Events

Research Methods in the Study of Contemporary Religion

Monday 6th-Friday 10th September 2010

This event, aimed at PhD students, will bring together leading UK-based academics to run a series of workshop sessions on key methodological issues and approaches in the study of contemporary religion. Funded by the AHRC Collaborative Research Training scheme, and run in collaboration with the AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society programme, this will provide subject-specific methods training not normally available at any single institution. Delegates accepted on to this programme will have their residential costs and travel costs (within the UK) covered by the project budget. For more information and a downloadable application form, click here.

Studying contemporary Islam in the UK

Saturday 23rd January, 2010; 10.30am-4.30pm

A study day organised in collaboration with the BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group and the Muslims in Britain research network. Click here for programme details and for on-line registration.

Religion and critical theory seminar series

During 2010, the Centre will be running a short series of seminars led by external speakers on the relationship between critical theory and the study of religion. No pre-booking is required with space on a first come, first seated basis.

The first two seminars in this series will be:

Wednesday 3rd February,

' "The premise of all criticism": Marx and the critique of religion', Dr Warren Goldstein, Visiting Fellow in the Study of Religion, Harvard University, 12.30-2.00pm, Room 152, Malet Street building.

Wednesday 17th March,

'Distinguising religion and economics: the politics of the secular', Prof Jeremy Carrette, University of Kent, 12.30-2.00pm, venue tbc.

Previous events

Click here to see a listing of previous seminars and symposia run by the Centre, including podcast recordings from these.