Call for Papers: “Talking about Religion”

October 29, 2007 at 11:22 · Filed under Nyheter

Attached you will find a Call for Papers for a March 7-9, 2008
undergraduate student conference being organized by NAASR (= North American Association for the Study of Religion) Vice President, Bryan Rennie, at Westminster College (and co-sponsored by NAASR). Abstracts are due January 14, 2008 and full submissions are due in Feb 11, 2008. NAASR members with motivated undergraduate students are encouraged to get them to make a submission.

North American Undergraduate Conference in Religion and Philosophy (.pdf)

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Postgraduate Research Seminar

October 26, 2007 at 23:02 · Filed under Nyheter

Dette er et tilbud for yngre religionsforskere som har tatt master og ønsker å gå videre med forskningen, for eksempel ved å skrive artikler eller utvikle prosjekter.

Vi møttes cirka 2 ettermiddager hvert semester. Møtene tar cirka 3-5 timer. Ved siste møtet var vi 5 deltagere. Neste seminar vil finne sted fredag 14. desember.

Forutsetninger: (1) Master (eller hovedfag) i religionsvitenskap; (2) entusiasme for religionsvitenskap; (3) lyst å legge fram tekster eller ha andre typer av innlegg/presentasjoner, og; (4) vilje å lese og aktiv kommentere andres tekster. Alle deltagere må være aktive.

Oppmelding til Michael.Stausberg@ahkr.uib.no, til og med 22.11.2007

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Rodney Stark om Darwin og Evolusjonsteori.

October 25, 2007 at 10:27 · Filed under Nyheter

Jeg kom over denne artikkelen av den innflytelsesrike religionssosiologen Rodney Stark i Meridian Magazine. Tidsskriftet har undertittelen “Where Latter-Day Saints Gather”. Det er et noe interessant tilskudd til kreasjonisme vs. evolusjonisme debatten fra en autoritet innenfor religionsforskningen.

Jeg stiller dessuten spørsmålet om implikasjonene av Starks innspill har noen betydning for de evolusjonær-kognitive tilnærmingene til religion vi så ofte diskuterer - er disse så skuddsikre som vi gjerne innbiller oss? Jeg må nok her se meg uenig med Stark. Hva tror dere andre? Interessant er det iallefall, så sjekk ut!

http://www.meridianmagazine.com/ideas/050210darwin.html

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Utlyst stilling i religionsdidaktikk – prøveforelesning

October 23, 2007 at 10:58 · Filed under Arrangement

Program:
09:15 - 10:00 prøveforelesning Karina Hestad Skeie
10:15 - 11:00 prøveforelesning Liv-Ingeborg Lied
11:15 - 12:00 prøveforelesning Wanda Alberts

Alle kandidater foreleser om samme tema:
” Sentrale utfordringer i religionsvitenskapelig fagdidaktikk” /
”Key challenges for didactics of the study of religion”

Sted: aud. M på Sydneshaugen skole
Tid: Fredag, 26.10.2007

Alle studenter på alle grader er varmt velkomne.

- Michael Stausberg, fagkoordinator

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Human Biotechnology and Reproductive Technologies in Cultural and Religious Contexts

October 22, 2007 at 12:30 · Filed under Arrangement

We welcome researchers as well as PhD-students and Master-students to a two-days workshop where various aspects of human biotechnology and reproductive technologies will be explored in cultural and religious contexts.

Programme:

Marcia Inhorn (University of Michigan): Studying reproductive technologies in cultural contexts
Ole Brekke & Thorvald Sirnes (UiB): Religion and Human Biotechnology
Merethe lie (NTNU): Egg donation within the context of equal
Marcia Inhorn: Report from a Study of Reproduction-tourism. The case of the United Arab Emirates.
Marit Melhuss (UiO): The moral status of the embryo in a Christian perspective
Silje Sivertsen & Thorvald Sirnes (UiB): Substances of the Body: The Making of a Social Person.

29. - 30. October
Seminar room at Stein Rokkan Centre, 6th floor. Nygårdsgt. 5

Organized by Stein Rokkan Centre, Centre for Women’s and Gender Research (SKOK), Centre for the Study of Science and the Humanities and Centre for International Health, UiB

Download programme (.pdf)

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BIFF: What Would Jesus Buy?

October 19, 2007 at 12:54 · Filed under Nyheter

Møt pastor Billy og hans medsammensvorne i The Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir på turné!

Denne filmen anbefales på det sterkeste. Lærerikt og morsomt om konsumerisme og kristendom.

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Film+ debatt: Gir bibelen rom for kjærlighet mellom to personer av samme kjønn?

October 17, 2007 at 7:30 · Filed under Nyheter

Film: For the Bible tells me so. Regi Daniel G. Karslake, USA 2007

Hva skjer når foreldre som er dypt kristne, konservative og bibeltro får vite at datteren eller sønnen deres er lesbisk eller homofil? I mange tilfeller vet vi at foreldrene vender ryggen til sine barn og støter dem ut i det ytterste mørke. Utrolig nok har mange foreldre et sterkere forhold til en abstrakt gud enn til sine egne barn. Men denne filmen du ikke bare bør, men må få med deg, handler om de andre – de som ble tvunget til å revidere og revurdere sitt syn på det skrevne ord. I ett av de seks tilfellene skjedde det for sent – en mor støtte sin datter fra seg – men etter datterens selvmord, forsto også denne moren at det var noe i veien med henne selv, ikke barnet hennes. FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO var den beste og viktigste filmen som ble vist under årets filmfestival i Sundance.

I forbindelse med presentasjonen av denne filmen vil regissøren Daniel Karslake være til stede. Han deltar også i paneldebatt i Studentersamfunnet torsdag 18. oktober.

Debatt:
Bibelen kan tolkes ordrett eller i historisk kontekst. Kristne revurderer stadig synet på hvordan ulike deler av Bibelen bør forstås. Tilhengere av en konservativ bibeltolkning mener Bibelen mister budskapet ved at man lar det politisk korrekte til enhver tid avgjøre hvordan Bibelen skal tolkes. Ut fra en liberal tilnærming til Bibelen legger man vekt på den historiske konteksten. Her menes det at Bibelen er farget av tiden den er skrevet i, og at det er nødvendig med tolkning for å få frem det sentrale budskapet for mennesker i dag.

Den Norske Kirke har ikke avgjort hvordan den mener Bibelen skal tolkes i spørsmål rundt homofiles rolle og rettigheter i kirkefelleskapet. I de konservative miljøene mener man at splittelsen i kirken fører til utmeldeldelser fra Den Norske Kirke og etableringer av alternative menigheter. Kirke- og kulturminister Trond Giske vil på den andre siden at statskirken skal fungere som en felleskirke med rom for ulike syn. Tåler kirken splittelse i homofilispørsmålet? Er det opp til kirken som organisasjon å avgjøre hvordan Bibelen skal tolkes av den enkelte? Hvordan kan kirken unngå å fordømme homofile hvis de fordømmer homofil praksis?

Arrangør: Studentersamfunnet/ Cinemateket USF/ BIFF
Dato: 18/10/2007
Klokkeslett: Film 17:30, debatt19.15
Sted: Cinemateket USF, Sardinen USF
Pris: 40+ 50/20
Mer info: http://samfunnet.uib.no/ http://www.cinemateket-usf.no 

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PhD scholarships and fellowships

October 12, 2007 at 17:59 · Filed under Nyheter

The Graduate School of Theology and the Study of Religion at the Faculty of Theology, University of Aarhus announces new PhD scholarships and fellowships available as per 1 February 2008 or as soon as possible thereafter for study in the faculty’s research areas.

General
The PhD scholarships and fellowships are granted for individuals pursuing a PhD degree. Enrolment as a PhD student at the Graduate School is therefore a prerequi¬site for being granted a PhD scholarship or fellowship. Information about the PhD degree programme is contained in the faculty’s PhD regulations, which are available on http://www.teo.au.dk/en/graduateschool/prospectivestudents

Successful candidates to PhD scholarships will be enrolled in the PhD degree programme according to the 4+4 model, i.e. prior to passing a Master’s degree final examination and typically after completing the first year of a Master’s degree (see regulations, section 2.2.2).

Successful candidates to PhD fellowships will be enrolled in the PhD degree programme according to the 5+3 model, i.e. after completing a Master’s degree final examination (see regulations, section 2.2.1).

Further information may be obtained from Chair of the Graduate School, Troels Nørager, e-mail tn@teo.au.dk  or telephone +45 8942 2243.

Qualification requirements
•    PhD scholarships are valid for two years and can be applied for by students enrolled in a Master’s degree programme relevant to the faculty’s subject areas. The PhD scholarships can only be held by students who have satisfactorily completed the first year of a Master’s degree programme. Students who expect to complete the first year of their Master’s degree programme prior to 1 February 2008 may also apply.
•    PhD fellowships are valid for three years and can be applied for by graduates with a Master’s degree relevant to the faculty’s subject areas. Students who expect to complete their Master’s degree programme prior to 1 February 2008 may also apply.

Conditions
Remuneration of PhD Scholars prior to completion of their Master’s degree will be covered by section II of the ministerial order on state education grant (SU-bekendtgørelsen). The scholarship will be paid in the form of maximum 48 PhD grants (SU-klip), disbursed with two grants per month. After completion of the Master’s degree, remuneration will be in accordance with the rules about paid PhD Fellows laid down in the protocol on PhD Fellows attached as an appendix to the agreement covering staff with university degrees in the public sector signed between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Organizations (AC).

Remuneration of PhD Fellows will be in accordance with the protocol on PhD Fellows attached as an appendix to the agreement covering staff with university degrees in the public sector signed between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Organizations (AC). A fellowship recipient will be expected to carry out work, corresponding to 840 working hours, such as teaching activities, communication of research and participation in research projects, etc.

Formalities
Applications must be submitted electronically via https://mit.au.dk/endex.cfm  Guidelines on the electronic application procedure is available on http://www.teo.au.dk/en/graduateschool/prospectivestudents/applicationguidelines

Deadline for electronic submissions: Thursday 15 November 2007, 12.00h noon.

Please mark your application: 2007-218/4-18

The University of Aarhus has 34,000 students, 10,000 staff, and a turnover of DKK 4.5 billion. The University consists of nine main areas: six faculties (Humanities, Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Theology, Science and Agricultural Sciences), two schools (the Aarhus School of Business and the Danish School of Education), and the National Environmental Research Institute. The University’s activities are based at more than 20 locations all over Denmark.

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Nytt om Samfunnsvitenskap og humaniora i EUs Syvende rammeprogram

October 12, 2007 at 12:13 · Filed under Nyheter

I denne utgaven av nyhetsbrevet presenterer vi evalueringsresultatene
for Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities (SSH) og Science in
Society (SiS). Du finner også informasjon om den kommende søknadsfristen
i SSH-programmet og om det kommende arbeidsprogrammet for SiS i 2008. Vi
tar også med informasjon om muligheter utenfor rammeprogrammet i COST,
DG REGIO og PROGRESS-programmet. På slutten av nyhetsbrevet finner du
faste poster med omtale av aktuelle konferanser, partnersøk,
kontaktpersoner i Forskningsrådet og nyttige linker.
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Guest lecture

October 8, 2007 at 10:11 · Filed under Nyheter, Arrangement

We are pleased to invite you all to an exiting guest lecture this Wednesday at 18.00. Urmila Goel is a postdoctoral researcher in social and cultural anthropology affiliated to the European-University Viadrina in Frankfurt/Oder, Germany and is currently staying as a visiting scholar in Bergen. Her research interests cover in particular strategies of dealing with experiences of racism as well as the interdependency of racism and heteronormativity.

Here follows a description of her lecture, “Indian religions in Germany - Their role for the children of the migrants“:

Migrants from South Asia have brought different religious affiliations to Germany. Among them are Malayali Christians, Bengali Hindus, Pakistani Ahmadis and Afghani Sikhs to name only a few. Some of the migrants have actively engaged themselves in forming religious communities and networks, others have practiced their religion in private and yet others lived a secular life. The children of the migrants have been socialised to very different degrees with the religions of their South Asian parents. On the basis of my anthropological research among those categorised most commonly as Indians of the second generation I will present which roles religious socialisation plays for the children of the migrants. In particular I will illustrate the importance of religious communities and networks to them as well as the role of their experiences of exclusion on the basis of religion.

You are all welcome this Wednesday, at 18.00 - AUD R Sydneshaugen School.

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Folkens; det er tid for fagfest!

October 2, 2007 at 9:30 · Filed under Nyheter, Arrangement

Førstkommende torsdag arrangerer vi semesterets fagfest.
Tid: Torsdag 4. oktober 20.00
Sted: Bergen Gjesthus (2 etg.)

Tradisjonen tro avholder vi quiz, som denne gangen blir i en mer variert form (altså ikke bare religionsrelaterte
spørsmål).

Kom så, dette blir sjov!

Hilsen Fagutvalget for Religionsvitenskap.

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Dannelse av staten Israel.

September 13, 2007 at 17:35 · Filed under Nyheter, Arrangement

Dette tror jeg er et veldig bra seminar! Kom alle som har tid og lyst!

Seminar: Hvordan ble staten Israel grunnlagt? Hvordan regulerer internasjonal rett statsdannelsesprosessen, og hvilke løsninger kan internasjonal rett bidra med i konflikten i midtøsten?

Påmelding og betaling inne 20.september.

epost:seminar.elsa@gmail.com

4. Oktober kl. 9-17

Aud 3, juridisk fakultet, universitetet i Bergen

mvh, Ingvild Karsrud.

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