CFP: Twenty Years After: Secularization and Desecularization in Central and Eastern Europe

Conference "Twenty Years After: Secularization and Desecularization in Central and Eastern Europe",
December 16-19, 2010, Brno, Czech Republic
The International Study of Religion in Central and Eastern Europe Association (ISORECEA), the Czech Association for the Study of Religions (CASR), the Department for the Study of Religions, Masaryk University, Brno and the Department of Sociology, Masaryk University, Brno are pleased to announced the conference "Twenty Years After: Secularization and Desecularization in Central and Eastern Europe", which will be held on December 16th – 19th, 2010, Brno, Czech Republic.

Suggested topics may relate: The contemporary religious situation in Central and Eastern Europe and how it may be seen from the point of view of major theoretical approaches; Religiosity (and non-religiosity) from a comparative perspective; Religiosity versus spirituality. Individualization and privatization of religion in Central and Eastern Europe; Religion in the public sphere; Religion and regulation: Has religion become more private or more regulated? Religions and multiculturalism: Principles of coexistence of religions in one particular political and/or legal area; The academic study of religions in Central and Eastern European countries and its place in European research; Contacts between religions: Encounters, communication and mission; Reconsidering identities: Religious, ethnic, and political. Language: English. Fee: 40,- € to 160,- €.

Deadline: June 30th, 2010. More details are available at: http://www.phil.muni.cz/relig/isorecea2010/call-for-papers.php. Contact: Dr David Vaclavik, email: vaclav@phil.muni.cz.