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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