The ESRC has produced a report and press release on Humanist Funerals, announcing the work of Dr Matthew Engelke, which explores early outcomes from his year researching with and within the British Humanist Association. For more details about the research please contact Dr Mathhew Engelke Email: m.engelke@lse.ac.uk Telephone: 020 7995 6494 or 07800 835403 ESRC … Continue reading
Please see below for details of an electronic advance publication of Tariq Modood’s talk at the the annual conference at Chester SocRel. On a personal note I can attest to how thought provoking and insightful I found this lecture, Modood invites comments and it would be interesting to hear people’s thoughts via the NSRN-Discuss. 2011 Paul Hanly … Continue reading
Perhaps of interest to the network, Dr Matthew Engelke writes for the Guardian on his work with the British Humanist Association Celebrants. “As an anthropologist, one of the reasons I wanted to study the BHA is because of this commitment to the experiential and embodied side of being non-religious. As an increasing number of philosophers … Continue reading
A new journal dedicated to Japanese religions, the Journal of Religion in Japan (JRJ) published from Brill. Of particular interest to the network is the first issue, which focuses on Religion and the Secular in Japan and is now available. Brill is offering free online access to JRJ 1/1 Contents: JOURNAL OF RELIGION IN JAPAN … Continue reading
One of the directors of the NSRN, Stephen Bullivant will be launching his new book, The Salvation of Atheists and Catholic Dogmatic Theology on Tuesday 17th April 2012. Please find details below 5.30pm-7pm with a drinks reception and light refreshments Senior Common Room, St Mary’s University College, Waldegrave Road, Twickenham TW1 4SX The Salvation of Atheists and … Continue reading
The Luce Project of Religious Freedom is launching a discussion series on the Immanent Frame. The series, guest edited by Elizabeth Shakman Hurd and Winnifred Fallers Sullivan in conjunction with a joint research project asks the question -”what is religious freedom, and why are we talking about it now?” Scholars contributing to the series consider the multiple histories and genealogies of religious freedom—and the multiple … Continue reading
The Oxford Journal of Law and Religion, new to Oxford Journals in 2012, has just published its first issue! Plenty in the first issue for the scholar of secularism and the secular including Religious freedom, state and church and human rights. The OJLR will be freely available online in 2012, so visit the table of contents for the first … Continue reading
Islam and the Politics of Secularism The Caliphate and Middle Eastern Modernization in the Early 20th Century Nurullah Ardic Published 16th January 2012 by Routledge – 394 pages This book examines the process of secularization in the Middle East in the late 19th and early 20th century through an analysis of the transformation and abolition … Continue reading
Religion and Change in Modern Britain Edited by Linda Woodhead, Rebecca Catto Published 14th February 2012 by Routledge This book offers a fully up-to-date and comprehensive guide to religion in Britain since 1945. A team of leading scholars provide a fresh analysis and overview, with a particular focus on diversity and change. They examine: relations … Continue reading
Please see details below of a number of forthcoming publications in 2012 Natural Burial: Traditional-Secular Spiritualities and Funeral Innovation Hannah Rumble and Douglas Davies 26th July 2012 “Co-authored with Prof Douglas Davies in the Dept. for Theology and Religion, University of Durham. From the 1990s the British developed an interest in natural burial, also known as … Continue reading
