Conference Call for Papers Announced for Fifth International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society - Berkeley, USA
University of California at Berkeley
Berkeley, USA
16-17 April 2015
The conference is now accepting proposals for paper presentations, workshops, posters or colloquia. We also encourage faculty and research students to submit joint proposals for paper presentations or colloquia. Submissions should address issues of religion, theology, and spirituality through one of the following themes:
* Religious Foundations
* Religious Community and Socialization
* Religious Commonalities and Differences
* The Politics of Religion
Presenters have the option to submit completed papers to the International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society. If you are unable to attend the conference in person, community memberships are available and include the option to submit a video presentation, and/or submission to the one of the journals for peer review and possible publication, as well as subscriber access to the International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society.
Proposals are reviewed in phases. The current deadline to submit a proposal (a title and short abstract) is 6 February 2014. For more information on submitting your proposal and registering for the conference, please visit our website.
Proposals are also currently accepted for our 2014 conference in Costa Rica. To submit, please visit our website.
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