2014
XXIst IAHR Congress, Erfurt, Germany, 23-29 August 2015: Call for Papers
XXIst IAHE Congress,
Erfurt, Germany,
23-28 August 2015
Call for Papers
From: IAHR Congress [iahr-congress@uni-erfurt.de]
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2014 2:46 PM
Subject: Call for Papers – XXI World Congress of the IAHR
The organizers of the XXI IAHR World Congress, Congress presidents Prof. Dr. Jörg Rüpke (Erfurt) and Prof. Dr. Christoph Bochinger (Bayreuth) and Congress coordinator Dr. Elisabeth Begemann (Erfurt), invite contributions from all disciplines of religious studies and related fields of research to allow for broad, interdisciplinary discussion of the Congress topic.
Papers should address one of the four thematic Congress areas:
- Religious communities in society: Adaptation and transformation
- Practices and discourses: Innovation and tradition
- The individual: Religiosity, spiritualities and individualization
- Methodology: Representations and interpretations
Papers should be limited to 20 minutes. Individual papers on related topics will be joint into a panel of 120 minutes. Panel chairs will have to make sure that a minimum of 30 minutes is reserved for discussion. We strongly suggest to further academic exchange by forming trans-national and trans-continental panels.
All paper proposals will be evaluated by the Academic Program Committee to ensure a high academic standard of the Congress program. Proposals of papers should not exceed 150 words, as indicated on the proposal form.
The deadline for submission of proposals is Sunday, December 14, 2014. All proposals must be submitted electronically via the IAHR 2015 website (www.iahr2015.org). As part of the submission process, you will be asked to indicate the area in which you would like your proposal considered. Your proposal will then be forwarded to the appropriate member of the Academic Program Committee.
You will receive notice concerning the status of your proposal as soon as possible and certainly before March 1, 2015.
If your paper has been accepted by the Academic Program Committee, please note that you will have to register as Congress participant before May 15, 2015 to be included in the Congress program.
Grants-in-aid for participants to the Congress will also be provided. For more information, visit http://www.iahr2015.org/iahr-registration/1698.html.
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XXI World Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR)
August 23-29, 2015
Erfurt, Germany
2014
Diasporic and Migrant Identities: Call for Papers, Sarajevo, 23-24 April 2015
Call for papers
International Conference
“Diasporic and Migrant Identities:
Social, Cultural, Political, Religious and Spiritual Aspects”,
Sarajevo, 23rd and 24th April 2015
Economic, political and forced migration has been present for quite some time in the reality of Balkan Muslims. Wherever they went, they carried the experience of their lives lived at the crossroad of different worlds. Ever since 1960`s, the economic and political migration of Bosniaks has been directed towards Western countries, especially the European ones. Even more so after the signing of framework agreements allowing Yugoslav workers to find temporary jobs in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Scandinavian countries, but also North America and Australia. During 1990`s the horrors of war in B&H resulted in forced migrations of Bosnian and Herzegovinian population. So far the focus has been more on economic and political dimensions of migrant experience and life, and less so on the social, cultural and religious dimensions.
Therefore we would like to open up the floor for dialogue about diasporic and migrant identities and also establish a network of scholars and researchers working on these issues. We are hoping to offer an opportunity for exchange and discussion of ideas, theoretical and empirical findings, as well as methodological approaches focusing on diasporic communities of Bosniaks, Balkan Muslims, but also other communities whose work and experience could be compared to them. Therefore we invite researchers, academic staff, professors, but also post-graduates, PhD candidates, activists and civil society representatives to submit their contributions for this conference. We welcome contributions covering segments of the topics listed in the document bellow.
For more details and information please visit:
http://www.iitb.ba/content/call-for-submission-of-papers-for-the-international-conference/297
Mr. Đermana Šeta
Menadžerica naučnoistraživačkih projekata
Research Project Manager
Gazi Husrev-begova 56 A
71000 Sarajevo
Bosna i Hercegovina
T. +387 33 570 311
M. +387 61 792 739
www.iitb.ba
2014
Journal for the Study of Religion: Call for Papers
JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGION (JSR)
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Editor Prof. JA Smit would like to invite you to submit an article for consideration in the Journal for the Study of Religion (JSR) 2014. JSR is an accredited journal and the official journal of the Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa (ASRSA).
The theme to be explored in this issue is:
“EMERGING TRENDS AND TRAJECTORIES IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION”
Twelve interrelated focus areas have been identified. Through evidence embedded in narrative and reflection, potential contributors are encouraged to explore emerging trends and trajectories across twelve thematic focus areas, as listed below:
- Multi-Inter-and Trans (MIT) Disciplinary Approaches
- Research Methodologies
- Religion and Education
- Religion, Technology and Civil Society
- Religion in Literature
- Religion and Health
- Religion, Migration and Urbanization
- Religion and the Glocal (Globalization and Localization)
- Religion, De-Colonization and Post-colonialism
- Religion and the Secular
- New Religious Movements and “Unconventional” Religions (in Africa)
- Religion and Materialism
IMPORTANT DATES:
Kindly submit paper by 01st July 2014. All articles will be subjected to a double blinded
peer review process
SUBMIT PAPERS TO:
JSR Chief Editor: Prof. JA Smit
Email: smitj@ukzn.ac.za
(Kindly copy Denzil Chetty – Email: chettd@unisa.ac.za)
GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS:
Submission of a research article or a review article implies that it has not been previously
published and is not simultaneously being considered for publication elsewhere.
Responsibility for opinions expressed and for the accuracy of facts published in articles
rests solely with the individual author(s).
The maximum length of articles is 10 000 words.
Articles must be numbered consecutively, double-spaced, and complete with bibliographical references (see below) and any endnotes or tables. Titled tables and captioned figures must be professionally done and legibly cited in the text.
All bibliographical references should be cited in the text with a full stop following the closing bracket (Chidester 2000: 34). Where necessary, use endnotes for more elaborate notes. A full bibliography of “Works Cited” must be provided at the end of the article.
The editor reserves the right to copyedit all articles accepted for publication. Acceptance of the article will imply assignment of copyright by its author(s) to the Journal for the Study of Religion.
Articles submitted must include an abstract of about 150 -200 words summarizing the main contentions of the article, as well as 8-10 keywords.
The journal supports the use of gender-inclusive language.
Articles by authors at South African universities may be subject to a page charge of R50.00 per page. On publication, such authors will receive an invoice for the amount due that should be presented to the appropriate authority at their university for payment.
Articles should be submitted electronically in MSWord format by email attachment to the editor.
FORMAT FOR WORKS CITED
= Journal article
Stark, Rodney. 1999. “Atheism, Faith, and the Social Scientific Study of Religion.” Journal of
Contemporary Religion, 14, 1, pp. 41-62.
= Book
Nock, A. D. 1993. Conversion. New York: Oxford University Press.
= Translated book
Foucault, Michel. 1977. Discipline and Punish. Translated by A. Sheridan. New York: Pantheon.
= Chapter in an edited book
Smart, Ninian. 1985. “The History of Religions and Its Conversation Partners.” In The History of Religions: Retrospect and Prospect, pp. 73-85. Edited by J. M. Kitagawa. New York: Macmillan.
2014
Call for Paper Proposals for the XXIst IAHR Congress at Ehrfurt, Germany, August 23-29, 2015
The Organizers of the 21st IAHR World Congress on the Dynamics of Religions Past and Present, 23-29 August 2015, at the University of Erfurt, Germany, invite paper proposals on one of the four thematic congress areas
- Religious communities in society: Adaptation and transformation
- Practices and discourses: Innovation and tradition
- The individual: Religiosity, spiritualities and individualization
- Methodology: Representations and interpretations
The deadline for submission of proposals is Monday, December 15, 2014. All proposals must be submitted electronically via the IAHR 2015 website. As part of the submission process, you will be asked to indicate the area in which you would like your proposal considered. Your proposal will then be forwarded to the appropriate member of the Academic Program Committee.
2014
International Conference on Pentecostalism in Contemporary Africa
Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
International Conference on Pentecostalism in Contemporary Africa
Venue: Bindura, Zimbabwe,
Dates: August 7-8, 2014
Background
The Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University (ZEGU), a private Christian university established by a Pentecostal multi-national church movement, ZAOGA (FIF) whose niche to humanity is ‘Developing a Total Person’ has mandated the Department of Theology and Religious Studies to spearhead an inaugural international conference whose theme is ‘Pentecostalism in Contemporary Africa’. To this end the Organising Committee of the ZEGU is pleased to announce the first Call for Abstracts for a conference that will be held in Bindura, Zimbabwe from August 7-8, 2014.
Pentecostal Christianity is currently the largest renewal movement within the mainstream Christian faith that places special emphasis on the direct personal relationship with God through the baptism of the Holy Spirit. From a Pentecostal perspective, there is a ‘hot line’ between a believer and God. Like other forms of evangelical Protestantism, Pentecostalism adheres to the inerrancy of Scripture and the necessity of accepting Christ Jesus as personal Lord and Saviour. Pentecostal Christianity is distinguished by belief in the baptism with the Holy Spirit as an experience (this is separate from conversion) that enables a Christian to live a Holy Spirit-filled and empowered life. From sotereological perspectives, this empowerment includes the use of spiritual gifts such as speaking in tongues and divine healing that leads to one’s Deliverance (literally, Phuma Sathani !).
Because of their commitment to biblical authority, spiritual gifts, and miracles, Pentecostals tend to see their movement as reflecting the same kind of spiritual power and teachings that were found in the Apostolic Age of the early church during the New Testament times. There are several brands of Pentecostal churches in Africa and some use the tag such as Apostolic Church of…or Full Gospel Church of… or Church Assemblies of … or International Church of…and the like. Internationally, the Pentecostal churches have taken millions of people by ‘tremendous storm’, especially in the Third World that includes part of humanity living in Africa, Latin America and Oceania. The Conference was conceived and organized to probe why there is this perceived ‘tremendous storm?’
The Conference will present a podium for scholars, civil society, faith agencies and service providers to explore how the Pentecostal churches in Africa are aligned (or lack of it !) to deal with the critical issues, among them: the contemporary gendered/human rights abuse, human/child vulnerability, church-State relations and interreligious dialogue in the African context. The conference will specifically provide a rare platform for children themselves, for instance, the girl child, to dialogue and engage directly with the stakeholders on issues that affect (oppress?) them in society. This is in line with keeping with the human rights (notably, children’s rights or women’s rights) to be heard and taken seriously in contemporary society.
Conference objectives
The objectives of the conference are to:
• Disseminate and widen research on contemporary Christianity and Pentecostal theology in Africa
• Promote national and international ecumenical linkages on new and old Departments of religion and theology
• Promote cooperation on research among the young scholars and senior scholars in the field of religion and theology.
It is envisioned that the Conference will culminate in innovative and feasible approaches that lead to the emergence of the human values of ubuntu, justice, integrity, honesty and the re-invention (transformation) of society for the better and that it will ignite the processes towards ‘developing a total person’ for all humanity
Conference Sub-themes:
The conference has four sub-themes from which authors can choose topics to focus their abstracts on:
• Sub-theme 1: Pentecostal doctrines/beliefs/practices and African Traditional Religion
• Sub-theme 2: Pentecostalism, Human Rights and Dignity (including children, women, disabled persons and the elderly people)
• Sub-theme 3: Pentecostalism, State Relations and Pan Africanism (including land reform movements, conflict management and reconciliation initiatives)
• Sub-theme 4: Pentecostalism, Health and wellbeing (including HIV and AIDS epidemic).
Papers will be presented in English through oral and poster presentations. All papers will be peer reviewed and published.
Abstract Submission
Scholars, civic society and church leaders interested in the study of Pentecostal Christianity/Pentecostal theology are invited to submit Abstracts of not more than 350 words by 07 April 2014.
Abstracts must be clearly articulated in terms of the research question/problem statement; hypothesis; methodology; theoretical framework and major findings.
Author(s) should:
• indicate the sub theme and the mode of presentation.
• provide full name(s) of author(s), institutional affiliation, e-mail address, and
• 5-7 keywords.
Conference Fees
• Full registration: $100
• Student registration: $50
• The above fees cover the costs for breakfast, refreshments and lunch over the two days of the conference
Accommodation
• There are hotels and lodges available in close proximity of the Conference venue.
• The average overnight charge is US$50.00
Important Deadlines
• Abstract Submission Deadline: 07 April 2014
• Notification of Accepted Abstracts: 17 April 2014
• Full Paper Submission: 4 July 2014
• Early Bird Registration Commences: 2 June 2014
• Registration Ends: 7 August 2014.
For further inquiries, kindly contact Conference Organizers on the following:
zeguconferenceinfor@gmail.com
Abstracts can be submitted electronically to:
zeguconference@gmail.com
zeguconference2014@gmail.com
zeguconferenceinfor@gmail.com
