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Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New York City, NY (24-28 February 2012). Conveners: Eoin O'Mahony (NUI Maynooth, Ireland), David J. Butler (University College Cork, Ireland).

In her most recent review of the field of geographies of religion, Lily Kong (2010) cautions against an uncritical acceptance of the ââ,¬Å"emergence of postsecularization, and the "'re-emergence' and 're-engagement' of the secular and the sacred". Instead, she offers a view of the religious as continuing, and not necessarily as re-emergent. In a similar vein, Wilford (2010) questions the marginalization of accounts of secularization within the geography of religion. Though using different frameworks, both Kong and Wilford may be seen as issuing invitations to further develop research agendas within geographies of religion. In particular, they highlight a range of expressions of religious belief that are deserving of critical attention: these expressions vary across scales, settings and landscapes.

In this session, we take up the challenge of Kong and Wilford to develop new perspectives and research agendas for geographies of religion and faith. Papers could focus on, but are by no means limited to, the following topics:

 - the secularisation of public space
 - religious practice and belief
 - the non-representational and faith & religion
 - new methodologies and fieldwork techniques
 - religious & spiritual affect and research methods
 - the constitution of the private and the public
 - interdisciplinary approaches to geographies of religion

If you would like to participate in this session, please send a 200 word abstract (listing name, affiliation and contact details) to both Eoin O'Mahony and David Butler by Saturday 17 September, 2011. You should consult the AAG website (www.aag.org) for online registration and abstract submission instructions.

Eoin O'Mahony (eoin.omahony.2010[at]nuim.ie)
PhD student
NUI Maynooth

David Butler (d.butler[at]ucc.ie)
Lecturer
University College Cork

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