ISA Research Committee 22 – Religion

XXXV Congreso Latinoamericano de Sociología “Entre la policrisis y las alternativas: horizontes de la sociología crítica latinoamericana” @clacso.bsky.social
26 al 31 de julio de 2026 - Río de Janeiro 🇧🇷
Nueva fecha límite para resúmenes de GTs:10 de marzo de 2026
📌 Info: x.com/_clacso/stat...

Simposio "Género, diversidades y prácticas religiosas en resignificación", en el marco del VIII Congreso Mexicano de Antropología Social y Etnología. #CfP
Envíos e información en: comase.org/simposio/?no...

#FES #ISA #CollectiveMember
XVI Spanish Congress of Sociology (Bilbao, 15-17 July 2026)

Final 2 weeks for submitting papers to the XVI Spanish Congress of Sociology on the theme 'Challenges, evidence and solutions'.

📅 Deadline: 8 March, 2026
🔗 Find out more @ congreso2026.fes-sociologia.com

DEADLINE EXTENDED! You can now apply until 8 March
Spring School on Science, Religion and Health (Barcelona, 27-29 May 2026)

Call for Papers #CfP: "Population dynamics in the Global North and the Global South: Age structural transitions, migration, and changing places". RC41 Research on Population. Madrid, Spain, 10-11 September 2026. Deadline: 30 April 2026. www.isa-sociology.org/uploads/imge... #urban #sociology

Catolicismo у personas LGBTI+: tensiones, disputas y reconocimiento YouTube video by CIESAS Occidente

Seminario sobre Religiosidades Contemporáneas
"Catolicismo у personas LGBTI+: tensiones, disputas y reconocimiento".
Ponentes:
Con Jeferson Batista y David Eduardo Vilchis Carrillo.
📅 11 de marzo, 2026
⏰ 17 horas
YouTube 🎥 youtube.com/live/4iPhxlU...

Virtual book launch: Religion and Nonreligion in Same-Sex Marriage Debates: Emerging Imaginaries (edited by Juan Marco Vaggione, Paula Montero & Lori G. Beaman; De Gruyter, 2026). @nonreligioncf.bsky.social
Date: March 9, 2026
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Register here: uottawa-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

How women are reinterpreting the menstrual taboos in Chinese Buddhism In some cultures, menstruation and childbirth are treated as polluting, not life-giving. One Buddhist text’s interpretation of ‘Blood Pond Hell’ shows how far such beliefs go – and how women respond.

How women are reinterpreting the menstrual taboos in Chinese Buddhism. buff.ly/EwDVQga #ReligiousStudies #Buddhism #ChineseBuddhism

Freedom of Thought Report - Humanists International Our Freedom of Thought Report assesses countries on the basis of human rights and the legal status with regard to humanists, atheists and the non-religious.

Freedom of Thought Report 2025 by @humanists.bsky.social assesses every country in the world on the basis of human rights and the legal status with regard to humanists, atheists, and the non-religious. humanists.international/what-we-do/f...

Supreme Court: Those in High Constitutional Office Must Not Target Any Community for Religion, Caste, Language or Region The apex court underscored that this principle assumes greater significance when public figures holding high constitutional offices engage in such conduct.

Study Shows How Class, Religion and Caste Limit Urban Indian Citizens thewire.in/law/supreme-...

Call for Papers: This joint event hosted by SocRel and @bsa-medsoc.bsky.social is an opportunity for shared learning between the two study groups and will be the first event of its kind. In coming together we hope to share experiences, research findings, and explore areas of mutual interest

Arnaldo Nesti y los laberintos de lo sagrado mexicano: leyendo la devoción por la Virgen de Guadalupe y la Santa Muerte a través de cuatro de sus conceptos
www.diversidadreligiosa.com.ar/blog/arnaldo...

Call for papers #CfP per il prossimo numero di Religioni e Società, la rivista di Scienze sociali della Religione (ANVUR Classe A), questa volta significativamente intitolata «Arnaldo Nesti e i labirinti del sacro», ovvero dedicata al fondatore della rivista. asfer.it/call-for-pap...

Image text relates to 'Sociology of Religion and Medical Sociology Joint Hybrid Event', 17 April

Issues covered by the sociology of religion and medical sociology often overlap, but the disciplines rarely intersect – this event is a chance for shared learning.

Call for papers by 12 March for 'Sociology of Religion and Medical Sociology Joint Hybrid Event', 17 April
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YouTube video by Herlon A. Bezerra Teologia de Mesa de Bar – Martorelli e Herlon: O Pós-teísmo e Seus Desafios #CORTE 18/26

Teologia de Mesa de Bar – Martorelli e Herlon: O Pós-teísmo e Seus Desafios #CORTE 18/26

Papo inaugural! 20.08.24

Parceria:

HABITUS – Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Educação, Política e Cultura (IFSertãoPE)

#Cristianismo #Anglicanismo #Pósteísmo #nãoteísmo

youtu.be/juzjrqUixK4

Cuando los dioses se derriten: el calentamiento global sacude los rituales y creencias en las montañas sagradas Desde los Andes hasta el Himalaya, el retroceso de los glaciares está forzando a las culturas locales a modificar rituales milenarios, produciendo una desconexión espiritual y una sensación de culpa a...

Cuando los dioses se derriten: el calentamiento global sacude los rituales y creencias en las montañas sagradas

www.eldiarioar.com/mundo/dioses...

Convocatoria Programa de Becas Posdoctorales de la UNAM (México).
Inicio: septiembre de 2026.
Recepción de solicitudes hasta 18 de marzo.
Envíos por correo electrónico academica@crim.unam.mx y seguimiento@crim.unam.mx.
Más información: www.becas.unam.mx/.../02/2026_...

Stories of Change in American Religion - Center for Religion and Civic Culture USC Dornsife Site

American #religion is changing, and we need more than hot takes and simple graphs. @USCCRCC is launching a multi-pronged effort to get better stories out there. Including journalism fellowships.
dornsife.usc.edu/crcc/stories...

Caminhos Journal (PUC Goiás) – Call for Papers #CfP 2026
Dossier: Popular Religiosity and Lived Religion in the Americas and Brazil: Practices, Meanings, and Resistance
More information:
seer.pucgoias.edu.br/index.php/ca...

OAB-RJ vê "preconceito religioso" contra cristãos em desfile da Acadêmicos de Niterói Seccional da entidade no RJ critica alegoria que satirizou conservadores e evangélicos e se soma à ofensiva da oposição, que já prepara ao menos 12 ações contra Lula

OAB-RJ vê “preconceito religioso” contra cristãos em desfile da Acadêmicos de Niterói, Brasil www.infomoney.com.br/politica/oab...

Science Religion Health Spring School 2026 – 7 Essential Academic Benefits Science Religion Health Spring School 2026 is an international funded program in Barcelona for PhD candidates and early-career scholars. Apply by 27 February 2026.

Call for Applications
Spring School “Science, Religion and Health” @uab.cat
27–29 May 2026 - Working language: English
Aimed at PhD candidates and early postdoctoral researchers.
Application deadline: 27 February 2026 Call de Spring School 2026-Final
oppotify.com/science-reli...

Public roundtable "Canada at Constitutional Crossroads in 2026: Laïcité and the Notwithstanding Clause"
March 2, 12:00–1:00 PM NST (10:30–11:30 AM ET)
With: A. Barras (YorkU), D. Dabby (UQAM), S.A. Hussain (St. Mary’s University), M. Gaudet, B. Long & J. Selby (MUNL)
Registration:
lnkd.in/eq2AqvEH

Call for Papers #CfP for the Annual Meeting @sssreligion.bsky.social #SSSR_RRA2026 happening in Denver, from October 30 to November 1.
This year's theme is 'Rethinking Religion for the 21st Century'. Opened sincec Feb 1, 2026.
More info: sssreligion.org/annual-meeti...

Religious Diversity Around the World Singapore is the most religiously diverse country, and Yemen the least, as of 2020. The U.S. ranks first among nations with large populations.

New report by @pewresearch.org - Religious Diversity Around the World, by Yunping Tong.
www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...

Virtual webinar with Anna Strhan (University of York, UK) on her new book Growing Up Godless: Non-Religious Childhoods in Contemporary England. Organized by @ircsf.bsky.social
March 4th, from 2:30pm-3:30pm EST.
To attend the virtual event, please register on: heyor.ca/a6YVUy

There Is No Religious Revival | ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera The Harvard Catholic Center wrapped up 2025 with huge news: the number of potential converts coming through its doors had doubled from the previous year. According to The Wall Street Journal “Free Exp...

There Is No Religious Revival.
Trend stories about rising religiosity are not supported by evidence

arcmag.org/there-is-no-...

Manual de Sociología: la sociedad gaseosa
www.ipsa.org/na/book/manu...

Why LGBTQ+ Catholics Remain in Church-And Why Dissent is Good! - New Ways Ministry An interview with Catholic sociologist Michele Dillon: "Catholicism cannot be reduced to a yes/no checklist of 'orthodoxy'”. . . .

Why LGBTQ+ Catholics Remain in Church–And Why Dissent is Good! A conversation with Michele Dillon www.newwaysministry.org/2026/02/12/w...

New research shows God-believing 'nones' align closely with religious Americans Nearly 1 in 3 Americans now identify as religious "nones," and new research from University of Nebraska–Lincoln sociologist Philip Schwadel suggests that this fast-growing group is far more ideologica...

New research by Philip Schwadel shows God-believing 'nones' align closely with religious Americans.
phys.org/news/2026-02...

Is There an Anti-Cult Movement in Africa? The attempts to put religion under state control in Africa now use “cult” stereotypes imported from France, China, and Japan.

Is There an Anti-Cult Movement in Africa? by Rosita Šorytė
bitterwinter.org/is-there-an-...