PUBLICATIONS (only books and readers)
BAUBEROT, Jean Une laïcite interculturelle, le Quebec avenir de la France ? Paris : Ed.
de l'Aube.
BLASI, Anthony J. (ed.). American Sociology of Religion. Leiden : Brill.
Brouwer, R., C.N. de Groot, E. SENGERS, S. Stoppels and H de Roest. Levend Lichaam:
Dynamiek van christelijke geloofsgemeenschappen in Nederland. Kampen: Kok, 2007.
Peter CLARKE (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Religion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008, XVI + 1046 pp; with chapters of Peter B. Clarke, Edward Bailey, Gary D. Bouma, Karel Dobbelaere, Inger Furset, Enzo Pace, James T. Richardson, Ole P. Riis and James V. Spickard
DORDEVIC, Dragoljub B. (ed.). The Sociology of Religion in the Former Yugoslav Republics. Nis: Yugoslav Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, 2008 (year XV), with articles of members of the ISSR: Sergej FLERE, Zoran MATEVSKI and Sinisa Zrinscak.
DIALMY, Abdessamad. Al Madina al Al Islamya, al Ouçoulya wa al Irhab : Muqaraba jinsya" (Islamic City, Fundamentalism and Terrorism : a Sexual Approach). Beirut : Arab Rationalist League, Dar Es Saqi, 2008, 208 p.
FURSET Inver and Paul LEER-SALVESEN (eds). Religion in Late Modernity. Essays jn Honor of Pal Repstad. Trondheim: Tapir Academic Press, 2007.
GEOFFROY, Martin et Jean-Guy Vaillancourt (eds). Religion and Identity. Special Issue of Australian Religion Studies Review, vol 21(1), 2008, with articles of members of the ISSR Vincenzo PACE and Martin GEOFFROY
LIPSYC, S.S. (dir.).Femmes et judaïsme aujourd’hui. Paris : Editions in Press. Avec des chapitres de members : Joëlle ALLOUCHE-BENAYOUN et Régine AZRIA.
LAMINE, Anne-Sophie, Françoise Lautman et Séverine MATHIEU (dir.) La religion de l’autre : La pluralité religieuse entre concurrence et reconnaissance. Paris : L’harmatan, 2008 : 290 p. Avec des chapitres de membreS : Anne-Sophie LAMINE, Séverine MATHIEU , Bruno DURIEZ, Laurent AMIOTT-SUCHET, Joëlle ALLOUCHE-BENAYOUN, Anne PERRIN, Céline BERAUD, Rita HERMON-BELOT, Martine COHEN, Bruno MICHON, Maïté MASKENS, Natalie LUCA, Mireille ESTIVALEZES et Bérengère MASSIGNON ;,
McGUIRE, Meredith. Lived Religion: Faith and Practice in Everyday Life. Oxford: Oxford University Press: 2008.
McGUIRE, Meredith. Religion: The Social Context. Long Grove, Ill.: Waveland Press, 2008: 5th edition.
MIKKOLA Teija, Kati NIEMELÄ and Juha Petterson. The Questioning Mind: faith and Values of the New Generation. Tampere: Church Research Institute, 2007, 154 pp.
POSSAMAI, Adam. Religion and Popular Culture: A Hyper-Real Testament. Brussels P.I.E.-Peter Lang, 2007 [Second Printing].
SUAREZ, Hugo José (red.), El sentido y el método - Sociología de la cultura y análisis de contenido. Mexico : IIS – UNAM, El Colegio de Michoacán, 2008. Avec des chapitres de membres de la SISR: Jean Pierre HIERNAUX, Jean REMY et Hugo José SUÁREZ.
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WE INVITE YOUR PROPOSALS OR FULL MANUSCRIPTS FOR A NEW BOOK SERIES:
“Studies in Critical Research on Religion”
Brill Academic Publishers (hardcover) Haymarket Books (paperback) http://www.brill.nl/scrr
Series Editor:
Warren S. Goldstein, Center for Critical Research on Religion Editorial Review Board:
Roland Boer, Monash University
Christopher Craig Brittain, University of Aberdeen Lauren Langman, Loyola University Chicago George Lundskow, Grand Valley State University Kenneth G. MacKendrick, University of Manitoba Andrew M. McKinnon, University of Aberdeen Michael R. Ott, Grand Valley State University Rudolf J. Siebert, Western Michigan University
Statement of Purpose:
The academic study of religion occupies an ambiguous place within the humanities and social
sciences. Characterized by a distinct interdisciplinary tenor, the study of religion initially emerged as a critique of the failures and limitations of the theological sciences to explain and understand human behavior. As this critique matured, the innovative scholars of the past turned to the established disciplines for insight and legitimacy: anthropology, history, philology, sociology, etc. Borrowing from these disciplines has contributed much to the success and the institutional viability of the study of religion. Yet, in spite of this success, we find that the methods and theories within these disciplines have often been developed and incorporated into the study of religion in an unreflective way,
preserving ideological prejudices that hinder our understanding of human behavior and its potentials.
As a response, our book series aims to develop a sustained interdisciplinary project with the express purpose of articulating a body of critical research on religion.
The purpose of this book series is to provide a venue for scholars engaged in critical research on religion. Our aims include studies contributing to our understanding of how religious institutions and religious thinking may simultaneously serve as a source of domination and progressive social change.
We seek to analyze the historical and economic conditions giving rise to religious systems while recognizing that religious ideas can be motivational and therefore dialectically related to material conditions. We aim to understand more precisely the role of religion within social and political conflicts.
These conflicts are often based on ethnic, racial, and regional differences, which have political and economic inequity as crucial factors. As with most disciplines, a critical perspective recognizes that its own historical continuities lie within the confluence of numerous religious, political, and philosophical traditions. Critical reflection does not reject this intellectual heritage but critically self-reflects on its relationship to it.
This book series invites proposals and submissions of monographs and edited volumes from scholars across all academic disciplines. These include but are not limited to theology, religious studies, sociology of religion, anthropology of religion, psychology of religion, history, political science, and philosophy. Works can use a wide range of methodologies, including quantitative, qualitative, and historical. While encouraging works to be theoretical driven by a critical perspective, it is particularly interested in empirical research which is theoretically guided by interdisciplinary concerns.
Submissions:
Send Proposals or Manuscripts to:
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Studies in Critical Research on Religion Brill Academic Publishers
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Subject: Diaspora: Re-emergence of Religion as a Social Force in Europe?
About
http://www.relemerge.org/
Relemerge is the website of a programme of ten international academicresearch projects responding to the theme: Re-emergence of Religion as a Social Force in Europe?
Funded by NORFACE. NORFACE stands for New Opportunities for Research Funding Co-operation in Europe. It is a partnership of national funding agencies from Estonia, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden and the UK.
Canada and Austria participate as associate partners. For further details go to:
www.norface.org
The programme probes the current condition of religion in Europe against the background of European secularism and the re-kindling of religious activity brought about by the political and social changes in Europe of the past thirty years.
The ten innovative and methodologically varied projects take a look at the significance of religion in contemporary social life, as well as exploring the social and cultural impacts of recent religious growth points, such as Pentecostalism and Islam.
Quantitative studies analyse data from the major social surveys conducted over the past ten years to examine whether religion has re-emerged as a social force, how much has changed, how much is religion still in decline, how far have new migrant groups transformed or merely refreshed the picture.
Qualitative projects involving ethnographic, visual and othe methodologies, look at the detail of religious activity through empirical and theoretical research, exploring issues concerning gender, transnational processes, the politics of religious cultures, new forms of religious expression and many other dimensions of contemporary relevance.
The Programme was launched in March 2007 and will continue through 2010.
Scientific Co-ordinator of the programme; Professor Roger Hewitt, Goldsmiths, University of London. Email: r.hewitt@gold.ac.uk If you would like to join our mailing list and receive further information about the Relemerge programme as it becomes available please Email:
c.bates@gold.ac.uk
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ANNOUNCING THE 2009 TAYLOR & FRANCIS SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION POSTGRADUATE ESSAY COMPETITION
The British Sociological Association Sociology of Religion Study Group is now inviting entries for the 2009 Taylor & Francis Sociology of Religion Postgraduate Essay competition.
We welcome essays from postgraduates at all stages of their studies on any aspect of contemporary religion grounded in a sociological perspective. The prize for the winning essay is £100 and, subject to undergoing the usual refereeing process, it is hoped that the winning essay will be published in the Journal of Contemporary Religion.
Essays should be between 5000 and 7000 words, and should be submitted electronically as a single MS Word document to Kristin Aune (K.Aune@derby.ac.uk), including bibliography and cover sheet (which can be downloaded from the Study Group website). The deadline for submission is the 27th February 2009, and entries can be submitted at any time between now and then.
The winner of the competition will be announced at the Study Group's Annual Conference Dinner in Durham (30th March to 1st April 2009). If you are not already a member of the Study Group, you will need to join prior to submitting an essay.
If you are a member of staff, please download a poster to display on your departmental notice board and encourage your postgraduate students to submit essays. If you are a postgraduate this is great opportunity to work towards an early publication on your thesis topic, or a chance to explore another area of interest.
For further information about the competition or to download a poster please go to:
http://www.socrel.org.uk/essaycomp/2009/index.html
Please forward this message to other groups, email lists and individuals who may be interested.
Many thanks, Kristin Aune Dr. Kristin Aune
Senior Lecturer in Sociology
Faculty of Education, Health & Sciences University of Derby
Kedleston Road Derby DE22 1GB Tel: 01332 591428 ===============