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BREAKING NEWS: Today, the RSP is “born again” – as the Theological Dispatch.
Due to a huge donation from the Templeton Foundation, we are now going in a slightly different direction. As of today, our mandate is to investigate how religion and spirituality brings positive change to society, and helps make us all better citizens of God’s world.
October 2013 Publicity
Given that the RSP has been running for nearly 2 years now, and in light of the website redesign, David and Chris thought it was about time to have another major publicity push. The email below has already been circulated around the DOLMEN, BASR, and NSRN lists. If you are a member of any other […]
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Fancy trying your hand at an interview? Attended a particularly awful conference lately? Think that the world of Religious Studies needs to hear more about your research? Or just feel like getting in touch? The RSP works because of the contributions and generosity of the Religious Studies community: We feature regular written pieces in response […]
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The RSP is a not-for-profit venture which relies on sponsorship, and donations of time and money, to survive. One simple way that you can support us, at no extra cost to you, is to use our Amazon Associates links when you do your shopping on Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com. However, there’s more. We have launched a […]
Help the RSP with their Christmas Special
In preparation for the Religious Studies Project’s Christmas Special 2013, we need YOU to help us collect some responses to a short questionnaire. Your help is invaluable and greatly appreciated. All that we ask is that you (anonymously) spare us 500 seconds, attempt to answer the following 5 questions (100 seconds each), and promise to […]
Hanna Lehtinen
Hanna Lehtinen is a graduate student and currently an intern in Comparative religion in Turku University, Finland. She is working on her MA thesis on the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Her research interests include parody religions, religious innovation, evolving discourse on religion, and power relations in general. Starting in summer 2013, Hanna will be […]
Christopher F. Silver
Christopher F. Silver is a doctoral student in research psychology at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He currently holds a doctorate (Ed.D.) of Education in Learning and Leadership from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga USA. He has a masters degree in research psychology from the UT Chattanooga and a masters degree in Religion […]
Grace Davie – Belief and Unbelief: Two Sides of a Coin
In partnership with the details of the other four lectures – by Monika Wohlrab-Sahr, Callum Brown, Jonathan Lanman and Humeira Iqtidar – and details of the relationship between the Religious Studies Project and the NSRN. This podcast in particular is a lecture delivered by Grace Davie entitled “Belief and Unbelief: Two Sides of a Coin”. […]
Humeira Iqtidar – Secularization and Non-religion in Non-Western Contexts
In partnership with the details of the other four lectures – by Grace Davie, Callum Brown, Jonathan Lanman and Monika Wohlrab-Sahr – and details of the relationship between the Religious Studies Project and the NSRN. This podcast in particular is a lecture delivered by Humeira Iqtidar entitled “Secularization and Non-religion in Non-Western Contexts“. This was […]
Monika Wohlrab-Sahr – Multiple Secularities: Toward a Cultural Sociology of Secular-Religious Distinctions
In partnership with the details of the other four lectures – by Grace Davie, Callum Brown, Jonathan Lanman and Humeira Iqtidar – and details of the relationship between the Religious Studies Project and the NSRN. This podcast in particular is a lecture delivered by Monika Wohlrab-Sahr, entitled “Multiple Secularities: Toward a Cultural Sociology of Secular-Religious […]
Callum Brown – The People of No Religion
In partnership with the details of the other four lectures – by Grace Davie, Humeira Iqtidar, Jonathan Lanman and Monika Wohlrab-Sahr – and details of the relationship between the Religious Studies Project and the NSRN. This podcast presents one of the keynote lectures from the NSRN’s biennial conference, delivered by Callum Brown at Goldsmiths, University […]
Jonathan Lanman – Atheism Explained: The Evolutionary Origins of Atheistic Thought
In partnership with the details of the other four lectures – by Grace Davie, Humeira Iqtidar, Callum Brown and Monika Wohlrab-Sahr – and details of the relationship between the Religious Studies Project and the NSRN. This podcast presents the NSRN’s first annual lecture, delivered by Jonathan Lanman at St Mary’s University College, Twickenham in April […]
Book Review – A Critical Introduction to the Study of Religion (Craig Martin)
A CRITICAL INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF RELIGION Craig Martin. Sheffield: Equinox, 2012, ISBN 978-1-84553-992-4, 192 pp. Reviewed for The Religious Studies Project (RSP) by David G. Robertson. Published 30 November 2012. This review also forms part of book review podcast, recorded by the RSP, available here. A Critical Introduction to the Study of Religion by Craig Martin, […]
Book Review – Church Growth in Britain (David Goodhew, ed)
CHURCH GROWTH IN BRITAIN: 1980 TO THE PRESENT Goodhew, D. (Ed.), Ashgate Contemporary Ecclesiology Series. 2012: Ashgate, Farnham, UK. Reviewed for The Religious Studies Project (RSP) by Christopher R. Cotter. Published 30 November 2012. This review also forms part of book review podcast, recorded by the RSP, available here. In recent years, the secularization thesis has […]
Book Review – Vernacular Religion in Everyday Life (M. Bowman & Ü Valk, eds)
VERNACULAR RELIGION IN EVERYDAY LIFE: EXPRESSIONS OF BELIEF Bowman, M. and Valk, Ü. (Eds.), 2012: Equinox, Sheffield, UK Reviewed for The Religious Studies Project (RSP) by David Gordon Wilson. Published 30 November 2012. This review also forms part of book review podcast, recorded by the RSP, available here. This book is a valuable contribution to […]