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2012

NSRN Conference

Our 2012 conference will take place at Goldsmiths University in London from 4-6 July 2012. For programme details and registration, see here.

Photos from the 2012 conference:

NSRN Photos

Twitter feed from NSRN editor Per Smith: 
http://storify.com/PerDSmith/nsrn-2012-annual-conference

More to follow in the next couple weeks!

27 April – 18 May 2011

NSRN Virtual Conference - Terminology

The NSRN trialed the first in what will become an annual series of virtual conferences discussing, this time, the terminology for non-religion and secularity research. No replacement for our face-to-face meetings, the virtual conference series benefits from being able to bring researchers ‘together’ across time zones.

Resources from this conference:

• NSRN Terminology Conference Introduction, NSRN Virtual Conference

NSRN Terminology Conference Introduction

Lois Lee

28 April, 2011

PDF: NSRN Terminology Conference (28 April 2011) Introduction

• NSRN Glossary, NSRN Virtual Conference

NSRN Glossary

Lois Lee

28 April, 2011

PDF: NSRN Glossary (28 April 2011) Lois Lee

• Nonreligion Stream, NSRN Virtual Conference

Modes of Non-Religiosity

Johannes Quack

5 May, 2011

PDF: NSRN Terminology Conference (5 May 2011) Johannes Quack (Nonreligion stream)

• Secular Stream, NSRN Virtual Conference

Secularity

Marian Burchardt and Cora Schuh

9-10 May, 2011

PDF: NSRN Terminology Conference (9-10 May 2011) Marian Burchardt and Cora Schuh (Secular stream)

• Atheism Stream, NSRN Virtual Conference

Defining ‘Atheism’: A Modest Proposal

Stephen Bullivant

11 May, 2011

PDF: NSRN Terminology Conference (11 May 2011) Stephen Bullivant (Atheism stream)

• Apostasy Stream, NSRN Virtual Conference

Pro-Religion Hegemony

Ryan Cragun and Joseph H. Hammer

13-16 May, 2011

PDF: NSRN Terminology Conference (13-16 May 2011) Cragun and Hammer (Apostasy stream)

5 April 2011

NSRN Annual Lecture – Atheism Explained: The Evolutionary Origins of Atheistic Thought

Dr Jon Lanman (University of Oxford)
St Mary’s University College, Twickenham

Jon Lanman delivered the first NSRN Annual Lecture at St Mary’s University College, Twickenham. His lecture gave a introduction to his path-breaking cognitive anthropological approach to atheism.

Resources from this lecture:

See Katie Aston’s report on the event here.

PDF: Poster for the NSRN Annual Lecture 2011

All pictures © 2011 St Mary’s University College, Twickenham

14 December 2010

NSRN Methods Workshop – Qualitative Methods in the Study of Nonreligion

University of Cambridge

The first event in our research Methods Series; a one day workshop for researchers engaged in the qualitative study of non-religion and secularity.

Resources from this workshop:

You can read Christopher R. Cotter’s report on the event here.

11 December 2009

NSRN Conference – Non-religion and Secularity: New Empirical Perspectives

Wolfson College, University of Oxford

One-day launch conference of the Non-religion and Secularity Research Network

Keynote speakers: Prof. Colin Campbell (York); Dr Ryan T. Cragun (Tampa); Prof. David Voas (Manchester)

Resources from this conference:

• NSRN Conference Welcome- Non-religion and Secularity: New Empirical Perspectives

Wolfson College, University of Oxford, 11 December, 2009

PDF: NSRN Oxford Conference – NSRN Welcome

• NSRN Conference Timetable- Non-religion and Secularity: New Empirical Perspectives

Wolfson College, University of Oxford, 11 December, 2009

PDF: NSRN Oxford Conference – Timetable

• NSRN Parallel Sessions- Non-religion and Secularity: New Empirical Perspectives

Wolfson College, University of Oxford, 11 December, 2009

PDF: NSRN Oxford Conference – Parallel Sessions

• NSRN Paper Abstracts- Non-religion and Secularity: New Empirical Perspectives

Wolfson College, University of Oxford, 11 December, 2009

PDF: NSRN Oxford Conference – Paper abstracts