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*Apologies for cross-posting* Dear all, Please find below a CFP for a postgraduate/early careers session on 'Emerging geographies of Religions, faith and Spiritualties' at the 2017 RGS -IBG International Conference. Best wishes, Stephanie --- *RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2017: Decolonizing geographical knowledges, London, 29th August to 1st September 2017* *Convenors: Stephanie Denning (University of Bristol) and Dr Richard Scriven (University College Cork)* *CFP: Emerging Geographies of Religions, faith and Spiritualties* In addressing the renewed focus on the geographies of religions, spiritualties, and faith, this session welcomes papers from postgraduates and early career researchers who wish to explore, speculate, and discuss aspects of this area as it relates to their research. Recent engagements with the religious-spiritual have tended to focus on the lived realities, incorporating examinations of embodied identities, everyday practices, diversifying believes, and emotional and affective dimensions. The session intends to reflect on these areas and speculate on future developments, while also capturing how early career researchers are conceptualising and approaching the subject. We are eager to create participatory sessions where researchers can contribute to larger discussions while showcasing aspects of their research. We particularly welcome contributions that address the following themes: - Theoretical and methodological opportunities and challenges - Conceptualisations of sacred/profane space - Differing forms of participatory research - The individualisation of religious-spiritual beliefs and practices - Socio-political dimensions of religious identity - Shifting social role religious-spiritual institutions - Questions of positionality and the researcher’s faith or variation/absence thereof The session is intended to be interactive, with presentations followed by a roundtable discussion. Each participant will give a short (10 minute) presentation, after which there will be a discussion of the ideas and issues raised involving speakers and audience. *Abst**racts of no more than 250 words should be submitted to both * *[log in to unmask]* <[log in to unmask]>* and * *[log in to unmask]* <[log in to unmask]>* by Friday 3rd February 2017* -- *Stephanie Denning* *PhD in Human Geography 2014-17* *School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol* *Twitter: @SJ_Denning*