On April 25 and April 26, 2019, the Africana Studies Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte will host its 17th Annual Symposium, “Religion, Racism, and Religious Racism: The Color of Faith Discrimination.” The symposium will open on April 25 with a moderated discussion with Babalorixá Gustavo Melo Cerqueira titled “Religious Racism in Brazil: Evangelical Extremism Against African Diaspora Faiths.” On April 26, the event will continue with five hour-long panels, as well as a special midday presentation by Dr. Abbas Barzegar, Director of Research and Advocacy at the Council
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Religion and Culture in the Americas Seminar, Newberry Library
2019-2020 Call for Proposals
Submission Deadline: Monday, June 3, 2019
The Religion and Culture in the Americas Seminar explores topics in religion and culture broadly from interdisciplinary perspectives including social history, biography, cultural studies, visual and material culture, urban studies, and the history of ideas. We are interested in how religious belief has affected society, rather than creedal-or theological focused studies.
The Seminar provides an opportunity for scholars to share works-in-progress, and we
The Southern Jewish Historical Society Book Award for 2018
The Southern Jewish Historical Society (SJHS) announces a prize for the book that has made the most significant contribution to the field of southern Jewish history published during the last four years. This round of submissions is for books published between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2018. The winner will receive $500 and will be the guest of the Society at its annual conference where the prize will be presented. In case of a tie, the prize may be divided.
Books must focus on Jewish history within the southern United States
Robert Anello. Minor Setback or Major Disaster? The Rise and Demise of Minor Seminaries in the United States, 1958–1983. St. Louis, MO: En Route Books & Media, 2018. 616 pp. $35.00 (paper), ISBN: 978-0-9998814-2-2; $9.99 (e-book), ISBN: 978-0-9998814-3-9.