Septics, Sewers & Secularization: How and Why Government Flushes Religiosity Down the Drain
March 25, 2010
3:30 pm
Bennett Auditorium
Anthony Gill, professor of Political Science at the University of Washington will present a lecture regarding that government regulation of religious property that has become an increasingly salient issue in recent decades. How and why governments do this, and its impact on religious participation in society, will be discussed in this lecture.
April 6, 2010
3:30 pm
Armstrong Browning Lecture Hall
R. Andrew Chesnut, Ph.D., Bishop Walter Sullivan Endowed Chair of Catholic Studies, Professor of Religious Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of World Studies.
October 11, 2010
Baylor University
More information to come soon
In conjunction with the October 2010 Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Cape Town, South Africa (www.lausanne.org), this symposium will assess current and future trends in world Christianity. It will feature an address by Philip Jenkins (Baylor ISR/Penn State), as well as a panel discussion featuring Paul Freston (Baylor ISR/Wilfrid Laurier), Paul Froese (Baylor University), Virginia Garrard-Burnett (University of Texas-Austin), and Robert Woodberry (University of Texas-Austin).
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April 7-9, 2010
Baylor University
Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion invites you to a conference celebrating 400 years of the King James Bible.
Confirmed speakers :
Robert Alter (University of California, Berkeley)
Laura Knoppers (Penn State University)
Alister McGrath (King’s College, London)
Lamin Sanneh (Yale University)
We will post information about the conference as it becomes available
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Past Event Archives
February 1, 2010
3:30 pm
Bennett Auditorium
J. Gordon Melton, the Director of the Institute for the Study of American Religions and a Distinguished Fellow at Baylor's ISR, will present an overview of what his forty years of research has discovered about the major trends in American religion, focusing on the factors underlying the recent emergence of Islam and organized community of Unbelief, the continued dominance of the religious scene by Christianity, and the role of pluralism.[Read More...]
February 22, 2010
2:00 pm
Bennett Auditorium
Amanda Porterfield, Department of Religion, Florida State University. Christianity's involvement in healing has contributed to its popularity in many times and places. That involvement has also created dilemmas that this lecture will describe.[Read More...]
February 23, 2010
3:30 pm
Bennett Auditorium
Justin L. Barrett, University of Oxford. Why do people tend to believe in gods? Are children 'born believers'? Justin Barrett's lecture will present recent scientific research that cumulatively suggests that humans generally possess a natural predisposition to believe in the supernatural.[Read More...]
Thursday, October 29, 2009
8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC
Religion's significance in the United States is clear but so is the challenge of measuring the impact of religious practice on American life. What measurable effects does religious practice have on other aspects of life, such as civic engagement, health outcomes, or family dynamics? How do researchers explain these relationships?
"Religious Practice in America: What the Research Says" is an annual conference series dedicated to sharing high-quality social science data and analysis addressing these questions and to exploring next steps for research that will inform American public discussion, hosted by The Heritage Foundation, with research partners the Baylor Institute for the Studies of Religion, and Child Trends.
The 2009 conference "Religious Practice and The Family: What the Research Says" was held October 29th at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. Leading researchers in the field presented their findings about the role of religious practice and families outcomes.
Faith & Works Conference: A Call For Evidence of Action
Date: October 27-28, 2008
Location: San Antonio, TX
Conference Website: www.FaithWorksConference.com
Faith & Work: A Call for Evidence of Action is an interactive conference designed to bring together leading researchers, faith based volunteers and organizations, clergy and lay leaders, and policymakers.
Designed to create an active dialogue between researchers and faith based organizations, Faith & Works will provide a unique venue to platform methodologically rigorous research examing the influence of religion and faith based efforts in addressing social problems as well as promoting prosocial behavior.
For more information or online registration, visit www.FaithWorksConference.com.
Graduate Workshop on Religion, Economics, and Politics
Date: June 19-22, 2008
Location: Old Town Alexandria, Virgina (The Morrison House Hotel (www.morrisonhouse.com)
More Information: View/Download Call for Participants
This call is open to Ph.D. students in the fields of economics and political science. Students need not have advanced to Ph.D. candidacy.
The Workshop is sponsored by Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR) and George Mason University's Center for the Economic Study of Religion. It is funded by the John Templeton Foundation and Baylor's ISR to train and provide useful contacts for promising political science and economics Ph.D. students in the social scientific study of religion.
Economics Ph.D. students should submit their materials to Charles North at charles_north@baylor.edu.
Political Science Ph.D. students should submit their materials to Carolyn Warner at carolyn.warner@asu.edu.
To submit a paper: Submit an abstract of no more than 250 words of your proposed paper, a short letter of describing your interest in the social scientific study of religion, and a CV (with your contact information) in Word, RTF, or PDF by April 18, 2008. Please also arrange to have a letter of recommendation sent from your primary advisor by April 18, 2008. All letters will be confidential. Notification of acceptance will be April 30, 2008.
To apply as a non-author presenter: Please submit a CV and a short letter of interest in Word, RTF, or PDF by April 18, 2008. Notification of acceptance will be April 30, 2008.
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