On November 8, David P. Gushee, Distinguished University Professor at Mercer University, leading evangelical ethicist, and TIF contributor, will give the keynote speech at The Reformation Project Conference (which "seeks to reform church teaching on sexual orientation and gender identity") and affirm his support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues.
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Announcements, events, and opportunities related to topics of interest to TIF readers are posted here. Additionally you may find round-ups of news items and brief commentary on current events.
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Political backlash and the rise of “nones”
by John D. BoyIn an article that appears in the open access online journal Sociological Science, sociologists Michael Hout and Claude Fisher take a look at the relationship between religious disaffiliation and backlash against right-wing religio-political movements.
November 18, 2014
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Book launch for Queer Christianities
by Wei ZhuTONIGHT at 6PM, Eugene Lang College will host a book launch party for Queer Christianities: Lived Religion in Transgressive Forms, edited by Kathleen T. Talvacchia, Michael F. Pettinger, and Mark Larrimore.
December 3, 2014
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CFP: The Psychology of Religion/The Religion of Psychology
by Wei ZhuOn Friday, March 6th, 2015, the University of Chicago Divinity School and the Martin Marty Center will host "The Psychology of Religion/The Religion of Psychology," a conference exploring the relation between two problem children of modernity.
December 4, 2014
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Why Prayer? A Conference on New Directions in the Study of Prayer
by The EditorsThe Social Science Research Council's program on Religion and the Public Sphere announces Why Prayer? A Conference on New Directions in the Study of Prayer (February 6-7, 2015).
December 9, 2014
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Church of England has its first female bishop
by Wei ZhuFollowing a July 2014 vote to allow female bishops, the Church of England has named the Reverend Libby Lane as its first female bishop.
December 18, 2014
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The Charlie Hebdo shootings
by The EditorsOn Wednesday, January 7th, two masked assailants stormed the Paris headquarters of the French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo, killed 12 people, and wounded 11 others. Police quickly identified 3 suspects—the shooters and a suspected getaway driver. The following day, in a suburb of Paris, a masked gunman (later linked to the brothers suspected of carrying out the magazine massacre) fatally shot a policewoman. By Friday, all three gunmen had been killed in separate hostage situations, and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula had claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying that they were intended to teach the French "that the freedom of expression has limits and boundaries."
January 13, 2015
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A new year at The Immanent Frame
by The EditorsHappy New Year from The Immanent Frame!
January 16, 2015
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Opportunity at Connecticut College
by The EditorsThe Department of Religious Studies at Connecticut College has an opening for a visiting assistant professor.
January 20, 2015
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CFP and fellowship opportunities
by Wei ZhuThe Religion Network of the Social Science History Association has announced a call for papers, panels, and book sessions for the 40th annual meeting of the Social Science History Association, while two full-time Ph.D. research fellowship positions are also available at The Faculty of Theology, University of Oslo.
January 29, 2015