Registration Now Open – Inform Autumn Seminar: Minority Religions and Schooling

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Adam

Inform Autumn Seminar Minority Religions and Schooling Date – Saturday, 6 December 2014; 9.30am – 4.45pm Location – New Academic Building, London School of Economics ‘State multiculturalism has failed’, declared David Cameron in 2011. Yet there is a continued expansion … Continue reading →

Don Yoder and William A. Wilson Paper Prizes–Call for Submissions

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Adam

Don Yoder Graduate and William A. Wilson Undergraduate Paper Prizes–Call for Submissions The Folk Belief and Religious Folklife Section of the American Folklore Society invites submissions for TWO student prizes: The Don Yoder Prize for the Best Graduate Student Paper … Continue reading →

New book by Phillip Connor – Immigrant Faith: Patterns of Immigrant Religion in the United States…

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Adam

Amazon / B&N / NYU Press / NYU Bookstore Immigrant Faith Patterns of Immigrant Religion in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe Phillip Connor 192 p., 3 figures, 23 tables | $22.00 Paper "With Immigrant Faith, Phillip Connor establishes … Continue reading →

2015 Peter B. Clarke Memorial Prize

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Adam

2015 Peter B. Clarke Memorial Prize British Sociological Association Sociology of Religion Study Group The BSA Socrel Study Group invites essay submissions on any aspect of contemporary religion addressed from a sociological perspective. Final Deadline: 31 December, 2014 The Winner … Continue reading →

Journal of Contemporary Religion – Call for Papers for Special Issue on Religious Cultures and Gender Cultures

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Adam

Call for Papers What is different about gender across religious cultures? In social scientific approaches, religion is predominantly examined as an important source of hegemonic cultural beliefs: religion is conceived as a key factor in shaping gender arrangements and beliefs, … Continue reading →

New Book – Islam and Development: Exploring the Invisible Aid Economy

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Adam

Islam and Development Exploring the Invisible Aid Economy Edited by Matthew Clarke, Deakin University, Australia and David Tittensor, Deakin University, Australia · The study of Islam since the advent of 9/11 has made a significant resurgence. However, much of the … Continue reading →

The Journal of Global Buddhism (JGB): Vacant position of copy editor

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Adam

The Journal of Global Buddhism (JGB): Vacant position of copy editor The Journal of Global Buddhism <www.globalbuddhism.org>, an academic, peer-reviewed, on-line journal, is searching for a new copy editor. We invite applications from scholars of Buddhism and people generally interested … Continue reading →

Religious Radicalization and Securitization in Canada and Beyond

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Adam

Religious Radicalization and Securitization in Canada and Beyond Edited by Paul Bramadat and Lorne Dawson 2014, University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division http://www.utppublishing.com/Religious-Radicalization-and-Securitization-in-Canada-and-Beyond.html Description After the terrorist attacks of 9/11, those in London and Madrid, and the arrest of … Continue reading →

cfp Berlin

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Adam

Conference "Spirit and Sentiment: Affective Trajectories of Religious Being in Urban Africa" see attachment International Conference of the Research Network on Religion, AIDS and Social Transformation in Africa (RASTA) Date: 28-30 May 2015 Venue: Freie Universität Berlin With keynote speeches … Continue reading →

The Sociology of the Catholic Parish: Seminar and Call for Papers

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Jim

*The Sociology of the Catholic Parish:* A Seminar and Call for Papers Despite its ubiquity and centrality in American Catholicism, the parish remains understudied by contemporary social scientists. The American Parish Project (TAPP) seeks to bring together scholars whose work … Continue reading →

SISR / ISSR News and Events :: Nouvelles et Evénements

A list of conferences, calls-for-papers, etc. of interest to our members. Une liste des congrès, appels à communication, etc.

Registration Now Open – Inform Autumn Seminar: Minority Religions and Schooling

Don Yoder and William A. Wilson Paper Prizes–Call for Submissions

New book by Phillip Connor – Immigrant Faith: Patterns of Immigrant Religion in the United States…

2015 Peter B. Clarke Memorial Prize

Journal of Contemporary Religion – Call for Papers for Special Issue on Religious Cultures and Gender Cultures

New Book – Islam and Development: Exploring the Invisible Aid Economy

The Journal of Global Buddhism (JGB): Vacant position of copy editor

Religious Radicalization and Securitization in Canada and Beyond

cfp Berlin

The Sociology of the Catholic Parish: Seminar and Call for Papers