2014
John Templeton Foundation, Autum 2014 Open Submission Call for Proposals
The Autumn open-submission call for proposals for the John Templeton Foundation is open now until October 1, 2014. Visit https://portal.templeton.org/login to apply.
The John Templeton Foundation (JTF) will distribute $155M of funding in 2015 (up from $93M in 2013) for topics that range from quantum physics to the evolution of cultural complexity. A proportion of these funds are dedicated to topics relating to the social scientific study of religion (including non-religion), including sociological, psychological, anthropological, and economic approaches.
JTF gives grants for up to 3 years in duration and for projects ranging in scope from $50,000 to more than $5,000,000. There are no constraints on the nationalities of the principal investigator or project members. The application process begins with an Online Funding Inquiry (essentially a letter of intent); applicants who are successful at this first stage are invited to submit a more detailed full proposal. The process includes peer review and is highly competitive: ~85% of proposals considered in the Human Sciences portfolio are rejected at the first stage and ~50% are rejected at the second stage.
Learn more about JTF’s grantmaking process here: http://www.templeton.org/what-we-fund/our-grantmaking-process
Learn more about Sir John Templeton’s philanthropic vision here: http://www.templeton.org/sir-john-templeton/philanthropic-vision
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Nicholas J. S. Gibson, Ph.D.
Program Officer, Human Sciences
John Templeton Foundation
2014
2014
2015 Peter B. Clarke Memorial Prize
2015 Peter B. Clarke Memorial Prize
The BSA Socrel Study Group invites essay submissions on any aspect of contemporary religion addressed from a sociological perspective.
Final Deadline: 31 December, 2014 – completed submission form should be emailed to aratalp@gmail.com
2014
Journal of Contemporary Religion – Special Issue on Religious Cultures and Gender Cultures
Journal of Contemporary Religion – Special Issue on Religious Cultures and Gender Cultures
Call for Papers
What is different about gender across religious cultures?
Instructions to authors and deadlines
Please submit an outline abstract of about 500 words (plus bibliographical references; in .doc and .pdf format) by 15 October 2014 to both heidemarie.winkel and elisabeth.arweck, outlining the following:
• Title of proposed paper
• Contributing author/s and contact details
• Significance and importance of the research question
• Key concepts, research framework, aim and methodology
If provisionally accepted, full papers are to be submitted by April 2015 for review in line with JCRguidelines. Submission of an abstract does not guarantee publication. Submitted papers will go through the journal’s usual peer-review process. Authors will not receive any payment upon publication.
2014
Women, Violence and Religion in South Africa, Johannesburg, 31 October 2014: Call for Papaers
The Department of Religious Studies of University of Johannesburg and the Circle of Women Theologians in Africa invite paper proposals for the one day conference on Women, Violence and Religion in South Africa, to be held on 31st October 2014. Closing date for paper proposals is 15 August 2014.
The theme
Although South Africa enjoys one of the most gender-equal constitutions and has among the highest number of women in government in the world, violence against women is widespread in the country. This conference seeks to examine violence against women by considering the role, perspective and contribution of various religious organisations. Our debates will be framed by three broad questions.
First, are the high levels of violence against women in South Africa influenced by religious ideologies and/or practices? Second, what is the role of women in societies where violence against women is commonplace? In particular, do women in leadership perpetuate cycles of violence against other women? What types of role models are female leaders to other women, especially to the victims of violence? Third, how do religious organisations and teachings perpetuate, condone or combat violence against women?
The conference will address these questions by means of an interdisciplinary approach. The discussion will accommodate theological, anthropological, psychological and sociological discourses. We invite paper from any of these fields, and encourage interdisciplinary papers.
PAPERS ON THE FOLLOWING BROAD TOPICS ARE WELCOME
- Understanding women, violence and the sacred text – with particular reference to episodes dealing with the abuse of women.
- Religious interpretations of violence against women – do religions ‘glorify’ violence against women, or turn a blind eye to it?
- The various roles of leaders in perpetuating or fi ghting violence against women in religious communities or organisations.
- Female leadership and violence – are female leaders in political, medical, educational, economic and spiritual spheres violent towards their subjects or employees?
- Violence against women in sacred spaces.
- Violence against women in the media.
- Violence against marginalised women in South African society, including foreigners, the economically deprived and the politically ignored.
- Theoretical perspectives on how we conceptualise and study the interface between violence against women and different religions.
- Proposals dealing with non-Christian traditions
SELECTED PAPERS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN A SPECIAL EDITION of a peer reviewed and DoHET accredited journal
CONTACT DETAILS:
Dr, Maria Frahm-Arp
Department of Religion
University of Johannesburg
mariafrahmarp@gmail.com
