9/9/02
Fyi-certainly for those of you who are planning ahead!
Elisabeth
Study Group Convenor
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CALL FOR PAPERS
ASSOCIATION FOR THE SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
2003 Annual Meeting
Atlanta, August 15-17, 2003
THE SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION: CONSTRUCTING AN AGENDA
Sociologists of religion have a common aim: to understand better the
interrelationships between religion in all its diverse forms and the
contexts of which it is part. How this aim is realized, however, has not
only evolved over time, but is manifestly different in different parts of
the world.
The aim of this conference is to look more carefully at the agenda of the
sociology of religion- it should not be taken for granted. It should,
rather, be scrutinized with the aim of discovering who dictates the agenda
and how and why it has shifted over time. Is it primarily reactive or
proactive, for example? Is it, should it, or can it be value free?
Particular attention will be paid to the comparative nature of this task,
asking why sociological communities from different parts of the world have
taken up different aspects of the work, and how each might contribute more
fully to the common task.
Papers are invited over a broad range of themes in the social scientific
study of religion, some of which are listed below. The program will pay
attention to theoretical, methodological, and substantive issues.
Changing theoretical perspectives
Innovative paradigms (e.g., multiple modernities)
Comparative approaches
Pressures from constituent groups (e.g., gender studies, minority studies,
area studies)
Institutional pressures (academia, pastoral institutes, seminaries, etc.)
Cognate disciplines and interdisciplinary work
Methodological innovations (e.g., the use of text as data)
Emerging fields of study (e.g. Pentecostalism, reversed mission,
aesthetics and the arts)
New geographical areas
Key people (those who have significantly changed the agenda)
New ways of being religious in the modern world ñ both ìhardî and ìsoftî
forms of religion
Pressures of globalization, increased mobility, and the media
Key events, unexpected outcomes
Program Chair: Lina Molokotos-Liederman, e-mail: [log in to unmask]
In order for you paper to be considered, it is necessary to be a member of
ASR. See the ASR website: "http://www.sociologyofreligion.com" for
membership information and other details.
Deadlines:
Submission of Session proposals: 15 January 2003
Submission of Abstracts: 15 February 2003
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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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Details about the Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit (WRERU) as
well as details of courses, research, publications, and book sales can be
found at:
http://www.warwick.ac.uk/wie/WRERU
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