BOOK: Studies in Religious Trauma: Causes, Manifestations, and Treatments

With an increase in academic programs related to viniculture and brewing science, the time is ripe for contributions from the humanities and social sciences. We believe the theories and methods of religious studies have important contributions to offer studies of alcohol. Thus, we seek to bring together scholars from across disciplines to examine the historical, social, ritual, economic, political and cultural relationship between religion and alcohol across time periods and around the world. The goal of the workshop is to create an edited volume with broad appeal that will advance research on religion and alcohol. Submissions: To submit a proposal for consideration, please email an abstract of approximately 250 words and a brief C.V. (2 pages) to ryan.r.lemasters@wmich.edu. The title of your abstract should be your last name and be sent as a PDF. The subject line of the email should appear as follows “Holy Waters.” The deadline to submit is October 1, 2021. Those selected for inclusion will be notified by the organizing committee by October 11, 2021.

The Global Center for Religious Research (GCRR) is hosting the 2021 International eConference on Sex, Eroticism, and Religion, which will bring together erotic book authors, historians, philosophers, specialists, and students from all over the world to discuss the latest in a very taboo subject

The Global Center for Religious Research (GCRR) is hosting the 2nd Annual International eConference on Atheism, which will bring together authors, social-scientists, historians, philosophers, specialists, and students from all over the world to discuss the theme of "God and Suffering."

The purpose of this call for articles is to roll out this American Voices Project (AVP)-based qualitative analysis by opening up the AVP dataset to qualified scholars and analysts. We welcome research on the many topics—including health, poverty, politics, protest, employment, coping, and anomie—that the AVP interviews can assist in understanding.

“We” & “They”: Cross Cultural Conversations on Identity June 25 to July 2, 2022, Star Island, NH

CALL for PRESENTERS! The Global Center for Religious Research (GCRR) is hosting the 2nd Annual International eConference on Religious Trauma, which will bring together specialists, psychiatrists, and researchers from all over the world to discuss the causes of religious trauma, as well as its manifestations and treatment options for those afflicted with the often adverse and disruptive effects associated with religion. The purpose of this multidisciplinary virtual conference is to advance the clinical and psychological understanding of religious trauma. This two-day conference will provide an interdisciplinary platform for scholars, educators, and practitioners to present their research to international audiences from all different backgrounds. And because the virtual conference is held online, scholars and students can attend from the comfort and safety of their own home without having to worry about travel and lodging expenses. PRESENTERS WANTED! We encourage the following people to submit an abstract proposal (200-500 words) to present at this year’s international academic conference: ~Psychologists / Psychiatrists ~Counselors / Therapists ~Religious Trauma Survivors ~Social-Scientists ~Historians ~Philosophers ~Researchers ~Professors ~Authors ~Theologians ~Graduate Students ~Other Specialists in this Field of Study Upon passing peer-review and acceptance by the Conference Committee, all academic research presentations will be published in an upcoming issue of the peer-reviewed academic journal, Socio-Historical Examination of Religion and Ministry (SHERM). Presenters can also feature and promote their own publications during the conference for free! Abstract Proposal Deadline: March 1st, 2022 For more information, visit: https://www.gcrr.org/religioustraumaconference2022

The editor/s invite contributions to this special issue that engage with the following questions. Articles with an international comparative approach are especially welcome: Who are these highly religious young Catholics? How can they be characterized in terms of religiosity and in terms of a range of social issues (life choices, participation in society, relationship with others, etc.)? If there are differences between countries, which differences exist? How do they differentiate from their parents, relatives, and friends, from the other young Catholics, and from the whole youth? Are there really differentiating features? Are they young people like the others? What is the relation between religious identity and overall post-modern values and high pluralization? How do these young people interact with our modernity and its values? Do they look at modernity differently? Do they see it as a threat or an opportunity? How these young Catholics became so highly religious? What is the very nature of religious socialization that can explain this? Did they convert? May their life histories explain the nuances of their path towards high religiosity? What is their role in Catholic Church’s evangelization? Are they fundamental for the Catholic Church? What is their involvement in parishes organization and in ecclesial movements? Do they have a different involvement in civil society?

The purpose of the Sociology of Religion Unit of the American Academy of Religion is to generate cross-fertilization between the Sociology of Religion and Religious Studies. We are open to papers in all areas and therefore encourage submissions of any topic relevant to the sociology of religion.

GCRR Press is inviting papers for a themed article collection relating to the New Testament Gospel of John for inclusion in a proposed scholarly anthology in the field of Jewish Studies.

Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion, Volume 15 (Forthcoming 2024) Change and Its Discontents: Religious Organizations and Religious Life in Central and Eastern Europe Edited by Olga Breskaya, University of Padova, and Siniša Zrinščak, University of Zagreb

Call for Papers International Conference - Religion Between Governance and Freedoms University of Padova, Italy, September 22-23, 2022

In collaboration with the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas, the Global Center for Religious Research (GCRR) is proud to announce the 2022 International eConference on Holocaust Studies. The conference will bring together historians, specialists, and researchers from all over the world to discuss the need to preserve Holocaust memories.

This is an open call for papers for the Research Committee 22 on the Sociology of Religion Program at the International Sociological Association World Congress that will take place in Melbourne, Australia from June 25th to July 1st, 2023.