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Una spiritualità post-secolare
Una spiritualità post-secolare
Padova, 6 giugno 2016
Incontro di studio con il sociologo Luigi Berzano e il teologo Giovanni Trabucco,
promosso dalle specializzazioni in teologia spirituale di Fttr e Ftis.
Si svolgerà quest’anno nella sede padovana l’appuntamento che unisce le specializzazioni in teologia spirituale di Padova e Milano nell’approfondimento di alcuni temi cruciali per il nostro tempo. Una spiritualità post-secolare è il titolo dell’incontro di studio proposto lunedì 6 giugno (Padova, Istituto teologico Sant’Antonio dottore, via San Massimo 25, ore 9.30-13) dal biennio di specializzazione in teologia spirituale della Facoltà teologica del Triveneto e dal Centro studi di spiritualità della Facoltà teologica dell’Italia settentrionale.
Sul tema interverranno Luigi Berzano (sociologo, Università di Torino), con una relazione dal titolo Una spiritualità post-secolare. Provocazioni per il credente, e Giovanni Trabucco (teologo, Facoltà teologica dell’Italia settentrionale-Milano) su Pensiero a-teologico e fede in Dio.
Per le scienze delle religioni la spiritualità è oggi, ancor più che religione, una categoria interpretativa delle profonde trasformazioni che la secolarizzazione continua a produrre sia nella scena pubblica che nella sfera personale degli individui. Nelle società contemporanee si moltiplicano nuove forme di spiritualità al di fuori delle grandi tradizioni religiose, con un distacco tra religioni organizzate e spiritualità individuali e con la sperimentazione di altri alfabeti del religioso.
In particolare, il sociologo Luigi Berzano, nel suo ultimo volume Spiritualità senza Dio? apre il nuovo campo di ricerca sulle spiritualità sia di individui che dichiarano di non appartenere a nessuna religione sia di individui che, pur appartenendo a una religione, hanno uno stile di vita che non discende dalla propria tradizione religiosa e vivono parte della loro vita come se Dio non ci fosse, nell’imitazione, spesso, di tendenze, mode, soggetti significativi, mass media. Questa prospettiva entrerà in dialogo con quella della teologia fondamentale, espressa da Giovanni Trabucco, nell’articolazione del nesso tra fede nel vangelo e verità dell’umano, che interroga l’esistenza nella sua ricerca di Dio, nella “perdita” della fede, nello stile di vita cristiano.
Per informazioni sul seminario, rivolto particolarmente ai docenti di spiritualità: tel. 049-8200711, email segreteria.spiritualita@fttr.it – www.itsad.it
Bristol Ethnicity Centre: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Individual Fellowship
Call for Expressions of Interest for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Individual Fellowship
The Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship would like to invite Expressions of Interest from postdoctoral researchers to apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Individual Fellowship.
The Centre for the Study of Ethnicity andCitizenship recognises the importance of ethnicity and migration to the study of contemporary societies and polities, and to prospects for social justice and social cohesion. Based in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies (SPAIS), the Centre co-ordinates and promotes the study of ethnicity in three broad areas:
– Ethnicity, politics and citizenship: the politics of multiculturalism and other forms of ‘difference’, including gendered ethnicity and ethno-religious identities, challenges to secularism, the nation-state and the emergence of new forms of political participation and governance.
– Ethnicity and inequalities: racialised exclusion, inter-generational poverty, labour markets, education, ethnic stratification and social mobility, ethnic competition.
– Migration and transnational networks: labour migration, the family, gender and migration; elite and non-elite mobilities, migration policy; transnationalism and diaspora.
Cross-cutting these themes is a distinctive approach combining research into political discourses and socio-economic structures, with an interest in everyday practices, culture, and experience, on the one hand, and normative theory on the other.
With the growth of the Muslim populations in western Europe and concerns about integration, a special regional and comparative focus has emerged on Muslims and the place of religion in public affairs.
Centre members collaborate with partners in the UK, the rest of Europe and North America, and are involved in global networks. Activities are pursued through funded research, publications, conferences and seminars, with public engagement being a priority. The international journal, Ethnicities published by Sage since 2001 is a flagship of the Centre, as is the Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship book series.
The members of the Centre research staff and their interests can be seen at:
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/ethnicity/urcmembers.html
General requirements of the Individual Fellowship:
Description of the MSCA Fellowship Program
The purpose of the MSCA Individual Fellowship (IF) is to support the mobility of researchers and help attract promising foreign researchers to work in the European context (EU Member States and Associated Countries) or outside Europe. The grant typically covers two years’ salary, a mobility allowance, research costs and overheads for the host institution.
The Centre invites Expressions of Interest from eligible candidates who will have completed their Phd by September who wish to work on any of the themes relating to the interests of any of the members of Centre staff.
Submitting an Expression of Interest
Potential candidates are asked to submit their CV, a brief outline of the proposed research (max 2 pages) and a cover letter highlighting why you believe this area of work will be suited to the Bristol Ethnicity Centre as the host institution (max 1 page).
Please submit these as a word document to
The successful applicant will then be provided with support to complete their application for the grant deadline of 14 September 2016.
CFP: 14th Nordic Conference on Religious Education
1ST CALL
14th Nordic Conference on Religious Education
Dates: 12-15.6.2017
Theme: Dialogue, cultures and religion in learning environments and beyond
Location: School of Theology & School of Applied Sciences of Education and Teacher Education, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu campus
WELCOME TO NCRE2017!
In a season of change and movement there is a growing demand for new ways of interpreting the past, present and future. Many global processes such as migration, pluralism and the redefinition of citizenship challenge the traditional notions of borders concerning cultures, states and nationalities, ethnicities and religions. Arguably the early 2000’s has also shown that religion is a relevant –and sometimes even a dominant – actor in the public space. In addition, today the need for dialogue and educating for dialogue skills is increasingly being recognized. At the same time dialogue concerning religions is also becoming more inclusive: dialogue in religious education is to recognize not only the dialogue between religious traditions but also dialogue that includes non-religious traditions or takes place within religious traditions. As the many borders in our world a becoming again more transparent and cultures blended, there is an increasing need to re-examine the conceptions and theories concerning the individual, religions and education through the interplay of philosophical and theological analysis, empirical evidence and scholarly interaction.
The theme of NCRE2017 is “Dialogue, cultures and religion in learning environments and beyond”. The learning environments refer to for instance homes, and classrooms and informal and digital learning environments along with other school and church related contexts. This includes topics such as:
· Borders and de-borderisation in citizenship, nationality, cultures and identities
· Religions and non-religious traditions in various learning environments
· Dialogue, beliefs and education
· Diverse and silenced voices in religious education
· Church, state and school relations in education
· Human rights and right for religion/non-religion in education
· The individual in a pluralistic and digitalized world
One of the characteristics of the University of Eastern Finland is dialogue. First, the UEF is an outcome of a merger of two universities in 2010. Second, in Karelia the interaction between the relatively large Orthodox population and Lutheran population has shaped local culture, customs and history. Third, Karelia is located at the border area between Finland and Russia: it is a place where east meets west. Furthermore, the school of Theology at UEF is one of the few academic institutions that includes both Western and Orthodox theology. It is our wish that you would participate in the scientific dialogue in NCRE2017 in this distinctive context as our most welcome guests.
The keynotes of NCRE2017
Professor Zvi Bekerman, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Professor Cok Bakker, University of Utrecht, Netherlands
Professor Mette Buchardt, University of Aalborg, Denmark
Professor Tuula Sakaranaho, University of Helsinki, Finland
Presentation forms and proposals
Similarly to the previous conference, NCRE2017 includes the following presentation formats and proposals.
Paper proposal
The papers may address aspects of the conference theme or other topics. The abstracts should be 250-300 words, full papers about 2000 words. The length of a paper may exceed this; however more time will not be given for its presentation.
Symposium proposal
We invite groups of researchers to present a theme for debate or a collection of small papers in order to shed light on a particular question. The abstract for a symposium should be 250-300 words, full contribution about 3000 words. Both should be presented for a whole symposium, and not as separate contributions. The names of presenters and discussant(s) should be included both in the abstract and the full paper.
Open forum presentation proposal
Open forum format is a very open form of presentation. Anything fresh and working is welcome here (use of short videos, pictures, open room method, posters, round table, panels, etc). This is also a form for the works and research that are very much in progress. In case of a whole open forum proposal the proposal should consist of description of the contribution and its purpose, procedure of how the discussion will take place, what questions will be touched and possible other contributors. Also questions what were raised in keynote lectures may be further developed. However, also single posters or roundtable presentations (with one or more authors) will be grouped under this presentation form. In a nutshell an open forum proposal can be (please indicate clearly):
· A whole open forum presentation
· A single open forum presentation
The abstracts should be about 250 words, full contribution 500-1000 words.
Location
School of Theology & School of Applied Sciences of Education and Teacher Education, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu campus.
You can reach Joensuu by train or by plane via Helsinki.
Important dates
2016
September 2nd call. Details about costs.
December 1st – December 15th Proposal submission
2017
January 31st Review results and decisions
February 28th Early bird registration fee
April 30th Conference registration ends
April 30th Deadline for full papers and contributions
Schedule
The conference will last Monday 12.6.2016 from 12.00 and until Thursday 15.6.2016 by 15.00.
Full details of conference fees will be given in September 2016. This includes information on accommodation possibilities, the preliminary schedule and the conference fee.
Contact
Email: ncre2017@uef.fi
Homepage: http://www.uef.fi/en/web/ncre2017
Local committee
Professor Martin Ubani, UEF, Chair
Risto Aikonen, UEF
Sari Havu-Nuutinen, UEF
Vesa Hirvonen UEF
Pekka Metso, UEF
Sari Murtonen UEF
Eveliina Ojala UEF
Ismo Pellikka UEF
Saila Poulter, University of Helsinki
The Donner Institute Prize for Outstanding Research into Religion 2016
The Donner Institute for Research in Religious and Cultural History hereby calls for nominations for its annual prize for outstanding research into religion. The prize is awarded to a researcher in the field for a significant, relatively recent monograph or article, in printed or digital form. The research should have been carried out at a Nordic university.
The prize sum amounts to € 5,000. It was awarded for the first time at the Donner Institute Symposium in June 2010. The prize committee consists of the Donner Institute Board.
Nominations can be made by professors, supervisors and researchers in the field, one cannot however nominate oneself. The nomination of a maximum of two pages should include a short presentation of the researcher and the publication, as well as a motivation why the nominee should be awarded the prize. The nomination and the suggested publication should be sent in two copies to the Donner Institute.
The nominations should be sent by 13 June 2016 to Ruth Illman, secretary of the Donner Institute Board. She will also provide further information on the prize: rillman@abo.fi
Turku, 25 April, 2016
Contact Information:
The Donner Institute
PO Box 70
20501 Turku, Finland
donner.institute@abo.fi
www.abo.fi/donnerinstitute
CFP: Kliapeda (Lithuania) conference, March 2017
https://www.lcc.lt/academic-conference/
Health and Human Flourishing:
Multidisciplinary Perspectives
CALL FOR PAPERS | DATE: MARCH 23-25, 2017
Organized by by LCC International University (Lithuania)
and the Samford University College of Health Sciences (U.S.A.)
Hosted at the campus of LCC International University, Klaipeda, Lithuania
Deadline for Abstract Submission: Sept. 1, 2016
At this conference, there will now be a special session for contributions from the sides of Theology / Religion / Spirituality, chaired by Christo Lombaard.
Dr. Lombaard encourages diversity, originality and the joyful chaos of intellectual engagement to the very highest standards. Deep specialisation and cross-disciplinary contributions are welcomed.
If you propose a paper for this conference (at www.lcc.lt/academic-conference) and would like it to be considered for particularly the “Theology / Religion / Spirituality session/s”, please indicate it as such in your submission.
No. de relance de RELIGIOLOGIQUES
Relance de RELIGIOLOGIQUES
La revue québécoise de sciences humaines, RELIGIOLOGIQUES, qui s’intéresse aux manifestations du sacré dans la culture ainsi qu’au phénomène religieux sous toutes ses formes, a le plaisir de vous annoncer la reprise de sa publication, après dix ans de silence (VOIR http://www.actualites.uqam.ca/2016/departement-sciences-religions-relance-revue-religiologiques).
Julien BONDAZ, Frédéric LAUGRAND et Michèle CROS sont les directeurs de ce premier numéro de relance en libre accès.
Bonne lecture !
Roxanne D. Marcotte, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Pour le comité de rédaction de RELIGIOLOGIQUES
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RELIGIOLOGIQUES, no 32, printemps/automne 2015
Bête comme une image : ontologies et figurations animales
Sous la direction scientifique de Julien BONDAZ, Frédéric LAUGRAND et Michèle CROS
http://www.religiologiques.uqam.ca/
SOMMAIRE
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PRÉFACE
Roxanne D. MARCOTTE : Au seuil d’un nouvel envol
PRÉSENTATION
Julien BONDAZ, Frédéric LAUGRAND et Michèle CROS : Perspectives sur les ontologies et figurations animales
ARTICLES
Bernard SALADIN d’ANGLURE
Les métamorphoses dans les relations inuit avec les animaux et les esprits
Natacha GAGNÉ
De la souveraineté perdue à la souveraineté retrouvée : voyage vers l’avenir sur le dos des baleines
Séraphin Guy BALLA NDEGUE
L’affaire des « serpents-totems » à Yaoundé : l’endroit et le verso
Lionel SIMON
Quand la tortue est vache : traitements cosmologiques de discontinuités spatio-temporelles chez les Wayùu de Colombie
Éric BARATAY
Pourquoi prendre le point de vue animal ?
Denys DELÂGE
Du castor cosmique au chantier du castor : la transformation d’un mythe
Marie-Pierre BOUSQUET
Ontologie animiste et viande d’élevage : retour sur les notions d’« animaux indiens » et « animaux blancs » chez les Anicinabek
Paul BÉNÉZET
Les Dane-zaa et l’orignal : quelques pistes de réflexion
Emmanuelle PICCOLI
Entre créateurs d’alliance et marchandises : les cochons d’Inde dans les Andes péruviennes à l’heure des projets d’élevage
Alice ATERIANUS-OWANGA
Femme-panthère, homme-caméléon : animalisation du soi et rhétorique de l’authenticité chez les musiciens du Gabon
Laurent JÉRÔME
Cosmologies amérindiennes et figurations animales dans la bande dessinée
Olivier SERVAIS
Du décor virtuel à l’avatar métamorphe : les figures de l’animal dans le jeu vidéo World of Warcraft
Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies Workshop
The Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
“Evolving through Context: The Transformation of Buddhism(s) and their Legitimation(s),”
to be held on March 24-25,2017 in Munich, Germany, with keynote addresses by Prof. Peter Schwieger (Bonn) and Prof. Stefano Zacchetti (Oxford).
We invite applications from early-career researchers. The application deadline is September 4, 2016,
Please find the call for papers on the following website:
http://www.en.buddhismus-studien.uni-muenchen.de/currentissues/cfp_2017/index.html
We would ask you to forward it to any parties that might be interested. Thank you very much.
Australia: Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships
These scholarships and visiting fellowships may be of interest to some of you.
The Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships are the Australian
Government’s competitive, merit-based scholarships and fellowships
providing opportunities for Australians to undertake study, research
or professional development overseas and for overseas citizens to do
the same in Australia.
The Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships build Australia’s
reputation for excellence in the provision of education and research,
support the internationalisation of the Australian higher education
and research sectors and offer high-achieving Australians
opportunities to increase their knowledge and expertise in their
field.
Applications for the 2017 Round
The 2017 round of the Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships is now
open. Applications will close 30 June 2016 at 11:59 pm Australian
Eastern Standard Time (AEST). Please see the applications page for
further information.
What Endeavour offers
As a scholarship or fellowship recipient, you will gain invaluable
international experience in study, research or professional
development.
The department has engaged a contractor to provide post-selection
support services to all recipients including: a dedicated case
manager, pre-departure briefings, advice on health, travel insurance,
accommodation, security, payment of allowances, and reporting to the
department on recipients’ progress.
Books
James Richardson writes:
I have several hundred books on NRMs and soc of religion that I am willing to give up to a good home, given that I am retiring after 48 years at the university. I welcome suggestions about how my collection might be useful to others. I would regret just having to give them to some local charity.
Thanks,
Jim
jtr@unr.edu