[URBANTH-L]Urban Diversity and Religious Traditions
Tuomas Martikainen
tmartika at abo.fi
Tue Nov 27 16:24:55 EST 2007
URBAN DIVERSITY AND RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS
19th Nordic Conference in Sociology of Religion
13-15 August 2008
Åbo Akademi University, Turku/Åbo, Finland
http://www.abo.fi/ncsr2008
*Call for sessions, deadline December 15th, 2007*
Call for papers, deadline April 30th, 2008
The theme of the conference is religion in a contemporary urban setting.
How are religious traditions and practices influenced by the
contemporary city, and what is the role of religion in the late modern
"cityscape"? The pluralistic situation in a modern city is characterized
by ethnic minorities, but also by various other subcultures. The role of
media and consumption is most evident in urban settings. And in the
centre of town, we find a cathedral. What are the strategies of the
mainstream churches amidst the new urbanism? In short, how does religion
fit into the contemporary city and what happens with religion in this
environment?
The plenary speakers of the conference are Professor Linda Woodhead
(University of Lancaster, UK), Professor R. Stephen Warner (University
of Illinois at Chicago, USA), Professor Inger Furseth (Centre for Church
Research, Norway) and Doctor Pasi Mäenpää (University of Helsinki,
Finland). The language of the conference is English.
Keynote Speakers
Professor *Linda Woodhead*
Professor Linda Woodhead (Lancaster University, UK) is specialised in
the changing face of Christianity in the 20th and 21st centuries, and in
the rise of alternative forms of spirituality, particulary the holistic
spirituality that has flourished since the late 1980s. Her publications
include The Spiritual Revolution (2005 with Paul Heelas) and
Congregational Studies in the UK (2004 co-editor with Mathew Guest and
Karin Tusting).
Conference abstract: Locality Studies of Religion: Methods and Approaches
http://web.abo.fi/fak/hf/relvet/ncsr2008/abstract_woodhead.html
Professor *R. Stephen Warner*
Professor R. Stephen Warner (University of Illinois at Chicago, USA) is
specialised in religion and immigration, and the religious involvement
of Christian, Muslim, and Hindu youth in the U.S.A.. His publications
include A Church of Our Own: Disestablishment and Diversity in American
Religion (2005) and Gatherings in Diaspora: Religious Communitites and
the New Immigration (1998, co-editor with Judith Wittner).
Conference abstract: Parameters of Paradigms
http://web.abo.fi/fak/hf/relvet/ncsr2008/abstract_warner.html
Professor Inger Furseth
Professor Inger Furseth (Centre for Church Research, Norway) is
specialised in religion and social theory, including issues related to
religious diversity and gender. Her publications include From Quest for
Truth to Being Oneself. Religious Change in Life Stories (2006) and An
Introduction to the Sociology of Religion. Classical and Contemporary
Perspectives (2006, with Pål Repstad).
Doctor Pasi Mäenpää
Doctor Pasi Mäenpää (University of Helsinki, Finland) is specialised in
urban sociology and sociology of consumption, including questions of
urban public space, spaces of consumption, cell phone user cultures, and
emerging mobile internet, as well as urban politics and urban planning.
His publications include Narkissos kaupungissa. Tutkimus
kuluttaja-kaupunkilaisesta ja julkisesta tilasta (2005, "Narcissus in
the City: a study of a consumer-urbanite and urban public space) and
Nitting the Jackpot. Lives of Lottery Millionaries (1999, Pasi Falk).
Conference abstract: Spirituality of Homo ludens urbanus
http://web.abo.fi/fak/hf/relvet/ncsr2008/abstract_maenpaa.html
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