Fw: The next Nordic Conference in Sociology of Religion - August 4 - 6, 2010, in Kristiansand, Norway
Kim Östman
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Dear fellow sociologists of religion (with apologies for cross-posting)!
The 20th Nordic Conference in Sociology of Religion will take place on
August 4 - 6, 2010, at University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway. The
conference language is English, and we welcome warmly participants
also from outside the Nordic countries.
Read more on the conference website:
This website will soon be updated with information on accomodation,
registration and so on.
A special reminder: the call for sessions deadline is November 1, 2009.
Conference theme: MULTIRELIGIOUS SOCIETIES - POLARIZATION,
CO-EXISTENCE, INDIFFERENCE
Keynote speakers:
James A. Beckford, University of Warwick (emeritus): The Return of
Public Religion? A Critical Assessment of a Popular Claim
Helen Rose Ebaugh, University of Houston: Transnationality and
Religion in Immigrant Congregations: The Global Impact
Effie Fokas, London School of Economics: Islam in Europe - Macro-level
Debates and Micro-level Adaptations to Religious Plurality
Ole Riis, University of Agder: Religious Pluralism and Intolerance in
the Nordic Countries
Welcome to Kristiansand next August!
For the organizers,
Pål Repstad,
Professor in Sociology of Religion.
University of Agder, Service box 422, N-4604 Kristiansand, Norway.
Tel. Work +47 38 14 15 54, Mob. +47 97 65 76 47.
Pal.R...@uia.no
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