18-20 June 2010
CONVENTION
God and Politics
International Atheist Conference, Copenhagen
http://atheistconvention.eu/
Enquiry 2010
4-6 June 2010
EVENT
Enquiry 2010
Chris Worfolk Foundation, Birmingham
http://www.enquiryconference.org
After Atheism: Religion, Literature and Science
24 April 2010
SYMPOSIUM
After Atheism: Religion, Literature and Science (A Symposium with Terry Eagleton)
University of Lancaster
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/english/events/after_atheism.html
NSRN News Coverage: March and April 2010
15 April 2010
Interest in non-religion and secularity studies continues to grow, and in March and April, NSRN received the following coverage:
Lois Lee and Stephen Bullivant, in the New Scientist, discussing the importance of non-religion research.
Stephen Bullivant and Lois Lee in The Age (Melbourne), on the richness of atheism as a topic for social research.
Interview with Lois Lee, founding director of the NSRN, in Der Standard
Globe and Mail (Toronto) article on the study of atheism.
Is Religion Natural?
7-11 April 2010
CONFERENCE
Is Religion Natural?
13th European Conference on Science and Theology
The European Society for the Study of Science and Theology and the Science and Religion
Forum, University of Edinburgh
http://www.esssat.org/
Religious/Secular Distinctions
14-16 January 2010
CONFERENCE
Religious/Secular Distinctions
British Academy, London
http://religioussecular.ning.com
The draft programme can be downloaded at the website.
New NSRN Website
5 November 2009
Following the enormous success of the first-generation NSRN website, we have been developing a more advanced website. The new site will also be more flexible, in terms of future development. In designing the new site, we have responded to your feedback; if you have any more comments or suggestions for improvement, please email them to us at info@nsrn.co.uk.
Registration for the inaugeral meeting of the NSRN has now opened.
5 November 2009
Registration for the inaugeral meeting of the NSRN has now opened.
As well as keynote presentations from Professor Colin Campbell (York), Dr Ryan Cragun (Tampa) and Professor David Voas (Manchester), the conference will have interdisciplinary panels on (i) the beliefs of non-believers; (ii) problems and prospects of faith/non-faith dialogue; (iii) non-religion and community; (iv) categories of non-religion; and (v) non-religion and secularisation theory.
Rethinking Secularism: The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere
22 October 2009
EVENT
Rethinking Secularism: The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere
Cooper Union’s Great Hall
7 East 7th St at Bowery
Speakers: Judith Butler, Jürgen Habermas, Charles Taylor, Cornel West
Audio from this event has been posted the Immanent Frame, an SSRC blog.
What are the consequences of particular religious-secular distinctions?
25-26 June 2009
WORKSHOP
What are the consequences of particular religious-secular distinctions?
University of Aberdeen
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