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British Sociological Association Sociology of Religion Study Group |
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British Sociological Association Sociology of Religion Study Group |
A CALL FOR PAPERS FOR A CONFERENCE ON
RELIGION IN AN URBAN ECOLOGY
TO BE HELD AT MASON HALL, BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY
8th – 11th April 2002
Full cost, including registration fee £150.00 full board.The Conference aims to draw together established scholars and research students from a number of different disciplines who are concerned with the study of religion within an urban context. Papers would be welcome from those who are studying established religious communities as well as from those who are concerned with ‘religion’ or ‘spirituality’ within the wider society, religion and urban politics or the spatial and symbolic aspects of religion in an urban setting. A particular emphasis will be placed on studies that combine theoretical and empirical research.
We are looking for a combination of short papers (45 minutes including questions), presentations on work in progress (15 minutes) and poster displays (particularly from larger projects). We would welcome contributions in the following areas: -
| Ethnographic or other studies of specific religious communities living or worshipping within an urban context and their interactions with the wider population. |
| Studies of the role religion plays in defining or constructing the identity of particular neighbourhoods or ethnic groups within an urban setting. |
| Questions about the relationship between religious practice, religious ideals and local politics within an urban context. |
| Theoretical and empirical questions surrounding the siting of religious buildings or symbols and other questions relating to the use of space and visibility. |
| Studies of the way in which religious groups utilise, define and negotiate urban space in festivals and other activities. |
| Ethical, and other methodological and theoretical issues, relating to the study of religious practice in a contemporary urban setting. |
Please send a 100-word summary of your paper, along with your name, details of your institution, current post and/or research, and whether you wish to offer a short paper, work in progress or a poster, to the following address by January 31st 2002.
Dr Martin D. Stringer
Worship in Birmingham Project, Department of Theology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT.
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