2018
Vacancies in History of Religions, Divinity School, University of Chicago
The University of Chicago Divinity School seeks scholars in the History of Religions to apply for tenure or tenure track position(s) effective July 1, 2018. Rank and salary are open. Junior candidates are encouraged to apply; all applicants will be given the most serious consideration.
2018
African Theological Advance: Request for Proposals, Round Two
Nagel Institute for the Study for the Study of World Christianity at Calvin College, Grnd Rapids, USA, , 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.
Round 2 of this initiative will make 8 grants between $35,000 and $50,000 USD for two-year research and curricular development projects. These grants 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:
• African spirituality and values
• Science and religion—particularly health and healing
• Religious innovation and competition
• Forgiveness, peacemaking and reconciliation
For the instructions for proposals, visit https://calvin.edu/centers-institutes/nagel-institute/projects/african-advance/instructions/
Submission Deadline: 1 May 2018
Selection Notification: 1 June 2018
2018
Call for online submission of articles to Alternation
Johannes Andreas Smit, editor of the online open access journal Alternation: Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Arts and Humanities in Southern Africa, invites submission of articles in the area Religion and Social Transformation in Africa, or on Religion and Social Responsibility in Africa. He shall also consider submissions in important topical issues such Gender, Ecology/Environment, Religion and/ in Education, IT/Social Media and Religion in Africa, and other relevant and topical issues
In March 2018, Alternation will start using the OJS online managing system. Articles may be submitted for publication in Alternation by first registering as author or reviewer (or reader) at ) at http://journals.ukzn.ac.za/index.php/soa/user/register. Then, to submit an article, click, http://journals.ukzn.ac.za/index.php/soa, then click LOGIN, enter Username and Password, and click the Login button. Then click Author, and follow the steps.
Alternation, founded in 1994, is a peer reviewed journal, approved by our South African Department of Higher Education and Training, in 1996. Its archive is available at http://alternation.ukzn.ac.za/archive.aspx.
Of special interest to scholars of religions in Africa and elsewhere are:
Alternation Special Edition No 2 (2005) The Study of Religion in Southern Africa: Essays in Honour of G.C. Oosthuizen
Alternation Special Edition No. 3 (2009) Religion and Diversity
Alternation Special Edition No 10 (2013) Research in Religion and Education
Alternation Special Edition No 11 (2013) Research in Religion and Society
Alternation 23,2 (2016) HIV, AIDS, Sex and Sexualities in Africa
and to appear soon: Alternation Special edition 19 (2017) on Religion and Social Responsibility with contributions by authors from Kenya (1), Zambia (2) and Zimbabwe (2).
2017
History of Religions post, Divinity School, University of Chicago
The University of Chicago Divinity School seeks to make an appointment (tenured or tenure-track) in the History of Religions effective July 1, 2018. Rank and salary are open. Junior candidates are encouraged to apply; all applicants will be given the most serious consideration.
For further details and application, visit https://academiccareers.uchicago.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp
Application should be made online, at https://academiccareers.uchicago.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=55300
2017
9/17/1992-9/17/2017: AASR at 25
Having been founded on Friday 17 September 1992 in the closing session of the IAHR Regional Conference on The Study of Religions in Africa at the University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe, AASR is due te celebrate its 25th anniversary on Sunday 17 September 2017. As a continental and global academic association for the study of the religions of Africa and its Diaspora, AASR has achieved much in the past 25 years in terms of conferences and publications, yet is very much in need of further strengthening and streamlining itself in order that it may better serve, and achieve, the aims listed in article 2 of the AASR Constitution and survive also the next 25 years as a global academic association. I hope to witness at least a part of its steady growth!
Congratulations to the hard core of faithful AASR members, particularly those who founded AASR at UZ on 17.09.1992!!
Jan G. Platvoet
