tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59836712061548884982024-03-07T23:14:12.767-08:00alternative spiritualities, the new age and new religious movements in IrelandInterdisciplinary conference at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth (October 30th - 31st, 2009)Laurencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577952285827898719noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983671206154888498.post-50522475594512374272013-08-31T14:46:00.000-07:002013-09-01T13:36:45.198-07:00"Ireland's new religious movements" in paperback<i>Ireland's new religious movements</i>, edited by Olivia Cosgrove, Laurence Cox, Carmen Kuhling and Peter Mulholland, is coming out in paperback this October (2013).<br />
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Full details, including review quotes, on the <a href="http://www.c-s-p.org/Flyers/Ireland-s-New-Religious-Movements1-4438-5046-2.htm">Cambridge Scholars</a> site. A list of reviews is being maintained <a href="http://nrmireland.blogspot.ie/2011/03/book-reviews-irelands-new-religious.html">here</a>, with links where possible.<br />
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Laurence Cox’s book “Buddhism and Ireland: from the Celts to the
counter-culture and beyond” is now out. For more details see the <a href="https://www.equinoxpub.com/equinox/books/showbook.asp?bkid=529">Equinox site</a>.
Brian Bocking will launch the book in TCD on Thursday 26 September (7
pm) with a talk entitled “Forgotten but not gone: recognising Ireland’s
Buddhist heritage in colonial Asia”. Full details <a href="http://dhammalokaproject.wordpress.com/2013/08/28/buddhism-and-ireland-dublin-launch/">here</a>. Laurencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577952285827898719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983671206154888498.post-7924349263086297742012-05-04T02:21:00.002-07:002012-05-04T02:24:34.974-07:00Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions conferenceThe inaugural conference of the <a href="http://isasr.wordpress.com/">Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions</a> will be held in UCC on May 25 - 6, under the title "Emerging perspectives: religions and Ireland".<br />
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The conference programme and abstracts are now available <a href="http://isasr.wordpress.com/events/isasr-2012-abstracts-and-extended-deadline/">here</a>. It looks set to be very interesting as well as diverse in the range of interests represented.Laurencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577952285827898719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983671206154888498.post-10375934469057696662012-02-11T07:32:00.000-08:002012-02-11T07:32:16.491-08:00Conference call "Emerging perspectives: religion and Ireland"<b>Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions<br />
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<strong>Founding conference “Emerging perspectives: religions and Ireland”</strong><br />
<strong><strong>May 25-26 2012, UCC</strong></strong><br />
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We are pleased to invite scholars to take part in the first
conference of the <a href="http://isasr.wordpress.com/">Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions</a>
(ISASR). The Conference will take place Fri-Sat May 25<sup>th </sup>- 26<sup>th</sup>,
2012 and is open to scholars of all disciplines that approach
religions, both past and present, from a non-theological, critical,
analytical and cross-cultural perspective. We invite papers from
scholars working in Ireland on all aspects of religion both at home and
globally, and from scholars worldwide who work on religions in Ireland
or themes connected with Ireland. As this is the first conference of
ISASR, paper proposals on any aspect of religion, both in Ireland and
the wider world that contribute to Ireland’s engagement with the
academic study of religions, will be considered.<br />
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Please send a 150-200 word abstract for papers to James Kapalo (<a href="mailto:j.kapalo@ucc.ie">j.kapalo@ucc.ie</a>) by closing date Friday March 2<sup>nd</sup>, 2012. Notification of abstract acceptance will be given by April 2<sup>nd</sup>, 2012.<br />
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The conference is being hosted by the <a href="http://www.ucc.ie/en/studyofreligions/">Study of Religions Department</a>, UCC.<br />
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The ISASR is a member association of the <a href="http://www.iahr.dk/">International Association for the History of Religions</a> (IAHR) and the <a href="http://easr.eu/">European Association for the Study of Religions</a> (EASR.)<br />
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Further information on the conference will be posted on the ISASR site in due course: http://isasr.wordpress.com<br />
<br />Laurencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577952285827898719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983671206154888498.post-41548508596133020712011-09-07T05:24:00.000-07:002011-09-07T05:27:30.153-07:00"New agendas in social movement studies" conferenceConference announcement and call for papers<br /><b><br />National University of Ireland Maynooth<br />November 26th 2011<br /><br /></b>Full details <a href="http://sociology.nuim.ie/news/new-agendas-social-movement-studies-conference-announcement-and-call-papers">here<br /></a>Papers discussing new religious movements under this rubric are welcome.<br /><br />Deadline for abstracts: October 1st. Papers submitted by November 14th will be included in a CD-ROM for all participants and may be included in a subsequent publication.<br /><br />Further details online as above or from theresa.okeefe@nuim.ie<br /><br />Laurence CoxLaurencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577952285827898719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983671206154888498.post-69269648377743643132011-03-31T09:32:00.000-07:002011-04-01T05:43:50.917-07:00Irish Research Network on Alternative Spiritualities and New Religious Movements (IRNAS)<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >This<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="">network, launched together with <a href="http://nrmireland.blogspot.com/2011/02/irelands-new-religious-movements-book.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Ireland's new religious movements</span></a> on March 30th 2011,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>brings together </span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:black;" >researchers at all stages of their careers who are objectively examining the field of alternative spiritualities and New Religious Movements in </span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:black;" >Ireland</span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:black;" > across academic disciplines. The network has been formed in response to the need evident for such an</span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" > organisation</span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:black;" > following the “Alternative Spiritualities, the New Age and New Religious Movements in </span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:black;" >Ireland</span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:black;" >” interdisciplinary conference held at </span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:black;" >NUI</span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:black;" > Maynooth in 2009.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:black;" >The aim of the network is to support each other, create networking opportunities and to provide expertise to the wider community. 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Our mailing list will enable members to keep each other up to date on the latest funding, research, conference and publication opportunities in the area of </span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:black;" >alternative spiritualities and New Religious Movements. Our website will provide a public platform making the expertise of those members who choose to be listed available to statutory bodies, media contacts, educational requests and potential postgraduate students.</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB" >This is a research network to advance understanding, provide information, to provide support and access to others in the research community rather than a place to debate the truth or religious value of particular religious beliefs or practices.</span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:black;" ></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >To join please contact <a href="mailto:olivia.cosgrove@ul.ie">Olivia Cosgrove</a>, giving the following details:</span></p> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB" >Full name and title</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB" >Institutional affiliation (if any) and email address</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB" >Area(s) of research interest</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB" >Are you willing for your details to be included in the online list of member expertise?</span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" ></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-GB" >If so, are you in a position to supervise postgraduate students? </span></li></ul>Laurencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577952285827898719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983671206154888498.post-58992549056217458782011-03-28T13:28:00.001-07:002021-03-13T01:50:32.505-08:00Book reviews: Ireland's new religious movements<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<![endif]--><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span></span></span></span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>Review
by Cath Connelly, <i>Australasian Journal of
Irish Studies</i> vol. 14 (2014), pp. 146-148.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span></span></span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></span><p>Review by Ian Forest-Jones in <i>Australian Religious Studies Review</i> 25/2 (2013), pp. 318-9, online <a href="https://www.academia.edu/7223355/_Irelands_New_Religious_Movements_by_Olivia_Cosgrove_Laurence_Cox_Carmen_Kuhling_and_Peter_Mulholland_eds._book_review_">here</a>. <br />
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Review by Dominique Beth Wilson in <i>Journal of Religious History</i> 37/1 (2013), pp. 138-9, online <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-9809.12002/full">here</a>.<br />
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Review by Liselotte Frisk in <i>Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions</i> 16/3 (2013), pp. 110-111 <br />
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"The Personal, the Political, and the Spiritual: Still Sorting It Out
After All These Years," by Mary Farrell Bednarowski (reviewing Ciara
O'Connor's chapter for this book and other feminist writers), <a href="http://minds.wisconsin.edu/bitstream/handle/1793/66124/FC_33.4_Fall_2012.pdf?sequence=1"><i>Feminist collections</i></a> 33/4 (fall 2012).<br />
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Review by Mikael Rothstein in <i>Numen: international review for the history of religions</i> 59/4 (2012), pp. 424-5<br />
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Review by Alex Norman in <i>International Journal for the Study of New Religions</i> 3/1 (2012), pp. 123-5), online <a href="http://www.equinoxpub.com/IJSNR/article/view/15659/12366">here</a>.<br />
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A briefer mention in <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://fionnchu.blogspot.com/2011/02/irelands-new-religious-movements-book.html">Blogtrotter</a></span> by author John L Murphy (DeVry University).<br />
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Review by Eamon Maher in <i>Estudios Irlandeses</i> vol. 7 (2012), pp. 190 - 2, online <a href="http://www.estudiosirlandeses.org/Issue7/Pdfs_7/IStudiesRoundtheWorld7_byP_Lynch.pdf">here</a>. <br />
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Review by James Kapaló in <i>Irish Journal of Sociology </i>vol. 19 no. 2 (2011), pp. 188-9, first page online <a href="http://manchester.metapress.com/content/v58n08447t4884k1/fulltext.pdf?page=1">here</a>. <br />
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Comments on Attracta Brownlee's research, including her chapter for this book, in <span style="font-style: italic;">New Hibernia Review</span> 15/2 (Summer 2011), pp. 6-7.<br />
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Review by Richard Cimino in <span style="font-style: italic;">Religion Watch</span> 26/3 (Mar-Apr 2011), p. 10.<br />
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Gladys Ganiel, TCD / Irish School of Ecumenics, reviews the book in her <a href="http://www.gladysganiel.com/irish-catholic-church/irelands-new-religious-movements-book-review-book-launch/">blog</a>.<br />
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<br /></p>Laurencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577952285827898719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983671206154888498.post-40635383181830708042011-03-02T14:21:00.000-08:002011-03-02T14:22:36.833-08:00Marion Bowman to launch "Ireland's New Religious Movements", March 30th<b>Marion Bowman will launch the just-published <i>Ireland's New Religious Movements</i> with a talk on "Contemporary Celticity" in Dublin on Wednesday, March 30th.<br /><br /></b>Dr Bowman is Senior Lecturer and Head of Dept. of Religious Studies at the Open University and a leading researcher on contemporary paganism, Celtic spirituality, the New Age, folk religion, place and tradition. More details on her work are available at <a href="http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/religious-studies/bowman.shtml">http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/religious-studies/bowman.shtml</a>.<br /><br />The book launch is at 6.30 pm on Wed. March 30th in the Gutter Bookshop ("We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars"), Cow's Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 8 (opposite Lord Edward St.) Admission is free and refreshments will be provided. For more information on the event, please contact Ciara at 086 3678501.<br /><br />The event will also see the launch of an Irish research network on alternative spiritualities, the New Age and new religious movements (contact: olivia.cosgrove AT ul.ie).<br /><br />Further details of the book <a href="http://nrmireland.blogspot.com/2011/02/irelands-new-religious-movements-book.html">here</a>.<br /><b></b>Laurencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577952285827898719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983671206154888498.post-49416974632599770742011-02-04T04:39:00.001-08:002011-02-25T06:33:37.309-08:00Ireland's new religious movements: book now outThe book <span style="font-style: italic;">Ireland's new religious movements</span>, edited by Olivia Cosgrove, Laurence Cox, Carmen Kuhling and Peter Mulholland, is now available from <a href="http://www.c-s-p.org/Flyers/New-Religion-in-Ireland--Alternative-Spiritualities--Migrant-Religions--The-New-Age-and-New-Religiou1-4438-2588-3.htm">Cambridge Scholars</a> (2011). Selected papers from the "Alternative spiritualities, the New Age and new religious movements in Ireland" conference were thoroughly edited and rewritten into a systematic overview of the field, marking the first such research-based publication.<br /><br />Empirical topics include neo-paganism, Buddhism, Islam, evangelical Christianity, New Age groups, traveller religion and visions. Themes include Ireland as global homeland, "Celticity", migrant religion, the commodification of religion, gender, healing and the meaning of "spirituality".<br /><br />The first half of the introduction is available as a sample PDF <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/47522544/Ireland-s-New-Religious-Movements-PDF-Sample">here</a>; the dust cover, blurb and endorsements are online <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/47522779/Ireland-s-New-Religious-Movements-Dust-Cover">here</a>. The table of contents is as follows:<br /><span style="" lang="EN-IE"> </span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ch. 1) Editors’ Introduction: Understanding Ireland’s New Religious Movements. <i style="">Olivia Cosgrove, Laurence Cox, Carmen Kuhling and Peter Mulholland</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ch.</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE"> 2) Mapping the “New Religious Landscape” and the “New Irish”: Uses and Limitations of the Census. <i style="">Malcolm Macourt</i></span></p> <h2 style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:10pt;" lang="EN-IE" > </span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-IE">Part I: The Changing Religious Faces of </span></b><b style=""><span lang="EN-IE">Ireland</span></b><b style=""><span lang="EN-IE"></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-IE">- The Long History of New Religions in </span></b><b style=""><span lang="EN-IE">Ireland</span></b><b style=""><span lang="EN-IE"></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ch.</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE"> 3) The <i style="">Wild Irish girl </i>and the “Dalai Lama of Little Thibet”: The Long Encounter between </span><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ireland</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE"> and Asian Buddhism. <i style="">Laurence Cox and Maria Griffin</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ch.</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE"> 4) Inventing the Concept of Celtic Buddhism: A Literary and Intellectual Tradition. <i style="">John L. Murphy</i></span></p> <h3 style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:10pt;" lang="EN-IE" > </span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-IE">- Alternative Spiritualities and New Religious Movements in Contemporary </span></b><b style=""><span lang="EN-IE">Ireland</span></b><b style=""><span lang="EN-IE"></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ch.</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE"> 5) Irish Travellers and “Powerful” Priests: An Alternative Response to New Age</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE"><span style=""> </span>Healing Techniques. <i style="">Attracta Brownlee</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ch.</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE"> 6) Irish Neo-paganism: World-view and Identity. <i style="">Jenny Butler</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ch.</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE"> 7) The Changing Face of Irish Christianity</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE">: The Evangelical Christian Movement in the Republic. <i style="">Ruth Jackson Noble</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ch.</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE"> 8) <i style="">A Course in Miracles</i> in </span><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ireland</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE">: From Channelled Authority to Therapy and Self-help. <i style="">Ruth Bradby</i></span></p> <h3 style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:10pt;" lang="EN-IE" > </span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-IE">- Making Sense of Religious Experience</span></b><b style=""><span lang="EN-IE"></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ch.</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE"> 9) The Psychological Dimension of Religious Experience: Spirituality and Schizotypy</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE">. <i style="">Diarmuid B. Verrier and Brian M. Hughes</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ch.</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE"> 10) Marian Apparitions, the New Age</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE"><span style=""> </span>and the FÁS Prophet. <i style="">Peter Mulholland</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><i style=""><span style="" lang="EN-IE"> </span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-IE">Part II: Irish religion as global</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-IE">- The Globalised Irish Religious Market</span></b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:10pt;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ch.</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE"> 11) New Age</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE"><span style=""> </span>Re-enchantment in Post-Celtic Tiger </span><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ireland</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE">. <i style="">Carmen Kuhling</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ch.</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE"> 12) “Becoming Whole”: An Exploration of Women’s Choices in the Holistic</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE"><span style=""> </span>and New Age</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE"><span style=""> </span>Movement in </span><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ireland</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE">. <i style="">Ciara O’Connor</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ch.</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE"> 13) A Crucial Site of Difference? Minority Religions and Attitudes to Globalisation in </span><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ireland</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE">. <i style="">Olivia Cosgrove</i></span></p> <h3 style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:10pt;" lang="EN-IE" > </span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-IE">- </span></b><b style=""><span lang="EN-IE">Ireland</span></b><b style=""><span lang="EN-IE"> as Global Homeland</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ch.</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE"> 14) Irish Base, Global Religion: The Fellowship of </span><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Isis</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE">. <i style="">Catherine Maignant</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ch.</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE"> 15) “Celticity” in Australian Alternative Spiritualities. <i style="">Carole M. Cusack</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ch.</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE"> 16) “Celtic Spirituality” in Contemporary </span><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ireland</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE">. <i style="">Bożena Gierek</i></span></p> <h3 style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:10pt;" lang="EN-IE" > </span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-IE">- Migrant Religion in </span></b><b style=""><span lang="EN-IE">Ireland</span></b><b style=""><span lang="EN-IE"></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ch.</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE"> 17) Islam in </span><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ireland</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE">: Organising a Migrant Religion. <i style="">Oliver Scharbrodt</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ch.</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE"> 18) Turkish Islam in </span><span style="" lang="EN-IE">Ireland</span><span style="" lang="EN-IE">: Exploring the Modus Operandi of Fethullah Gülen’s Neo-brotherhood. <i style="">Jonathan Lacey</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="" lang="EN-IE"> </span></p> <span style="font-style: italic;">NB that some online booksellers still list the book by its working title, "New religion in Ireland". It is available from the publishers, Cambridge Scholars, as well as Amazon and Blackwells under the correct title, and other online listings are in the process of changing </span><span>(25.2.2011).</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> <span style="font-style: italic;">Apologies for any difficulties caused by this.</span><br /></span>Laurencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577952285827898719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983671206154888498.post-43680685677693952402009-10-30T12:36:00.001-07:002009-10-30T12:37:31.040-07:00Saturday evening lecture time changeSaturday evening's lecture, by Prof. emeritus Eileen<br />Barker (LSE) will now take place at 7.30 instead of<br />8 as previously announced. The title of the lecture<br />is "Cults, sects and / or new religions: 'Curioser and<br />curioser!' cried Alice. 'Well, yes and no,' replied the<br />sociologist…"<br /><br />Admission for non-conference participants is €15, or<br />€10 with student / unwaged etc. ID.Laurencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577952285827898719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983671206154888498.post-80887021763965305452009-10-28T09:02:00.000-07:002009-10-28T09:10:52.599-07:00Evening lecture changesProf. Paul Heelas, one of our two guest speakers, has<br />had to cancel for personal reasons. We are happy to<br />announce that Dr Carmen Kuhling has kindly agreed to<br />step into her shoes.<br /><br />Dr Kuhling is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the <br />University of Limerick and Ireland's leading researcher<br />on the New Age, having published among others "The New <br />Age Ethic and the Spirit of Postmodernity". <br /><br />Her lecture, entitled "From the parish hall to the <br />shopping mall: consumption and re-enchantment in <br />post-Celtic Tiger Ireland", will take place on Friday <br />evening at 8 pm.<br /><br />Prof. Barker's lecture, "Cults, sects and / or new <br />religions: 'Curioser and curioser!' cried Alice. <br />'Well, yes and no,' replied the sociologist…",<br />will now take place on Saturday evening, also at 8 pm.<br /><br />Both lectures are open to the public and can be attended<br />separately from the main conference. Admission (on the<br />door) is €15 or €10 for students, unwaged etc. with ID.<br /><br />We apologise for any inconvenience caused.Laurencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577952285827898719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983671206154888498.post-81220988033219432902009-10-24T15:09:00.001-07:002009-10-24T15:12:55.304-07:00List of poster presentationsThe deadline for poster presentations closed on Friday 23rd. The posters accepted are:<br /><br />Joantine Berghuijs (Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Utrecht University<br />Unaffiliated spirituality and social engagement<br /><br />Markus Davidsen (Leiden University / Aarhus University)<br />"Fiction based religions": a study of new religions based on religions embedded in fiction<br /><br />Ronan Foley (NUI Maynooth)<br />Therapeutic landscapes, ownership and spiritual health<br /><br />Kerry Gallagher (NUI Maynooth)<br />Imported Catholicism: the role religion plays in the integration of Polish immigrants into Irish society<br /><br />Gladys Ganiel (Trinity College Dublin / Irish School of Ecumenics)<br />Auditing Ireland’s religious diversity: perspectives on diversity, immigration, reconciliation and ecumenism<br /><br />Brigitte Veiz (Dept. of Social psychology, University of Munich)<br />The Rainbow Family: rituals and circles in a neo-tribal, global subculture<br /><br />Poster presenters will be with their posters for discussion etc. during conference registration, between 10.30 and 12.30 on Friday morning.<br /><br />The full conference timetable is available <a href="http://nrmireland.blogspot.com/2009/09/draft-timetable-and-list-of-papers.html">here</a>.Laurencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577952285827898719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983671206154888498.post-69726438125824659232009-10-24T15:08:00.001-07:002009-10-24T15:08:58.406-07:00Getting to the conferenceThese instructions are quite detailed, because people often get lost trying to find the conference venue. So if you're not familiar with Maynooth village, or with the campus, please take the time to find out how to get there in advance! We will do our best to have notices etc. up but can't guarantee their visibility, particularly in bad weather.<br /><br /><strong>Getting to Maynooth village<br /></strong>There are directions to Maynooth online at <a href="http://www.nuim.ie/location/ireland_directions.shtml">http://www.nuim.ie/location/ireland_directions.shtml</a>.<br /><br />If you're coming by air, the simple thing is to take a bus to Dublin and get off at one of the stations. If you get the 746 (normal fare) you can ask the driver to let you off at Drumcondra train station (after 30 – 45 minutes depending on traffic), from which there are trains to Maynooth (sometimes these go further, to Longford or Sligo but it is only one line so you can't go far wrong!) every half hour or every hour, depending on when you arrive (travel time 35 minutes). The train will cost about 2.70 one-way.<br /><br />Alternatively you can get the 747 or 748 express buses for €6 to Busáras, the central bus station (travel time between 45 – 90 minutes depending on time of day) from where it is about two minutes walk to Connolly Station, the head of the line to Maynooth (travel time about 40 minutes). There are many other possibilities but this is the most straightforward. There is little or no direct public transport to Maynooth from the airport, and taxis are expensive (expect to pay at least 40, probably more, and take an hour or so).<br /><br /><strong>Finding the conference<br /></strong>Our central location is the Auxilia Building, home of the Sociology department. This is on the north (new) campus, which may be helpful if you get lost. We strongly suggest you print out some of the maps which are online at <a href="http://www.nuim.ie/location/index.shtml">http://www.nuim.ie/location/index.shtml</a>, because people do often get lost. (There will also be a film festival happening in a different building nearby, which may or may not help – if you get to that building instead, you are within 2 minutes of the conference.)<br /><br />From the train station, it takes 10 – 15 minutes to get to Auxilia.<br /><br />There is an overall map of Maynooth at <a href="http://www.nuim.ie/location/webmaps/index.shtml">http://www.nuim.ie/location/webmaps/index.shtml</a>. Getting off at the train station, make sure you exit through the station building, and then turn left to take the footbridge over the canal. If you turn right and just keep going straight, you will curve around the canal, go down an often busy lane beside a pub and a police station, then across the road at the traffic lights and past a string of shops. Keep going (over another bridge) and turn left around the shopping centre. Go down this road for a hundred meters or so and cross at the pedestrian lights (you can see a footbridge over the road ahead).<br /><br />If you go through the gap in the wall you are now on the north campus. There is a map online at <a href="http://www.nuim.ie/location/maps/north.shtml">http://www.nuim.ie/location/maps/north.shtml</a>. On this map, this entrance brings you in around the P in the top right-hand corner of the map. The footpath divides in two almost immediately: take the left-hand fork until you come to the internal road, and then follow that around to your right. Take the first turn left off this road (past what is currently a building site) and Auxilia is the first building on the right (you go through a small car park).<br /><br />For those of you staying in Maynooth, you may find the map at <a href="http://www.nuim.ie/location/maps/estates.shtml">http://www.nuim.ie/location/maps/estates.shtml</a> useful.Laurencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577952285827898719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983671206154888498.post-84273398403344129772009-10-09T06:06:00.000-07:002009-10-09T06:07:30.699-07:00Sunday bus tour: Tara and Loughcrew<p>Conference participants are invited to join us on an optional bus trip on Sunday, November 1st which will take in the Hill of Tara and Loughcrew megalithic cemetery, both in Co. Meath.<br />The Hill of Tara, currently in the news because of protests over the building of the M3 motorway through the Tara / Skryne valley, was a sacred site from Neolithic times until the Celtic period, with surviving monuments including a passage tomb, several ring barrows, standing stones, a cursus, and a hilltop enclosure. In early medieval times it was used for the coronation of High Kings and figures in various legends; it was a key site for Irish cultural nationalism and remains important for archaeological research, popular interest and pagan groups.</p><p><br />Loughcrew is the largest of Ireland's four megalithic cemeteries, with over 30 Neolithic passage tombs spread over two hillsides. It is noted for its petroglyphs, including those inside Cairn T, which is aligned so that the sun illuminates these on the equinoxes (see <a href="http://www.knowth.com/loughcrew-equinox-video.htm">http://www.knowth.com/loughcrew-equinox-video.htm</a> for a video). Wewill have access to the inside of this cairn.<br /></p><p>The bus leaves Dublin city centre at 9 am, with a pickup in Maynooth at 9.45 (exact locations TBA). After visiting Tara, we will have lunch in the recently-restored Loughcrew Gardens (<a href="http://www.loughcrew.com/garden.htm">http://www.loughcrew.com/garden.htm</a>). After visiting the Loughcrew Cairns, we will return to drop people off inMaynooth around 5.30, at Dublin Airport around 6.30 for those needing to catch a flight, and Dublin city centre around 7 pm.</p><p><br />Price €15, €10 for students / unwaged / OAPs with ID (lunch not included).<br /></p><p>Bookings can be made in advance through Olivia Cosgrove <<a href="mailto:olivia.cosgrove@ul.ie">olivia.cosgrove@ul.ie</a>> or at the conference.<br /> </p>Laurencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577952285827898719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983671206154888498.post-56679059608696616082009-09-18T10:12:00.000-07:002009-10-28T09:12:50.907-07:00Draft timetable and list of papers, updated 24.10.09<em>Please note that this timetable is subject to change between now and the conference.</em><br /><em></em><br /><strong>Friday 30th October, 2009</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />10.30 – 12.30: Conference registration and <strong>attended poster session</strong><br /><p>Poster presenters:<br /></p><p>Joantine Berghuijs (Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Utrecht University)<br />Unaffiliated spirituality and social engagement<br /><br />Markus Davidsen (Leiden University / Aarhus University)<br />"Fiction based religions": a study of new religions based on religions embedded in fiction<br /><br />Ronan Foley (NUI Maynooth)<br />Therapeutic landscapes, ownership and spiritual health<br /><br />Kerry Gallagher (NUI Maynooth)<br />Imported Catholicism: the role religion plays in the integration of Polish immigrants into Irish society<br /><br />Gladys Ganiel (Trinity College Dublin / Irish School of Ecumenics)<br />Auditing Ireland’s religious diversity: perspectives on diversity, immigration, reconciliation and ecumenism<br /><br />Brigitte Veiz (Dept. of Social psychology, University of Munich)<br />The Rainbow Family: rituals and circles in a neo-tribal, global subculture</p><p><br />(11.30: Tea / coffee, Auxilia 1)<br /><br />12.30 – 1.00: <strong>Welcome address</strong> (Auxilia 1)<br />Professor Tom Inglis (University College Dublin)<br />"A sociological map of religion in contemporary Ireland"<br /><br />1.00 – 2.30: Lunch<br /><br />2.30 – 4.00: <strong>Workshops</strong>, session 1<br /><br /><em>Auxilia 1<br /></em><br /><br />Anne Mulhall (School of English, Drama and Film / Irish Studies, University College Dublin), The Feng Shui of Lough Derg: marketing spirituality in contemporary Ireland<br /><br />Ciara O'Connor (Dept. of Sociology, NUI Maynooth), Relationships between feminism and the New Age in Ireland: from meditation room to marketplace<br /><br /><em>Auxilia 2</em><br />Frances Clynes (Computing, IT Tallaght / Sophia Centre, University of Wales Lampeter), Cyberspace and religion<br /><br />Sean O'Callaghan (University of Lancaster, UK), Navigating the "otherworld": listening for voices from Ireland in "dark occultural" cyberspace<br /><br /><em>Rye Hall</em><br />Ruth Bradby (University of Chester, UK), "A course in miracles": channelling, legitimation, therapy and self-help<br /><br />Anja Bratuz (Science and Research Centre, University of Primorska, Slovenia), A new challenge for the ecological consciousness: the impact of Pogacnik's method of earth healing<br /><br />Snjezana Zoric (Dept. for Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, University of Zadar, Croatia), Intercultural and interreligious encounter in the ashram of Sai Baba<br /><br />4.00: Tea / coffee, Auxilia 1<br /><br />4.30 – 6.00: <strong>Workshops</strong>, session 2<br /><br /><em>Auxilia 1<br /></em>Laurence Cox / Maria Griffin (Dept. of Sociology, NUI Maynooth), The Wild Irish girl and the "dalai lama of Little Thibet": Irish Buddhism in world-systems context<br /><br />John L Murphy (Humanities, DeVry University, USA), Imagining Celtic Buddhism<br /><br />Audrey Whitty (National Museum of Ireland / Dept. of History of Art and Architecture, Trinity College Dublin), The Albert M Bender collection of Asian art in the National Museum of Ireland<br /><br /><em>Auxilia 2<br /></em>Daniel Caldwell (Carraig Eden Theological College, Greystones), Patrick: prototypical Pentecostal?<br /><br />Patrick Claffey (Dept of Mission Theology and Cultures, Milltown Institute, Dublin), Pentecostal charismatics in Ireland<br /><br /><em>Rye Hall<br /></em>Dominic McCambridge (University of London, UK), Spiritual but not religious: an historical and psychological approach to the phenomenon<br /><br />Peter Mulholland (independent scholar), The flourishing of NRMs in modern Ireland: context, chronology, scale, and crisis theories<br /><br />6.00 – 7.30: Dinner<br /><br />8.00: <strong>Plenary lecture</strong> (Auxilia 1)<br />Dr Carmen Kuhling (University of Limerick), <br />From the parish hall to the shopping mall: consumption and re-enchantment in post-Celtic Tiger Ireland<br /><br /><strong>Saturday 31st October, 2009<br /></strong><br />9.30 – 11.00: <strong>Workshops</strong>, session 3<br /><br /><em>Auxilia 1<br /></em>Sean O'Halloran (independent scholar), Spiritual discourse: an examination of sharing in Alcoholics Anonymous<br /><br />Lyn Thomas (Institute for the Study of European Transformations, University College London), Returning to the fold? The Monastery in narratives of spiritual life<br /><br /><em>Auxilia 2</em>: Conference organisers' session [closed]<br /><br /><em>Rye Hall<br /></em>Bozena Gierek (Centre for the Comparative Studies of Civilizations, Jagiellonian University, Poland), The place of "Celtic spirituality" in the New Age movement<br /><br />Áinéad Ní Mhuirthile (Roinn na Gaeilge, Coláiste Mhuire gan Smál, Ollscoil Luimnigh), Reiki healing: the response in Ireland<br /><br />11.00: Tea / coffee, Auxilia 1<br /><br />11.30 – 1.00: <strong>Workshops</strong>, session 4<br /><em></em><br /><em>Auxilia 1</em><br />Jenny Butler (Folklore and Ethnology Dept., University College, Cork), Irish neo-paganism: world-view and identity<br /><br />Geraldine Moane (School of Psychology, University College Dublin), The contemporary development of shamanism in Ireland<br /><br /><em>Auxilia 2<br /></em>Olivia Cosgrove (Dept. of Sociology, University of Limerick), A crucial site of difference? New religious movements and attitudes to globalisation in Ireland<br /><br />Malcolm Macourt (Centre for Census and Survey Research, University of Manchester), The "new religious landscape" and the "New Irish": the census – a useful tool?<br /><br /><em>Rye Hall<br /></em>Alice Herron (independent scholar), Too much mother's love, too little father's guidance: psychological drivers for new religious movements?<br /><br />Jurek Kirakowski (Dept. of Psychology, University College Cork), What makes an accident into a cult? A psychological analysis of attitude and belief<br /><br />Diarmuid Verrier, Brian Hughes (School of Psychology, NUI Galway), Spirituality and schizotypy: how personality can influence beliefs and experiences<br /><br />1.00 – 2.30: Lunch<br /><br />2.30 – 4.00: <em>Workshops</em>, session 5<br /><br /><em>Auxilia 1<br /></em>Carole Cusack (Studies in Religion, University of Sydney, Australia), Alternative spiritualities in Australia<br /></p><p>Catherine Maignant (Centre for Irish Studies, University of Lille, France), The fellowship of Isis: the Great Goddess and the New Humanity </p><p><em>Auxilia 2<br /></em>Attracta Brownlee (Dept. of Anthropology, NUI Maynooth), Irish Travellers, NRMs and the New Age<br /><br />Courtney Roberts (independent scholar), Astrology in Ireland in the postwar era<br /><br /><em>Rye Hall<br /></em>Jonathan Lacey (Dept. of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin), In search of legitimacy: aims and strategies of a neo-Sufi movement in Ireland<br /><br />Oliver Scharbrodt (Study of Religions Dept, University College Cork), Islam in Ireland: establishing organisational frameworks for a diverse Muslim community in Europe<br /><br />4.00: Tea / coffee, Auxilia 1<br /><br />4.30 – 6.00: <strong>Workshops</strong>, session 6<br /><br /><em>Auxilia 1</em><br />Nadja Furlan (Science and Research Centre, University of Primorska, Slovenia), Feminist spirituality and Goddess-focussed religious philosophy<br /><br />Laura Sherman (Milltown Institute, Dublin), Finding the divine feminine in current-day Ireland: a return to the Great Mother<br /><br /><em>Auxilia 2<br /></em>Brian Bocking (Study of Religions Dept., University College Cork), Catholicism as a new religious movement </p><p>Stanley Brunn (Dept. of Geography, University of Kentucky), Changing map of world religions: ten emerging trends</p><p><br /><em>Rye Hall<br /></em><br />Kevin Hargaden (Dept. of Sociology, NUI Maynooth), A sociological examination of the theological factors behind evangelical church growth<br /><br />Ruth Jackson (University of Manchester, UK), The emperor's new clothes? An appraisal of a Christian new religious movement in the Republic of Ireland<br /><br />6.00 – 7.30: Dinner<br /><br />8.00: <strong>Second plenary lecture</strong> (Auxilia 1):<br />Professor Eileen Barker (London School of Economics)<br />"Cults, sects and / or new religions: 'Curioser and curioser!' cried Alice. 'Well, yes and no,' replied the sociologist…"<br /><br /><strong>Sunday 1st November, 2009<br /></strong><br />Bus trip to the Hill of Tara and Loughcrew Megalithic Cemetery, cost for the bus €15 or €10 for students / unwaged with ID. Please bring raingear and boots or walking shoes.</p>Laurencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577952285827898719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983671206154888498.post-75908746552404713932009-08-30T09:17:00.000-07:002009-09-07T05:31:36.527-07:00Conference presentationsIncluding our plenary speakers but not counting poster presentations, there are 47 presenters (for 45 papers), based in Ireland, England, Wales, Scotland, France, Croatia, Slovenia, Poland, the USA, Australia and Brazil. They are established academics, independent scholars and postgraduate researchers. The disciplines represented include anthropology, census and survey research, comparative studies, computing, education, ethnology, European Studies, folklore, history of art, human geography, Irish studies, psychology, religious studies, sociology and theology.<br /><br />A <a href="http://nrmireland.blogspot.com/2009/05/conference-call-for-poster.html">call for poster presentations </a>is still open.<br /><br />The conference registration form can now be printed or downloaded from <a href="http://nrmireland.net/index_005.html">this site</a>.<br /><br /><strong>Welcome address:</strong> Professor Tom Inglis (University College Dublin), "A sociological map of religion in contemporary Ireland"<br /><br /><strong>First plenary lecture:</strong> Professor Eileen Barker (London School of Economics), Cults, sects and / or new religions: "Curioser and curioser!" cried Alice. "Well, yes and no," replied the sociologist ....<br /><br /><strong>Second plenary lecture:</strong> Prof. Paul Heelas (Lancaster University), "Spirituality and the New Age"<br /><br /><strong>Attended poster session</strong> (call open until September 21st)<br /><br /><br /><p><br /><strong>Conference papers:<br /></strong><br />Anthony d'Andrea (Dept. of Sociology, University of Limerick), New Age as self-reflexivity: the post-traditional in the religious field<br /></p><p>Brian Bocking (Study of Religions Dept., University College Cork), Catholicism as a new religious movement<br /></p><p>Ruth Bradby (University of Chester, UK), "A course in miracles": channelling, legitimation, therapy and self-help<br /></p><p>Anja Bratuz (Science and Research Centre, University of Primorska, Slovenia), A new challenge for the ecological consciousness: the impact of Pogacnik's method of earth healing<br /></p><p>Attracta Brownlee (Dept. of Anthropology, NUI Maynooth), Irish Travellers, NRMs and the New Age<br /></p><p>Jenny Butler (Folklore and Ethnology Dept., University College, Cork), Irish neo-paganism: world-view and identity<br /></p><p>Daniel Caldwell (Carraig Eden Theological College, Greystones), Patrick: prototypical Pentecostal?<br /></p><p>Patrick Claffey (Dept of Mission Theology and Cultures, Milltown Institute, Dublin), Pentecostal charismatics in Ireland<br /></p><p>Frances Clynes (Computing, IT Tallaght / Sophia Centre, University of Wales Lampeter), Cyberspace and religion<br /></p><p>Olivia Cosgrove (Dept. of Sociology, University of Limerick), A crucial site of difference? New religious movements and attitudes to globalisation in Ireland<br /></p><p>Laurence Cox / Maria Griffin (Dept. of Sociology, NUI Maynooth), The Wild Irish girl and the "dalai lama of Little Thibet": Irish Buddhism in world-systems context<br /></p><p>Nadja Furlan (Science and Research Centre, University of Primorska, Slovenia), Feminist spirituality and Goddess-focussed religious philosophy<br /></p><p>Bozena Gierek (Centre for Studies of Comparative Civilizations, Jagiellonian University, Poland), Celtic spirituality: between New Age and Christianity<br /></p><p>John Healy (School of Humanities, Charles Sturt University, Australia), Seekers and accidental seekers<br /></p><p>Alice Herron (independent scholar), Too much mother's love, too little father's guidance: psychological drivers for new religious movements?<br /></p><p>Fergus Hogan (Centre for Social and Family Research, Waterford IT), From confessional spaces to the synchronicity of self healing through forgiveness<br /></p><p>Ruth Jackson (University of Manchester, UK), The emperor's new clothes? An appraisal of a Christian new religious movement in the Republic of Ireland<br /></p><p>Jurek Kirakowski (Dept. of Psychology, University College Cork), What makes an accident into a cult? A psychological analysis of attitude and belief<br /></p><p>Carmen Kuhling (Dept. of Sociology, University of Limerick), From the parish hall to the shopping mall: consumption and re-enchantment in post-Celtic Tiger Ireland<br /></p><p>Jonathan Lacey (Dept. of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin), In search of legitimacy: aims and strategies of a neo-Sufi movement in Ireland<br /></p><p>Mika Lassander (Religious Studies, Open University, UK), Modern paganism as a legitimating framework for post-materialist values<br /></p><p>Marina Lopes (Human Geography, AJES, Brazil), And the oak casts a shadow: the specialization of neodruidic imaginary in the city of Sao Paolo, Brazil<br /></p><p>Dominic McCambridge (University of London, UK), Spiritual but not religious: an historical and psychological approach to the phenomenon<br /></p><p>Malcolm Macourt (Centre for Census and Survey Research, University of Manchester), The "new religious landscape" and the "New Irish": the census – a useful tool?<br /></p><p>Catherine Maignant (Centre for Irish Studies, University of Lille, France), The fellowship of Isis: the Great Goddess and the New Humanity<br /></p><p>Geraldine Moane (School of Psychology, University College Dublin), The contemporary development of shamanism in Ireland<br /></p><p>Anne Mulhall (School of English, Drama and Film / Irish Studies, University College Dublin), The Feng Shui of Lough Derg: marketing spirituality in contemporary Ireland<br /></p><p>Peter Mulholland (independent scholar), The cult of moving statues<br /></p><p>John L Murphy (Humanities, DeVry University, USA), Imagining Celtic Buddhism<br /></p><p>Áinéad Ní Mhuirthile (Roinn na Gaeilge, Coláiste Mhuire gan Smál, Ollscoil Luimnigh), Reiki healing: the response in Ireland<br /></p><p>Sean O'Callaghan (University of Lancaster, UK), Navigating the "otherworld": listening for voices from Ireland in "dark occultural" cyberspace<br /></p><p>Ciara O'Connor (Dept. of Sociology, NUI Maynooth), Relationships between feminism and the New Age in Ireland: from meditation room to marketplace<br /></p><p>Sean O'Halloran (independent scholar), Spiritual discourse: an examination of sharing in Alcoholics Anonymous<br /></p><p>Courtney Roberts (independent scholar), Astrology in Ireland in the postwar era<br /></p><p>Oliver Scharbrodt (Study of Religions Dept, University College Cork), Islam in Ireland: establishing organisational frameworks for a diverse Muslim community in Europe<br /></p><p>Laura Sherman (Milltown Institute, Dublin), Finding the divine feminine in current-day Ireland: a return to the Great Mother<br /></p><p>Stephen Skuce (Cliff College, UK), Christian evangelism and NRMs in Ireland: a case study<br /></p><p>Steven Sutcliffe (Dept. of Religion and Society, University of Edinburgh, Scotland), After the "world religions" taxonomy: "new age" beliefs and practices and the elementary forms of the religious life<br /></p><p>Lyn Thomas (Institute for the Study of European Transformations), University College London), Returning to the fold? The Monastery in narratives of spiritual life<br /></p><p>Diarmuid Verrier, Brian Hughes (School of Psychology, NUI Galway), Spirituality and schizotypy: how personality can influence beliefs and experiences<br /></p><p>Audrey Whitty (National Museum of Ireland / Dept. of History of Art and Architecture, Trinity College Dublin), The Albert M Bender collection of Asian art in the National Museum of Ireland<br /></p><p>Snjezana Zoric (Dept. for Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, University of Zadar, Croatia), Intercultural and interreligious encounter in the ashram of Sai Baba<br /></p>Laurencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577952285827898719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983671206154888498.post-50556684568265673032009-08-30T08:56:00.001-07:002009-08-30T09:01:10.850-07:00Conference timetableThe provisional timetable for the conference is as follows:<br /><br /><strong>Friday 30th October, 2009<br /></strong>10.30 – 12.30: Attended poster session / registration<br /><br />12.30 – 1.00: Welcome address:<br />Professor Tom Inglis (University College Dublin),<br />"A sociological map of religion in contemporary Ireland"<br /><br />1.00 – 2.30: Lunch<br /><br />2.30 – 4.00: Workshops, session 1<br /><br />4.30 – 6.00: Workshops, session 2<br /><br />6.00 – 7.30: Dinner<br /><br />8.00: Public lecture:<br />Professor Eileen Barker (London School of Economics),<br />Cults, sects and / or new religions: some reflections on 40 years' research - or<br />"Curioser and curioser!" cried Alice. "Well, yes and no," replied the sociologist ....<br /><br /><strong>Saturday 31st October, 2009<br /></strong>9.30 – 11.00: Workshops, session 3<br /><br />11.30 – 1.00: Workshops, session 4<br /><br />1.00 – 2.30: Lunch<br /><br />2.30 – 4.00: Workshops, session 5<br /><br />4.30 – 6.00: Workshops, session 6<br /><br />6.00 – 7.30: Dinner<br /><br />8.00: Public lecture:<br />Professor Paul Heelas (Lancaster University),<br />"Spirituality and the New Age"<br /><br /><strong>Sunday 1st November, 2009<br /></strong>An excursion to local pre-Christian sites will be organised if there is sufficient interest.<br /><br /><br />A call for poster presentations for the conference is still open; see <a href="http://nrmireland.blogspot.com/2009/05/conference-call-for-poster.html">this link</a> for details.Laurencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577952285827898719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983671206154888498.post-84656954906568402742009-07-13T07:29:00.000-07:002009-07-13T07:31:17.556-07:00Permanent conference websiteThe new, permanent website for the conference is at <a href=" http://nrmireland.net/">this address</a>, with all the material currently on this site. This site will be maintained for the next few months, but not after the conference.Laurencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577952285827898719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983671206154888498.post-59260477079660661962009-06-06T01:19:00.000-07:002009-06-06T01:25:26.269-07:00Topics of the conference papers<p>Over 30 papers have been accepted for the October 2009 Maynooth conference on "Alternative spiritualities, the New Age and new religious movements". We are now inviting abstracts for poster presentations – please see <a href="http://nrmireland.blogspot.com/2009/05/conference-call-for-poster.html">this post</a> for details.<br /></p><p>Those presenting papers come from seven countries on three continents and from fields as diverse as anthropology, computer science, psychology, Irish studies, sociology, religious studies, religious professions and independent research.<br /></p><p>The topics of the papers accepted cover among other things<br /></p><ul><li>Globalisation, modernity and new religions in Ireland<br /></li><li>Questioning the "new religious movements" category<br /></li><li>New forms of religious affiliation<br /></li><li>New religious movements, media and cyberspace<br /></li><li>History of alternative religions in Ireland<br /></li><li>World religions in Ireland<br /></li><li>Celtic identities and religiosities<br /></li><li>The feminist divine<br /></li><li>Holistic spiritualities<br /></li><li>Christian new religious movements<br /></li><li>Rethinking new religious movements, Catholicism and Islam<br /></li><li>Psychology and religion<br /></li><li>Conceptualising and measuring religious beliefs<br /></li></ul><p>Registration information for the conference will be available shortly for the benefit of those presenting; a timetable will be available nearer to the conference itself.<br /> </p>Laurencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577952285827898719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983671206154888498.post-262414000929495012009-05-17T02:11:00.000-07:002009-09-25T15:57:04.321-07:00Conference call for poster presentations<div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Alternative spiritualities, the New Age and New Religious Movements in Ireland: </strong></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>an interdisciplinary conference<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">National University of Ireland, Maynooth<br />October 30th – 31st 2009<br /><strong><br /></strong>Welcome address:</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Prof. <a href="https://rms.ucd.ie/ufrs/w_rms_cv_show.show_public?user=tom.inglis@ucd.ie">Tom Inglis</a> (UCD)<br /><br /></strong>Plenary lectures: </span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Prof. <a href="http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/sociology/whoswho/barker.htm">Eileen Barker</a> (LSE)</strong></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Prof. <a href="http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/religstudies/profiles/Paul-Heelas/">Paul Heelas</a> (Lancaster University)<br /><br />Call for poster presentations</strong></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><br /></strong></span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">In recent decades, the religious landscape of the island of Ireland has transformed dramatically. New religious movements and what is sometimes called the "New Age" have flourished, along with the arrival of religions long-established elsewhere. Ways of being which classify themselves as non-religious or as consciously resisting religion (new spiritualities, humanism, skepticism, anti-cult organisations etc.) have also become far more significant. (The "newness" of any movement or group, and the "New Age" classification, are of course both often strongly contested, but are used here for practical purposes.)<br /><br />This is the first conference to bring together academic research on these topics in Ireland. We are interested in work on religious groups and movements, as well as more diffuse expressions of spirituality and religious organisation which have arrived, (re-)emerged or flourished in Ireland after 1945.<br /><br />These developments raise big questions for the study of religion, but also have important implications in fields as wide-ranging as gender relations, roads protests, the politics of church and state, immigration, tourism, funeral practices, education, youth cultures, health and regulation, globalization, and our relationship to the past, physical or imagined. They shed light on the transformation of religion in contemporary Ireland as well as providing us with insights into the nature of the society we live in.<br /><br />With this in mind, we have just closed a call for </span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">theoretical and empirical papers in a range of disciplines on all aspects of these new movements in Ireland, including but not limited to "New Age" groups, pagan / Celtic movements, other new religious movements, world religions in Ireland, alternative medicine and bodywork, "cults" and schisms within established Irish churches, non- and anti-religious groups, and new religious movements abroad which have strong Irish roots or influences. </span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">We are now making a call for poster presentations, which may be particularly interesting for people </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">who are just starting research in this area but wish to let others know about their research interests, as well as for people who have concluded or published research that they want to draw other people's attention to.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></div><div align="left"><br />While the conference is dedicated to academic research, it will be open to the public and we expect interest from the media as well as from mainstream churches, alternative practitioners and other interested parties.<br /><br /><strong>Suggested themes<br /></strong>We welcome posters by established researchers and graduate students in all academic disciplines (including but not limited to anthropology, archaeology, cultural studies, economics, English, health research, history, neuroscience, philosophy, politics, psychology, sociology, religious studies, tourism studies, women's studies …) as well as cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary papers and work by researchers outside of academia.<br /><br />Posters may be theoretical or empirical in their approach, and include historical, qualitative and quantitative studies, documentary and case study approaches, and other methodologies and approaches. The only limitation is that this is a research conference rather than a place to debate the truth or religious value of particular religious beliefs or practices, and we are looking for posters which advance understanding rather than simply describing, celebrating or condemning.<br /><br />Some suggested themes for posters include: </div></span><ul><br /><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">The New Age and understanding religion: concepts and theories, understanding "experiences" and techniques, biography and religion etc…</span></div></li><br /><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">New religious movements and social change in Ireland: secularisation, class, Celtic Tiger and prosperity consciousness, modernity and post-modernity etc…</span></div></li><br /><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Alternative spiritualities and identity: ethnicity, feminism, bodies, ecology, landscapes, globalisation, "Celticity", counter-culture etc…</span></div></li><br /><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">The organisation of the New Age: new religious structures, the Internet and new religions, credentialism, seminar spirituality etc…</span></div></li><br /><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Contesting religion: media coverage, mainstream religious responses, moral panics, anti-cult movements, secular movements etc…</span></div></li><br /><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Institutional implications of new religious movements: education, health, policing, funerals, marriages, conflicts over regulation etc…</span></div></li><br /><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">The economics of new spirituality: commodification, publishing, spiritual tourism, alternative health etc…</span></div></li><br /><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">Historicising new religious movements: reading the pre-Christian past, Orientalism in Ireland, literary aspects etc…</span></div></li></ul><p align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">We also welcome proposals for poster presentations on other topics related to the conference focus.<br /><br /><strong>Timeframe and other practical details<br /></strong>The deadline for poster proposals is October 23rd, 2009. Please submit proposals by email to Olivia Cosgrove (olivia.cosgrove@ul.ie), including an abstract of no more than 200 words in .rtf, .doc or .pdf format and your academic or institutional affiliation.<br /><br />Posters accepted for the conference will be distributed to participants on the day, and may be reworked for later publication elsewhere. The deadline for submission of completed posters is October 23rd, 2009. We will make greater guidance on poster formats available nearer the time.<br /><br />The conference will run during the day on Friday and Saturday, with plenary lectures in the evening. An excursion to local pre-Christian sites (which include Tara and the Boyne Valley tombs) will be organised on the Sunday if there is sufficient interest.<br /><br />As this will be a multi-disciplinary conference, as well as being open to an informed and interested public, we encourage presenters to make posters clear and accessible, without talking down to their audience or devoting the whole of their poster to simple description.<br /><br />Maynooth is 15 miles outside Dublin, close to the airport and easily accessible by rail and bus as well as car. More details at </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maynooth"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maynooth</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> and </span><a href="http://www.nuim.ie/"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">www.nuim.ie</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">. In May-June we will organise affordable accommodation for those who need it and make details and a booking form available. We will also work to deal with specific food requirements at that point.<br /><br /><strong>Organising committee:</strong><br />Dr <a href="http://www.ul.ie/sociology/index.php?pagid=23&memid=18&useid=khc6911480">Anthony d'Andrea</a>, University of Limerick<br />Ms Olivia Cosgrove, University of Limerick<br />Dr <a href="http://www.iol.ie/~mazzoldi/toolsforchange/ring.html">Laurence Cox</a>, NUI Maynooth<br />Ms Maria Griffin, NUI Maynooth<br />Dr <a href="http://www.ul.ie/sociology/index.php?pagid=23&memid=4&useid=khc6911480">Carmen Kuhling</a>, University of Limerick<br />Dr Peter Mulholland, NUI Maynooth<br />Dr <a href="http://www.ul.ie/sociology/index.php?pagid=23&memid=19&useid=khc6911480">Patricia Neville</a>, University of Limerick<br />Ms <a href="http://womanspiritresearch.blogspot.com/">Ciara O'Connor</a>, NUI Maynooth</span><br /></p>Laurencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577952285827898719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983671206154888498.post-30903881438960242652009-03-11T09:47:00.000-07:002009-03-12T18:38:28.239-07:00Conference call for papers<div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Alternative spiritualities, the New Age and New Religious Movements in Ireland: </strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>an interdisciplinary conference<br /></strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">National University of Ireland, Maynooth<br />October 30th – 31st 2009<br /><strong><br /></strong>Welcome address:</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Prof. <a href="https://rms.ucd.ie/ufrs/w_rms_cv_show.show_public?user=tom.inglis@ucd.ie">Tom Inglis</a> (UCD)<br /><br /></strong>Plenary lectures: </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Prof. <a href="http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/sociology/whoswho/barker.htm">Eileen Barker</a> (LSE)</strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Prof. <a href="http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/religstudies/profiles/Paul-Heelas/">Paul Heelas</a> (Lancaster University)<br /><br />Call for papers</strong></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><br /></strong></span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">In recent decades, the religious landscape of the island of Ireland has transformed dramatically. New religious movements and what is sometimes called the "New Age" have flourished, along with the arrival of religions long-established elsewhere. Ways of being which classify themselves as non-religious or as consciously resisting religion (new spiritualities, humanism, skepticism, anti-cult organisations etc.) have also become far more significant. (The "newness" of any movement or group, and the "New Age" classification, are of course both often strongly contested, but are used here for practical purposes.)<br /><br />This is the first conference to bring together academic research on these topics in Ireland. We are interested in work on religious groups and movements, as well as more diffuse expressions of spirituality and religious organisation which have arrived, (re-)emerged or flourished in Ireland after 1945.<br /><br />These developments raise big questions for the study of religion, but also have important implications in fields as wide-ranging as gender relations, roads protests, the politics of church and state, immigration, tourism, funeral practices, education, youth cultures, health and regulation, globalization, and our relationship to the past, physical or imagined. They shed light on the transformation of religion in contemporary Ireland as well as providing us with insights into the nature of the society we live in.<br /><br />With this in mind, we welcome theoretical and empirical papers in a range of disciplines on all aspects of these new movements in Ireland, including but not limited to "New Age" groups, pagan / Celtic movements, other new religious movements, world religions in Ireland, alternative medicine and bodywork, "cults" and schisms within established Irish churches, non- and anti-religious groups, and new religious movements abroad which have strong Irish roots or influences.<br /><br />While the conference is dedicated to academic research, it will be open to the public and we expect interest from the media as well as from mainstream churches, alternative practitioners and other interested parties.<br /><br /><strong>Suggested themes<br /></strong>We welcome papers by established researchers and graduate students in all academic disciplines (including but not limited to anthropology, archaeology, cultural studies, economics, English, health research, history, neuroscience, philosophy, politics, psychology, sociology, religious studies, tourism studies, women's studies …) as well as cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary papers and work by researchers outside of academia.<br /><br />Papers may be theoretical or empirical in their approach, and include historical, qualitative and quantitative studies, documentary and case study approaches, and other methodologies and approaches. The only limitation is that this is a research conference rather than a place to debate the truth or religious value of particular religious beliefs or practices, and we are looking for papers which advance understanding rather than simply describing, celebrating or condemning.<br /><br />Some suggested themes for papers include:<br /></span></div><ul><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">The New Age and understanding religion: concepts and theories, understanding "experiences" and techniques, biography and religion etc…</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">New religious movements and social change in Ireland: secularisation, class, Celtic Tiger and prosperity consciousness, modernity and post-modernity etc…</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Alternative spiritualities and identity: ethnicity, feminism, bodies, ecology, landscapes, globalisation, "Celticity", counter-culture etc…</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">The organisation of the New Age: new religious structures, the Internet and new religions, credentialism, seminar spirituality etc…</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Contesting religion: media coverage, mainstream religious responses, moral panics, anti-cult movements, secular movements etc…</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Institutional implications of new religious movements: education, health, policing, funerals, marriages, conflicts over regulation etc…</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">The economics of new spirituality: commodification, publishing, spiritual tourism, alternative health etc…</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">Historicising new religious movements: reading the pre-Christian past, Orientalism in Ireland, literary aspects etc…</span></div></li></ul><p align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">We also welcome proposals on other topics related to the conference focus.<br /><br /><strong>Timeframe and other practical details<br /></strong>The deadline for proposals is May 1st, 2009. Please submit proposals by email to Olivia Cosgrove (olivia.cosgrove@ul.ie), including an abstract of no more than 500 words in .rtf, .doc or .pdf format and your academic or institutional affiliation. We will notify acceptance of proposals by May 31st at the latest.<br /><br />Papers accepted for the conference will be distributed to participants on the day, and may be reworked for later publication elsewhere. The deadline for registration, and for submission of completed papers, is October 1st, 2009. Papers should be in .doc format and be no longer than 9,000 words including footnotes, bibliography etc. Speakers will have 20 minutes for each paper.<br /><br />The conference will run during the day on Friday and Saturday, with plenary lectures in the evening. An excursion to local pre-Christian sites (which include Tara and the Boyne Valley tombs) will be organised on the Sunday if there is sufficient interest.<br /><br />As this will be a multi-disciplinary conference, as well as being open to an informed and interested public, we encourage presenters to deliver papers which are clear and accessible, without talking down to their audience or devoting the whole of their paper to simple description. We intend to publish a volume based on selected papers from the conference, suitably rewritten, as a definitive collection on the subject.<br /><br />Maynooth is 15 miles outside Dublin, close to the airport and easily accessible by rail and bus as well as car. More details at </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maynooth"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maynooth</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> and </span><a href="http://www.nuim.ie/"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">www.nuim.ie</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">. In May-June we will organise affordable accommodation for those who need it and make details and a booking form available. We will also work to deal with specific food requirements at that point.<br /><br /><strong>Organising committee:</strong><br />Dr <a href="http://www.ul.ie/sociology/index.php?pagid=23&memid=18&useid=khc6911480">Anthony d'Andrea</a>, University of Limerick<br />Ms Olivia Cosgrove, University of Limerick<br />Dr <a href="http://www.iol.ie/~mazzoldi/toolsforchange/ring.html">Laurence Cox</a>, NUI Maynooth<br />Ms Maria Griffin, NUI Maynooth<br />Dr <a href="http://www.ul.ie/sociology/index.php?pagid=23&memid=4&useid=khc6911480">Carmen Kuhling</a>, University of Limerick<br />Dr Peter Mulholland, NUI Maynooth<br />Dr <a href="http://www.ul.ie/sociology/index.php?pagid=23&memid=19&useid=khc6911480">Patricia Neville</a>, University of Limerick<br />Ms <a href="http://womanspiritresearch.blogspot.com/">Ciara O'Connor</a>, NUI Maynooth</span><br /></p>Laurencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577952285827898719noreply@blogger.com