‘Research Methods for the Study of Religion’ is an on-line resource, covering a wide range of key topics in this field, from research design, and the politics and ethics of research, to issues in the use of various quantitative and qualitative methods. Developed from the experience of an intensive training workshop for doctoral students run in conjunction with the AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society programme, the content on the site includes discussion papers, exercises, bibliographies, discussion questions and links to other relevant on-line material. We hope that the site will meet the need both of individual researchers looking for resources on particularly methodological issues, and lecturers wanting source material to use in teaching methods courses.
I've been invited to attend a workshop on “Doing Asian Cities: The MPI-ARI-TISS-AKS-Shanghai Urban Aspirations Project†(5-6 June 2012, Singapore) as part of the MPI/AKS project on urban aspirations. It's a chance to meet with other researchers working on the Asian megacities project in Mumbai, Shangai, Singapore, and Seoul. Just…
Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Leeds is currently advertising 4 academic posts. Further details and information about how to apply can be obtained by following the links below. Chair in the Study of Religion http://www.universityofleedschairs.co.uk/humanities-study-of-religion.php Chair in Philosophy and Religion (joint appointment in the School of Humanities)…
Excellent news! I just found out that a collaborative research project that I'm involved with, "Urban Aspirations in Seoul: Religion and Megacities in Comparative Studies," has been awarded a 5-year US$1.25 million grant by the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS). The project is spearheaded by the Max Planck Institute for…
