CURA Hosts Finding Religion Workshop
The Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs (CURA), an affiliated center of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, hosted a group of social science scholars from across the country for a two day workshop entitled “Finding Religion: Reconsidering Concepts and Methods for Studying Religion.”
During the workshop, participants considered the best practices that social scientists are currently using to “find religion,” and the ways in which scholars are exploring the diverse manifestations of the phenomena called “religion.”
The participants shared critical feedback on submitted papers, with an edited volume to come. Faculty members from several BU departments and schools lent their expertise to the group, including Robert Hefner, Pardee School Professor of Anthropology and International Relations, Kim Arkin, Rob Weller, Nimi Wariboko, Jeff Rubin, Nicolette Manglos Weber, Jonathan Calvillo, Teena Purohit and David Decosimo.
The project and workshop are directed by Jeremy Menchik, Pardee School Assistant Professor of International Relations, and Timothy Longman, Associate Professor of International Relations and Political Science and CURA Director.
Boston University’s Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs (CURA) brings together a multi-disciplinary community of scholars to encourage and support research on the role of religion in public affairs. Established in 1985, CURA is the oldest center for the study of religion and world affairs in the United States. Supported by a substantial endowment and grants from funders such as the Henry Luce Foundation, the Templeton Foundation, the Bradley Foundation, the Kroc Institute for International Peace, and the Metanexus Foundation, CURA has sponsored over 140 research projects on five continents that have led to the publication of over 145 books. Learn more about CURA here.