Details of forthcoming and past NSRN events can be found on this page. If you have missed any NSRN events and want more information, please see below. We also maintain Events Listings for relevant events happening worldwide. Looking to the future, the NSRN is open to sponsoring, or possibly funding, relevant events. Please get in touch if you have a proposal.
2016
NSRN Fourth International Conference
Approaching Nonreligion: Conceptual, methodical, and empirical approaches in a new research field
7-9 July 2016, co-hosted with the ‘Diversity of Nonreligion’ Research Project.
University of Zürich, Switzerland.
Conference web-page and call for papers.
2015
Annual Lecture
Outline of a Theory of Religious-Secular Competition
Prof. Dr. Jörg Stolz, University of Lausanne.
Thursday 12 November 2015, University of Zurich. See here for further details.
2014
NSRN Third International Conference
Explaining Nonreligion and Secularity in the US and Beyond
19-20 November 2014, Pitzer College, Claremont, USA.
Secularism and Nonreligion (NSRN and ISSSC Journal) Sponsored Panel Session
31 October-2 November 2014, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Conference, Indianapolis, USA.
See here for Call for Papers. Further details to follow.
Sponsored Roundtable Discussion
Do categories such as ‘nonreligion’ and ‘secularity’ help or hinder empirical research?
12-14 May 2014, European Association for the Study of Religions Conference, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Chair: Lois Lee. Discussants: James Cox, Matthew Engelke, Lois Lee, Anna Strhan and Teemu Taira
See here for conference programme.
Sponsored Conference Panels
Nations and Nonreligions – Case Studies from Europe II
12-14 May 2014, European Association for the Study of Religions Conference, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Chair: Lois lee. Panellists: Christiane Königstedt, Cora Schuh, and Atko Remmel.
See here for conference programme.
Nations and Nonreligions – Case Studies from Europe III
12-14 May 2014, European Association for the Study of Religions Conference, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Chair: Lois Lee. Panellists: Tatjana Schnell, Ann af Burén, Janne Kontala, Lois Lee.
See here for conference programme.
Conference Panel
On the Right and Wrong Trees: Do ‘The Critical Religion Association’ and ‘Nonreligion and Secularity Research Network’ Have Overlapping Agendas?
8-11 May 2014, Modern Goverment, Sovereignty and the Category of Religion Conference, Uppsala, Sweden.
Panel with Timothy Fitzgerald, Trevor Stack, Naomi Goldenberg, Lois Lee, Stacey Gutkowski Susanne Schenk and Teemu Taira. See here for Conference Programme and Panel Abstract.
2013
Annual Lecture
The Sociology of Irreligion: Past and Present
Colin Campbell and Lois Lee in conversation on The Sociology of Irreligion: Past and Present.
5 December 2013, Conway Hall, London, UK.
See here for further event information. Podcast of event to follow.
2012
Annual Lecture
In spite of Christianity: Humanism and its others in contemporary Britain
Matthew Engelke, London School of Economics
8 November 2012, Conway Hall, London, UK.
See here for a Podcast and the Full Text of the Lecture.
Conference
Nonreligion and the Secular: New Horizons for Multidisciplinary Research
4-6 July 2012, Goldsmiths University, London, UK.
2011
Virtual Conference
Terminology for Nonreligion and Secularity Research
27 April – 18 May 2011, Worldwide.
Annual Lecture
Atheism Explained: The Evolutionary Origins of Atheistic Thought
Jonathan Lanman, University of Oxford
5 April 2011, St Mary’s University College, Twickenham, London, UK.
2010
Methods Workshop
Qualitative Methods in the Study of Nonreligion
14 December 2010, University of Cambridge, UK.
A one day workshop for researchers engaged in the qualitative study of non-religion and secularity. See here for a report on the event (by Christopher R. Cotter).
2009
Conference
Non-religion and Secularity: New Empirical Perspectives
11 December 2009, Wolfson College, University of Oxford, UK.
See here for Welcome, Conference Timetable, Paper Abstracts and details of Parallel Sessions.
