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Dear friends and colleagues,

We are very pleased to announce that the programme of the final KFG conference is now online. Registration for the conference – both in person and online via zoom – is open until 25 September. We also would like to share the latest publications by KFG Research Fellows and Associate Members with you. And last but not least, we would like to draw your attention to a Call for Applications for a position as Associate Professor in the Study of Religions at the University of Bergen.

And of course the quick reminder for our screening religion tonight: We will be showing the film “Thrust into Heaven” tonight at the Cinémàtheque Leipzig. We look forward to seeing you there and to a lively discussion with the director Jürgen Schaflechner.

Take care and have a nice week,
Foteine & Lucy

REMINDER: Screening Religion „Thrust into Heaven” tonight

Tonight we will be showing the film “Thrust into Heaven” as part of our Screening Religion series. The film will be followed by a discussion with the director Jürgen Schaflechner.

20 September | 7.30 pm (CET)
Cinémàtheque Leipzig at naTo
Urdhu and Sindhi with English subs
Free entry, donations welcome 

Programme of KFG Conference “Eight Years CASHSS ‘Multiple Secularities’ – Outcome and Prospects through the Eyes of our Interlocutors” | 12–14 October

We are pleased to announce the programme for our final conference Eight Years CASHSS "Multiple Secularities" – Outcome and Prospects through the Eyes of our Interlocutors. Between the opening and closing panels, we will have nine panels dedicated to different themes that have emerged over the years, allowing our former and current colleagues and fellows to engage in a lively exchange.

Please register for the conference via multiple-secularities@uni-leipzig.de by 25 September. Most sessions will take place in a hybrid format, on-site and via zoom, please indicate whether you will be attending on-site or online. We look forward to seeing you at the conference.

12–14 October
Leipzig University, Beethovenstr. 6 & 15, 04107 Leipzig 

New Publications by KFG Fellows and Associate Members

The work of the research group finds its expression in various publication formats. We are pleased to share the latest publications with you:

• Zemmin, Florian. Editorial for "Global Perspectives on Religion as an Object of Historical and Social Scientific Study." Special issue, Implicit Religion 24, no. 3–4 (2023): 271–79. PDF
  This Special Issue, edited by Florian, is the result of the workshop Religion as an Object of Historical and Social Scientific Study. Global Perspectives which he organised during his time in the KFG. 
  
• Schulz, Mascha, and Stefan Binder. "Introduction: An Anthropology of Nonreligion?" Religion and Society 14 (2023). PDF
  
  
• Schulz, Mascha, and Johannes Quack. "Who Counts as ‘None’? Ambivalent, Embodied, and Situational Modes of Nonreligiosity in Contemporary South Asia" Religion and Society 14 (2023). PDF
  
  
• Darwish, Housamedden. “From Peaceful Civil Movement to Civil War and Sectarian Polarization: A Critical Review of Kevin Mazur’s Revolution in Syria: Identity, Networks, and Repression.” International Sociology Reviews 14, no. 5 (2023): 552-561. PDF 

CfA: Associate Professor in the Study of Religions | University of Bergen

The Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion (AHKR) at the University of Bergen invites applications for a permanent full-time position as Associate Professor in the Study of Religions. Applicants must have research expertise in religion and aesthetics and/or religion and the media. These fields are interpreted broadly, with a focus on perspectives in the study of religions.

Application Deadline: 1 October

If you have any content that you think suits the purpose of the weekly, please feel free to send it to us at multiple-secularities@uni-leipzig.de.