9/9/02
Fyi-call for paper re the Second International Conference on Modern
Religious Movements in Judaism, Christianity, Islam & other faiths-the
transmission distorted the latter...
Elisabeth
Study Group Convenor
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>Second International Conference on Modern Religious Movements in
>Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the B·bÌ and Bah·'Ì Faiths
>27-29 November 2002
>
>Call for papers
>
>The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel and Landegg International
>University, Switzerland are pleased to announce their second co-sponsored
>international conference. Papers are invited on any aspect of research into
>the new faiths and various religious movements within the major classical
>monotheistic religions in modern times. The comparative approach proposed
>for the conference aims at inviting interdisciplinary dialogue. The call for
>contribution to this conference is directed at general historians,
>philosophers, scholars in the various fields of Jewish studies,
>Christianity, Islam (Sunni and ShÌ'ih), B·bÌ and Bah·'Ì Faiths, comparative
>religion, history of science, and logical mathematicians.
>Those wishing to participate in the conference are requested to submit the
>following materials by the end of September either by post or electronic
>transmission;
>1. Title of the proposed paper;
>2. An abstract of no more than 500 words;
>3. A brief CV including a list of major publications and institutional
>affiliation;
>4. Completed conference registration and accommodation forms.
>
>Conference Coordinators:
>Mrs. Linda Egger
>Dr. Graham Hassall
>Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
>Landegg International University
>The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
>CH-9405 Wienacht/AR
>Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91905, Israel
>Switzerland
>Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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>Conference Conveners:
>Professor Moshe Sharon
>Professor H.B. Danesh
>Faculty of Humanities
>President
>The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
>Landegg International University
>Information, including forms for registration and accommodation, are
>available at http://www.landegg.edu/main.cfm?SID=382
><http://www.landegg.edu/main.cfm?SID=382>
>
>Rabbani Chair for Bah·'Ì History
>2002 Symposium - Bah·'Ì Biography
>december 2002
>Call for expressions of interest
>Each of the major religious traditions has evolved complex practices of
>biography, focusing initially on the Prophet and His disciplines, and
>subsequently on such exponents as saints, missionaries, and the devout. In
>modern times these essentially hagiographic accounts have been critiqued by
>the methods and mentalities of modernity, notably source criticism and
>various approaches to textual deconstruction. Also, religious or sacred
>biography is increasingly informed by the findings of psychology, sociology,
>and other strands of social inquiry.
>Whereas Bah·'Ì-related biographical and autobiographical literature is
>increasing in number and variety, there has been little assessment of the
>field as a whole, nor much consideration of the relationship between this
>emerging Bah·'Ì biographical tradition (if indeed it can be described as
>such) and the biographical forms and practices of other cultural and
>religious traditions. The purpose of this conference therefore is to
>convene a gathering of scholars familiar with Bah·'Ì-related biographical
>projects. Its principal themes include:
>* The Bah·'Ì biographic 'tradition': continuities and innovations
>* Biographical scholarship and the Revealed Word
>* The principal challenges of Bah·'Ì biography
>* Sources for Bah·'Ì biography
>* Methodology: Biographies in progress
>The tentative program of speakers includes: Daniel Grolin, May Hofman, Della
>Marcus, Gayle Morrison, Janet Ruhe-Shoen, Pauline Tuttle, John-Paul Vader,
>Will van den Hoonaard, and Rob Weinberg.
>The conference convenors welcome expressions of interest in participating in
>this symposium. Please write to [log in to unmask]
><mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>___________________________________________________________________________
>International Conference On Bah·'Ì Libraries and Archives
>2-4 January 2003
>
>CALL FOR PAPERS
>In January 2003 Landegg International University is hosting an international
>conference to consider current issues in the development on Bah·'Ì libraries
>and archives. The conference seeks a broad audience: from those whose
>concerns are with professional standards, and the development of academic
>collections; to community-based participants whose chief concerns are in the
>establishment and operation of Bah·'Ì libraries at local or national level.
>Its principal themes include:
>* The establishment of private libraries and archives: case studies
>* Identification of development needs
>* Issues in cataloguing, classification and description
>* Issues in preservation of electronic sources
>* Issues in collection development
>Speakers include Margaret Anderson (Australia), William Collins (United
>States), Guido Cooreman (Belgium), Paul Gerard (Australia), Anita Graves
>(Cyprus), J. Michael Kafes( United States), Masoud Rowshan (Australia),
>Pauline Tuttle (Canada), Peter Wise (Ireland), and Shanker Yendamuri
>(India).
>Persons interested in offering a presentation at this conference should
>submit a 250-word abstract to Mrs Barbara Geisey ([log in to unmask]) by
>September 15, 2002. Further information about the conference program, and
>registration, will be available on Landegg's website at
>http://www.landegg.edu/main.cfm?SID=438
><http://www.landegg.edu/main.cfm?SID=438>
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Dr Elisabeth Arweck
Research Fellow, Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit (WRERU),
Institute of Education, University of
Warwick (2001-2003)
Co-Editor, Journal of Contemporary Religion
Convenor, BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group (2000-2003)
Research Associate, King's College London
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