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The Non-Religion and Secularity Research Network Call for Papers for One-Day 'Launch' Conference Friday 11 December 2009, Wolfson College, University of Oxford Conference theme: 'Non-Religion and Secularity: New Empirical Perspectives' NSRN was set up in late 2008 as an international and interdisciplinary network of researchers interested in the burgeoning fields of non-religion, secularity, and atheism. After a very encouraging first year, its conveners are delighted to announce this one-day conference, exhibiting much of the new and exciting empirical research now being undertaken in these areas. Confirmed keynote speakers include Prof. Colin Campbell (York, UK), Prof. David Voas (Manchester, UK) and Prof. Ryan T. Cragun (Tampa, US). Abstracts (c. 200 words) for 20-minute short papers are invited from researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of sociology, psychology, history, anthropology, religious studies, political science, international relations, cultural studies and related disciplines. Please send these, by FRIDAY 9TH OCTOBER, to [log in to unmask] (informal enquiries should also be directed to the same address). Applicants will be informed of the decision around 16 October. All abstracts, whether successful or not, will also be considered for inclusion in a planned post-conference publication. Further details about the conference (including booking information) will be circulated towards the end of October. Information about the NSRN is available at <http://www.nsrn.co.uk>. Details on how to join the network may be found at <http://nsrn.co.uk/NSRN/About.html>. Please direct all non-conference enquiries to: [log in to unmask] Please feel free to distribute this Call for Papers to your colleagues and research students. Lois Lee (Cambridge) and Stephen Bullivant (Oxford)