd July) will bring together findings from the RaD programme and related research. On 23rd July, a range of development actors will be invited to explore the policy and practice implications of the research. Papers on the conference themes are invited – see further: http://www.rad.bham.ac.uk/index.php?section=1
Please send abstracts (2-400 words) to Dr Tina Dugbazah j.e.dugbazah@bham.ac.uk by 30th November, 2009.
PRG Meeting – 31 October 2009
The next Punjab Research Group meeting will take place on 31st October 2009 at De Montfort University, Leicester.
Speakers include:
Kathryn Lum, (European University Institute, Florence) ‘A community at a crossroads: a case study of the Ravidassia Sangat in Barcelona’
Navtej Purewal, (University of Manchester) ‘Articulations of Caste through Religion: Codes of Hegemony and Invisibility in West Punjab’
In the past few months, the issue of caste in Punjab has been making the headlines for a number of reasons. Therefore, it seems that this would be a good opportunity to discuss the issue of caste in contemporary/historical Punjab(s). If you are currently working in this area and would like to share your research findings with the PRG then please contact me. Please could you also circulate this note to anyone else you think might be interested in presenting a paper.
If you would like to attend please email me: pvirdee@dmu.ac.uk
Irmgard Coninx Research Grant
Berlin April 2010
Cultural Pluralism Revised: Religious and Linguistic Freedoms Essay Competition – Conference – Workshops – Research Grant
Workshop participation in Berlin
Up to 40 successful applicants to the essay competition will be invited to discuss their research with prominent scholars at two of Europe’s leading research institutions. The workshops will take place at the Social Science Research Center Berlin, 7 – 11 April 2010. Workshops will be chaired by José Casanova (Georgetown University) and Fernand de Varennes (Murdoch University).
Deadline for essay submission: January 15th, 2010
Full details: http://www.irmgard-coninx-stiftung.de/
2010 India Research Fellowship
The Centre for Studies in Religion and Society invites applications from Indian scholars for a visiting research fellowship appointment at the University of Victoria.
Topics: Applications are welcomed for projects that meet the Centre’s mandate of promoting the interdisciplinary study of religion in relation to any and all aspects of society and culture, both contemporary and historical. Topics may include but are not limited to examinations of religious themes within the areas of ethics, health, environment, technology, public policy, human conflict, art, literature, the media, law, philosophy or the natural sciences. The fellowship is particularly targeted at scholars working on religion in modern India, though other topics will also be considered. Applications from all disciplinary backgrounds are welcome.
Eligibility: Indian citizens who are completing their doctoral work, are engaged in post-doctoral research, or who have regular academic appointments in India.
Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, University of Victoria, Box 1700 STN CSC, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y2 CANADA
Deadline: September 9, 2009
This fellowship is made possible by a grant from the Office of the Vice-President Research at the University of Victoria. For more information about the CSRS and its fellowship programs visit www.csrs.uvic.ca, or phone 250-721-6325.
Call for papers – 6th International Scientific Conference of Philosophy, Religion and Culture of Asian Countries
3 – 6th February, 2010.
The SIXTH annual international scientific conference named in honor of Evgeny Torchinov (1956 – 2003), an outstanding Russian researcher of Asian cultures and methods of religions, is going to be held at the Faculty of Philosophy and Political Studies of the Saint-Petersburg, State University (Russia)
The central focus of issues at the Readings this time will be concentrated on investigations of ideals, norms and values of Eastern cultures.
POSSIBLE THEMES TO BE DISCUSSED:
Ideals of Asian religious traditions
Notions of values, ideals and norms in Asian systems of philosophy
Ideal society and ideal man at the East
System of values in Asian cultures
Oriental cultures in Western countries: exotics or norm?
Western values and norms in Asian countries: adoption and a rejection
Axiological imperatives in the era of the globalization: a contribution of the East
Understanding the spiritual values of Asian cultures in Russia and in countries of the West
Reflection of ideals of Asian traditions in literature and art
Systems of norms and the ideal of an individual in Asian traditions
Asian psycho technologies and norms of ordinary consciousness
Dead-line of applications for non-residents of Russia is September 13, 2009. Besides that Org. committee accepts applications for the organization of round tables, presentations, proposals for organizations of cultural program till the end of December, 2009Working languages of the conference are Russian and English.
All questions are welcome by e-mail: info@torchinov.ru/
Additional information about the conference is also at our site, see: http://torchinov.ru/en/node/14
Organizational committee: Dr. Prof. Yury Solonin (President), P. Olivelle, PhD, professor (Univ. of Texas, Austin, USA), J. Mc-Rae, PhD, professor (Komazawa Univ., Tokyo, Japan), R. Gimello, Ph D, professor (Univ. of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA), Dr. Prof. Victor Petrenko, Dr. Prof. Alexander Boronoev, Dr. Prof. Irina Popova, Dr. Prof. Marina Kravtsova, Dr. Prof. Anatoly Kolesnikov, Dr. Vladimir Emelyanov, Dr. Cyril Solonin, Dr. Tigran Tumanyan, Dr. Sergey Pakhomov (general coordinator)
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT: Religion and the News
11th – 13th October, Cumberland Lodge, The Great Park, Windsor
There can be no doubt that religious news sells, particularly when it concerns scandal and controversy. How are religious news stories presented in Britain? Could there be a more creative and engaged relationship between the media and faith representatives? Perhaps representatives of religions and religious institutions do not sufficiently understand how the media operates. But if so, it may be equally true that journalists and broadcasters who write about religious matters do not have sufficient insight into the culture and faith that lies behind the spokespersons with whom they deal.
Religion is at the heart of many of the dilemmas of modern life, in politics, education and science as much as in spiritual choices facing individuals. By bringing together people from several religions and from many media outlets this conference will see if practical recommendations can be made which will affect future practice among communicators in the press, television and radio and in the public relations offices of the major religions.
Confirmed speakers include:
Lord Harries; Charlie Beckett, Director of POLIS; Professor Malcolm Evans, Professor of International Law; Professor The Worshipful Mark Hill QC; Professor Gurch Randhawa, Professor of Diversity in Public Health; Christopher Landau, Religious Correspondent, BBC World Service; Zaki Cooper, Trustee of the Council of Christians and Jews; Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari Muslim Council of Great Britain; Dr Indajit Singh OBE, Director of the Network of Sikh Organisations; Dr Jolyon Mitchell, New College Edinburgh University; Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent, The Times.
For all registration enquiries, please contact Mrs. Janis Reeves: janis@cumberlandlodge.ac.uk or 01784 497794
Further details: http://www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/our_conferences/forthcoming_conference_pages/religionandthenews.htm
University of Western Sidney RESEARCH LECTURESHIPS
UWS wishes to appoint outstanding early career researchers to UWS Research Lectureships. Applicants must have completed a research doctorate within the last five years.
The UWS Research Lectureships are three year contract positions with provision for conversion to on-going normal teaching and research position at the end of three years, subject to evidence of strong research and teaching performance. UWS Research Lectureships will enable early career researchers to concentrate on the development of their research potential. Appointees will be expected to teach only one-third of a normal teaching load during the three year contract and will be provided with research support and support to develop teaching skills and materials.
Applications close on 30 June 2009
Further details: The Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic and Enterprise
DVCAE@uws.edu.au
The following are the some of the areas being targeted for the twelve UWS Research
Lectureships in 2009.
- Anthropology of religion
- Cultural governance and global diversity
- Cultures, Cities and Sustainability
- Corporate social and environmental responsibility
- Innovation and technology management
- Management of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurship
https://uws.nga.net.au/cp/
Research Fellowship in the Sociology of Religion
Faculty of Humanities and Education Ref. 35/09
The University of Agder invites applications for a full-time fixed-term appointment as Research Fellow in the sociology of religion for a period of three years at the Department of Religion, Philosophy and History, Faculty of Humanities and Education. The position is currently located in Kristiansand, Norway. The starting date of employment will be determined upon agreement with the Faculty.
The Research Fellow will be associated with the PhD programme in Religion, Ethics and Society at the Department of Religion, Philosophy and History. More information about the programme may be found at: http://www.uia.no/en/portaler/student_og_studier/informasjon_og_tjenester/ects/08_09/religion_ethics_and_society_phd_programme
The research fellowship is posted in the general field of sociology of religion and is open to all projects in the field as long as they contain an empirical component.
Further details: http://uia.easycruit.com/vacancy/296032/35068?iso=gb
Call for papers – World Religions and Disability: Cross-Cultural and Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Edited by: Darla Schumm and Michael Stoltzfus
Deadline for abstract submissions: July 1, 2009
The editors of World Religions and Disability: Cross-Cultural and Interdisciplinary Perspectives invite contributions for an inter-disciplinary and cross-cultural collection of essays that critically examine how the religions of the world represent, understand, theologize, theorize and respond to disability and/or chronic illness. Religious teachings and practices help to establish cultural standards for what is deemed “normal” human physical and mental behavior and in establishing a moral order for the fit and healthy body and mind. Religion plays an important role in determining how disability is understood and how persons with disabilities are treated or mistreated in a given historical-cultural context.
Abstracts not to exceed 600 words are due by July 1, 2009 and should be sent to: dschumm@hollins.edu and mjstoltz@valdosta.edu. Please note that acceptance of an abstract does not guarantee inclusion in the collection; editors will review and make final decisions upon receipt of the completed essays.
Possible topics may include, but are not limited to:
Asian religions and disability
Disability and inter-religious comparison, contrast, and dialogue
Religious and/or sacred texts and disability
Religion, prejudice, ethics and disability
Religious/philosophical conceptions of the body or self and disability
Founders of religions (i.e. Mohammad, Buddha, Jesus, etc.) and their encounters with disability
The shaping of identity, religion, and disability
Religious rituals and the inclusion or exclusion of persons with disabilities
The Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue
The Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue™ is a forum for academic, social, and timely issues affecting religious communities around the world. Published online, it is designed to increase both the quality and frequency of interchanges between religious groups and their leaders and scholars. By fostering communication, the Journal hopes to contribute to a more tolerant, pluralistic society.
The Journal works to maintain the highest level of academic integrity. Managed and edited by a multifaith team of seminary students and scholars, all articles undergo a double-blind peer review by the academics, theologians, and non-profit leaders who serve on its Board of Scholars and Practitioners. The Journal’s very operation demonstrates that, while significant differences do indeed exist between religious communities, they need not preclude collaborative efforts and general good will.
Starting the Conversation
The inaugural edition of the Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue™ is dedicated to the dynamics of dialogue itself. With articles from students, scholars, and leaders around the world, it aims to enrich discourse about the benefits and challenges of interacting, both as individuals and communities, with different religious traditions. We invite you to take part in this conversation and to share your personal perspectives and experiences as a person of faith, or no faith at all, living in a multi-religious world. http://irdialogue.org/
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