Welcome to the Religious Studies Opportunities Digest! You will find one scholarship, one publication, one teaching resource, one event, two fellowships, and one job.
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Scholarships
Two PhD scholarships for dissertation projects related to Buddhism
The Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies at Ludwigs-Maximilian-Universität
Munich, Germany
Deadline: October 25th, 2022
More information: https://www.en.buddhismus-studien.uni-muenchen.de/currentissues/phd_scholarships_2223/phd-scholarships2022.pdf
Publications
Musings: SJM Journal
The Sydney Jewish Museum’s peer-reviewed research publication
More information: https://sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au/musings-sjm-journal/
Teaching Resources
Big Ideas for Religious Education
Curriculum Design for a 21st Century Education in Religion and Worldviews
More information: https://bigideasforre.org/
Events
“Religion, Translation and Transnational Relations: Japan and (Counter-) Reformation Europe”
1-3 September 2022. Leipzig University, Germany
More information: https://www.multiple-secularities.de/events/event/religion-translation-and-transnational-relations-international-symposium-japan-and-counter-reformation-europe/
Fellowships
Solmsen Fellowship
For scholars working in the humanities on European history, literature, philosophy, politics, religion, art and culture in the classical, medieval, and/or early modern periods before 1700
Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, US
Deadline: 27 October 2022
More information: https://irh.wisc.edu/irh-fellowships/
Kingdon Fellowship
For scholars working in the humanities in the historical, literary, artistic, and/or philosophical studies of Christian and/or Jewish religious traditions and their role in society
Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, US
Deadline: 27 October 2022
More information: https://irh.wisc.edu/irh-fellowships/
Jobs
Lecturer in Religious Studies
The Open University, UK
Deadline: 29 August 2022
More information: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CRP946/lecturer-in-religious-studies