Workshop:

Religionising Fieldwork and Fieldworking Religion: Hermeneutics of the engagement between religion and research methodologies in the field
3-4 November 2008

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Convenors:

James Kapalo, SOAS, Dept. Study of Religions
Stefania Travagnin, SOAS, Dept. Study of Religions

Keynote address:

Prof. Paul Gifford, Chair of African Christianity, SOAS, Dept. Study of Religions Read the rest of this entry »

VISOR, the VU-Institute for the Study of Religion, Culture and Society, is looking for two Full Professors (Islam in European Societies; Popular Religiosity) and three PhD candidates.

See for descriptions the VISOR website or contact the VISOR office: info@visor.vu.nl / +31 20 5986603

Conversion and Time in Global Pentecostalism:
a lifelong ‘live’ experience

VU University Amsterdam
11-13 June 2008
Venue: Gebouw Pinkstergemeente Amsterdam
Arent Janszoon Ernststraat 302 Amsterdam

The conference seeks to explore new directions for the study of conversion looking specifically to Pentecostalism. The need for new directions emerged out of the work of the research program Conversion Careers and Culture Politics in Global Pentecostalism at the VU University in Amsterdam.

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We had some serious issues with our server.  We’ve been down for over a day. The issues seem to be resolved now, except for some individual blogs. These will be solved, if all goes right, within short notice. Our apologies for any inconveniences you might have suffered.

On the 27th and 28th of March 2008 the Leiden Institute for the Study of Religions (LISOR) is holding a conference with the title Religion, Public or Private? 

Keynote speakers include: 

• Prof. Meerten B. ter Borg, Leiden 
• Dr Bart Labuschagne, Leiden 
• Prof. David Novak, Toronto 
• Dr Armando Salvatore, Berlin 
• Prof. Linda Woodhead, Lancaster

The programme and other details can be found on: http://www.leidenuniv.nl/gg/Ficl/index.html

De faculteit Godsdienstwetenschappen van de Universiteit van Leiden zoekt een studieadviseur. De vacature staat op de website van de universiteit: http://www.vacatures.leidenuniv.nl/index.php3?m=1&c=1735

Call for Papers – New Interpretations of Spirit Possession

The School of Theology and Religious Studies at Bangor University,
Wales, will host a conference about the interpretations of spirit
possession between the 16th and 17th of May.
Spirit Possession is the key practice in many religions worldwide and
the cause of many prejudices against certain religions. The aim of the
conference is to discuss, debate, and evaluate the relevance of new
interpretations of spirit possession and their application to new
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GloPent, a European Pentecostal studies network, has created a search engine which browses websites that are relevant to the field of research into Pentecostal/Charismatic Christianity. People are invited to submit other websites that may be of interest to researchers.

GloPent (re)search engine

EASA 2008 conference: Experiencing Diversity and Mutuality

26-30 August, Ljubljana, Slovenia

African Christianities in Europe: the politics of religious recognition

(W029)
Location TBA
Date and Time TBA
Convenors
Simon Coleman (University of Sussex) s.m.coleman@ sussex.ac. uk
Ramon Sarró (Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon)
ramon.sarro@ ics.ul.pt

Through an analysis of how some migrant churches seek recognition within and interact with other forms of Christianity, this panel explores the capacity of African Christian diasporas to reconfigure the European religious heritage, influence local identities and establish international connections.
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I’ve done some maintenance to the site. A few things have been changed:

1. We now have a reliable anti spam solution, akismet. If you want to use it, activate it in the “Manage >> Plugins” menu. You also need an API key, which you can get at wordpress.com

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