RELIGION AND/OR EVERYDAY LIFE

Dear colleagues!

We are honoured to inform you that on 16–18 April 2015 the IV International scientific and practical conference is to be held in Minsk (Republic of Belarus).

«Religion and/or everyday life»

Since the middle of the 20^th century, in social and humanities sciences, the interest in everyday life has appeared—a routine of repeated events of human life changing from time to time under the pressure of exclusive precedents. One of the reasons for the everyday routine to be broken is religion, though it is also the reason for stability. The conference brings the questions of correlation between religion and everyday life to the agenda, as well as the approaches, concepts and methods of studying it.

In sections and round-table discussions at the conference
the following issues are planned to be discussed

Section I. History of religion

The processes of genesis, development and death of religions, as well as their co-existence and confrontation, the interaction of religion with other spheres of human life—in evidence of everyday life from various historical epochs. The contemporary religious processes—the change of status and migration of the traditional religions, the appearance of new religious formations—through the prism of everyday life facts.

Section II. Sociology of religion

Sociology of religious casualness. Religious motivation in everyday activity; reflection of religious casualness in mass media; every-day life in religious communities; everyday religious practice, religion in ordinary everyday consciousness, religious items and symbols in everyday practice and life; everyday communication and religious speech; religious in the structure of identity.

Section III. Psychology of religion

The diversity of contents and forms of everyday religious life through the prism and within the structure of psychological knowledge. Religious and spiritual practices in everyday life; religious meanings; religious coping strategies; religious socialisation and prejudice; everyday religious and spiritual drama/feelings; religious education in childhood and adolescence; the problem of religious conversion. The specifics of forming religious representations, cognitive mechanisms of ritual and religious experience.

Section IV. Anthropology of religion

The every-day religious life in its various socio-cultural contexts. Tradition and transformation of local religious concepts and practices in the changing reality. Anthropological measuring of religious institutes and forms of their functioning in every-day life: setting religious authorities and hierarchy, legalising and sacralising the definite order (space, time). Pilgrimage. The phenomenon of memorialising and civil ritualism. The processes of migration and cultural contacts. Religious practices and texts in urban and countryside landscapes.

Section V. Cultural studies of religion

The evolution of religion and religious representations in everyday culture. Values of religion and values of culture in determining the life style of a human; religion as a form of cultural memory; ‘cultism’ in culture and ‘cult’ in religion; religious art in everyday life; religion in popular culture and pop-art; cultural limitations of a religious person and ‘ordinary’ religion; the phenomenon of religious and quazi-religious holidays; religious symbols in everyday practice; the market of religious products; religious tourism.

Section VI. Phenomenology of religion

Phenomenology of religion in defining the essence of religion. The essence of the every-day in religion and everyday religiosity. Religious and ordinary experience. Phenomenological sociology in determing religious reality in the context of everyday/supreme reality. Religious reality and/or everyday life.

Round table
‘History and theory of religious studies’

The object and subject of religious studies. Structure and disciplines of religious studies as a field of scientific knowledge and a branch of training in higher professional education. Genesis of religious studies as a science. Interaction of religious studies and history, philology, Eastern Studies, philosophy and theology. Development of religious studies in the 19–20^th centuries. Anthropological, linguistic, cognitive ‘turns’ in religious studies. Religious studies in early 21^st century. Methodological problems of classic and contemporary religious studies. Controversial issues of contemporary religious studies. The pre-revolutionary and Soviet periods of development of Russian religious studies. The specifics of development of religious studies in Russia, the CIS countries and Baltic countries. The problems of development of religious studies community. The future of religious studies.

Round table
‘State–confessional relations in modern world’

Theoretical and methodological aspects of studying state–confessional relations. The peculiarities of state–confessional relations models—historical aspects and modern status. Juridical aspects of state–confessional relations. Organisational and institutional support of state–confessional relations—global experience. Urgent sharp questions of state–confessional relations in modern world. The prospects and trends in development of state–confessional relations.

Round table
‘Religion and education’

Session ‘Theological education’

Today, theological education faces new challenges not only in the post-Soviet environment, but also in other countries where it has a centennial continued tradition. If when speaking about the post-Soviet countries it is about problems and prospects of theological education in making, when speaking about the continued traditions it is about its deep crisis. In connection to this, discussing the state and prospects of theological education is timely.

Session ‘Religion and School’

The difference between secular and religious (confessional) approaches to teaching knowledge on religion in school. Teaching knowledge on religion in secular schools—traditions and practice worldwide, in Europe, in CIS countries. Social need in school knowledge on religion: data and its comparison among the countries.

Additional event within the conference programme—
reporting session of SS. Cyril and Methodius Theological Institute of Post-Gradual Studies, Moscow Patriarchate, and The John Templeton Foundation
‘Religion. Science. Society. A cycle of lectures and a research seminar’

Guest lectors and scientific consultants: D. Martin, B. Martin. Working seminars are closed (for the members of the working group only). Public lectures by D. Martin, B. Martin are open for everyone.

Working languages at the conference: Russian, English

To participate in the conference,

you should send an application (file name: Minsk2015_Name) and your paper text with a necessary note of section or other conference event you would like to participate in (file name: Minsk2015_Name_Section/Round_table; the name of conference event may be reduced here) to rel-crossroads@mail.ru. Deadline for applications and papers is 12 January 2015.

The application form is attached.

All papers should be performed as articles. All text received will be peer-reviewed. The Organisation Committee has the right to reject the texts which failed the review.

Requirements for Papers.

The article must not exceed the volume of 15,000 symbols (including spaces; as well as the title of the article and information about the author).

Font—Times New Roman, font size—14 pt. Single spacing. All margins—2 cm.

The footnotes must be arranged page by page and numbered continuously.

Information about the author must be placed in the upper right corner at the beginning of the article and contain:

family name, name (-s);

academic degree and title;

post;

higher educational establishment or organisation represented by the author;

city and country the author comes from;

e-mail address.

Unfortunately, the Organising Committee has no opportunity to cover your travel costs. Although, we will try to provide the foreign participants with accommodation in low-cost apartments of the hotel at Belarusian State University, as well as dinners.

As a result of the conference work the publication of the collection of material is planned. The publication fee is 20€.

Programme Committee

1. Henryk Hoffmann, Dr. Habil., professor., head of the department of religious studies at the Insitute of religious studies of Yagellonian University, Krakow, Poland (Chairman of the Programme Committee);

2. Konstantin Antonov, doctor of philosophical sciences, head of the department of philosophy of religion and religious aspects of culture at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University, Moscow, Russia;

3. Eugeny Arinin, doctor of philosophical sciences, head of the department of philosophy and religious studies at the department of philosophical and social sciences of Vladimir State University, Vladimir, Russia;

4. Larisa Astakhova, candidate of sociological sciences, head of the department of religious studies at the philosophy faculty of Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, Kazan, Russia;

5. Olga Sgibneva, doctor of philosophical studies, professor at the department of sociology of the Institute of philosophy, sociology and law at Volgograd State University, Volgograd, Russia;

6. Ludmila Filipovich, doctor of philosophical sciences, professor, head of the department of history of religion and practical religious studies of the Department of religious studies at the G. S. Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy of NAS of Ukraine, vice president for the Ukrainian association of the scholars of religion, Kiev, Ukraine;

7. Marianna Shakhnovich, doctor of philosophical sciences, professor, head of the department of philosophy of religion and religious studies of Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia.

Organising Committee

1. Sergei Shatrauski, candidate of theology, associate professor at the department of religious studies of St. Cyril and Methodius Institute of theology of Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus (Chairman of the Organising Committee);

2. Larisa Vladychenko, candidate of philosophical sciences, doctoral student at the department of religious studies of philosophical faculty at T. Shevchenko Kiev National University, a member of Auditing Commission of Youth Association of scholars of religion, Kiev, Ukraine;

3. Svetlana Karassyova, candidate of philosophical sciences, associate professor at the department of philosophy of culture of the faculty of philosophy and social sciences of Belarusian State university, Minsk, Belarus;

4. Oleg Kisselyov, candidate of philosophical sciences, academic secretary at the G. S. Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy of NAS of Ukraine, President of Youth Association for Religious Scholars, Kiev, Ukraine;

5. Pavel Kostylev, senior research fellow at the department of philosophy of religion and religious studies of philosophy faculty at M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia; editor in chief of ‘Research in religious studies’ magazine and Internet-portal ‘Religious-Life.ru’;

6. Olga Mukha, candidate of philosophical sciences, associate professor at the department of cultural studies of the Institute of philosophical education and science at M. P. Dragomanov National Pedagogical University, Kiev; head of the Youth Association for Religious Scholars, Lvov, Ukraine;

7. Ksenia Trofimova, candidate of philosophical sciences, junior research fellow at the department of Philosophy of Culture at the Institute of Philosophy of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia;

8. Tatiana Folieva, candidate of philosophical sciences, associate professor at the department of trade union movement, general and humanities disciplines at Volgograd affiliate of the Academy of labour and social relations, Volgograd, Russia;

9. Vitaly Khromets, candidate of philosophical sciences, associate professor at the department cultural studies of the Institute of philosophical education and science at M. P. Dragomanov National Pedagogical University, member of Youth Association for Religious Scholars, Kiev, Ukraine.

All questions on the conference please address:
rel-crossroads@mail.ru
+375 29 568 17 14 Sergei Shatrauski

+375 44 515 04 61 Svetlana Karassyova

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