The Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies is an independent institute of the University of Helsinki. The purpose of the Collegium is to enhance scholarly excellence in the human and social sciences (including law, behavioural sciences and theology), to promote interaction … Continue reading →

Media Framing of the Muslim World: Conflicts, Crises and Contexts Halim Rane, Jacqui Ewart and John Martinkus Palgrave Macmillan, June 2014 http://us.macmillan.com/mediaframingofthemuslimworld/HalimRane This book is a fascinating account of how news about Islam and the Muslim world is produced and … Continue reading →

Dear Friends & Colleagues We have 2 further fully-funded MA Jameel Scholarships on offer at Cardiff University for the MA Islam in Britain for the academic year 2014/15. Deadline for applications is 1st July; further details on how to apply … Continue reading →

Islamophobia, Victimisation and the Veil Irene Zempi and Neil Chakraborti Palgrave Macmillan , 2014 http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=694259 Description This book examines the experiences of veiled Muslim women as victims of Islamophobia, and the impact of this victimisation upon women, their families and … Continue reading →

Dear Friends & Colleagues I am pleased to announce a conference organised by the Islam-UK Centre in association with the Muslims in Britain Research Network to be held on September 10, 2014 at Cardiff University. The theme of the conference … Continue reading →

The editor of PentecoStudies, Allan Anderson, calls for articles for this Equinox journal, which offers a distinctly interdisciplinary forum for the study of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity. Authors from the social sciences, the humanities, cultural studies, religious studies and theology … Continue reading →

www.editions-academia.be Une ethnographie des pentecôtismes africains en France Le temps des prophètes Damien Mottier 2014 Isbn : 978-2-8061-0141-9 Prix : 39 € Le pentecôtisme est aujourd’hui le mouvement religieux le plus fulgurant de l’histoire du Christianisme, permettant à ce dernier … Continue reading →

Our friend and past-president of the ISSR, ASR, RC22 and SSSR, James A. Beckford, has received a "docteur honoris causa" in "sciences des religions" from the University of Lausanne on the 23d of may 2014. For more information go to … Continue reading →