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Call for Abstracts: 8th International Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Conference

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The International Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage (IRTP) Group in conjunction with the International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage (IJRTP) and Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey invites abstracts for their 8th international conference to be held from 1-4 June 2016 at Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey. The aim of the conference is to provide both empirical and personal insights into the changing nature of religion in society and to further the debate for both policy-makers and academics to consider these evolving challenges within the future development of faith tourism and pilgrimage. The main emphasis for acceptance at this event is based on participants presenting original papers which apply to the main themes of the conference.

 The event will be structured to embrace these thematic sessions including:

  • ·         Terrorism and Religious Sites
  • ·         Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage – Conflicts and Challenges
  • ·         Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage – Experiences and Impacts
  • ·         Scared Sites
  • ·         Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage – Theology and Theory
  • ·         Motivations for Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
  • ·         Routes and Trails – Modern and Ancient
  • ·         Media and Technological Advancement for Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
  • ·         Pilgrimage in Non-Religious Traditions
  • ·         Religious Tourism, Pilgrimage and Identity
  • ·         Religious Tourism, Pilgrimage, Culture and Heritage
  • ·         Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage – and Well-Being
  • ·         Revivalism of Religious Encounters in the Modern World

We also welcome suggestions for themes / themed paper sessions etc.

 

Deadlines:

Because attendance is generously supported by the local sponsors and Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, abstracts of no more than 300 words should be submitted electronically to www.irtp.co.uk by 31 January 2016. If you are interested in being invited to attend, or require any further information please do not hesitate to contact the organising committee:

·         Dr. Kevin Griffin                        kevin.griffin@dit.ie

·         Dr. Razaq Raj                              R.Raj@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

·         Dr. Yasin Bilim                            ybilim@yahoo.com

·         Dr. Özgür Özer                          oozer@konya.edu.tr

 

Please check the conference website for further information, www.IRTP.CO.UK

 

Important Dates:

31.01.16

Abstract Submission Deadline

28.02.16

Notification of Acceptance to Authors

15.04.16

Conference Registration Deadline

05.07.16

Submit full paper

 

Scientific Committee:

  • Vitor Ambrósio, Estoril Higher Institute for Hotel and Tourism Studies, Portugal
  • Silvia Aulet, University of Girona, Spain
  • Yasin Bilim, Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey
  • Alan Clarke, University of Pannonia, Hungary
  • Jonathan Edwards, Bournemouth University, UK
  • Carlos Fernandes, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
  • Kevin Griffin, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland
  • Maureen Griffiths, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

·         Frances McGettigan, Athlone Institute of Technology, Ireland

·         Özgür Özer, Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey

  • Lluís Prats, University of Girona, Spain
  • Razaq Raj, Leeds Beckett University, UK

·         Vincent Zammit, Institute of Tourism Studies , Malta

 

Cost:

There is no presentation fee for those who are selected to deliver papers. Costs will be kept to a minimum and will be approximately €150.00 (including tea and coffee, lunches, Gala Dinner and Field Trip). Accommodation recommendations will be provided, with preferential rates organised in a number of hotels.

 

Publications:

The conference organisers have a track record of successfully publishing papers from their events. Suitable papers that are submitted according to the deadline, will be published in the International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage (IJRTP) and/or selected for inclusion as chapters in forthcoming books in the organisers’ Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Book Series with CABI publishers.

 

Background to Konya / location of Conference:

Konya is an ancient city in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey, a permanent settlement cradle for many civilizations since people started to run a settled life in 7000 B.C.Konya is south of Ankara, and is associated with Turkey’s Whirling Dervishes for 800 years.The region boasts striking scenery, fine museums, hundreds of Roman archaeological and religious sites.

Visitors travels from around the world to Konya is to see the Mevlana Museum  which shelters the tomb of Jelaleddin Rumi (1207-1273), known to his followers as Mevlana (or Rumi), a Muslim poet and mystic and one of the great spiritual thinkers and teachers of all time. Mevlana Museum is one of the most visited museums in Turkey, with nearly 2.5 million visitors in a year. And in December the city hosts Mevlana Week, which is a very attractive event for both domestic and foreign tourists.

Konya is like an ocean that many scholars have sailed individually such as Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, Shams Tabrizi, and Nasreddin and many others whose work is considered as a river that unifies people from within. Konya is a city full of peace that embeds seeds of tolerance into the hearts of people. It is for centuries like an illustrious capital where every year people visit to melt their spirits with divine harmony, where their spirits become peaceful.

The venue of the conference will be Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram Campus – a modern vacility, located in the city centre that caters for nearly 8000 students providing educational and social facilities.

Konya offers various different types of accommodation. Hotels and guest houses are available around the city centre. For the conference participants, special hotel prices will be negotiated.

Abstract Submission Guidelines:

Formatting of Abstracts

  • ·   Abstracts must not exceed 1 page of A4 (including title, data, figures and references), and should be formatted in the following way. Please use 10 point Arial (Unicode) font, single- spaced and set margins to 1 inch (2.54cm) all around.
  • ·         Abstracts will be subjected to blind review by a minimum of two members of the Scientific Committee.
  • ·         Please include a list of five keywords that describe the research at the top of the abstract to assist the reviewing process and 3 bibliographic references cited in the abstract.

Submission Process

Authors must include the following information with the online abstract:

  • ·         name(s) of author(s);
  • ·         affiliation(s); and
  • ·         email address.

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CFP: Religions and Human Rights

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CALL FOR PAPERS

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International conference

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RELIGIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS

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Padua (Italy), April 14-15, 2016

The relationship between religion and human rights is controversial and
debated. The aim of the international conference is to take stock of the
complex connections between religion and human rights, emphasizing that
both the definition and the application of these two concepts are
influenced by the different social and cultural contexts within which
they are placed.

Starting from the geopolitical changes which have involved contemporary
society on a global scale, the conference intends to critically evaluate
the two main narratives on this topic: on the one hand religions
understood as an element opposing the affirmation of human rights, and
on the other religions considered as agencies facilitating the
implementation of human rights. Religious rights, understood as
individual and/or collective rights, are disputed as well.

How do religious traditions and new religious communities approach human
rights issues? How do states manage religious traditions and religious
diversification? How are human rights discourses and practices affected
by the social context?

*Participants are invited to explore from different disciplinary
perspectives the following topics: *

Freedom of expression, speech, choice, association; non-discrimination;
gender issues; religion-state relations; violence; conflict; peace.

Confirmed keynote speakers:

Eileen Barker, London School of Economics
Lori Beaman, University of Ottawa
Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International
Silvio Ferrari, University of Milan
Enzo Pace, University of Padua
James Richardson, University of Nevada
Hans-Georg Ziebertz, University of Wuerzburg

The international conference is organized by the Joint PhD Programme on
“Human Rights, Society, and Multi-level Governance” (Universities of
Athens-Panteion, Padua, Western Sydney, Zagreb).

Scientific Committee:

Giuseppe Giordan, University of Padua
Adam Possamai, Western Sydney University
Constantin Preda, University of Bucharest
Siniša Zrinščak, University of Zagreb

Abstracts (300 words) should be sent to Giuseppe Giordan
(giuseppe.giordan@unipd.it) no later than January 15^th , 2016.

Acceptance notification will be sent by January 25^th , 2016.

There are no fees for attendance.

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Conference: “Between religious indifference and atheist activism”

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“Entre indifférence religieuse et athéisme militant”, colloque de l’Association Française de Sciences sociales des Religions, CNRS, 59-61 rue Pouchet, Paris 17, lundi 1er et mardi 2 février 2016.

“Between religious indifference and atheist activism”, conference of the French association of sociology of religion (AFSR), CNRS, 59-61 rue Pouchet, Paris 17, 1-2 February 2016.

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Deadline Extended: 5th European Conference on Religion, Spirituality and Health ECRSH16 in Gdansk, May 12-14, 2016

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5th European Conference on Religion, Spirituality and Health ECRSH16 in Gdansk, May 12-14, 2016

ECRSH16 focusing on “Religion & Spirituality in Health Care – Risk or Benefit for the patient” takes place at the University of Gdansk and will be another great gathering.

The Gdansk Lecture will be held by Prof. Dr. Halina Grzymała-Moszczynska on the following topic: Migration and its Consequences for Health – Importance of Religion. Prof. Grzymala is an expert in migration, involved in International projects and policy making.

Submitt your abstracts until January 15, 2016 and register for the conference as well as the pre-conference research workshop.

For further informations see first announcement, schedule or conference website. We’re looking forward meeting you in Poland!

Send your requests to office@ecrsh.eu

Pre-Conference Research Workshop with Prof. Harold G. Koenig and European Experts

GREAT AND UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY !

Preceding ECRSH16 we invite PhD-students, researchers and others interested in doing RSH-research to participate in the 4-day research workshop with Prof. Harold G. Koenig from Duke University. He is the world leading expert in Religion,Spirituality and Health (RSH) research. Prof. Koenig is furthermore known as the senior author of the “Handbook of Religion and Health”.

European Experts as Prof. Arndt Büssing,
Prof. Niels Chr. Hvidt, Dr. Constantin Klein and Dr. René Hefti also contribute to the program.

Register for  the pre-conference research workshop. The number of participants is limited. Reduced fee for combined registration.

For further information or questions please contact info@rish.ch

http://www.ecrsh.eu/ecrsh-2016

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Colloque AFSR, CNRS, 59-61 rue Pouchet, Paris 17 Lundi 1er et mardi 2 février 2016. Entre indifférence religieuse et athéisme militant

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Lundi 1er février, 10 h – 12 heures

• Anne-Laure Zwilling, DRES, CNRS / Université de Strasbourg: Introduction

Entre histoire et concepts

Présidente de séance : Céline Béraud, Université de Caen, présidente de l’AFSR

• François Dingremont, EHESS Historicité du « troisième homme ». Athéisme et indifférence depuis l’Antiquité

• Jean Baubérot, GSRL Laïcité, athéisme, indifférence religieuse: quelques pistes de sociologie historique

• Lionel Obadia, Université Lyon 2, LARHRA Quelle anthropologie pour quel athéisme ? Au-delà des Writing Cultures et du Postcolonialisme

Midi – AG de l’AFSR 14 h 30 – 17 h 30 Terrains français

Président de séance : Philipe Portier, EPHE / GSRL

• Raphaël Liogier, Sciences po Aix-en-Provence / CHERPA Le mythe hypermoderne de l’incroyance bouddhiste

• Raul Magni-Berton, Université Grenoble Alpes, Sciences po Grenoble / PACTE L’athéisme des scientifiques français : comment l’expliquer?

• Marion Maudet, EHESS, IRIS et GSRL Sans religion, indifférent-e-s, catholiques affirmés : quels positionnements dans le domaine de l’intime ? A partir des enquêtes sur la sexualité en France

• Sebastian Roché, CNRS, Sciences po Grenoble / PACTE Indifférence et implication religieuses : quels effets sur la confiance aux institutions publiques ? Enquête auprès des adolescents

17 h 30 Pot offert par l’AFSR

Mardi 2 février 9 h – 13 h

Perspectives comparées dans différentes aires culturelles

Président de séance : Dominique Iogna-Prat, EHESS, CéSor

• Philippe Martin, Université Lyon 2, LARHRA / ISERL L’athéisme naît-il au 18e siècle ?

• Hsin-Tien Chuang, EHESS, CéSor L’ « athéisme » des Chinois, de Niccolò Longobardo S.J. (1565-1655) à aujourd’hui

• Soufian Al Karjousli, EMAM/CITERES, Université de Tours Les visions plurielles de l’athéisme dans le monde arabo-musulman

• Pierre Bréchon, Université Grenoble Alpes, Sciences po Grenoble / PACTE Sociologie des athées et des indifférents en Europe • Nathalie Caron, Université Paris-Sorbonne L’indifférence religieuse existe-t-elle aux Etats Unis ?

14 h – 17 h 30 Terrains étrangers et européens

Président de séance : Philippe Martin, Université Lyon 2, LARHRA / ISERL

• Emilie Pontanier, Lisst-Cas, Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès Indifférence religieuse et athéisme, ou le choix d’une école laïque en Tunisie

• Eva Patzelt, Département d’études germaniques de la Sorbonne Enseigner l’athéisme : les dilemmes d’une discipline est-allemande, entre indifférence et ambitions

• Bérengère Massignon, GSRL La Fédération humaniste européenne : un athéisme organisé et militant auprès des institutions européennes

• Louis-Léon Christians, Université Catholique de Louvain, RSCS Irréligion individuelle ou d’Etat : les ambiguïtés de la jurisprudence européenne

• Philippe Portier, EPHE / GSRL Synthèse du colloque

Colloque organisé par Pierre Bréchon, Lionel Obadia, Anne-Laure Zwilling

EASR 2016 CFP on Religious Change in the Lives of Young People Globally

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The theme “Religious Change in the Lives of Young People Globally” at EASR 2016 in Helsinki,

Call for papers to Open Session on:
“I’d rather talk about human rights than speak in tongues” – Situating Religious Change in the Lives of Young People Globally

Chair: Peter Nynäs (Åbo Akademi University)

The development of modern communications technologies has altered not only our means of interaction but also the social organization of our lives. Similarly, emerging transnational economic structures and consumerism has had an immense effect on our everyday activities, whereas many global movements and networks have enabled and raised awareness of value-laden issues and mobilized people in new ways. Therefore, these processes also produce new religious spaces and agencies globally. They fuel contemporary religious change no matter we refer to the position of religious institutions and traditions, to the increasing religious inclusivism or individualism, or to the growing radicalization and polarization. Young people are relevant subjects in regard to this. They are called the ‘digital natives’, the first generation to grow up in a world saturated by new media, consumer culture and social movements. They are held to be fluent in the language of this change, but also at risk since these processes can also be forceful vehicles of marginalization and exclusion when distributed unevenly. How do young people today integrate, contest or reinvent religion and spirituality in the light of this global shift? In this panel we welcome presentations based on qualitative empirical studies of how religion/ spirituality is situated in novel ways in the lives of young people – in conjunction with the processes referred to here.

The call for papers form for individual papers opens on the 15 November 2015 and the deadline for individual papers is 31 December 2015

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CFP: Advancing the Demographic Study of Religion

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Advancing the Demographic Study of Religion
 
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
1615 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
Click here to register
Religion influences the demographic processes that shape society, including decisions about union formation, childbearing and migration, as well as behaviors that affect mortality patterns. Likewise, demographic forces are reshaping the global religious landscape. For example, the primary reason Muslims are the fastest growing religious group in the world is that they have more children per woman than any other major religious group. (Islam is projected to become the world’s largest religion during this century).
While demographers have always been aware that religion is important, the study of religion by demographers is incommensurate with religion’s influence on populations. On March 30, 2016, Pew Research Center will host a special one-day conference for scholars interested in the intersection of demography and religion. This conference will allow scholars to assess the state of this field, hear about new research and plot the field’s future research agenda.
 
Proposals are welcome for 10-minute presentations of current research, potential research and/or reflections about our field. This format is inspired by the longstanding Psychosocial Workshop, a Population Association of America pre-conference that features signature five-minute presentations. With limited time, presenters are encouraged to get straight to the most interesting kernel of their work. This efficient format permits more presentations than would otherwise be possible and creates opportunity for follow-up conversations during breaks. Presentations will be selected from submissions received by Feb. 1, 2016.
There will be opportunity for informal discussion and networking during our lunch break and afternoon cocktail hour. During the conference, there will be an opportunity to learn about how the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project is using demographic analysis to describe global religion trends.
The highlight of the conference will be an afternoon discussion with leading scholars Christopher Ellison, David Voas and Melissa Wilde about the most important unanswered research questions demographers of religion can answer.
This inaugural demography of religion gathering will be held at Pew Research Center headquarters, located at 1615 L Street NW, just a few blocks from the White House and a short Metro ride from the Marriott Wardman Park, which is the PAA conference hotel (The red line connects these locations via the Woodley Park Zoo and Farragut North Metro stations).
 
Schedule
9:00 Registration
10:00 Research presentations session
12:00 Lunch
1:30 Research presentations session
3:00 Panel discussion: “What are the most important unanswered questions demographers of religion can answer?”
Panelists: Christopher Ellison, David Voas, Melissa Wilde
Moderator: Alan Cooperman
4:30 Cocktail hour
 
Deadlines:
Attendees interested in making a presentation should register and submit a 300-word summary of their proposal here by Feb. 1. The program will be finalized and available on the conference websitein mid-February. All participants must register by March 1. Thanks to the generous support of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project, there is no cost to attend this event.
 
About the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project:
The Global Religious Futures project — supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation — analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world through original survey data collection measuring religious beliefs and practices; coding and analysis of religious restrictions and analysis of the demographic characteristics of religious groups.
 
Recent publications:
 
We’re hiring:
Pew Research Center is looking for a Research Associate in Global Religious Demography.
 
Contacts:

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CFP: Islam and Peaceful Relations, Coventry University (5th April 2016)

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Islam and Peaceful Relations, 5th April 2016, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR), Coventry University

·         Plenary address by Professor Jørgen S. Nielsen

·         Last date for submission of abstracts: 15th February 2016

·         Co-hosted by the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR), Coventry University and the Muslims in Britain Research Network (MBRN)

For further information read below or visit: http://www.mbrn.org.uk/cfp-islam-and-peaceful-relations/

Islam has been an important force for peace in the world historically and now. Peace is integral to Islamic theology and Muslim ethos, either as part of the individual’s personal experience or the wider context of maintaining peaceful relations in society. Yet terrorism undermines this discourse around peace and Islam. Recent attacks in France, Lebanon and Bangladesh have once again put Islam at the fore of debates around religiously-motivated conflict. Terrorists constitute a very small proportion of the global Muslim population and their ideology at best represents only a fringe, yet the narratives they propound have a dominating influence in shaping how Islam and Muslims are perceived. This has resulted in an increased focus on radicalisation and preventing violent extremism in policy, media discourse and some academic research around Islam and Muslims in Britain and beyond, subverting most other narratives of Islam and Muslims.

This conference will ‘radically’ depart from this trend. Instead it will focus its discussion about Islam on dialogue, peace and peaceful relations. In doing so it will uncover Islamic theological traditions around peacebuilding, historical precedents of peaceful existence with Muslims and contemporary lived experiences of intra-faith and inter-cultural dialogue, improved societal understanding of difference and peaceful relations. The conference will move the debate beyond simplistic ‘good and bad’, ‘us and them’ binaries to more complex discussions that consider the impact of diverse social factors including, gender, class, economy and geography.

The Faith and Peaceful Relations Research Group at CTPSR explores the role religion can play in achieving more peaceful and just societies. Faith can be a driver of peace, reconciliation and social justice, yet it can also be a source of violence, exclusion and misunderstanding. This conference will build on our research expertise and will explore the positive difference faith and belief, in this case Islam, can make in today’s world and how conflicts relating to Islam can be overcome.

Proposals for papers, panel discussions, workshops and poster presentations that focus on one, or more, of the above themes are invited from scholars, community activists and policy makers. For the purposes of the conference, we do not define the term ‘Islam and Peaceful Relations’, but rather envisage that contributions will broaden our understanding of what this can mean in contemporary plural society.

The conference will explore themes including:

–          Theological and sociological constructs and definitions of Islam and peace

–          Contemporary debates, including the role of the digital world

–          Interfaith and Inter-cultural dialogue

–          Intra-faith dialogue across diverse Muslim denominations and traditions

–          Local ramifications of international events and initiatives

–          Develop a narrative of Islam and peace

Abstracts & Proposals:

To submit a proposal:

–          Please submit a title and abstract of no more than 300 words, indicating whether it is a paper / panel / workshop / poster presentation.

–          Please include names and short biographies (150 words maximum) of the presenter/s, institutional affiliation/s (if relevant), and contact details.

–          Proposals should be sent to the conference administrator Charlotte Martin via email ac1894@coventry.ac.uk

–          Deadline: 5pm on Monday 15th February 2016.

–          Successful participants will be notified by 29th February 2016.

Registration:

A registration fee of £20 will apply for all speakers and delegates.

A reduced fee of £15 will apply for students, representatives of voluntary organisations and those not in paid employment.

Further details about the registration process will be circulated and posted on this website in February 2016.

Conference Organisers:

CTPSR, Coventry University

Dr Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor (ac0967@coventry.ac.uk)

Dr Kristin Aune (ab8574@coventry.ac.uk)

Dilwar Hussain (ab9522@coventry.ac.uk)

Charlotte Martin (ac1894@coventry.ac.uk)

MBRN

Prof Sophie Gilliat-Ray

Dr Carl Morris

Mobeen Butt

Chris Moses

Contact the MBRN team via muslimsinbritainrn@gmail.com

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CFP: The Eurel Conference, Luxembourg

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The Eurel Conference will be held in Luxembourg in September 2016.

The topic of the conference is Governance and Religion in Europe and there will be four different thematic panels:

1. Religion, Party Discourse, and Policy-Making

2. Religious Engagement and Political Mobilization of Minority Religious Groups

3. Religious Groups as Actors and Objects of Local Governance

4. Religion in Legislation and Law Enforcement.

The deadline for the submission of abstracts is 31 January 2016.

Please, feel free to circulate the call among colleagues.

 

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5th European Conference on Religion, Spirituality and Health in Gdansk

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5th European Conference on Religion, Spirituality and Health

“Religion and Spirituality in Health Care: Risk or Benefit for the Patient?”

May 12-14, 2016 • Gdansk (Poland) • www.ecrsh.eu

The 5th European Conference on Religion, Spirituality and Health will focus on the integration of religion and spirituality into health care and its implications for patients. Keynote speakers approach the topic from their specific professional background. The Gdansk Lecture will be held by Prof. Dr. Halina Grzymała-Moszczyn´ska (Poland).  Symposia invite for discussion and free communications allow research groups to present their research projects.

Contact:

The ECRSH16 is organised by the

Research Institute for Spirituality and Health RISH
[http://www.rish.ch/en/home]

Polish Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
[www.ptprid.pl]

and the

University of Gdansk (Poland) [http://en.ug.edu.pl]

Send your requests to office@ecrsh.eu.

We kindly ask you to disseminate information about the Conference among
psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, doctors, nurses, chaplains,
Universities and places which provide help to the ailing. Please note that
the Conference welcomes not only scholars, but also practitioners.

 

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