Religion in Urban Spaces

Conference: “Religion in Urban Spaces” 09.-11. April 2014, Göttingen Urban spaces have always functioned as cradles and laboratories for religious movements and spiritualities. The conference Religion in Urban Spaces will therefore explore the intense and complex interplay between the (post)modern … Continue reading
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A New Book: Islam, Democracy, and Cosmopolitanism At Home and in the World By Ali Mirsepassi and Tadd Graham Fern ée

Islam, Democracy, and Cosmopolitanism At Home and in the World Ali Mirsepassi and Tadd Graham Fernée Cambridge University Press, 2014 http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/politics-international-relations/middle-east-government-politics-and-policy/islam-democracy-and-cosmopolitanism-home-and-world This book presents a critical study of citizenship, state, and globalization in societies that have been historically influenced by … Continue reading

Cityscapes and New Religiosities in Asia

Call for Applications Summer School “Cityscapes and New Religiosities in Asia” 10-17 August 2014, University of Goettingen (Germany) Application Deadline: 28 February 2014 Theme China, Southeast Asia and India are entangled not only through complex histories, but also through multi-faceted … Continue reading
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Religious Indifference

CFP: Religious Indifference The Emmy-Noether-Project, “The Diversity of Nonreligion,” (www.nonreligion.net) is happy to be hosting a workshop on “religious indifference” in Frankfurt am Main, from November 13th to 15th. The concept of religious indifference has been used to describe a … Continue reading

Call for papers

NONRELIGION AND SECULARITY RESEARCH NETWORK 3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Call for Papers| 19-20 November 2014, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA EXPLAINING NONRELIGION AND SECULARITY IN THE U.S. AND BEYOND Conveners: Ryan Cragun (ryantcragun), Christel Manning (manningc), and Phil Zuckerman (phil_zuckerman) Keynote speakers: … Continue reading