2017
Call for Papers: “Currents, Perspectives, and Methodologies in World Christianity”
Call for Papers: “CURRENTS, PERSPECTIVES, AND METHODOLOGIES IN WORLD CHRISTIANITY”
An International, Interdisciplinary Conference organized by
The World Christianity & History of Religions Program (Dept. of History & Ecumenics)
Princeton Theological Seminary, New Jersey. USA
January 18th (Thursday afternoon) – January 20th (Saturday afternoon) 2018. On-site registration will take place in the Princeton Theological Seminary library from 11am-1pm on January 18th. Our opening session, including a general welcome and keynote speech, will take place from 1-1:45pm.
Notifications about proposal acceptances will go out as scheduled on September 30, and additional information about accommodations will follow soon thereafter.
The last few decades mark a significant watershed in the study of World Christianity as an emerging field, its development into an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary endeavor in particular. Most scholarship now characterizes World Christianity as a ‘polycentric’ faith whose adherents have become more demographically robust in the majority world than in Europe and North America. Additionally, while the primary focus in World Christianity continues to be Christianity’s burgeoning presence in the global South (Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Pacific), scholars are increasingly aware of the diffusion of global South Christianities in a variety of South-South and South-North diasporas. Reflection on the complex history and reality of Christianity not only as a world religion but also as a pluricultural, global phenomenon is an on-going need. While research on Christianity’s cross-cultural, transnational, and diasporic manifestations has burgeoned, interrogation of theory and methodology, grounded in case study research, should be an on-going process as well. The conference seeks to inquire into the state of the field by providing a common interdisciplinary space for intellectual encounter and exchange.
Paper or Panel proposals should be submitted via email to: worldchristianityconference@gmail.com
Proposal Deadline: September 1, 2017.
Proposals should include: name, institutional affiliation and status, email address, contact phone, paper/panel title and abstract (±250 words). Notification of successful proposals will be made by September 30, 2017.
Conference Registration: early-bird registration begins on September 15 and ends on October 15. A late fee will be charged thereafter. Conference fees: (includes refreshments and conference dinner)
$120.00 – early bird / $150.00 – regular registration (US & Canada-based academics)
$80.00 – early bird / $95.00 – regular registration (other nationalities, graduate students/retirees)
Accommodations: Limited availability (single/double rooms) at Erdman Center on the Princeton campus. Other options for accommodation will be announced later.
Limited travel subsidies will be available for participants from the Global South with accepted paper/panel proposals.
Conveners: Afe Adogame, Raimundo Barreto, Richard F. Young
2017
Grant Opportunities: Nagel Institute project on ‘African Theological Advance’
The Nagel Institute, with generous support from the Templeton Religion Trust, invites project proposals for the “African Theological Advance” initiative. Its aim is to support African Christian scholars, in theology and other disciplines, to engage in fresh research, thinking and teaching about Christianity’s engagement with contemporary African society.
This initiative will make 16 grants between $35,000 and $50,000 USD for two-year research and curricular development projects. These grants, which will be awarded in two rounds of eight grants each, are for postgraduate African theological seminaries or university-based postgraduate theology programs. The awards will be for research and curricular development projects that address gospel and culture issues in Africa by drawing on interdisciplinary methods and insights to address one of four topical areas:
1. African spirituality and values
2. Science and religion—particularly health and healing
3. Religious innovation and competition
4. Forgiveness, peacemaking and reconciliation
Winning projects will feature both fresh research into contemporary African realities and the incorporation of this new knowledge into Christian thought and curricular renewal.
Diaspora scholars are welcome to engage in two ways: they should feel free to contact colleagues in African based theological programs and collaborate on project proposals, or they can simply contact the Nagel Institute office and register their interest with a letter on research interests (relating to the four approved topical areas) and share their c.v. The office will let African teams know of their interest.
For more information, see the announcement.
2017
Call for Applications: Institute for Advanced Studies, Ile-Ife
The Institute for Advanced Studies in Ile-Ife, Nigeria plans to host a two-week summer programme on The Knowledge Society and the Challenges of Doing Research in Africa: Theoretical Perspectives and Methodological Approaches. Designed for advanced doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars, the programme will take place between July 24 and August 5, 2017. For more information, see the full Call for Applications.
2017
1 Postdoc vacancy and 2 PhD positions at Utrecht University
Utrecht University is advertising 1 postdoc vacancy and 2 PhD positions for ‘The senses of Islam: A cultural history of perception in the Muslim world’ research project. More information: Postdoc or PhD.
2017
Job Opening: Cleveland State University
Cleveland State University invites applications for the position of Director of the Black Studies Program. The successful candidate will be a senior faculty at the rank of associate or full professor. A complete job description may be found at: http://hrjobs.csuohio.edu/postings/7101.
