From: William Ackah [[log in to unmask]]
Subject: CfP: Black Church Activism and Contested Multiculturalism
Date: Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Black Church Activism and Contested Multiculturalism in Europe, North
America, and South Africa - 29th & 30th May
Two day conference at Birkbeck, University of London May 29th - 30th
2012
This conference, which is part of an ongoing Transatlantic Roundtable on
Religion and Race, will bring together academics, church leaders,
practitioners and community activists to explore the role that churches play
in the construction of identities in societies where issues of race and
racism are played out in the public sphere. We are particularly interested
in exploring the role and place of black churches in transitional political,
religious and cultural contexts. We welcome conceptual, practical and
theoretical papers, individual case studies and comparative work exploring
the role that churches play or could play in assisting social, political and
cultural transformation in multicultural contexts.
Call for Papers http://www.bbk.ac.uk/bih/news/blackchurchescallforpapers
Abstracts of 150 to 200 words are invited on the conference theme. Possible
panels include:
Faith and Multiculturalism, Faith Institutions and African immigration,
Faith Institutions and Urban Disorders, Religious/Political Extremism,
Gender Equality, Black Identities and the Black Church, Faith Based
Community Development, Black Churches and Interfaith/Intercultural
Relations, Youth Identities, Crime and Social Justice.
Please submit abstracts by Dec 15th to:
Dr William Ackah (Birkbeck College) [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Dr. R. Drew Smith (Morehouse College) [log in to unmask]
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Dr. Rothney Tshaka (University of South Africa) [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Suggested alternative panels and papers on other themes are also welcome.
Please contact us to discuss further.
Registration Information
Cost: Standard - £70 Birkbeck Staff and all students - £35 Delegates will
receive conference programme/pack, morning and afternoon refreshments and
lunch as part of this package.=
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