From Static Categories to a River of Theories: “The Myth of Disenchantment”
In a free wheeling conversation, Dr. Jason Josephson-Storm and Dan Gorman discuss the intellectual history of religious studies and the myth that magic is dead.
Stereotyping Religion: Critical Approaches to Pervasive Cliches
“Religions are belief systems”, “Religions are intrinsically violent”, “Religion is Bullshit”… these are just some of the pervasive cliches that we might hear from time to time in the English-speaking world about our central topic of discussion on the RSP, ‘religion’.
The Return of Homo Religiosus
A couple years ago I stumbled across a cartoon in my Facebook feed. It details two images on top of one another: The first image is of two ‘cavemen‘ who randomly decide to draw a bunch of dicks and boobs on a cave wall.
Religious Studies Opportunities Digest – 10 April 2018
Welcome to the latest edition of The Religious Studies Project Opportunities Digest! This week you will find one prize, one summer school, two call for papers, one conference, four conference call for papers, and two doctoral position opportunities.
Thanks to everyone who has signed up to support the RSP thus far through our Patreon–and PayPal options. We are aiming for 100 patrons (currently 19) to fund planned developments over the coming year.
Myth, Solidarity, and Post-Liberalism
With the rise of reactionary politics across the globe, it is arguably increasingly important for the academic community to give consideration to the prospects of developing and strengthening solidarity across apparent religious, political and economic differences. In this podcast, Chris speaks to Dr Timothy Stacey (University of Ottawa) about his forthcoming book, Myth and Solidarity in the Modern World:
Shall we play the game?
The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is something which I have been commenting upon since and constitutes the core of one of my arguments about what it is to do “social science” in my forthcoming The Idea of a Genuine Social Science (Springer, 2018).
Michael Pye
Michael Pye was born in 1939 in England, and studied Modern Languages and Theology at Cambridge, England (1958-61) as an Open Scholar of Clare College. He then spent five years in Japan before holding lecturing posts in Religious Studies at Lancaster and Leeds (where he was also awarded a Ph.D). Since 1982 he has been […]
“Unbelief” or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Imprecise Terminology
Author’s cat providing pictorial representation of “‘Unbelief’: comfortable enough for now, probably need to move away from it eventually”
For the past few years, the term “unbelief” has made me academically disquieted in a way I’ve never quite been able to place.
Blended/ing Religion
Margarita Simon Guillory’s interview presents me with an opportunity to revisit a major question in the study of African American religion(s). That is: How do we name and theorize the practice of combining different belief systems to create a unique new religion?
Religious Studies Opportunities Digest – 23 January 2018
Welcome to the latest RSP opportunities digest where you will find details of two conferences, a seminar, and seven conference calls for papers. This week’s opportunities digest is sponsored by the Centre for the Critical Study of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements, whose advert for their 2018 conference season kicks off the calls for papers,…
Religious Studies Opportunities Digest – 5 December 2017
Welcome to the latest RSP opportunities digest where you will find details of four conference calls for papers, a journal call for papers, a conference, a summer school and a fellowship. This week’s opportunities digest is sponsored by the Centre for the Critical Study of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements, whose advert for their 2018 conference season kicks off the digest.
Religious Studies Opportunities Digest – 28 November 2017
Welcome to the latest RSP opportunities digest – apologies for missing last week – where you will find details of five conference calls for papers, 2 job opportunities, and 2 call for papers for journals. If you come across any opportunities of relevance to the global RS community, or if you want to promote anything yourself,…
“Insider Knowledge”: Seeing the Bigger Picture with New Religious Movements
In his interview with the RSP, George Chryssides considers a prominent methodological challenge for scholars of New Religious Movements (NRMs) – how to approach the narratives of former members of NRMs in an academic context.
Ex-member narratives can cover a variety of issues relating to NRMs, ranging from reasons why certain members joined and left the movement, to intricate details involving esoteric practices that are unknown to outsiders.
Religious Studies Opportunities Digest – 24 October 2017
Welcome to the latest RSP opportunities digest, where you will find details of 3 jobs and 2 potential conference panels
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Religious Studies Opportunities Digest – 10 October 2017
Welcome to the latest RSP opportunities digest, where you will find details of five conferences, a seminar series, a journal call for papers, and doctoral studentships. Thank you so much to everyone who has signed up to support the RSP thus far through our Patreon (8 patrons) and PayPal options.