Subject: Conference on Religion and Spirituality in Society, Chicago, 15-17 February, 2011 - Call for Papers
Dear Colleague,
On behalf of the Conference Organizing Committee, I would like to inform you of the:
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIETY
University Center Conference Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
15-17 February, 2011
http://www.religion-conference.com
The Religion and Spirituality in Society Conference sets out to describe, analyze, and interpret the role of religion and spirituality in society. The bases of this endeavor are cross-disciplinary. The intellectual project is neutral with respect to the agendas of particular religions or explicit counterpoints to religion such as agnosticism or atheism. The Religion and Spirituality in Society Conference serves as a forum for those interested in the pursuit of scholarly conversation surrounding the key issues that impact the relationship between religion and society. The conference is intended as a space for careful, scholarly reflection and open dialogue while recognizing that a tension exists between the academic conversation and the practice of religious and spiritual traditions.
The conference will include presentations by the following plenary speakers:
* George Bond, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA
* Michael Lerner, Editor, Tikkun, chair, Interfaith Network of Spiritual Progressives, San Francisco, USA
* Wendy Doniger, University of Chicago Divinity School, Chicago, USA
* Steve Shoemaker, host, Keepin' the Faith, Urbana, USA
* Robert McKim, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
In addition to these plenary speakers, the conference will be comprised of parallel paper, workshop, and colloquium presentations by researchers and practitioners by leading thinkers in the field of religious study. Participants are invited to submit a presentation proposal for a 30-minute paper, 60-minute workshop, or a jointly presented 90-minute colloquium session.
In addition to organizing the Religion and Spirituality in Society Conference, Common Ground publishes papers from the conference at http://www.religion-journal.com, and we do encourage all conference participants to submit a paper based on their conference presentation for peer review and possible publication in the journal. We also publish books at http://www.religioninsociety.com in both print and electronic formats. We would like to invite conference participants to develop publishing proposals for original works, or for edited collections of papers drawn from the journal which address an identified theme.
Those who are unable to attend the conference in person are welcome to submit a virtual registration, which allows for submission of a paper for refereeing and possible publication in the journal, as well as an option to upload a video presentation to the conference YouTube channel. Finally, please join our online conversation by subscribing to our monthly email newsletter, and subscribe to our Facebook, RSS, or Twitter feeds at http://religioninsociety.com.
The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is 13 January, 2010. Future deadlines will be announced on the conference website after this date. Proposals are reviewed within two weeks of submission. Full details of the conference, including an online proposal submission form, may be found at the conference website: http://www.religioninsociety.com.
We look forward to seeing you in Chicago in February, 2011.
Yours Sincerely,
Dr. Robert McKim
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, Illinois
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